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Sunday

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 plan for now. But I've also been offered a job at my new school, which may be easier to stay there all day.

I still need to register for my classes and probably talk to come counselors over there, to make sure I'm on the right track and get as much info as I can for this new adventure. This school starts a week earlier than my current school, so I have less than 30 days to get everything ready.

And this whole weight loss thing.. It's completely day by day. Tomorrow marks my first week on this journey I'm on. It's all mind over matter, and although I've been determined in the past, I plan on succeeding this time around.

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