Work ate my life - and I ate almost everything else

It amazes me that it's been almost a year since my last post. A lot has happened.

Work ate my life. Yes, sad to say, it just came in and ate me and didn't even burp over the bones. A colleague left for greener pastures and they did not replace him - consequently there have been numerous added hours, sometimes exceeding 80 hours a week!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! This is not good.

A side effect of working more hours is that I don't have time to eat right or to exercise right. So I gained another 10 pounds back last year.

MUST NOT DO THIS. THIS HAS BEEN DECLARED THE "ME TIME OF MY LIFE" - read that corporate America -- ME -- M-E -- It's MY TURN and I WILL NOT let anyone or anything take that away from me!

For Christmas I gave myself a gym membership which included 5 sessions with a trainer. I'm getting back into it. I just take my stuff with me and stop on the way home and spend an hour of ME time. I bought an IPod so that I don't have to listen to the STUPID tv stuff (sports or news - the original reality tv shows). I feel so GOOD after a workout. I was up to almost an hour of cardio stuff (half bike, half ellyptical) and a 20 minute routine in the middle (alternating days strength and ab) and was wedging it into my life 3-5 times a week.

Then I got sick.

This winter's crud is really not nice. I actually spent a weekend in bed - without even LOOKING AT ART BOOKS. I absolutely NEVER lay in bed and do NOTHING. I eat more when I'm sick. Hot stuff to open my head up - tabasco sauce, horseradish so hot it brings tears to my eyes, black pepper on chicken noodle soup. Now my tummy is starting to rebel. It's been two weeks now on antiobiotic and I'm starting to feel human again. I wonder if I can begin working out again? I'm going to try to do a light workout today. We'll see how it goes.