#wootgoal

So I feel less alone in this weight loss plight.

I somehow managed to get involved in a conversation on Facebook which led to me setting some goals to meet before one of my Facebook pals heads to Hawaii for the WOOT Conference being held there in September.

You can follow the participants by following #wootgoal on twitter.

My goals are:

1.  Run 3 miles in less than 24 minutes (measured by finishing times in organized local 5k runs.)
2. Get a BMI measure of less than 26.9. That means a weight less than 200lbs will work.

In the course of doing this, I'm hoping to pick up my fitness in general, too.

So, my skinny reader, to update on the last couple of days. Friday I got to interview @lauralippay. The article should be out soon. I just have to figure out which parts of the slew of awesome information should be the published first.

Friday night was fun, too -- I had BBQ at JRs with Denise, Jeff, their three kids, and Amy. It's the first time Amy and I have hung out since we broke up. After BBQ, we headed back to my flat to watch the Glee finale and play Little Big Planet.  Honestly, I don't have an exciting life, but I have some awesome friends.

This morning was soccer, as usual, and if you haven't played in 90 degree weather before noon, you probably don't live in Atlanta. I swear, I should weigh myself before I get back in the car. After a brief stop back at the flat I went onto Jen's.

When I left that house back in February I left a lot of things un-done. I've asked Jen if I can make good on some of the promises of home improvement I made and didn't keep. She's graciously allowing me to find some closure by doing that work, so that's what I spent the afternoon doing. Mostly cleaning up the garage. I have a lot of projects to work on over the next few weeks, but a tidy garage should make that task easier, I think.

I met Jen's new guy, Brett, again. I re-introduced myself and we had a man-to-man chat while he walked the dog. Not a "you better not hurt her or else" kind of chat. A friendly, "hey, I screwed this up and while I'd kinda like her back, Jen's really into you. I want her to be happy, so -- weird as this is -- I want you to know I'm not going to try to get in the way of you guys" kind of chat. Felt pretty good, because it was all true.

Don't know what tomorrow looks like, but I think I want to start it off with a run, and then maybe pick up the Rosetta Stone stuff again. We'll see. I just know I feel peaceful and content and...hungry?

...and now here's thing of simple beauty.