And months later...

I'm trying.

So, to make a long story short---Hawaii, wedding, Puerto Rico= sprained ankle, fell down stairs, work work work work work, thrown out back, travel, sick, work, sick.

OK so life interfered. There is a lot going on for me right now. My partner and I are trying to get pregnant- which involves a lot of doctors appointments, and I've had an ankle and a back injury which had me down hard. Then, I caught the respiratory crud.

So, I set a goal. I was doing a lot of Leslie Sansone Walk At Home DVD's. And I was getting really bored with them- because no matter how enthusiastic she is, in her shorter ones, I don't break a sweat and the longer ones ---well, there is only so much walking you can do in your own living room.

Thus, my goal was to be back in the gym by 12/2. And I did it- On Friday, Dec. 2, I went back to the Y, I jumped on an expresso bike and I did, what for me, was an easy workout. The "campus loop" route, which was about 4 miles and then another 2 miles. So, a quick 6 mile workout. I was out of shape. My mile was about 5 minutes---super slow for me, and I was dripping sweat when I was done.

I was all set to head back on the following Monday, after my dear friend and trainer gave me some structure to follow. However, in the midst of tree-decorating on Saturday, I felt like hell and succombed to some creeping respiratory crud that everyone has (literally, everyone--entire Urgent Care Waiting room + doctor), a few days later, I headed to my real doctor as well. Of course, my respiratory infection had triggered my asthma UGH. In any case, I finally felt well enough on Saturday and did an at home walk with my mom for about 30 minutes, and then today, finally, again, was able to get back to the gym, where I did a 30 minute ride on a recumbent bike (I didn't want to trigger my coughing badly). So, today's mile was 6.5 miles and down to 4:50mile and felt pretty good.

In any case, I'm trying to get back to this fat and fit thing. I really really fell off the fitness wagon and that makes me miserable. So, here's to trying again!