Training Update: 1/5/14

Greetings from the snowy midwest and Happy New Year!. So far we have about 9 inches of snow and it's still coming down as of about 4pm STL time. The only problem with snow is that it can inhibit a training schedule. Of course that's not the only thing that can inhibit a training schedule. Vacation, sickness, holidays, weather all these can inhibit a training schedule and guess what? I've had all of them in the last month and getting back on track is like trying to move a two ton truck with your pinky finger.

The second week of December I was gone for work at a conference in Orlando, FL. I didn't get a chance to work out at all while I was at the conference because I was gone from 6-8am through 5pm at the conference then dinner, etc. By the time I got back to the hotel, I was so tired that I would fall asleep before I could get a chance to work out. I did however walk no less than 3.5 miles per day. I used my wife's pedometer and clocked how far I walked at the conference and when we went to some of the parks on our off days. As good as it was to walk so much, not working out and eating out EVERY day was not the best for my weightloss and diet.

To make matters worse, I caught something in Florida that lasted about 2 weeks. By mid week of the conference I was in the beginning stages of an upper respiratory infection and by the time I got home, it was full blown yuck. I had no sick days left at my job so I had to go into work, which makes getting better all that much harder. Obviously working out is rather difficult while nursing an infection and not being able to breathe. So I found myself further derailed.

That brings us to Christmas week. We all know how much food there is during the holidays and I mean good food too. This never helps training or a diet. I know that many, many of us get off track at Christmas time and during the holidays but getting back on track can be easier with just the holiday eating issues rather than the rest of it where you have sickness AND holiday cooking. So in typical Christmas spirit, I went over board. I think I gained a total of 5 pounds during all of this mess, but I haven't really wanted to get on the scale to get a true weight. I cheated and weighed myself at night, so I don't know what my actual weight is.

So now I'm tasked with getting back on the horse. My goal still remains that I want to be at the weight I was for my wedding last year at my one year anniversary this year. I'm not going to lie, it is going to take some work and didication, but I believe this part is the hardest. Getting moving and getting into a routine is usually my biggest challenge. I face laziness and fear of pain and pretty much working out all together. The interesting thing about this is once I get started and down into a routine I really do want to work out and actually look forward to it.

So for right now I am just going to continue fighting through the apathy and kick my own butt.

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