Sickie sick sick

Harrumph.

So last night I forced myself to go to the Fit Centre, even though I felt like crap. It was day one, after all... and you can't bail on day one. I also foolishly told myself that working out would make me feel better. Umm... no.

I woke up this morning with the worst sore throat of my life... and I've had strep throat like, 1000 times. Well now we're at 1001 times. Luckily, I know penicillin kicks in quickly (because I've had strep throat the aforementioned 1000 times)... so the pain should be over in the next day or so.

Still... really bummed. And really sick of daytime TV already. If I see ONE MORE TRAILER for that awful-looking "Dear John" movie, I swear...

Anyway... the only good thing to come out of this is that it is excruciatingly painful to swallow... which means I'm shying away from eating. Maybe I can make a dent in that 3.6 pound weight gain after all ;) Except that cold, delicious ice cream REALLY helps my throat. Just kidding, Lorilee.

So I won't be in the gym for a few days... and then, I'm off to Vegas on Thursday (I know, my timing for falling ill couldn't be better)... so my next weigh-in on Monday could be interesting. I may be considerably lighter (seeing how I'm not eating as much, and apparently you can't consume alcohol when you're on penicillin... oh wait, you're not supposed to have it on our diet plan either... oops)... OR... I may be considerably heavier, after hitting the buffet hard after starving for four freakin' days!!!! ;)

Hopefully the latter doesn't happen, because I know I will have a little Lorilee on my shoulder the whole time as I wander those buffet tables... "put down that bread!"... "pizza's not on the plan!"... "sugar goes straight to your a$$!"... "alcohol stops fat-burning for 4-5 days!"... etc. etc. :) Sorry to tease, Lorilee... but see, it shows I've been paying attention to your friendly reminders!!! :)

So in closing, I will be MIA on the blog for a few days. But don't miss Kamloops Fit Centre on tomorrow's Midday Show! I'll still be off sick, but the lovely and talented Kylie Stanton will be filling in for me. The gals from the Fit Centre are on Midday every second Wednesday... updating our Biggest Loser/10-Pound Challenge contests and talking about different fitness and nutrition topics... so check it out!!