Skinny September!!

Ok.  So, I am officially declaring WAR on my weight! 

To all of my friends who have yet to hit 40, I hate you, I mean, get ready.  I remember my late 20's ... the best days of metabolism EVER.  I could eat whatever I wanted (and I did) ... I walked/ran for socialization and I was the skinniest I've ever been.  Enter early 30's ... pretty much I could eat half of what I wanted and if I exercised, I was still good.  Late 30's, I decided to do WW and run my little butt off ... and I got skinny again.  Enter 40.  Enter most stressful couple of years of my life + bad hours + eating out + stress eating.  Hmmmmm ... not pretty!

NOW ... if I was eating/exercising like I am right now and was still in the beautiful days of great metabolism, I would be a size 2.  But alas, my metabolism is LOSING a race with a turtle.  And I am building back up to run a half marathon.  I don't have time to eat out.  But my weight is kinda happy sitting on my body.  SO, I am declaring war!

The stress of teaching is not gonna win!  The allure of an afternoon nap will not keep me from running.  I am going to kick the diet coke addiction, learn to be a "good" runner, and I am going to be back at my WW goal before Thanksgiving.  That means, September, it's on!  I WILL get 10 pounds off if it kills me.  And, it just might.  Ever feel like throwing a scale???

This is my new mantra (even if she's fighting something different) ... and it's on repeat on the ipod:

What doesn't kill you makes you stronger!!

AND ... if it'd actually cool down below 100, I might even like it.  Running in the 97 degree heat today MIGHT have come closer to killing me than making me stronger.  So, here's to more running and less chocolate.  Less weight and more clothes!!  :-)  And praying something other than "God, please help me not to die ..."

Here's my inspiration, thanks, Pinterest!!

  Gonna do this!!  September will NOT win!!