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Woke up at 4ish to get my husband to the airport this morning. Before coming home and sinking back into bed, I met with Lorie's running group again at 5:30. Today was a slower pace group, mostly beginners, which was FINE with me! I came home, did Day 14 of my 30-day challenge workout, and then enjoyed a few more hours of sleep. My agenda for the day includes some more real estate schoolin', Body Pump this afternoon, and probably going to eat some Indian food in a little bit.

I had a really good weekend, for the most part. Lots of physical activity, time with friends, good noms, Book of Mormon...then couples counseling yesterday afternoon was REALLY hard. Things are still going well, and we're making the kind of progress we need to make, and all that's fine and dandy, really, but it was still a really hard session and I spent most of the rest of the day sobbing. I hadn't had a good cry in way too long, so maybe I was just due.

It sounds really cliche but it's true -- marriage is fucking HARD. I'm happy that I'm married to McKenzie, but we've got a lot of marriage cleanup to do. And I hate cleaning. Working on it, though. Making progress. It's worth it. Just lots of frustrating points along the way. Dealing with that frustration in a healthy way is also something of a challenge. But I'm getting better at it.

We looked at our calendar and picked McKenzie's next free weekend (September 20th) for his first 5K. Maybe first, last, and only, but I suspect he'll enjoy it more than he thinks, and I'm really looking forward to sharing it with him. If you want to join us, it's the Oktoberfest Fun Run at Oaks Park -- registration includes a ticket to the Oktoberfestivities after the race, and also it's at an amusement park. It's going to be super fun, and I'm looking forward to that.

Soy loca.

So, Monday is my weigh-in day for WW, and I was pretty bummed today because this is the first week since I've been back on the program that I gained weight instead of lost. Truth be told, though, I wasn't exactly "on program" this past week -- I had a lot of really decadent meals that I didn't track, so I'm sure I overspent my budget. When I stick to it pretty strictly, it tends to work well. Imagine that. But anyway I was a little freaked about the gain and got all crazy active today to kickstart this week. I did the 5:30am running group, then also did 5:30pm Body Pump, but I got to the gym an hour early and did a bunch of cardio, too. Then in class, I did more weight than I normally do on almost every track. AND because I'm crazy, I've agreed to meet Lorie again at 5:30am tomorrow.

The weight loss is slow, but the body changes are good. McKenzie had been away for almost three weeks, and though the number on the scale didn't move much from when he left, he said that I looked and felt very different when he got back. He would know. I have to say that my ass is feeling pretty fine these days. I've been doing a lot of squats. So anyway, it's a mixed bag, but I'm trying to focus on the positive things, and just keep pushing myself. Being super hot has to be good for my real estate career, right? Can I write off my training costs?

Anyway. I'm sore. And I'm waking up at 5am tomorrow, because apparently I like to suffer. (Not really, but I do LOVE to complain.)