Putting my money where my mouth is

I've mentioned several times over the last few months that I was going to do the 2014 Disney marathon...well, the time has come to put my money where my mouth is...or should I say, "where my feet are".  I am officially registered not just for the marathon, but for the Goofy Challenge.  "What's that?" you're probably asking.  "The sure sign that I need a psychiatrist..." I answer.  It's a half marathon (13.1 miles) on Saturday and a full marathon (26.2 miles) on Sunday.  I have yet to decide if I'm going to walk or run the half...I'm sure that I will change my mind a million times between now and then, so I'm going to leave that decision until I see how I feel closer to January.  But, I am non-refundably registered so there's no turning back now!

That definitely means that I need to get my butt back to the gym.  However, it's also allergy season and I was off my meds for too long so I developed a sinus infection.  I spent all of the last two weeks battling that and it's settling in my chest now.  Here's to hoping that I can hold off the bronchitis I developed with the last two sinus infections! So far, I've been pretty successful, though I do have a pretty chronic cough right now...thankfully, it's not too bad.

 This week I've been able to get out running at least once - my hope is to go again tomorrow, but being on duty for work does make it a little more challenging.  I went running outside for the first time in a very long time and it felt so good!  I struggled a little to get started, but after everything that happened in Boston on Monday with so many people who couldn't finish their race, I couldn't justify not running for just half an hour.  I ran a little over three miles in 33 minutes and logged my fastest mile as well as my fastest 5K!  My hope is to get in 5 miles tomorrow, but we'll see if I can fit it in with work.

Initial weight: 257.2
Week 63: I didn't weigh in...but my own scale said that I was up by quite a bit :-(
Week 64: +2.4  it was listed as a gain, but still less than what my scale said the week before
Week 65: -0.4  at least it was a loss!
Total weight loss: -55.2
Current weight: 202.0

I feel like I've been so much more on track and motivated this week already - less tempted by desserts and continuing to remove pop from my life and increase my water intake!  I feel more energized and crave it a whole lot less...there just may be something to this!