Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog: Running over Mental Hills

Goal Weight: 195 lbs.

Today’s Weight: 196 lbs.

I ran 5.1 painful miles. Oh, my body felt fine but my mind was in turmoil.  I woke up still thinking about and mourning my poor dog Banjo’s death.  I kept seeing his face as he drifted off into the final sleep.  It must have been sweat in my eyes that made them sting. Fatigue from the weekend (and the past few months) has caught up with me. I thought about work, my brother-in-law’s recent painful death and the betrayal of people I trusted.  It was 80 degrees at 4:45 a.m. and the humidity was thick (I ran without a shirt for the first time in years to try to stay cool).  I ran up both physical and mental hills, sweating and in pain.

Some people drink to handle their problems. Some people take drugs. I exercise.

Somehow I think that is the correct choice.