Remember in my first blog...I referred to something along the lines of "barriers" or "challenges" that people might face on their journey to losing weight? As if my sinus infection from last week wasn't challenge enough...this week...the barriers won :( I ended up having an allergic reaction to the antibiotic I was on for the sinus infection! All over body rash coupled with a general feeling of "not well" for two days. And that was just one barrier...the other was on Friday when both kids were home from school due to a snow day & I was unable to get a work out in that day. Thus, my goal of working out 4-5 days did not pan out. I did work out 3 days so the week was not a complete waste! And I suppose you can say that because I continued to be ill (less sinus related and more allergy related) my appetite had been compromised which evened things out...fewer calories burned and fewer calories consumed! I stayed the same weight.
Barriers are a reality to anything you want to accomplish! You have to make a decision, sometimes on a day to day basis, as to what you are willing to deal with, to what degree you are willing to push yourself, decide what is an excuse and what is a legitimate challenge, and so on. I hope to conquer most of them and have spent time trying to think about possible barriers such that should they arise I'll be prepared to deal with them. However, when something unexpected comes along I'm not going to beat myself up over it. I won't lie, I am irritated that there is a bump in my momentum. It is so much easier to keep the momentum than to start up all over again. I had been looking forward to feeling good again and pushing myself. Now I feel like I'm going into week 4 at the same place I was in week 1. Nonetheless, I'll be getting back in the race and that is what is important!
This week I did cardio 2 days and 1 day of weight lifting. I did a bunch of squats on one of those days that resulted in booty being quite sore for at least 2 days afterwards. Definitely going to do more of those next week! Plan to get back into the gym 4-5 days in week 4.
I did not drink as much water this week and I felt it in terms of being slightly more sluggish on the days before my allergic reaction. All of my portions were smaller than usual because my appetite was off and I was cautious not to overdo it in case the reaction I was experiencing took a turn for the worse. I need to remember to incorporate more protein into my diet and am considering a multivitamin. Taking suggestions and I'll research this to report back next week!
My one regret this week was that I let the weather scare me off from going to work out. Thursday I was suppose to work out at 5:30am. There had been weather reports of rain freezing over night with temps dropping significantly. The wind was also howling so much so that I was sure the roads would have been iced over. I didn't want to attempt going out. Turned out it was just a light dusting of snow on the ground and I could have made it no problem the 1 mile to the recreation center. Unbeknown to me that was my last opportunity of the week to work out before the allergy kicked in & kids had a snow day. Seize the day is the lesson learned here!
I need a good solid healthy week...hoping this is the one!
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