Fit-to-Fat-to-Fit Blog: The Layoff

It has been a week since I’ve run.  I was starting to get paranoid, thinking that I was on the lazy, meandering route to obesity again. But I tamed my inner lazy demons and went out and ran this morning. The ground was wet (from last night’s storms) and the air was cool. My legs felt fresh and my back OK (I hurt it lugging around books). I finished 5.20 miles as I slipped and slid though the wet leaves and pine straw.

I felt exhilarated when I finished. Not just because I had finished a really strong, good run. But also because I had not lost too much fitness.  By running this morning, I knew that I was not on the road back to weighing 248 lbs again.

I worked hard last week selling my books. I know that if I had not been in shape, I would not have been able to handle the physical and mental strain.

Now to get my back in shape.  It is my next goal.