Tails of a 17th Street Geisha

I’m an addict.

I get easily attached to things. Eating, drinking, partying, dancing, f’ing, working… I’m hard wired to latch on to things and I’m totally aware of it. My boss loves my work addiction–I’m here 60-80 hours/week on good weeks (er, bad weeks?) The only time I’ve gotten into trouble is alcohol and I’ve had to quit drinking after a terrible ordeal at my sister’s wedding (4 years June!)  I still swear that these guys slipped roofies in my drank.

ANYWAY… back to my point:

I’ve recently I’ve gotten back into working out like an addict. That’s a good thing, right?  Better than my summer of love… anywho, I have been going daily for the last 3 weeks. Every now and then I’ll go twice in a day.

I’ve had this addiction come in waves. The only thing to break it is injury, illness or travel (and no access to gym… work travel with hotels keep it going)

Right now I’m praying that I don’t repeat my gym addiction mistakes of the past: wearing out my knees running, destroying my wrists with weights, jacking my foot on other cardio…

How can I moderate this? I’m down in the dumps when I’m not working out and I’ve been on a constant  endorphin flow for the last 3 weeks.

I wish I was addicted to NOT eating! Naw, I wonder what I could become addicted to that would actually be healthy?

Addicted to saving money?

Addicted to helping others?

As if those addictions exist!

Tags: addiction, exercise, gym

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