I was 3 1/2 miles in on my run tonight, feeling good, and keeping a pretty decent speed for a change when I realized that I was supposed to ride my bike tonight so I could save my joints for my once a week long run. I think I am going to target 12 miles in the morning. I wrote in my training schedule that I was going to do 7 this week and 12 next week, but I am thinking it will be better to start tapering down by next Friday. The run was good tonight.

Blogging and entering all of my food and exercise seem to really be paying off. I am already about 2.5 down. I bounced down to 159 for one day when I was working really hard before, but I hit my first goal, and starting goofing off. 164.4 this morning... only a little over five pounds to reach "normal" weight. Not overweight... unbelievable. This week has actually been pretty easy because I continue to shame myself into not eating something that I shouldn't because I don't want to write it down.

Now, I had to write down the chocolate iced donut I ate this morning, but I had it at 250 calories, and a slice of bacon at 45, so it wasn't nutritious, but it was within calorie range. I forgot to take my morning apple snack today, and gratefully I was so busy I didn't get hungry. I also decided that since I planned to run at least 4 miles tonight that I would hit a calorie bonus again and it would be okay. That is the best way to look at things like that. Eat something you love, in moderation, and make sure you are willing to do the work that is required to burn the calories and it is an even trade. The good thing about running (and I am convinced there is only one good thing about running) is that it burns so many calories.

Going to get some sleep now. It was a good day.