I'm still running!

It's been awhile since I posted but I am still running. I am struggling with the losing but I'm working on that too. I signed up for The Chicago Marathon again and decided to volunteer to lead the 12 minute group for training. I am feeling very intimidated about showing up to training at this weight. I am really hoping to take off at least 15 pounds of this holiday weight before training starts. Next year I swear I'm not going to do this holiday gain. I say that every year... For the next week I am eating Jenny Craig food to try to help get me back on track. My only problem with continuing past that point is the expense. It seems it has gotten even more expensive that before. I followed Jenny Craig quite a few years back and I lost 78 pounds only to gain it all and MORE back within the year. I did not have any skills to maintain the loss and when life got in the way I resorted back to my old habits. I have a very important weapon now, running! If I keep running I can eat a good amount of calories a day and not gain.

SO my youngest two kids have been running races with me on the weekends. I hope that I can give them the gift of a love for running and they can live fit and healthy lives. My Hope my kids never struggle like I have.