Wherein Gilly & Catherine Push Me Along

I have things to discuss, but I'm having weird writer's block lately when it comes to blog posts. I'm sure there's some deep psychological reason for that.

So let's do bullet points:

* My Sunday weigh-in was so abysmal that dear, sweet Gilly told me we will be accountable to each other. I started logging using LoseIt and was perplexed about the weight gain until I hit today, when I have eaten everything in sight. Sigh.

* Catherine posted her secret to getting to goal and it made me sit up and pay attention. Consequently, it's been an awesome exercise week for me. Boot camp on Monday, lap swimming Tuesday and a kick-ass Powerstrike (it's as scary as it sounds) class yesterday. Today, I rest. My muscles can't take no more. Tomorrow I'm planning another class, rest on Saturday and then on Sunday I start my training program for a 5-mile race I'd like to do in October.

* Speaking of the October race, I'd really like to run a five-miler in Central Park on Oct. 30. My knees are hinky, though, so I'm going to start the training program and see how I feel. The program only calls for three days a week of running, so maybe it's do-able.

* Because I only have 5 cc's in my band - less than I've had at any other point since just after surgery - I'm having to relearn band rules. I had been relying on sliders like soup and chili way too often. For the most part, I really can eat solid protein now so I need to step up my efforts to back off the crackers and soup and stick to the protein and veggies. Last night I had red snapper and sauteed artichoke hearts for dinner. Fabulously delicious.