I Hate Sinus Infections…

Well this is a rather inauspicious start to the two week throw away the scale challenge.  Despite deftly avoiding my wife’s bacterial infection through a week of no kissing or sharing glasses (not to mention back to back sleeping), I still managed to come down with a sinus infection. 

I hate sinus infections because mine linger.  Often I am stuck for ten days with the joyus of mucus running down my throat (hence a wonderfully painful sore throat).  To make matters worse said mucus is lodging somewhere in my sinus cavity where blowing my nose does nothing to clear up the problem- or even temporarily relieve it.

So I turn to my old friend Mucinex D.  The stuff is amazing.  It must be since you have to present ID, sign a special book, and I think promise your first born child to the pharmacist in order to obtain it.  The same drug that Meth-heads crush up and turn into one of the most addictive and life destroying drugs ever known, also does the most to clear up my horrible sinus infections.  Unfortunately, it also makes you incredibly jumpy.  Inscribed on the box is the foreboding warning that this drug isn’t for those with known heart problems (what about those with unknown heart problems?). 

So, for now my workouts are going to have to weight.  I will stick with my sensible and healthy eating habits, and with my stretching and agility routines.  But the running and the weight-lifting are on hold until this clears up.