Absence Makes the Heart Fonder?

It's been a few days since I've posted.  What can I say, I guess I'm out of the habit? I just don't have a lot to share about diet and exercise right now. Possibly, because I seem to be making a very determined effort to live a positively unhealthy life right now.  

Last week was one thing. I was tired, and tired is always a bad trigger for me to dive back into old habits.  I let the "I just want to eat what I want to eat" attitude run its course through the weekend and resolved to be better this week. However, Monday came, and I was inexplicably sad.  I'm not sure if it was the weather, or tiredness or thoughts of a friend whose dad had a heart attack the night before. At any rate, I continued to make poor decisions to eat out and snack.  Today I was a bit better, but not much.

I've also been less than diligent in my workouts since I returned from Europe.  Today I actually made it to the gym. It felt unbelievably good, and reminded me why I really do love to workout (I had forgotten this in the last couple of weeks).  I did nine miles on the stationary bike in 35 minutes, which is pretty good for me, and lifted weights.  I love being in the weight room. It makes me feel strong and alive.  

Tomorrow I'm flying to upstate NY for a two-day conference*. I've got my running clothes and even a swim suit packed. I hope to get in at least one solid workout over the two days I'm gone, but two would be better.  

I hope I don't sound mopey.  I'm not.  I've been fully conscious as I have made the decisions to eat poorly and not work out. I have chosen this, I have not been the victim.  However, I do want to start making better decisions and hope that I can get back into my normal routine of making meals, counting calories, recording everything I eat and working out five to six times a week soon.

In the meantime, I officially registered for my triathlon and took my bike (er, my sister's bike that she's letting me borrow) to the shop to get road tires put on.  I'm nervous, but excited about this adventure on May 21!

*Unfortunately, I will not likely be able to blog while I'm gone. I promise to be better next week.