30 pounds. THIRTY POUNDS!!!!!! I am now down 30 pounds since January 3rd. Amazing! All this hard work is paying off! I'm getting in shape and I'm now 6lbs less than when Dan met me. I'm BELOW my weight I was when I got pregnant with Molly. I really would like to lose another 20. Maybe 30. I'll keep taking it a pound at a time.

On the exercise front, I'm running this race in Eau Claire on September 9th. I need to beat my last 5k time of 38:36. That was my 2nd 5k. I paced 12:25. My goal for the Sept. 9th one is to pace 12:00. I know I can do it. For someone who hasn't exercised in over a decade, and has only been running since January, this is pretty exciting!!! It's pretty hilly, but, I've been working at it. I'm also planning on running this race on October 20th. Just days after I turn 30. For some dumb reason I thought this was a 5K. Nope. 5 MILES. since I was planning on just the 3.1miles, this 5 will kick my butt if I don't start making my long run a little longer each week.

Oh, my goal for the next year is to lose the weight I want to lose and start training to run a 10K (6.2miles) by May. THEN, I will run a half-marathon by next September. Yup. 13.2 miles. all at once. I can do it!!!!!

ta ta for now!!!!