Wednesday, February 20, 2008

I haven't been to the gym in 3 weeks

But it’s not out of laziness! Hey wipe that knowing look off your face. About three weeks ago I came down with the flu—a really nasty strain that had me bed-ridden for 3 and a half days. I could trudge around the house and stuff, but it was really uncomfortable to do so. I can’t recall that last time I’d ever been that sick. Shivery, achey, chilly, sniffly, phlegmy and whiney (these must be the dwarves that didn’t make it into the movie). Going to the gym was out of the question.

But why for three weeks? Isn’t that just some silly excuse? Oh ye of little faith. My sweety’s brother-in-law had the flu too (his whole family did!) He would stay home for a couple of days, then go back to the store he owned to work. And not just walking around here and there selling things, he would actually make deliveries of extremely heavy mattresses. He got sick all over again, with aches and a fever and everything. So he stayed home a couple more days, then again went back to the store and did the same thing… and he got sick again!

I guess this flu virus is quite tough to fight off, because any strain you put on the body can cause a relapse. No way I want to get that sick again, so I’m taking it easy until I stop coughing up this nasty phlegm. I feel fine, except for this persistent cough. I figure if there’s still phlegm, then there’s still a battle going on inside. No sense in diverting energy away from it to exercise. And if it means I get to play video games during my lunch break instead of lifting weights and running nowhere on an elliptical, then oh well!