Monday Wrap Up: Taper Worm and Other Affllictions

The taper is in full force, which I know because all sorts of problems and complications are presenting themselves. First and foremost is the insatiable hunger, or Taper Worm, of which I'm acutely aware considering my participation in the Social Diet. Friday I had two dinners, each made complete with its own dessert. In the spirit of the Social Diet, I'm trying at least to feed the Taper Worm with good-for-me foods, but yesterday when I was in Whole Foods buying fruit and yogurt, I walked out with some sea salted chocolate caramels as well. The heart wants what it wants.

In addition to the traditional hunger associated with the taper, I'm also suffering from random ailments. During yesterday's run, I had a bloody nose for 5 full miles. Not just a little blood either; my gloves and the front of my shirt were covered in blood spatter, straight out of CSI. At this rate, I'll probably acquire a case of gangrene by Thursday. Unless eating is a cure for that, in which case, I'm safe.

Something that hasn't been bothering me of late is my psoas, though I can't say that's a result of the standing desk. My commitment has been halfhearted at best. That said, I haven't experienced the sharp pain I first described in quite some time, though the psoas and general hip area are still spots I "notice" from time to time. So naturally instead of being proactive and taking steps to prevent it from creeping up again, I'll go back to doing exactly what it was I was doing before, but lazier: instead of deconstructing my standing desk, now mostly I complain about how the phone is difficult to reach from its perch when I'm sitting.

Number of Miles Run Last Week: 41. Yesterday's "long" run was just 16 miles, and while I was pretty tired throughout (possibly from the blood loss), I really focused on attacking the hills in preparation for my upcoming assault on Newton. It's finally spring-like here, so I'm looking forward to the next two weeks of easy miles just to be outside.

Number of Beers Consumed Last Week: 0. They say it takes 21 days to form a habit. I've been sober for 22. I hope and expect this won't be a difficult habit to break when the time comes.

Types of Beers Consumed Last Week: n/a.