The Never Ending "Off Season"

After the disappointment of my last race of 2005, I lost my motivation to train. Instead of my usual 4 or five hours a week I started training less and less until I was virtually doing nothing by the end of the year. By the end of January, 2006, I had gained weight and my doctor told me that I had high cholesterol. After my doctor told me this, I decided that it was time to get more serious about my weight and exercise. On February 1, 2006 I weighed 149 pounds, an all time high.