Still working on getting back to 5-6 days per week, not worrying about mileage yet. Brooke and I have been eating more carefully over the past week or so, and it seems to be working, as I'm down 3 pounds so far. The goal is to dip under 150, but we'll see how that goes--I was around 155 when I graduated from high school and was in great shape. Since I was lifting weights at the time, though, I think getting below 150 is realistic and will help me shave time from my marathon and minimize injuries. When I trained for St. George in 2009, I dropped down to 154, but that was during August, when my training was at its peak. It was miserable to be limited to 2000 calories per day at a time when I was burning 1000-1300 each morning in my workout. The idea this time is to drop the weight before the training gets intense. Hopefully that helps me improve the quality of the training as well as preserve the sanity of my family in having to live with me in the midst of it all. | 