The last couple of weeks of training have been challenging.   Towards to the end of week 3 Allyn’s family came into town.  That week was spent preparing for them and my mom also had surgery that week which made training challenging.  Never the less, I managed to run every other day and got up to go the Saturday training program at the end of week 3 but after that, it was downhill.   Training got put to the side as I visited with his family.  

Week 4 was a complete washout … I was trying to get out of work early most that week so I was working through lunch (hardly eating and not eating correctly) and my evenings were dedicated to spending time with his family.  I think I mentally needed a break from the gym and working out.  However, the eating and drinking which occurred during that time off has taken a toll on my body.  It was not that I necessarily ate bad but the food was different and my schedule got interrupted.   In addition to not exercising or running correctly, I think my body was confused.   I don’t even want to see the week off did the scale so I am avoiding weighting myself for a while.

Yesterday, I return to the gym.  I did a 5.25 mile run and weights.     My goal for this week is to run and do weights every night.   I have to get my body back into workout mode.  The other challenge I am going have this week is that I need to focus on eating correctly.  My stomach is so torn up from an abnormal eating schedule and different food that I have to get back to some normalcy, although I am not sure how I am going to do that, every time I think about food or even attempt to put something in it, I get extremely queasy. 

I think having a week, made me realize that exercising and eating right/healthy is something I need – it is part of what keeps my sanity in check and makes a productive person.  I am starting to question running the marathon…. While it is something I want to do, I am fearful that I mentally and physically complete that distance.