I've been workin' it. For 6 weeks now. And yesterday I got on the scale and my weight is 1/2 heavier. Then this morning, I woke up, and weighed in. Another 1 1/2 pounds. I'm so tired of my weight bouncing up and down. It was the first week that I felt really discouraged, really down. When you question why you're busting your hump to get nowhere. I'm thinking I will forever have an overweight BMI. Normal isn't in the cards.

At running club tonight, the run was hard, as usual. I feel like it's not getting any easier. But when I was leaving, this lady stopped me. She says "I just need to tell you we started this run club the same week. I remember because we both raised our hands. I wanted you to know that you've lost a lot of weight, especially around your mid section. You look really good".

"Wow", I said. "You've made my entire day. Thank you."