I'm a blogger slacker!

I admit - I got a little off-track with this blog but I'm happy to report that my activity level didn't slack off as well. Well maybe a little - with school starting, it was harder to adjust our schedules to accomodate picking up kids, making sure everyone gets dinner, homework and all the other fun things that come along with a family. But I've been walking everyday with my co-worker Rich and we have a great time. Its great knowing that no matter what I do during the weekend, that if I'm having a day from hell, that I can count on Rich being outside at 11:30 for our walks. We've ventured up into the hills of Pogonip, we go downtown via a path of 77 stairs or hike up a pretty steep bike path. Its a good source of consistent work out that I know I can count on.
Its pretty real to me that W2W is approaching and all the little runs that lead up to it. A 2nd harvest food bank fundraiser, the Turkey Trot, etc...they are all coming up quickly. Somehow - Rich signed me up for the walk/run club through our employer and all of a sudden - I'm not only accountable to myself and my friends, I'm answering the call to this group. Wow.
The gym is going well - I'm finding new machines to work out on and constantly pushing myself to go further, harder, faster. During the say - I wish that I'm out running or walking, I like that feeling.
I've given up on Zumba - I like it but the timing is crappy for the time being. So I'll stick with the machines and my ipod. Which reminds me -- I need to revisit my playlist. Somehow when I'm sitting in my office a particular song will sound like its good running music and then when it comes on - I can't move fast enough to skip past it.
The weightloss is going good - I'm 1 pound away from losing 20. It doesn't sound like a lot to me esp when I look at the calendar and see that its been 16 weeks. I feel like I should have lost more than that by now, but I keep telling myself that its better to lose it slowly and keep working at it than to lose it fast and not have learned how to maintain it.

I am striving to do more, do it harder and faster. Thats my goal.