Archive for April, 2008
Pre-Marathon Training Training Day One
Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
That isn’t a typo, I need to train just to prepare to begin ‘official’ marathon training. Yesterday I started day 1 of a 10 week plan with a goal of jogging for 30 minutes straight at the end.The plan for week 1 is 3 days of walking, for 30 minutes, at a pace of 17-20 […]
3 Comments » - Posted in Marathon by Eden
Weekly Weight Loss - Apr 14, 2007
Tuesday, April 15th, 2008
New format this week- I’m adding a review of my previous week’s diet and exercise. My weight is still going in the wrong direction, but at least I did some exercise last week.
Current weight: 248.8 pounds
Weight lost since starting the blog: -17.2 pounds
Progress since starting with the new scale: -5.2 pounds, -1.1% body fat, -0.7 […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Weekly Weigh-in by Eden
I am going to run a marathon!
Friday, April 11th, 2008
I made up my mind, partially on a whim perhaps, only giving it a few hours of thought before sending an email to all of my friends and family announcing my intention, but it’s official and there is no going back now- I am going to run a marathon!
What is a marathon?
For those of you […]
8 Comments » - Posted in Marathon by Eden
Taxes Finally Filed
Thursday, April 10th, 2008
Normally we have have the taxes done in February, but we procrastinated badly this year- mostly because we knew we would have to pay some money. Fortunately, the amount owed turned out to be about half of what I had estimated with some rough calculations in my head.
Between State and Federal, we have to […]
2 Comments » - Posted in Finance by Eden
2008 Goals 3 Month Progress Review
Monday, April 7th, 2008
One of the great things about writing this blog is having a public place to post my goals and easily review my progress each month (also publicly). I started 2008 with 2 ‘big’ goals and 5 ’small’ goals. Here is a look at our progress so far.
Big Goals
Pay off all Credit card debt - I […]



