Boston Trip & Prepping for Ogden

It has been a few weeks since I have checked in. Last week Steve and I went to Boston. It is a trip we have planned since he ran in the St. George Marathon last October. He qualified for the Boston Marathon and we both thought it was an opportunity we could not let pass by. We had quite a good time. We walked or took the "T" everywhere we went, which was good for fulfilling my workout quota. I did eat gnoccis at La Dolce Vida in the North End. I split the order with Steve. I don't think Steve enjoyed the pasta as much as I did. I had been looking forward to eating there since we planned the trip. We also stopped by Mike's Pastry for for a cannoli a few days later. I brought it back to our hotel room and ate it. I enjoyed tasting it, but after having not really eaten sweets for a while, it was hard on my tummy. Steve had to dig through his bags to find me a pepcid and even then I tossed in bed for a while.
I weighed in last Wednesday, the day after flying home, and actually had a loss. It was .8. I am not going to say only .8. I take pride in any loss I have and really it is just that much closer to my goal.

Today I went out to wa-og (walk/jog). The Ogden 1/2 marathon is only a few weeks away and I am having some serious panic attacks about it. So my friend Stacey told me about the loop she does that is about 8 miles. I told Steve and he said he would be willing to come along with me as my "support vehicle'. He loaded up with water, gel shots, snacks and wore his Garmin watch to take my pace and miles. I did better than I thought I would. I did not jog much. There is still just too much of my to be jiggling around and landing on my knees. But I still managed to walk at 4 miles an hour. That is not too bad. I am not sure I can keep that up for the whole race, but taoday I went 7.25 miles on just under 2 hours. It has left me feeling a bit more confidant for the 1/2 marathon and my abilities.

STARTING WEIGHT 214.6

CURRENT WEIGHT 177.2

TOTAL +/- -37.4