About a year ago, I told you I was starting a new exercise regimen. And that I did! Man did I work out.

Here we are a year later, and I didn’t go to the gym, mostly, for the last 3 months.

So, am I slacker? Well, no. My gout and kidney stones increased to the point that walking became difficult. Very difficult. I missed quite a few productive days to it. And if you can’t walk, you can’t work out very easily.

I now have an appointment with a sleep lab (to see if I’m sleeping properly), an allergist (to see if my environment is trying to kill me more than usual) and I’m on a new regimen of pills.

As soon as I’m better generally, I will be back at the gym regularly, and hopefully looking better. If you see any photos of me from Shmoocon, it looks like I had a backslide with Kirstie Alley over the winter; not the case. I’m just sick.

And knowing you’re sick and being willing to treat it appears to one the major hurdles to overcome.