Necessary Mutilation

Weight: 218.5 lbs.

I feel like crap. I awoke with what seemed to be a slight cold yesterday, but this progressed to chills, body aches and general misery before the day was out. I tried to hide my symptoms from my colleagues, as our suite had been taken over by flu clinic yesterday, which is when nurses and the top administrator set up shop just outside my door and give flu shots to our clients back to back. And here I was, behind a closed door, feeling fluey. I would have considered going home, but I figured that I was already there and the damage was done. Fortunately there is a sink just outside my office, and I used it liberally throughout the day to wash up between every session etc.

Today I feel a little better except for a terrible sinus type headache. Perhaps I don’t have the flu after all, but simply a cold or a sinus infection or something. In any event, I have a very long, taxing day ahead that includes 9 clients, a meeting with our psychiatrist about another client, and a 5 pm staff meeting. Plus, my friend and colleague had asked if we could go out to dinner together after the meeting. I hope that I last this long, and she may want to rethink this anyway once she gets a look at me!

I did not work out today, with this being a conscious decision given the achiness I feel and the desire to not tax myself even more today. It is only now 6:00 am so I guess that I could have, time wise, but a break is ok too. Tomorrow, if I feel better and haven’t had a relapse from today’s expectations, I do plan to get back in the saddle. I always worry that if I am too lax with myself or grow out of the habit, that I will lose my momentum and this will be the end of my commitment to morning exercise. I just don’t want to test fate in this way.

There is little else to say today considering that the day has yet to begin, and I am still fuzzy headed from fitful and snorkly sleep. Hopefully tomorrow will be an easier and healthier day with exciting and interesting things to discuss here!