I didn’t even realize that I was doing it until this morning when it occurred to me that I hadn’t actually done a proper workout in several days. I had let a pulled muscle get the best of me while I was letting it heal.
The last few days at my job have been particularly busy, and I had pulled my right calf muscle last week, which was still hurting, but just a little bit over this time.
When I initially pulled it, I had a bad limp and everything, making walking a painful activity, not helped by the fact that my job requires me to be on my feet for an average of 10 hours a day.
It only healed completely this past Wednesday, but my job was so busy that by the time I was home for the day, I was just too exhausted to even think about doing my daily workouts.
It didn’t occur to me until this morning that I hadn’t worked out, and I got so stressed about that, not helped by the fact that I’m already a generally anxious person, that I ended up going out and getting fast food on my way home from church. Unfortunately I’m a stress eater sometimes.
I didn’t even think about it. When I was stuffed, I calculated it, and realized I’d just hit my calorie limit for the day. In one meal. At 11am.
I took some time to calm myself down, doing some breathing exercises, and drank some cool water.
When I was ready, and my stomach settled, I went back to one of the things that got my fitness journey started.
Fitness Boxing 2: Rhythm & Exercise.
I just finished a full 38 minute session. I’m exhausted, but I feel better.
Tomorrow I’m going back on my meal plan, and playing this game again, instead of the workout routine, until I can get myself under control again.
I’m not going to forget this day, but I’m not going to stop because of it.
I will admit I got some road rash from this, but I’m back on the wagon again, and it genuinely scares me how easily this happened.
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