Yeah. So maybe titling my last “Red or Dead” and then not posting for a few weeks worried those of you out there with a sensitive disposition. Don’t worry, I’m not dead. Or if you were hoping I was, sorry, I’m still alive.

Work commitments, home commitments and various other reasons (none of which were laziness, oh no) have kept me away for a bit, but now we should be back on course. Got some great new features planned for the coming weeks, as well as the return of a few old favourites.

Last night was my first BMF session in a few weeks, and sadly, after finally working up to Red before my break, I dropped back down to Blue last night, to sort of ease myself back into it.  I’ve felt my fitness levels drop considerably during the gap, and this drop in fitness is entirely unrelated to the pizzas and chips I’ve consumed in the meantime. I have poor levels of willpower anyway (recent example: Discussing the pizza I was eating with my girlfriend, only to have her point out that I’d promised to forgo pizzas for that month on my blog. The day before.) and I have slipped a bit, to the extent that I’ve been dreading doing my Monthly Wednesday Weigh in.

But sometimes the best thing you can do when you fall off your horse is get back on, so that’s what I’m doing. Getting back into the fitness I mean, not getting on a horse. I can’t ride, I’d look like Black Beauty’s potato-filled rucksack. As such, last night’s session British Military Fitness felt hard. There was lots of running, lots of press-ups, and far too many sit-ups fir my liking. It really did feel like I was starting again from scratch. Hopefully it’ll get easier much quicker this time. I refuse to be blue – it’s time to start kicking some grass once again.