A Healthy Lifestyle

When I arrived here at the Forward Edge in December I immediately embarked on a health regimen the likes of which my body had never seen.

I ate well. I worked out every day. I got my 2 mile time down to 13:15 and my 10K time under 45--both pretty good times for me, especially at elevation.

And after doing all that for a month, my body rewarded me by becoming gravely ill, and vacillating between various levels of sickness for nearly the last 5 weeks. After coming back too quickly--I ran twice during week 2, and it set me back at least 10 days with the cold--I have ceased working out entirely. My newfound responsibility at the office further enables the sedentary lifestyle, as 12-15 hour days at the office are the norm.

I loved all the running, too. Loved it. Which leaves me at something of a loss--without violating General Order #1, what can I do each day to bring the pleasure that I got from running 4-6 mile? Lacking other options, I've more or less settled on eating.

I don't go crazy or anything...but I usually drink a soda w/ lunch and dinner. I don't always hit the salad bar. If the fish looks fishy and there aren't other tasty looking options, I won't hesitate to hit up the chicken tenders or a grilled cheese sandwich. Vegetables still figure prominently into the diet, and I still drink about 5-6 liters of water each day, but I've definitely taken a step back on the healthy eating front.

To summarize: I'm making up for not working out by eating worse than I was before I stopped working out. Makes perfect sense, doesn't it? Yeah, that's what I think too. Sigh...

I look forward to being healthy soon (fingers crossed) and resuming a regular running schedule. We'll see how it all goes. For now I will find sollace that no matter how little I run, it's still probably more than the Air Force...