i'm becoming a closet runner

since i was a teenager i've run off and on

i never really liked it until 

a year and a half ago or so

when i started doing longer distances

but i like running for weight loss either way

i don't mind running outside

but i don't really want to haul three kids with me

or wait until night when it's dark

so a treadmill seems like the best option

my sweet parents were kind enough to not only bring us a trampoline

but a treadmill, too

 i've lost a bit of weight since having eleanor 

but i'd like to lose more

and fit my clothes better

oh, and hopefully do something about this stretched out stomach

that seems beyond repair after 4 kids

ok, it wasn't 4 kids that did it

it was eleanor being HUGE and late that did it

but either way
i look pregnant and i'm not

i'd like it gone, please

 and since i can't stand staring at a piece of exercise equipment all day

we turned the kids toy closet

into my treadmill closet

which is actually just the under the stairs closet

for now i'm just going to ease back in to running

and hopefully be pretty consistent

and in a few months i'll work on distances

on the treadmill and outside

and do another half marathon this next spring or summer

it has been a little bit of a rough road since having eleanor

four kids, plus a husband in school, moving a few states away, 

eleanor's milk allergy, and olive being crazy

so i haven't worried about losing weight much yet

but i'm ready