Fitness Savant

As most of you know, I recently was knocked down with a cold which is rare for me. It wasn’t until this past weekend I finally could breathe without coughing or my head exploding, so I am heading back to the gym today. I’ll be honest and tell you my nutrition was spotty at best. I would say I ate ok about 60% of the time with not workouts last week at all. Anyway, I am back on the saddle full time until next Friday when I will have the other half of my mouth surgery. At least with surgery I can plan ahead (unlike catching a cold that takes you by surprise). I will definitely need to shop and prepare ahead because this surgery had me hurting for a lot longer than I had expected last time. The surgery is on Friday morning, and I should be ok to start working out again no later than the following Tuesday.

So, I’m back from the gym. Although I’m tired, I feel so much better for going. I did 2 weight circuits, and during the 2nd circuit I hit a wall. Even if I had wanted to push it, I couldn’t have – I only did what I felt was safe and enough. My nutrition has been spot on so far today, and I project that tonight I will need to make sure I eat. It’s Monday, I’m tired, and I’m sure my only interest will be hitting the couch when I get home.

I have decided I will be taking belly dance classes again. The class I want to take starts in a couple of weeks, and until then they have walk-in belly dance cardio classes I will do. I also am thinking of taking some cardio pole dance classes too. I’m not a fan of cardio, and the way I view it is if I need to do it, then I might as well enjoy what I am doing. Taking these classes lets me learn something new and keep me interested, something that is so very important in keeping with a program. They also get me out of the house to  meet new people, and meetup.com is ahuge place to find people with similar interests. Here are some links to help you think outside the box for fun and fitness:

1. Nazeem Allayl Studios
2. Polewaxers University (I wouldn’t open this link in front of the kids. No nudity, but a bit risqué.) I enjoy it for the upper body strength benefits, my weakest area.
3. Meetup.com I found a group called Kennesaw Dog Walkers that meet each Sunday morning to walk the mountain with their dogs. I’m still trying to figure out if my dog would hate me forever if we go!

Workout schedule this week:

• M & Th – weight circuits
• T, W, F – cardio

I have been knocked down with a heavy cold since last week. It started on Tuesday evening and by Friday afternoon I had to give in. I have been in bed since Friday afternoon, but today I am finally feeling a break in the congestion. I made the stupid mistake of stepping on the scales this morning, and it wasn’t an encouraging sight. I could get mad at myself, get depressed, and all that ensues with the scales going back up, but you know what? I was sick. In bed for 3 days. I drank lots of juice and ate whatever I felt I could because I couldn’t cook. I know that I can get back in the saddle, and so I began again this morning. That’s called a “do-over” folks, and that’s life. Instead of fighting nature, I need to work with it. I don’t think I’m ready for cardio today because I still need to take medicine, but I am able to get my eats back under control.

I have always learned that you should listen to your body, but I also found a helpful link to explain whether you should exercise or not while sick at fitnesshealthzone.com. Should you find yourself feeling under the weather, don’t push yourself. It’s OK, and you can get right back to it when you get well.  I still have several months before the pool opens, and that’s the beauty of a plan and not wanting results like yesterday. I have time on my side!