After the luxury of the vacation, I found I'd gained 3 pounds of the 4 that I had worked hard to lose. So its back to the discipline of the prior weeks. Today's discipline included a 3 mile run and a kayak around Lake Howard. Today's run was harder than usual due to the high heat and humidity. This summer has been a hot one. At this point, with August and September to go before any relief, it just isn't comfortable to do the training necessary to stay on track for optimum weight loss.
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