toughest part here and now

I find myself laughing and shaking my head (not a happy laugh) - I think this has to be the hardest part. I ran 9 miles today, 6 this morning and 3 more an hour ago. I really wanted to run 12 today. It's been so crowded there I couldn't get one of the hour pre-set Pro-cores. Got the 1/2 hour version and just couldn't get myself to keep going after it stopped. Had I kept it up I think I'd likely be a little lighter.

I weighed 224.4 today.

life is pretty amazing

for some reason the movie Cast Away has been on my mind today. i'm pretty sure i can relate to the situation Chuck Noland was in and the last few weeks he was on that island. he made a determined conscience decision that he was getting off. i feel similarly about the weight here as I'm down to the last few weeks (i hope). it's just going to come off. I did another 9 miles today - that just keeps getting easier and it's making a difference. i ate during the day (before the run) so no food tonight. I'm working late with my friend again so i'll be late home and that makes not eating easier.

i guess the movie is pretty inspiring to me on a number of levels. first Tom Hanks performance was spectacular, the script and concept were spectacular and the lesions conveyed were spectacular.

Here's just three I love:

Don't take anyone for granted.
Don't sweat the small stuff.
Live each day like it's your last.

I weighed 222.6 today.

quick blog

Couldn't quite do 9 tonight got 8 miles. Dropped weight again. Down to 222.2. If the doctor is right about the 40lbs of excess skin that means I have just 14.8 pounds to lose. That may be the case. I'm almost there I guess.

I weighed 222.2 today.

getting aggressive

Feels good to be doing a little more exercise then where the routine has been. The weight is dropping a little faster as a result also, that's the real pay off. I ran 9 miles today - it was hard to get a treadmill tonight. Not just the ones I want but any. The place was so crowded I had to wait for one to open up. It's the first day back to work for many and I'm sure getting more exercise or losing weight was a new years resolution for many. I hope it stays this crowded. I hope people stick with it.

If you do you'll be glad you did! :)

I weighed 223.2 today.

The Devil Came on Horseback

I saw this documentary at SXSW 2 years ago. Now that Netflix has "play instant" available on a Mac I think I've played it 5x in the last few days. It's one of the best documentary's ever made. I highly recommend it. Warning - it isn't easy to watch.

It's going to be a brief blog tonight - I need to head home and help my daughter with an art project.

I ran 6 miles this morning - came back and really put some effort into the site and some shooting of more stills. Decided that I really needed a second run, ended up trying to go for another 12 - made it to 10.7, feels great though. It's crunch time, the deadline of one year is fast approaching and I'd really like to make the goal.

I weighed 226 today.

it's saturday

It's Saturday and I'm here again! Got my run in - 1 hour 6 mile version - felt great. It's getting easier every time now. I'm not putting any pressure on myself to increase the routine at this point though. Do want to drop well into the teens by the end of January though. Really need to make that happen. Dropped a little weight - it is the weekend and I'm glad to be at work right now because it will keep from eating! Just trying to catch up on some work for my website.

I weighed 227.4 today.

Ran 12 miles today

I couldn't run over the new year holiday - and I did over-eat, I did gain too much, so this morning with the pre-run weigh in being so high - I thought MAYBE - I should try to do two 6 mile runs. I did and it really helped and was not too hard to do.

I made the even bigger mistake of not thanking the folks at the Dan Abraham Healthy Living Center in my last blog! Don't know how I could have left them out - after all they have been such a great group of trainers and staff members, all of them - constantly being so encouraging and helpful! Thanks to all of you - you do Mayo Clinic SO PROUD! Thanks for your role in my great year of 2008!

Of course a big thank you to Daniel Abraham who's generosity makes the center not only possible but first class!

I weighed 228.4 today.