Regression

re·gres·sion
n.
1. Reversion; retrogression.
2. Relapse to a less perfect or developed state.
3. Psychology Reversion to an earlier or less mature pattern of feeling or behavior.
4. Medicine A subsidence of the symptoms or process of a disease.
5. Biology The return of a population to an earlier or less complex physical type in successive generations.
6. Statistics The relationship between the mean value of a random variable and the corresponding values of one or more independent variables.
7. Astronomy Retrograde motion of a celestial body.
8. Geology A relative fall in sea level resulting in deposition of terrestrial strata over marine strata.

I have bolded the ones most pertinent to me. I did not run on Sunday after enjoying a fine meal of wine, caesar salad, a rustic italian fresh loaf, and homemade steak tartare - instead I schlepped around doing a fine job of doing nothing.

So we now have four weeks in a row of less than desirable results after a promising start. I would like to point to the fact that I am more than likely burned out a little from work BUT as my favorite english teacher used to tell me when she was pushing me to excel - EXCUSES DON'T CHANGE THE FACTS.

Based on this regression, I'm revising my plan because of most importance is that I build a solid aerobic base. Of equal (more) importance is that I get control of my nutrition. I'm never going to be one of those obsessive Lance Armstrong weighing everything people (reference the meal above and the title of this blog), but I need to get back to the structure I had when I weighed 14 lbs. less than today.

I have confidence that I can get there.