Summer Update

My friend Amanda posted a link to my blog today.  I clicked on it and realized I haven't updated this thing in almost THREE stinking months!!! ACK.
So, here I am.
I'm doing pretty well.  I've been jogging a few days a week throughout the summer and trying (mostly half-heartedly, except for a few weeks in July) to track what I eat and stuff.  This attitude has resulted in me pretty much maintaining my weight.  Well, really I've gained about 4 pounds since March - so not quite a maintenance. 
This would all be great if I was at my goal, but sadly, I've slowly crept up to the point of being 15 pounds above it.  UGH.
So, I'm thinking that since I seem to know (roughly) how to do maintenance, I'd like to seriously SERIOUSLY try to do a crazy blitz and get myself back down to my goal.  I know you should never set dates and stuff, but really, by Christmas, shouldn't I be able to lose those 15 pounds?!  Seriously, I don't think I'm crazy to think its possible!!
I have two plans.
The first is that I'm thinking of doing my 10K training program all over again.  I'm thinking of shooting for a run date of the end of October.  I hope Amanda doesn't hate that I'm kind of copying her, but since she's shooting to run 10K then, I thought I could kind of be her cyber buddy and do it with her.  Also, I've been jogging with my mom this summer, but we're looking for something a bit more concrete as far as training goes - and the 10K prep plan is good for that.  You can click here to go see what the program is.  Since its an 8 week thing, if I plan to do the run on Halloween, I would have to start the training on September 5th.  That gives me two weeks to get this organized.  I know my mom is in, and I think my Auntie Holly might be interested too.  She's started jogging with my mom and I this summer too.
I'm wondering if anyone else is interested in doing this cyber training along with us? We could formulate a whole group of people who are kinda doing the same things on the same days and that would be great for support.  I don't know if we could use email or facebook or something to keep in touch, but I think accountability and support are SOOOOOOOO important.
Also.
Last time I did the 10K training program, I ate waay more than usual because I figured I was earning it and deserved it, and what do you know? I gained weight while doing all that exercise.  Not exactly what I had in mind.
So.
This time, I want to also have a strict policy of tracking what I eat in addition to the training.  And I really am hoping to have an accountability group for that too.  Perhaps the same group of people, perhaps not... I'll take whatever I can get.
So, here's what I'm wondering - are any of you interested in tracking and training along with me?  We could even name it something nifty like the "Fall 2010 Eight Week Track and Train" or something.  :)  lol 
Give it a thought friends.  I know that I, for one, am tired of not being in control of what I eat.  And I know that if I don't start to get on top of it, I will be 300 pounds in about 5 years.   But I know its totally preventable.  And I want to make sure that I do indeed prevent it from happening.
Thanks for listening to my crazy ramble.  I hope you've all been having a lovely summer, and please, PLEASE, let me know if you're interested in any part of this here plan and we'll see if we can't get it together together.  :)