It's been 2-3 weeks since I've run or done any type of real exercise. I'm so ashamed. I was ready to go running at the harbor this past weekend, but something happened to me that necessitated a visit to urgent care Saturday morning. So I may be out for another few days.
In lieu of anything physical, I have not been eating ravenously like I have been. haha I've been cutting back on everything, no sweets (although I did have one cupcake on Joel's bday last Wednesday and 4 mini-cupcakes for taste-test purposes for my cousin's bridal shower on Saturday) or unnecessary food intake. Just what I need to get by.
I need to find a balance of work, freelance/personal projects, sleep, family time and exercising. Lately, I've been putting more effort into one or two of those areas and snubbing the rest. Family time is never lacking... but exercise is the easiest one to ignore. Last week, I had a freelance project that I stayed up til' 5 am every other night to work on, so I sacrificed sleep and exercise to get it done. I'm sure my lack of sleep contributed to my ailments - lack of sleep compromises the immune system, so my body wasn't able to fight the symptoms of my medical issues.
P.S. My knees are back to normal. They started feeling better after a few days.
It sounds like you're trying to juggle too many things! It's definitely easy to neglect exercise when you have too many other things to do/worry about. But you have to make time for you! I hope you feel physically better soon and are able to get more sleep. It's great you've been watching what you eat. I seem to be hungrier on the days I run, which stinks. I've been making it a point to bring fruit to work to snack on instead of reaching for something bad.
ReplyDeleteI hope you're able to get a run in tonight! Once you have any kind of hiatus from exercise, it's easy to keep letting it slide and it becomes so hard to get back into a routine. I'm just taking it one day at a time and not trying to think too much about the next run. So far it's working and that's what matters!
You're too quick to comment! You commented before I had the chance to edit it to add a picture! :)