Hard Facts

Oh, golly! I had a follow-up visit with my cardiologist this morning. Everything was fine -- other than my weight. I've gained thirteen pounds since I was last there in May! I've been in a bit of denial. I knew I'd gained back some of the weight I lost last year, but I had no idea it was that much. And here's what I don't understand: As shocked as I was by that fact, I came home and laid around and ate like a pig all day. One downside of not having much teaching work lined up for the first half of the coming semester is that I'll get a lot less walking in, unless of course I plan it. I walked around a lot in class, but even more to get from class to class and from the parking lot. On the upside, I will have time to get back to going to the gym and establishing some other good workout habits. I'll also have time to plan and prepare healthier meals. Especially when I was teaching evening classes, it was so hard to come home and try to cook a balanced meal.

I have got to do something. Yesterday I didn't do anything because I had a killer headache. It was a bit better today, but all the rest of my body hurts. I'm sure our incoming cold front is playing a part in both of those things, and maybe tomorrow it will be better. It's not even six at night and I'm ready for bed. That's not good. I've been a little down lately too for reasons I don't understand. Maybe it's just from the achiness. Maybe it's the holiday blues. Maybe it's having so much to do for so long and suddenly having nothing to do. One of my friends said it's probably my body telling me I need some rest. That could be true, but I think I'm sufficiently rested now. Tomorrow I'm going to get off my big behind and move around. It's a good time to start some better habits.