I'm back!

Oh Lordy!  I haven't posted since the cruise!  I'm a total blog-loser. :(

Well, first off, the cruise was AWESOME.  Super relaxing, sun & bit of a breeze each day, the bands were AWESOME.  My 'food' plan was to fill up w/ good stuff (hard boiled eggs, grilled veggies, fruit, salad) and to take little nibbles of the 'bad' stuff.  My plan must have worked...I lost a full pound during that week!  I also ran the stairs & only took the elevator if I was going more than 6 floors.

Now, I'm back to RUNNING and BOWLING and EATING GOOD THINGS.  It's so very exciting!

Running:
Half Marathon plan has been received (many many thanks to Coach Mel!) and I'm pouring over it.  The plan officially starts week after next...but I am starting w/ lower mileage to get into the 'groove' of running 4x a week.  My realization so far?  I need more color in my running gear.  Just went out for two chilly miles with black tights, black & purple running skirt, black long sleeve shirt, black tech tee, black gloves, and black bondi band.  Whoops. 

Bowling:
I threw 5 games last Saturday and felt great.  My stepdad (Coach Joe!) was able to validate a few of the things I was thinking about (my timing was off, I was dropping/rounding my shoulders) and I threw 215 my fourth game.  My 5 game average was close to 170, which I will take any day...we're throwing again this Saturday and we're beginning to think about what kind of ball I can get.

Eating Good Things:
SparkPeople is back!  Calorie counting has been going on like crazy.  I make my steel cut oats (with 25 raisins) overnight every night in the crockpot, and have been having little chicken wraps for lunch, with dried apricots & prunes as a snack.  Dinners have been mostly decent...lots of chicken and fish!  And veggies! 

Do you have bands that you love...that have albums you can listen to the whole way through?