Matty sharing his toys at the family reunion with his 3rd cousin...

Okay, I weighed in this morning and that 1.5 pounds finally went away!! How crazy is it though that even though my loss fluctuates and some weeks there is never a loss, it calculates out to 1.6 pounds a week. I just think that is so odd. But I’ll take it! If I keep up at this rate I will be at 154.5 when Matt and I go on our long weekend vacation to our friends up near Lake Erie. I plan on running some long runs up there so I can eat a little extra and have a relaxing time.

I stopped at the local running store last night to get a fuel belt. Don’t ask me how I have gotten through training for two marathons without owning one but my best guess is that I always trained before 6 a.m. and at 3:30 in the morning it’s not too hot and that must be what saved me. But now that I am running with the group we start at 7:00 on Saturdays. We have a 14 miler this weekend and I had to figure out what to do. I thought it would drive me crazy but actually it is great! I wore it this morning and it seems to be too big in the waist so I am going to exchange it on my way home. It’s funny all this time my only equipment was a good pair of shoes and a handful of tech shirts and shorts and now that I am running with a group I have managed to find a reason to buy a $160.00 GPS watch and a $39.00 water carrying belt. Maybe this group thing wasn’t such a good idea. Hee hee…

I am so looking forward to this weekend with friends and family! … and relaxing with the hubby… maybe sneak in a movie rental.

HAPPY 4th!!