I forgot to mention yesterday...

That as part of my being a bit more gentle with myself, I am not going to achieve my goal of running 38 miles of official races before I turn 38 in less than 2 weeks.  I'm a bit bummed, but I am also proud that I HAVE run over 25 official race miles in the last year!  I've done things I never thought I could/would do, and that is priceless.

I might do one more 5k in December with my friend Ali (I mean, who could NOT run the "Run-A-Latke" race where you get Latkes and Donuts at the end)... but it will be walking... and that is okay!  And, I have decided that now my new goal will be 40 official miles before I am 40.  I have two friends that just ran the 1/2 marathon, and who have wonderfully reminded me that they are going to keep me going on this "healthy habit" when I'm ready... Glad to have great friends!!!
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On the band front, still empty... but remarkably, I am only at about 201-202... I'm doing well with my eating and balancing out of life vs. food!