Travel and Weight Loss

I traveled to West Virginia from Georgia to speak in the funeral of a dear friend who passed last week.  The trip is about 10 hours, but because I forgot my wallet and found out after driving an hour, I had to come back home and it ended up being a 12 hour trip up and about 11 back.  The problem with traveling is trying to eat the right food.  It is hard to get good food on the road.  I drank way too much Coke Zero and ate pork rinds and chewed lots of gum. 

When I finally got to West Virginia it was dark but I wanted to run so bad that I took my flashlight and my gun and ran up the hill in front of my mother's house.  It felt good to get out, stretch my legs and get the blood pumping.   I was only there two days but both days I ran the hills.  On the way back from West Virginia I stopped at the New River Gorge Bridge and took the 178 steps down to the scenic overlook.   It wasn't much of a workout but it got my blood pumping. 

Yesterday, I was feeling a little down and I felt like I needed something to pick me up so I hiked up Stone Mountain here in Georgia.  It is quite a hike and I felt a real burn in my legs by the time I got to the top.  It took me 43 minutes to go to the top and back down.  After the hike I felt much better physically and metally.  [Gotta love those endorphins!] I have a season pass so I plan to go at least once a week to climb the mountain. 

So, I didn't weigh myself until this morning and I weighed 233.4.  That's a new low, not by much, but a new low nonetheless.  I'd like to drop a half-pound by morning and be in the 232s going into next week.  At 232 even I will have dropped 20 pounds since September 23rd.

Verse of the Day: Joshua 14:12
12 Now therefore, give me this mountain of which the LORD spoke in that day; for you heard in that day how the Anakim were there, and that the cities were great and fortified. It may be that the LORD will be with me, and I shall be able to drive them out as the LORD said."