It’s Friday and I haven’t accomplished any more than I had on Wednesday. It has been a very stressful week at work and I am happy it is over. Two 12 hour days this week put me over the edge. I have decided not to run in the race tomorrow. My hip is still hurting …

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This week is flying by and I have nothing to show for it. Going back to work yesterday was a nightmare – full of problems from the three days I was off. I didn’t get home until close to 9:00 – I didn’t take a lunch either so clearly my speed training didn’t get done. …

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My little mini vacation is now coming to an end. Tomorrow it is back to work. I have thoroughly enjoyed being at home – too bad it doesn”t pay!  Today was pretty uneventful. I ran 4 miles this morning then headed to the garden where I pulled weeds and mulched a couple of more beds. …

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This weekend I added flowers to the garden to give it some color and attract bees. Yes, I want to attract bees. I figure in addition to them pollinating my garden I will probably burn more calories while I try to avoid them all summer! There are more flowers scattered throughout the garden, but I …

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This was a awesome week – everything feel into place and I finished the week with a four pound loss. It didn’t happen by accident, of course. I ran 6 days, worked out on the elliptical at lunch 3 days, and gardened everyday. Combine that with about 1400 calories a day and the weight came …

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