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Why Training for a Marathon is a REALLY BIG Deal for Me
Aside from the obvious reason of raising funds for much-needed cancer research and patient support programs sponsored by The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Team in Training, that is. Training for a marathon represents a HUGE symbol of my progress physically. On 9/11, I weighed just over 300 lbs. In October, 2006 I weighed roughly 289 lbs, and in April/May 2007, I was hospitalized for the first time in my life with cellulitis. After never spending a night in a hospital for over forty years, I was hospitalized twice in one month! I got cellulitis first in

Marathon Training & Weight Loss Goals
I’ve been neglecting this blog lately, but for a very good reason. For the past several weeks, I have been training to walk a full marathon in my favorite place on earth, Walt Disney World. I’m also working to raise $3,700.00 to help stop leukemia, lymphoma, Hodgkin lymphoma and myeloma from taking more lives. I am walking in memory of my late friend Cliff Gorman, who died from leukemia in 2002. Last weekend, I walked 4 miles in just under 1 hour – that’s less than a 15-minute mile! I’ve also been learning about the importance of strength training, and have survived a 45-minute boot camp workout last week in Central Park!

My Eating’s Been a Bit Out of Control Lately
I’m not sure what it is lately, but my eating’s been a bit out of control the past few days. Okay, maybe a bit more than a bit – I polished off two boxes of Triscuits in as many days. Not all at once, as I had portioned them all out into 3 point bags, but I kept going back for another bag. I’m trying to figure out why, though. I think part of it is that I have not done any cooking last week or any meal and snack planning. I also haven’t been eating on any sort of a real schedule, so that could be part of it. My fruits and vegetables are down this week, too, as is my water consumption. Some of it may be hormonal in

Crawl, Carol, CRAWL!!!
If anyone is interested in keeping up with my marathon training adventures and misadventures, I’ve started a separate blog, Crawl, Carol, CRAWL!!! I’ll try to keep this blog updated with the highlights, but Crawl, Carol, CRAWL!!! will be focused solely on my Team In Training marathon training and fundraising progress, cool gadgets I discover, and other helpful info, so as not to bore anyone who’s not interested. (Although why anyone wouldn’t be interested in my journey from semi-couch potato