Well I'm back!

I have had a very busy few weeks and have done very little exercise wise.. so haven't had anything to bore you with ;)

But I'm back.

I haven't been totally useless, I did have a couple of runs, a walk and my daughter and I completed a 5km funrun last weekend in a mix of walking/running.

I was petrified to jump on the scales, I really didn't know what they would tell me, but I plucked up the courage and did this morning and I hadn't put on any weight at all, so YES!!! still have lost over 13kg's. The good news about that is that I know that when I finally get my weight down to where I want it to be I will know how to maintain it, I'll know how to create balance, if I indulge a little more today then I exercise a bit more tomorrow. I can't wait for the day when I have the mix right, where I can eat and drink, but will understand the counterbalance to that in terms of the exercise and diet to keep me on track. This does feel like progress from the other times I have journeyed into losing weight, I feel like I'm setting myself up for more of a long term commitment to weight loss.

I have gone back to running again as of yesterday, and that feels good. I ran 3.8km's yesterday and aimed for 4km today, which I did in 43 mins. I'm pleased with that, but I did go a bit fast again and I was struggling to finish. I think I need to decide whether I want to go the whole distance and just not worry about the speed yet, until I am consistently completing the distance, or I go for speed, get as far as I can and then try and get further and further as I get faster and faster.. Anyway I'll get it right eventually. I'm finding my stride and it feels really good to be off again. It's such a motivator, I've done heaps more today than I usually do and I'm sure it's because i built exercise into my day and had to be organised. Jumped on the scales afterwards and had lost 800g today alone - woohoo! I feel re-invigorated and it's only 6kg and I'm under 90kg, that's where I got to last time I seriously tried to lose weight, so I want to beat that, it feels achievable too - BRING IT ON!!!

K