Running errands

I actually finished an errand during the morning run.

Had to go to the local postoffice-2.9miles from my house, so 5.8miles round trip, which is what I had to do for my LSD today.

Took 37min going there-which is 12.7minmile!!- I was so excited by that. But ofcourse I had cheated- that length of the road is all downhill, so I actually completed the first 2 miles in 24 min! Had to wait for 23 min at the post office to get my stuff done.

The trip back took 40 min because now I had to go up the hill, which I walked today instead of running up, because was tried-mentally more than physically. Even then it is 13.7minmile coming back, which is good for me.

So I am all excited about my running progress, and I am all set to have a bad run one of these days, because thats how it goes, one good run followed by a series of not so good ones.

On the weight loss front, which is the main topic of this blog, I have gained a pound. Yes, gained a pound. After silence for almost 20 days , I get a shoutout that I am not trying hard enough. I was ready to throw in the towel, stop all this blogging and running etc.
Then read the Feb issue of More magazine and they have an article on chronic illnesses like chronic back pain, chronic autoimmune disease etc. Women in the 40-55 agegroup are more prone to these. Having a healthy weight in the less than 25BMI range, eating a healthy diet full of veggies and fruits, having a regular exercise program all helps.

So I am back to logging and blogging and hope that each positive action I take today helps me in the future.