Fourteen pounds and me are going to separate.  Somehow, somewhere, and soon I hope...I figured out that I am only four pounds shy of my full-term pregnancy weight. How can that be?

If needing to drop 14 lbs. is the case...then I'M due any day now! 

I know the feeling.  I try to get the weight off but it's stubborn.  I'll get there eventually. 

haha....no I compromised.  I figured my 110 lb days are history so I'm not trying to go that low.  That was my starting point with all three pregnancies.  I'm just trying to hit a nice middle of the road number between then and now and I figured 14 pounds would do it. 

Tonight I ran a brisk 3.5 mile run most of it against the wind.  I could run 3-4 miles every night and nothing would happen weight wise.  What I need to do is work my way back up to the 8-10 mile days and stick to it.  That'll do it. 

I'm hearing ya sister! 

I weigh once a week at work in our medical room. We have a real nice high dollar set of doctor's scales in there. So far I'm hovering around the 165 to 170 mark. So far so good...

I never exercise.  I run a military PT test twice a year and that's it.  I eat whatever I want...heavy on the pizza.  I never gain weight.  I'm 45.

So what am I doing?  Do I have a tape worm?  Cancer?  High metabolism should be out of the picture at this age, but it doesn't seem to be.

Women love me...and hate me.

Good luck, KFC, but honestly, don't worry so much about it.  It's way more important to BE cool than it is to LOOK cool.  Which are you furthest from?

That was me for most of my life.  I'm about two years older than you and it started somewhere around 42-43 or so for me I'd guess. 

ha!  Are you insinuating I'm NOT cool? 

maybe I just wanna be both!  I want my cake and eat it too!!!!   

Thanks for the tip...I was thinking (and I emphasize "thinking") about getting out for a run around the block (which wouldn't be anywhere near 3-4 miles); so if that isn't going to do it...I'll keep doing what I enjoy...snuggling my wife on the couch...which I've found is WAY more enjoyable than running!!!

aha...so you're just looking for an excuse NOT to run? 

Any amount of exercise is beneficial for all sorts of reasons.  For me running 3-4 miles is very good for me  as well as it would be for you.   But as far as weight goes, I can't trick my body into losing because it's got my number. It's adjusted to my running and acts accordingly.    I could lose weight with this amount of miles but it would require additional dieting which I'm not willing to do. 

On the other hand just running 3-5 miles a night makes me feel so much better.  My pulse is low, my muscles are tight, it's better for my heart and it keeps me young looking,  Who knows?  Maybe if I didn't run I'd be another 20 pounds heavier than I am already! 

there's room for both!  My husband and I are both runners.   We love to run together and we also find time to snuggle on the couch as well! 

Sounds like you hit your plateau for losing weight with running....I did this many years ago when I actually exercised..I got to a certain weight and no matter how much I ran that's where it stayed...

Try lifting weights....as you age (from about 35 on), without specific weight training, you lose muscle mass, which means your metabolism slows.  It's like getting a smaller engine to do the same work.   And every year it gets smaller and smaller.

You will eventually find even if you run your legs off its not enough.

When I shifted from running long distance which I did for almost a decade, to just short 30 minute runs and lifting (heavy as I could lift) three times a week, it really dropped the weight fast...plus if you miss a week or two once you get established, your muscles don't go away overnight, its much harder to put weight back on.

Anyway, good luck.  And throw the scale out!