Years ago I made a decision that scarred me (mentally). I came down with a cold (no surprise in the midwest) and thought 'Exercise boosts endorphins. That'll help the healing process. I'll push myself & keep working out.' Maybe it was just the way the cold progresses, maybe I did push myself to the point of lowering my immune system; can't say for sure. What I can say for sure is oh-holy-crap did I come down with the worst of deathly ill colds.
We're talking weeks down & out, balance messed up from sinuses, nose running while being plugged at the same time, chest hacking, fevers every other day. The mother load of colds.
So now I'm a big baby. When I get a sniffle, I act like it's that cold again. I try not to move. Am I breathing too heavily just sitting on this couch? Will reaching for that kleenex expend too much energy? How bad is my nose running; let's think this through. Really, I Must save every ounce of energy I can so my precious immune system can kick this cold out of my system. Will Not go through that experience again.
:::hugs::: to the West Coast.
Did I really just write that? I mean, actually document it? There must be a good reason.
My immune system is so beefed up from the 8,309 colds I've had in the last 5 years in the midwest, that when I get a cold in the west coast now, it's a few days of aaahh*choo, sniffle, sniffle, and *poof!* all better! :::knocks on wood, do not jinx this trend!!:::
Ok, chugging emergen-c doesn't hurt, either. I'm not sure if that's another mental thing or if it really works. But if it ain't broke, don't fix it; right?
Two weeks ago I came down with a cold. Even if I'd wanted to, I wouldn't have been able to work out. Symptoms themselves weren't too bad, but the drained feeling from my system fighting the bug made blinking a chore. Several days later and it's gone, but- again, I'm a baby- I'm not going to risk giving this bug a chance to get a 2nd wind. Must be Fully Healed before dieting again. Again, will not push myself into another "Great Cold From Hell" situation.
Today was my testing factor. Being the military family, we're celebrating Thanksgiving a day late. Hubby's on base all today. Awww. That's OK, beat's last year & not having him around at all! We're even having a guest over tomorrow. The 3rd time entertaining in this house. I grew up with the mentality drilled into you that you do not have a guest in a dirty home. You really shouldn't even have family- beyond who already lives there- in a dirty/ messy home. So today I spent 2.5 hours cleaning. Hard-core stuff, too. Got out the mop bucket & filled it with white vinegar (in case you didn't know, white vinegar kills most germs) an wiped down walls & cabinets, vacuumed, wiped everything down, bathrooms, all floors, + about 4 loads of laundry. I survived and don't feel worse for wear. Best get back into my actual workout.
It's terrible now, though. All my motivation disappeared. Saddens my heart on levels I cannot express. I tried to look at some new workout dvd's (xmas list!) to get me motivated and got exhausted just watching the DVDs. Not a good sign.
Plus I have this awesome comfy new bath robe now.
Seriously comfy stuff. I understand the snuggee draw now, but I like having the open flap in the front cause this thing makes 'always cold meg' overheat after about 2 minutes.
I must stress the draw of this bathrobe. It's so comfy that my husband (who walks around in his boxers in the winter) even stole it from me the other night! Check out your local Kohls rack if you're interested; about $30 on sale.
P.S. like my bathroom? I got some neat space saver ideas in here, but that's for another blog. Maybe I'll get motivated and post 2 tonight.
So my options at the end of the day are to push myself to work out, or crawl into this comfy thing and play Plants VS Zombies II on my phone. Oh, and watch a Castle Marathon on TNT. How is that a choice? What is the real motivation to work out?
Don't answer that, I have answered that 100 times in my head (and on this blog).
But I will get motivated! I have to. I don't want to do the work, but my fear of needing physical therapy post a surgery (or childbirth) twice as long as a 'physically fit' person later in life outweighs my desire to be lazy and squishy all my life.
So here we go again. Meg's going to get her game back, get her drive & focus. I just found out I get 2 free Jillian Michaels On Demand DVD's for being a prime member of Amazon! How can I NOT take advantage of free stuff? It would be... un-penny-pinching of me.
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