Morning! I am blogging early this morning! I actually forgot to set my alarm (awesome) so I didn’t wake up quite early enough to get in a workout. However this might be a good thing since I still need to pack clothes, snacks, etc. for Austin, run an errand, drop the puppy at doggy daycare/the kennel, work, babysit, and stay with family friends tonight before I fly to Austin tomorrow. I’ll throw my food pictures up and then continue this discussion…
Single serve Ben & Jerry's vanilla with strawberry preserves
Last night I got a sweet attack… sometimes you just gotta have some good ice cream 
It was good but honestly, I think I like the non-dairy stuff better now. And then of course when I woke up, I wanted the non-dairy stuff for breakfast so I put coconut milk in my oatmeal to give me the taste of the coconut milk ice cream I am addicted to.
Base: 1/3 cup rolled oats, 2 tbsp Bob's Red Mill 7 grain, 1 cup water; Toppings: 1 tbsp sunflower seed butter, 1 tbsp strawberry preserve, blueberries, 2 tbsp light coconut milk
¡Delicioso!
Okay so let’s back up to the part where I didn’t get to work out this morning. I’ve already take a rest day once this week, Monday, and now again today?? Sometimes, as I have discussed before, I get exercise guilt. Other times, I feel like I truly want a day off exercising and I feel great. However tomorrow I will be flying to Austin and I know I will probably only get 1, maybe 2, quick workouts in at the hotel gym, plus all the walking we do around the city. But on days like today, I always feel restless. What is the point of a rest day when I can’t stop thinking about how I’d rather not be resting and how I’m getting fat again?
Pause. There it is. Fear that I’ll gain mucho weight from 1 week of being off my usual schedule. That is ridiculous. First of all, fat talk is bad, and secondly 1 week will not revert me back to my old ways. (You guys will help make sure that doesn’t happen!!) So I’m trying not to feel so restless today and let my body truly have a day off. I think I might be able to squeeze one in if I finish work at the office early enough, but I am trying not to count on that. If I don’t get it in, no big deal. I will eat normally and not worry about the fact that today I didn’t get on the elliptical and lift a few weights.
Thoughts on this? Does anyone else have trouble accepting a rest day for what it truly is? Interesting note: I just had a typo of “rest” as “reset”… hmmm… maybe this has something to it? I need a day to reset.
I am in a similar predicament…had planned on going on a run this morning but have a scratchy throat/cough so I’m going to own that it’s my right to take a rest day to RESET my batteries
And yes 1 week off a normal schedule can sometimes be good for your body…plus as someone who walks an average of 5 miles a day, walking around and seeing the sights is not something to be overlooked as a form of exercise
when it comes to being sick, I usually always take a rest day. I sometimes feel guilty, but I KNOW that it is better for my body to heal! I hope you’re enjoying your rest day and feeling better soon
true story re: walking. I’m certainly not going to be sitting on a couch eating junk all weekend! why do you walk so much?? work?
Thanks Meredith! I am really big on taking care of my body and not jeopardizing my health so yes today is a rest day.
Why I walk so much is an interesting story…
I am what you would call an atrocious driver…due in part to depth perception issues with my vision that can’t be corrected.
So, after living 3 years in NYC, when I moved back to LA, I was asked at a car dealership if I wanted to take a Prius on a “test drive” and I immediately had a panic attack and 18 months later, am still not driving and loving it!
Because I am a self employed consultant who does most of my work from home, I rely heavily on walking.
I have great understanding friends who always offer to pick me up but prefer to use walking for my errands like grocery shopping, dry cleaning, etc.
And I have definitely seen an increase in my energy level and stamina!