Tonight I ran 4 miles straight…yes, you read that right.  On Tuesday I ran a 5K straight, so I was only going to up it by 1/2 mile tonight, but instead I added a whole extra mile because I was feeling okay.  Aerobically, I think i could have even gone further, but I had been running for 40 minutes, so I decided it was time to stop.  Tomorrow I’m going to up my pace from 6.2 mph to 6.3 and see how it goes.  Speed is my next area for improvement now that I’ve topped out at 4 miles, which is really all I can do in the time I have.

As far as eating goes, it went very well.  I ate my normal OP stuff, and I added a south beach bar at 100 calories along with a sugar free pudding with cool whip, and 200 calories worth of peanuts– weird, I know, but I’ve been having a thing for them lately, and I did have the extra calories, so I went for it.  Surprisingly, they kept me quite full for most of the evening until it was time for my planned applesauce and hot cocoa HNS.  So, there was no binging or unplanned eating at all– go me!

The only “bad” thing coming up is that I have dinner (Italian with yummy dessert) at someone’s house tomorrow, and then on Saturday I’m going out with friends to a restaurant and then for a drink afterward…more calories!  I’m going to ask if they have diet sprite on the drink, though.

weight at home:  161.5 (this is holding steady.  However, by all calculations, I should be losing, so I’m thinking it might be from lifting weights.  I am seriously sore since we switched up the routine, and I’ve heard muscles will hold water.  Also, I could be getting ready for TOM, but I don’t really know since I can’t go by a calendar.  We’ll see what MRC shows tomorrow morning.  I’m really hoping for a loss just for a morale booster.)