Last week, I wrote about my lack of motivation. Well, over the weekend, I tried to get back in the swim of things, literally.

Saturday evening, I returned to the pool at the Cross Island YMCA for the first time in about six weeks. I managed to swim about 20 laps, but it wasn't pretty. Boy, was I rusty! I was sputtering terribly for about the first 15 minutes or so. After that, I began to breathe normally again.

I definitely felt better afterward and I slept pretty well. Now, I just have to keep it up. What do you do to keep yourself on the exercise trail? Let me know. I need all the help I can get.

-- Amanda Barrett, amNY.com