August update

It occurred to me that I haven't updated this blog in a LONG time, so thought I give some details about my progress. My weight leveled off for a very long time as well.  While I've continued to get in my daily protein (I shoot for 120+ grams per day) and am mostly compliant with my vites, my carb eating got a little out of control for several months. Happily, I didn't gain any weight, but neither was I losing any either.

Recently, I've started a new plan. I am eating low carb during the week, really trying to keep net carbs 50 or lower and then Saturday is my carb allowed day. So if I really really want something carby, I am comforting myself with 'hey, you can have that on Saturday!'  I've only been doing this a few weeks, but the scale has started moving again, so it's really encouraging.

I'm currently 20 lbs away from my goal. I'm wearing solid sz 10 pants and even have a few sz 8s. Tops are mostly medium although I have an incisional hernia in my upper belly which bulges some so I don't like to wear too form fitting tops. Shapewear does a good but not perfect job of smoothing things out.

I've continued to increase my exercise, which was probably my saving grace during my carb fest. I did indeed finish my first half marathon back in May and have since done two additional ones. I have two more halfs coming up and then the big one, the Philly marathon, in November. I joined a training group and we meet every Saturday for our long runs. I love the group dynamic and the motivation/support. I have no stated time goal, we are training just to finish, but I will be disappointed if I don't finish under 6 hours.  Yes, I know that's a really slow marathon pace, but this might be just a bucket list item. We shall see, anyway. In addition to the running, my teenage daughter and I are both doing a weekly yoga class and a spin class. It's amazing how alive I feel and how much I am amazed at what my body can do, now that it's freed from most of the prison of flesh I carried around for 20 years. :)