Where have I been?

I have decided to continue this blog again.... it has almost been a year, but I have still been running.

I did a 40 mile week last week and it felt absolutely great! I ran everyday except Saturday and Sunday. I want to keep this up, or at least do exercise everyday except Sunday. Not only do I feel energized after working out, but I feel great about myself too. Another great accomplishment that I have been working on for the past month.... No sugar/treats! They say it takes 27 days to form a habit and that is so true. It started getting easier to resist after about the 3rd week. Now I feel great again like I can really do this for good! After all I went three whole years without and it only took me a year to get back to in to it...
I also try to eat healthier, although I am no nutritionist I have a pretty good idea about what is good or bad for your body. I am definitely not perfect, but little by little I am learning and starting to cut out things that are not good for me and replacing them with the things that are good. I have lost some weight, but it is probably not too noticeable since the whole reason I got really motivated to start this was the 10 pounds I gained. I am always to embarrassed to tell my actually weight, but I have lost almost all of the 10 pounds this month (about 8 or 9, it goes up and down before and after running) and my clothes are fitting better again. I still want to lose another 15 pounds so I have a lot of work to do.

My Run today at LAfitness:
I ran next to a girl who was running at a good pace (7.0) and I could tell she was in shape to help me stay motivated throughout and not take breaks. I am competitive, even at the gym :(
I stayed at 8.0 miles per hour, but got up to 8.4 at times and even to 9.4 to finish out each set of 4 miles (the treadmills make you start over after 30 minutes, or 4 miles for me). I ran at 7.8 towards the end because I was feeling a little slow, but finished good at 9.4
I probably took a total of 6 stops (3 or 4 to get water) and the others were no more than 20 seconds. I need to remember to bring water because then I don't have an excuse to stop!
I listened to some new songs on the ipod including: waking up in Vegas, sweet dreams, so fine, and battlefield
THe girls had a dun time at the kids club. Keilah told me that the boys chased her around like dinosaurs and that the girls were her friend and saved her. Funny!
Run was 12 miles, 7:29 min miles, took 1:29:45