What I Weigh Today

28 days down/3 days to go
OK, this is officially the end of week four. So here’s the wrap up:
Weight: down 1 pound from last last week, 4 pounds from January 1. Some of that is the dramatic reduction in booze, but some of it is a natural part of returning to a normal schedule, post [...]

27 days down/4 days to go
You may have noticed I didn’t post yesterday. First of all, I have an extremely unpleasant and mysterious back pain that I told you about on Tuesday. It’s still here, giving me grief, and, worst of all, keeping me out of my desk chair. Sitting hurts the most. It’s a [...]

I think it says something positive about myself that I can’t remember which it was, like maybe it’s starting to matter less. Wouldn’t that be great?
I just came back from a 3.5 mile run, and, now that I’m fully back on track, I’m newly amazed at how great it is. Really, after all these years [...]

I have been such an absentee blogger. I had no idea how far behind in my work I could fall. I’m now feeling like like next time I look up, it will be 2010. But hey at least I have stuff to work on,  right??
I haven’t been exercising much these past two weeks due to [...]

I didn’t post yesterday, but I weighed in at 147.5. Weird, but welcome. I guess I was too busy watching the 10 hours of Jacques Pepin Fast Food My Way that I had saved on my DVR. I was supposed to go run by Kelly Drive with my friend, but we got rained out and [...]

It seems clear to me that if I continue running and continue to limit the number of alcoholic beverages I drink in a week, I may shave off a couple pounds without changing a thing about my diet. I, obviously, would welcome that. It seems I have already shaved a couple pounds off. One week [...]

A totally crazy thing has happened in the last two months. I have become a person who can just walk out the front door and run five miles through the city in less time than it takes me to go to the gym and come back. I can’t even tell you how much this amazes [...]

I’m reading this extremely compelling book, Born to Run. I saw the author on the Daily Show a while back, and he really sold the story, which is about a tribe of natural-born super runners in Mexico.
As a beginner runner, it’s very inspiring. According the the author, one of the keys to injury-free running is [...]

So last night I actually signed up for a race. This one. I decided to do it because a friend of mine was signing up and because I love bridges. At 6 miles, it seems just challenging enough to keep me on track with running, and I think it will be fun.
Recently, in comments section [...]

Yesterday, I visited the Grounds for Sculpture in New Jersey, followed by dinner at Rat’s Restaurant–both of which I’ve wanted to visit for years. If you’ve never been and you live in the area it is seriously worth checking out.
Rat’s, which was selected as this year’s Best of Philly Most Romantic Restaurant, is beyond pretty [...]