Marion and I met this morning, she biked and I walked, ran. I was in such a good mood when we met that I just started jogging, and she said, "What are you doing?" At least she remembered I needed a walking warm up. Walked 3, ran 6, walked 1, 10.08 total, running ave pace 8:33. It is amazing how much ground we covered (metaphorically) talking as we walked. At the end we came up with a plan for the next several months and we pinky swore. The plan is to break the rest of the year in three segments -- from now til November 6th, from Nov 6th - Thanksgiving, and from Thanksgiving to Christmas. I need to lose 2 lbs during each of those segments, and I plan on doing it by going back to counting my calories, and exercise enough to cover reasonable eating and the necessary caloric deficit. That should bring me down to 130 by New Years. My weight does fluctuate, so I'll count 136 as my starting weight, since I did hit 135.6 a couple of times last week, 134.6 once, but I have been 137.0 the last two days. Anyone else care to pinky swear? We don't have to be 100% dietarily virtuous. With eating, 98% virtuosity is acceptable. Pre run: 100 cal Granola bar Post run: 400 cal 1 1/2 c. oatmeal with scant 1/4 c. dried blueberries, 1 tbsp packed brown sugar, 1 c milk | 