200+ (Week 25) Shrinking into Summer

I think we call can agree that TOM issues suck. I'm due any day now. Then again, my cycle is pretty much never completely regular, so who knows when it will arrive. I can always count on a couple extra pounds though. Ugh.

Victoria- I'm glad you trip went well. It sounds like you had a blast. I'm sure those 2 pounds will just melt away, but even so, I'm sure it was worth it. I hope you get back into the swing of things okay and good luck with the increased client load! Too bad about you traveling that weekend of the Dexter-Ann Arbor run. I don't think I would be ready by then to do a 10K, but perhaps. I think I would definitely be able to do the 5K. In October there's the Big House Big Heart run, which is big in town, which has a 5K and 10K and you end in Michigan Stadium's 50 yard line, which would be a blast! My roommate ran the relay marathon last year for the Detroit Marathon and had a blast. I think she ran the shortest leg (3 or 4 miles), but said it was fabulous. Even being part of a marathon would be exciting.

Kendal- way to go with c25k! My calves sometimes hurt a bit while running, but I thought it was due to my shorter stride on the treadmill. I was always trying to strike a balance between a comfortable stride for me (which is too fast a speed to keep up for long) and a comfortable pace for me (which is too short a stride for my legs and they start to ache early). I've found a happy medium outside while running, but I hope to continue to up my pace.

I got an email from the Almost5K peeps. I didn't know the exact distance before. It's 2.92, so it's a bit shorter than a 5K (thus the name Almost5K), but the course is hilly enough that it's much tougher than longer distances that I've run. I'm looking forward to it. I hope that in not too long a time I plan to run an official (but more flat) 5K race. There are tons here this time of the year.

I'm pretty tired this morning. I really could use some coffee, so I might make a coffee shop run this afternoon on my way to campus if I hit a wall. It was raining here this morning, but I think it's supposed to clear up. If it does so, I hope to run 3+ miles today outside. If it's crummy weather, I'll go to the rec center and either hop on a treadmill or hit up the elliptical and do the run tomorrow instead. I'm putting my exercise at the beginning of the week and puttering out at the end before the race on Saturday.

Hope everyone is doing well! I plan to hit the bed early tonight as my body feels pretty tired, but new episodes of Glee are starting again and a girl has to have her priorities. I'll go to bed right after though,.

Another Thursday arrives. It's my long day at work- last session with the current group I'm working with :noway: Time flies. So I'll not get out of work until 7:30ish, but if I'm feeling up to it, I would really like to get a rec center run in. I'm usually exhausted after group though, so we'll see. We have someone coming in for lunch today to do an in-servce about prescribing antipsychotics (totes up my alley), and lunch is provided. I have a feeling it won't be super healthy, so the exercise this evening should be helpful.

I'm still up 2 pounds this morning so I imagine weigh in tomorrow won't be pretty. It's okay I suppose as it is TOM gain, but I'm really sick of ups and downs every other week in weight. I know my general trend is weight loss, but it can be frustrating. :grumble:

Hope everyone has a good day. I think even though it will be long, it should go by relatively quickly. It's supposed to be warm here today- in the 80s. Glad I brought my fan into the office. I'll need it! I was a bit tired this morning, but when buying fruit for my group, I picked up a triple grande skinny vanilla latte. Should be ready to go all through the afternoon. haha! It's extra calories for the day, but it's really just the skim milk, and it's good to get the calcium anyways. At least, that's how I justify it to myself.