I was running! (in my best Forrest Gump voice)

So.. in addition to trying to cut back carbs (which I have continued to do, although now I allow myself some nibbles of carbs every now and then) I have also started running and working out pretty hard every day. I know this doesn't sound like much, especially to those of you who have worked out several times a week for years and years, but I have officially worked out every day for 8 whole days in a row. This is big time y'all. My friend Leigh encouraged me to sign up for a 5 mile run here in Raleigh on August 27, and I have been training for that. I'll never to run the entire 5 miles by August 27, but I'm going to try really hard! I've already lined up a few other races in October and November to keep my motivated and to keep my running after the August 27 race. So far I've been running 1 mile per day, and just yesterday I bumped it up to 1.25 miles. Hopefully by this time next week I'll be able to do 1.75-2 miles (crossing my fingers). My overall goal is to be able to run 5 solid <10 minute miles consecutively. I know this will take time, and I have a 10K scheduled November 6 to test my progress. We'll see!

Anyways.. In addition to running I also add 20-30 mins of moderately intense "rolling hills" on the StairMaster, and about 15 minutes of weights. (I have to do my workouts in 1 hour or less because that's how long the nursery at the Y will watch Ben).

I know this probably doesn't sound like much, but for me it's a big deal. I'm trying to take baby steps so I don't get overwhelmed, and my goal is not to be skinny, but to be healthy. Posting this helps keep me accountable as well.

In Ben news- he is still all over the place. This boy is now pulling himself up, and crawling like crazy. He has figured out the stairs too. Nice! He's our little wild child.

We've also just listed our house! So.. if anyone is interested in an awesome 3 BR 3.5 bath townhouse in Raleighwood, let me know!