Getting sick can really throw a person off their game...

Sorry I haven't been on here since I first got this thing started.  I was so darn pumped up about this whole blogging thing, and whats the first thing I do?  Slack off!  Go figure.  Well, I do have an honest excuse.  I had Strep Throat.  Like, seriously, unless you work with children, how often do 30 year olds get strep!? I don't think I've had it since High School.

This stuff really kicks your ass.  For 5 solid days, I ran over 101 degree temp, couldn't really eat, move, or talk, let alone blog.  You would think typing on a laptop in bed would be the only thing I could do, but seriously, I couldn't make a coherent sentence to save my life.

See, I'm a freak, and my normal body temp runs 2 degrees below the average.  So, a 101 degree temp for normal people sucks, but isn't mind-erasing.  However, since I run 2 degrees below normal, I was basically running a 103 degree temp for 5 solid days.  Yeah.  It sucked.

Anyhow, I'm alive.  No more excuses.  On a good note, due to the strep throat and the lack of any movement of any kind and lack of any solid food for several days, I did drop 4 pounds! So, I'm at 9 lbs lost in 5 weeks.  Nothing extraordinary, but its still progress :)  Yay!!!  How's that for a silver lining?

Now, I'm starting to feel normal, except for random coughing fits that keep me up at night, and a sexy smokeresque voice that will not seem to go away.  However, I think its time to get back into the swing of things.  I no longer have an excuse to eat ice cream and cereal all day, and again have to return to my protein shakes, salad, and grilled chicken dinners.  Alas...

Yesterday, Joe told me that it was time to get back to it, so we went for a 2.2 mile walk.  Since it was only like 76 degrees outside, it didn't feel too horrible except for the giant mountain-like hill we have decided to climb as a part of this route.  Let me tell you, climbing a Lawrence "mountain" sucks, but climbing a Lawrence "mountain" while heavily breathing with a very sore throat sucks more.  However, I survived, and actually felt pretty good once I got home.  Maybe the extra work will burn this crap out of me.

To make me feel much better about stepping back up, Joe was down a pound this morning, which really gave me the motivation to get back on track with this diet thing.

So, I created a graph that I'll update to show the status of this weight loss process. I downloaded it from www.skinnyr.com.

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