Done jeopardizing my health

The last month at the Times has been nuts! My schedule is crazy hectic and by the time I get home at the end of the day I'm mentally and physically exhausted.

I don't want to think about healthy foods to eat the next day or getting my booty on the treadmill. I just want to relax and sleep.

And this is exactly how I got into trouble my first year in Laredo. As a rookie reporter, I worked long hours, stopped running daily (a habit I had picked up my last year in college) and ate nothing but fast food. I gained 60 pounds in 2005, and eventually climbed my way up to 276. I can't let that happen again, especially after I've worked so hard to LOSE 60 pounds this year. But that's exactly the road I'm headed down now. I haven't worked out at all in three weeks and I've been eating nothing but fast food.

That ends now. I love my job, but I can't let it continue jeopardize my health. I have to learn to balance the two. So, my plan is to stop at the grocery store tonight to buy primal foods that are easy to make and take with me to work. I also plan to get my booty to CrossFit tomorrow, even if it kills me. I can't even remember the last time I went. And you know what that means? I am going to be SORE!

It's all good, though. My health is important. I want to be off these darn blood pressure pills. And let's not forget the fact that I still have clothes in my closet that need to be worn.