-25: Wednesday, April 7

I know, I know. I have not posted in 13 days (the last day was March 25). I have fallen off the wagon and I would like to blame it on the media haunting me with ads that promote unhealthy lifestyles. Are you buying this one? If not, here is another excuse..cough, cough valid reason for my lackadaisical fitness attitude...the scale. Now, "Dave" told us all to stay off of it and in this case he was right. Once I got down to 131.75 something triggered in my brain telling me it was okay to take a break and a break I took. So now that I am back at 135 (a weight that I can maintain fairly easily) I have to push myself to the limit to get back down and surpass that 131.75 number. Can I do it...yes? Will I do it....umm. yes. How fast will I do it?....umm. I guess by June 30. That's the plan right.

As I type I think about all the hard work I am going to face to find my magazine sculpted body. It's not that I dont want to work hard but I have fallen into the same web that I warn others about...letting external forces control my daily regimens. I have to learn how to balance everything and make myself a priority. Everything will get done eventually, right? I'll graduate with my 4.0, I will meet all work deadlines. Those things will happen. I just have to focus and plan things out. I used my phone's navigation system and had a epiphany. Whenever I drove off coure it bellowed, re-routing, re-routing but eventually it figured out what I was doing (where I was headed) and got me where I needed to go. Even though I may have to change my route (or plans) along the day, I will get where I need to be and get things done that are necessary eventually. A wise (might I say older) spin instructor had a popular phrase that he used often in class. "Just ride" he would say. His spin classes had a tranquil twist to them although there were some hills along the way (literally), which taught me that you must keep things in perspective and relax through it all. All of life doesn't have to be a race but you do need to finish.

Long story short, I will make time for exercise and get back into the Flex attitude that I had when I started this blog. Yes, I thought I would be farther along by now, which has hindered by current process, but hey I got to start somewhere. 30 days to 125.

Today:
B-oatmeal and ice coffee (470 cal) or 9 points (holy smokes)