Yes, I am Still Reading

I have not updated my book list in awhile because I am reading a few books at a time right now! One of them is pretty long.

I am reading "The Hour I First Believed" by Wally Lamb. I am about 2/3 of the way through. This book has been almost as satisfying as his other book that I loved, "I Know This Much is True". There are alot of plot twists in the book that keep it interesting, but he sometimes switches gears so fast that I sit there scratching my head. But I just read on, and then I have the ah-ha moment! Wally Lamb is so good at developing his characters. You feel like you know them right from the beginning.

The other book I am reading is about a neurosurgeon. I will write the title and author later...for some reason I cannot remember it! This book is a memoir about a female neurosurgeon. It is good. I love reading about doctors' lives.

I am also reading a couple of books for business, one of them being "Good to Great". Author will be noted later. This book is about how companies go from, well, good to great. It is a good book with lots of real-world examples that make it an easy read. The other business book is about lean manufacturing.

So, you can see that I have a few books in progress! I hope to finish all of them by the end of this month.

Vitamins - Who Knew??

I have discovered something that is amazing to me. When I started WW in January, I began taking a multi-vitamin just they tell us to do (my vitamins are Flintstones chewables, if anyone is curious...grown-up vitamins are waaaaaay to big to swallow. Yes, I am a baby).

I don't know if what I am about to describe is attributable to the vitamins, but it is the only variable I introduced that was different from the other times I have done WW. I am my own little science experiment.

When I do NOT take a multi-vitamin, after about 2 weeks on WW, I begin to feel VERY depleted. It is a hard feeling to describe, but I feel weak, HUNGRY, and like I just need to EAT. It is not an emotional thing, it is like my body is crying out for something. And my mind gets affected, too, and I feel like I cannot do it. I feel too crappy, this stinks, etc.

WITH a multi-vitamin, well, let me say that I am still going strong, with not one thought of not being able to go on. I do not have that bottomless-pit feeling, the program works, and I am so comfortable. Truly. This is miraculous to me. Something so simple making such a difference.

I do not even really think about being on WW now...I do not fret about my food, or worry about how many points I have left. I am doing the plan, ALL of the things they recommend, and what do you know, it WORKS!!!! I am amazed at how comfortable I feel this time.

And I have Flintstones Chewables to thank.

Half - Marathon

I signed up for the Silver Comet Trail Half Marathon today!!! I am kind of excited and kind of scared. The event is on October 31st, 2009 at 7:30 am. I think I will set a goal of finishing in 2.5 hours, but I will refine that as I train.

Speaking of training, the first thing I need to train for is the Peachtree Road Race on July 4th. That will be a great base for ramping up to the half. I need 14 weeks to train for the half, as long as I have a 10k base, so the timing is really perfect.

And, as I lose weight, it will just get easier and easier, and more and more fun to run. I can see myself, fit and trim, running a half marathon. I may cry with emotion at the finish.