Less of Josephine.

I’m feeling blah about blogging but good about most other things (minus my continued lack of career direction, don’t get my started on that). I’ve made no real progress towards 130; I continue to hover in the 137 to 140 range. For Month 8 as a whole I actually recorded a gain (eek!) — and even though I came back down quickly, it means the month was pretty much a wash as far as getting closer to 130. Ooga booga.

I’m not terribly worried about sitting at this weight — though I am by nature a very goal-oriented person and feel a certain level of frustration at being stymied. But I’m just trying to cut myself a break and let my body settle a bit. Losing weight has to be as hard on the body as it is on the psyche, right? And since it is excruciating on the psyche, well, it figures my body might be a bit tired. A break seems like a good thing. And anyway I’m not sure what I should tweak to change things. I’ll figure it out eventually.

After some lovely cheering from my online friends I’ve decided to go ahead and run a Half Marathon race at the end of this month since my training distances have completely prepared me already. It’s kind of a goal for me right now to be in a constant state of readiness for this length race (13.1 miles) so that I can race one whenever I choose. I’m NOT ready to start training for a full distance marathon (26.2 miles), however. Some day, maybe, but not right now. I’d rather focus on getting faster and stronger at my current distances.

Today’s picture: Maine wasn’t all about hiking. I always had a reading companion during the downtime.

Today’s Weight: 139.8
Mood: Variable from the NNW
Misc.: Die USA Network, die!