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My friend and I went to the park this morning to walk/jog/run the 3 mile trail. I do not run unless it is extremely important. I usually walk fast and do intervals of jogging every so often. We finished the trail in 50 minutes, which I feel is successful. Seeing how I was already hot and sweaty, I came home, grabbed one of my dogs and took him to the dog park. By this time, it was 11am and the sun was beating down pretty bad. I got a lot of mud on my sneakers, as I tried to cut thru the grass instead of staying on the trails. It totally tired my dog out. He's been sleeping soundly ever since we got home. I have finally made my decision about school: I'll be starting at my university this fall. I'm completely excited and very nervous. But I feel this is a new chapter to my life. I only see great possibilities out of this. It may be hard at first, as my school will no longer be down the road from my house. I can still keep my job at my current school, which is the

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I absolutely LOVE Big Brother. It's part of my summer. Watching the show on TV, online and catching everything that happens inside that house. Thursdays are the biggest night, as it's a live show, so you're not privy to what will happen. Although, you usually know who will go home. It'll be interesting to see who wins HOH this week. Hopefully someone who will break up the romantic pair in the house. So far, it's been pretty boring. Maybe the person in power this week will shake up the house a bit. But first... I'm determined to make my school decision by Monday. I'm pretty sure that I've already made up my mind, but I'm too scared to say it out loud. Not sure what I'll be doing this weekend. I know one of my friends will be out of town. And hopefully another friend feels well enough to keep our plans of working out Sunday morning. I've been good with food and exercising this week. I'm starting to feel my stomach muscles after

30 minutes on the treadmill today. Did 2 miles. I also weighed myself and took my measurements today. Will I be gutsy enough to put my stats. on here? Possibly. I told two of my best friends about my goal and encouraged them to join me. We've turned it into a 3 month event. The person who loses the most weight will get a prize of their choosing @ a $200 value. I've also been quite stressed today. About a month and a half ago, I made the decision to stay at my community college for one more year, before transferring to the university I plan to attend. Well, one of my scholarships went up in value, making it more tempting to start this fall there. I'm having a tough time trying to figure out if I want to stay how I am or change things up a bit. It's a lot more difficult than it seems. And it takes a lot out of me. Maybe I should go with the saying: When life gives you lemons, make lemonade. (But I've always preferred limes ;) :)

So I finally worked out today. Did 30 minutes on the treadmill, reaching just under 2 miles. Obviously, a lot of work needs to be done to get miles down to a better time, but I'm not trying to win a race here. I have meals planned out for the week, as to stop any ideas of grabbing Chick fil A for lunch or pizza for dinner. Besides those types of meals here and there, I already eat pretty healthy. No soda or coffee, eat brown rice, whole wheat/grains everything, low fat/no fat options, fruits and veggies, drink plenty of water and unsweet tea from the pot... Really, it just comes down to me sticking with a workout plan and forgetting those last minute, bad for you meals. I plan on blogging about more than just weight loss, but I guess I'll get to that later. :)

Hello Blogger World , This is my first time blogging. Bare with me. I was never one to keep a diary as a kid. I never saw a reason to write my thoughts down. And besides, who will be reading my blog? I'm not famous or know how to get my blog out to the masses. Do I care if anyone reads what I have to say? I don't really, but hope so. As encouragement. I've created this blog to track my weight loss journey. I thought that maybe if I had someone to report to (you strangers out there that I don't even know if you're reading my blog), it'd make this journey easier, better. Exercising and eating healthy are not new to me. I've tried many times before, many different ways. With coworkers, with a buddy, with my mom, by myself. Maybe a few pounds lost here and there. But, as I've thought many times before now: maybe this time is different. I recently bought a treadmill, to go along with my elliptical and dozens of workout dvds . It's too damn h