Apathy: "So we meet again...."

Week:Three Weight Lost: 9 lbs total

It started innocently enough. Sometimes a person's schedule does not allow them to keep up a regular workout routine. I had one, then two such weeks. My job and my sister's recent surgery took precedence over my workouts. These gave way to a couple of side-effects; 1) a lot of my workout progress was reversed, and 2)my "rational" mind was working against my body in an attempt to enjoy my television.

I felt the full force of side-effect number one yesterday during my interval training. The walk/jog routine has been tough, but it usually takes a couple of rotations before the running part wears me down. Yesterday, when my podcast told me to start jogging for the first time, my heart ached, I felt a slight abdominal cramp, and I was wheezing. When the music switched back, I spent some of my walking time trying to figure out when it was that I took up chain smoking. Turns out, skipping almost seven days has a negative impact on your heart's conditioning.

As for side-effect number two, I gotta tell you that I gave in. I'm sorry. Can we still be friends? . . . . I'm assuming you either said "yes" or "we were never friends to begin with." That's cool. I'd give some lame excuse or explanation about my actions, but your e-time is worth more than that. The fact of the matter is that I messed up and will probably have to fight the temptation for the rest of the project's duration.