Hello “weigh-in Wednesday!”   What is a journey without some bad news along the way?  Well this one is no exception.  Today I actually weighed one pound more than on Sunday…I weighed 159 flat.  A little discouraging, sure!  After all, I am looking for change in the opposite direction.  To top it off I ate about 1,225 calories today, which is a little over my target. 

I may be down, but I am not out, people! Ready for the good news?  This evening I went on my first run since November.  Why have I not run since November?!  I love it and it felt great!  Oh yeah…I strained my hip flexor muscle.  While exceeding 80 miles per month last summer in order to train for a half-marathon in September I strained my hip in the process.  Note to self: maybe hold off on the half-marathon six months after having your fourth child. The good news is the body is self-healing and I am going to ease myself slowly back into the game.  Tonight’s run was short and sweet (1.35 miles).  So far no pain- pray for me!  I would love nothing more than this to be the first of many runs which culminate in my come-back story. 

As for food, this is how today went:

Breakfast	Lunch	Dinner	Snacks
Smoothie w/ almond milk, ½ T honey, 2 cups spinach, ½ banana & ½ cup blueberries	Fresh veggies (celery, cherry toms, carrots & green bell pepper) Hummus Applesauce (Aunt Joyce’s famous homemade pink applesauce- yum!) 1 cup chili	½ cup rice 1 curry chickpea patty 1 cup garden salad 1 T olive oil & vinegar dressing