Hi guys! Sing with me.... M-I-C K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E, Mickey Mouse.... Hope Melanie is having a blast!

No date tonight, TriGuy didn't call back last night to set a plan. To be honest, I am exhausted so I am not that disappointed. I am still hopeful that Baseball Guy will call - or maybe I'll meet someone else this weekend, you never know.

So, it's been a tough week getting back into a routine, and I have been eating and sleeping poorly. When my alarm went off this morning for my 6.5 mile hill run, I said "No Way" and got a 1/2 hour extra sleep and then did a 3 mile tempo run. I figured that was a compromise. Tonight I roasted eggplant slices in the oven for dinner tonight and lunch tomorrow. I need to do a better job this weekend organizing so next week goes more smoothly.

Barb - glad you got rid of the blah's!

Kristen - always great to see the WOOHOOS (and get one too!) Great trick to get yourself over the hump at the start of the run. I am the same way, which is why I dislike 5ks since I am just getting into the groove when the race is over.

Dan - if you lived closer, I'd be crashing for dinner. That sounds awesome! TJ's this weekend for bison, definitely.

plugginaway - I usually do brown rice sushi so it's Core, but I think 1pt/piece is good, except for the kind that have fried stuff. And I can relate as my chem class is chock full of 19 year olds! But one was very nice and even chatted with me before class.

scove - I think we had the same exact reaction to the alarm this morning!

shannon - great way to look at that quote, that the tough times make you stronger. So true. And you don't have to give things up for Core, you just need to budget your WPAs for them. So it's a different way of thinking, but I like how it has pushed me toward some new foods.

Pink, I use the more old fashioned over the head headphones. I can never find the inner ear ones that are comfortable.

OK, I think it's time for me to clean up a bit around here and get to bed for a good night's sleep. DOR tomorrow, and 18 miler on Saturday AM. Oddly enough, I am not nervous. Yes, it will take a long time, but I have all the tools I need to do it.

Almost time to say TGIF.....catch you later.

Hello all a quick check in and then to bed, it is 9 pm here which means most of you are already fast asleep. I got up at 5: freakin 30 in the morning to go to the gym and walk on the TM for 20 minutes, what the heck is that all about, so I promised to salvage the day with a run after work well that didnt happen as I was carrying some boxes out of my work to my bosses car I decided I could carry 2 of them and I did until I stepped in the pothole and the boxes went flying and of course twisted my ankle and scrapped up my knee, I just looked up from the ground at my boss and said "uh yeah can we get that pot hole fixed someday" Its all good worked out the ankle, the knee is swollen but I really dont think I hurt anything. We went to dinner at Red Lobster and I was going to feel ok about it becuase I ran but I had to learn to just go and make good choices regardless of the excersize I did or didnt do. So alarm is set for the morning, I will report back tomorrow.....

Hey Everyone! I got up this morning & did w2d2 at 5:30am. My plan was to do it yesterday, but it was raining....of course I didn't discover this until after I had got up, got dressed, and headed out the door! I was all dressed up with no where to run . Hope everyone has a great weekend!

Good morning all! Just back from my Saturday run, last week I really struggled with this its around a lake and has 2 big hills. Well I am proud to say this week I kept up with running buddies the entire way all 5 miles!!!!! I have come to terms with the hills, just a slow steady pace up them and I was good. I am such a talker in my head when I run and I have to be very careful that its not negative talking, today I just kept saying you can do this at one point I said to myself "man my legs feel like there is lead in them" then right after I told myself " NO its not lead they are just strong legs and they are carrying you up this hill!" Sorry to ramble wonder if anyone else says crazy thing to themselves on runs.
So super proud of myself for the run now off to get ready for WI feel flat this week but that is ok "slow and steady!" last week was a good loss so I am ok if I am flat this week.

Hey guys I RAN 5 MILES!!!! (sorry.....just a minor accomplishment for me)

hi all

had a big catering party till late last night and woke up SICK...havent been sick in forever and its really killing me. went to WI and im back down to 52 pound loss...thank god.
i have another catering party tonight thats going to run very late and im not looking fwd to it one bit. tomorrow is nyc with MIL and DH hopefully im feeling better to enjoy the day...will report back on monday morning with details & pics and comments for everyone. have a good weekend, niccole

Is the Ipod shuffle the small on that you can clip on your shirt or something? I really need a new music player just have a best buy type MP3 player now, wonder if anyone uses that clip one and how do you like it?