Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog: Drifting into the rocks

Goal Weight: 195 lbs.

Current Weight: 198 lbs.

I guess you can say I’m in survival mode right now. Last week, I only ran twice — The Watermelon Classic 5K (A respectable 30 minutes considering the crowd and the heat) and an 8.5 mile run yesterday (once again, very respectable considering I got started late and it was brutally hot by the time I finished). My weight is holding steady, too.

I’m not moving forward. But thankfully, I’m not moving back. I’ve continued to be pretty good about what I eat. I’m not eating to self-medicate.

Last week, our beloved dog Banjo tried to die.  Diabetes was the main culprit, but after spending several hundred dollars (thousands, actually), we are no closer to an underlying cause of his problem.  At this point, we suspect he may be developing Cushings.  That will screw with his diabetes and make him insulin resistant. Bottom line, two jobs, two books to illustrate and now this, my stress levels are off the chart. And I’m exhausted.  I felt myself starting to crack on Friday.

I HAVE to do better than running only twice in a  week.  Exercise is my only way to survive.

I’m going to set new goals today.  Fitness and professional.  I’ve found that when I don’t have specific goals in front of me, I drift.  Right now, I am drifting.

And when you drift, you hit the rocks.  I have too much to do to end up like the Costa Concordia.