Once December rolled in with a heavy sigh and not so pleasant things to look forward to, I put my entire workout routine on the back burner.  I knew I'd eat too much and would spend more time in the company of others than I normally do, so, perhaps in an attempt to provide an alibi before the fact, I set aside my exercise and focused on surviving the horrodays.

Well, I didn't gain but a few pounds and spent more time being busy than I did visiting or partying.

But I had also become too stressed and too tired to be constructive in my workout.

To the contrary, I had reached a state of stress and fatigue that made working out dangerous and counterproductive.

Now that it's February and I've had time to recover, I think it's time to get serious about this.  In fact, I'm seriously looking at personal trainers right now.  I think I'd like some guidance on how best to achieve my goals.

I think one of the reasons I quit so easily was because I had become frustrated with the minimal results I felt I was seeing.

Now I think I'd be more challenged and focused by knowing I was following a proven approach to achieving my goals.

I just keep kicking myself in the ass for caving to my own cheap excuses.