unhealthy living habits (i'm a week behind already)

this is why i had to quit tae kwon do...and the reason i haven't been to the gym in 4+ months: last week was my 4th consecutive 80-hour week. and for last week, i hit that mark by thursday afternoon. over the summer, it was 2-4 night-time board meetings a week that kept me from the gym.

yea, exactly. that's what could be termed as unhealthy living habits. i ate too much, i relaxed with a beer or two when getting home at 9, and i certainly participated in zero physical activity.

of course, it could be argued that - last week - my
body and mind stayed at elevated levels for all of those days (hopefully speeding up metabolism) and i missed several lunches. so that's good for the end result, right?

but not healthy. mom actually told me to go to a doctor to get a full health check-up, with emphasis on my heart. so i called in sick to work friday, but still fielded media calls all day long. technically working, but it was good to be out of the eye of the storm.

recognizing my need for balance, i went jogging friday evening and could tell it had been a while.

by sunday, after much soul-searching and phone calls to my PR mentors, friends, and family (but not belhelmel; he was too busy wearing a big red nose at the ronald mcdonald house), i decided seeking balance was going to be my only way to stay sane. i did it from january through may of last year, and it was great.

today, i forced my way out of office right at 5 and made it to my gym class right at 5.30. tomorrow will suck terribly, but i intend to make both classes. the first begins at 5.15 which is pushing it for me to make, but i should be able to make the 5.45.

if not, i go jogging.

so no update on weight, inches, or bmi this week because any change would from my non-healthy lifestyle of last week.

(for those curious as the events, just check my local media stations. you could probably even google my name at this point and get some hits. i was even quoted in the atlanta journal-constitution.)