Weigh-in #20: New Territory

I stepped on the scale cautiously this morning, bracing myself for an expected weight gain at worst, no change at best. Amazingly I'd lost 3 lbs! I couldn't believe it. I had to double check. It was still gone the second time I stepped on the scale! I still don't quite believe it. That's as much as I lost during the whole month of August. I haven't been at this weight since some time before I was pregnant with Chloe. That's 11 years! I'm excited and yet afraid it won't stay gone. I'm afraid that I won't be able to keep it off. I haven't been careful with my eating. I'm not nursing anymore, so I don't have that leeway in the calorie intake. I have still been running. On Saturday I went for my longest run yet. I ran across town 4 and a half miles or so. From my house to my sister-in-law's house. That's been a goal of mine for a while. I hit another goal today- I made it up the long hill! I have a few other places I'd like to run before the weather changes; Provo Canyon (to the falls), Hobble Creek Canyon, I'd like to do another 5 k... Let's see if I can get my mind set back and see what I can accomplish.