Weekends Suck
Weekends are incredibly difficult for me on this road to getting healthy. I'm so used to sleeping in until noon and sitting on the couch watching sports. In the past year, I never really thought much of drinking my Friday and Saturday nights away at all. This year though...it's not exactly easy to wake up the next day to eat breakfast, go for a walk and hit the gym later in the day.
I did reward myself this weekend though. I decided I have earned myself a weekend off from the gym as I went Monday through Friday. On top of that, my ankle injury has recently flared up and I have a sore hamstring. I don't mean to whine on here but I think I deserved a weekend of moderate rest. I may have taken that a little bit for granted though!
Saturday night was just a little too much fun if you know what I mean. It was K-Rock Adult Night out as Kinosoo Ridge and I was presented with a bottle of tequila in a fine gesture...knowing that mixing alcohol with sugar-ridden drinks is not really the goal of being healthy, I just drank the stuff straight. A lot of it. Kind of an ironic and hypocritical statement, I know but it leads to a funny story. The night ended up with my supper on the floor and me losing my cell phone. I was supposed to meet my mom in Lloydminster for dinner the next day but I had no phone to make plans. I ended up calling on a pay phone and setting up a time and place but I misheard and ended up sitting at the wrong restaurant for an hour so I munched on their brunch buffet. I was proud for only drinking water and having some salad while my parents worried if I made it from Cold Lake to Lloydminster.
Point is...I lose every ounce of routine that I establish during the week. I have trouble waking up and kickstarting my metabolism with breakfast. I have trouble not ordering a pizza or munching on some chips as I watch sports.
Over the weekend, I seemed to develop a terrible cold as well. I'll admit, I didn't make it to the gym today or yesterday but I went sick a few weeks ago and figured it was best that I just rest this cold away. I have a sore throat, I've lost my voice and my nose is like Niagra Falls. This is another roadblock because, in the past, I have struggled with going back to the gym after a cold or something similar knocked me off the track. I NEED to get back in the gym as soon as my immune system does its job. This whole thing is actually getting kind of discouraging...
I did reward myself this weekend though. I decided I have earned myself a weekend off from the gym as I went Monday through Friday. On top of that, my ankle injury has recently flared up and I have a sore hamstring. I don't mean to whine on here but I think I deserved a weekend of moderate rest. I may have taken that a little bit for granted though!
Saturday night was just a little too much fun if you know what I mean. It was K-Rock Adult Night out as Kinosoo Ridge and I was presented with a bottle of tequila in a fine gesture...knowing that mixing alcohol with sugar-ridden drinks is not really the goal of being healthy, I just drank the stuff straight. A lot of it. Kind of an ironic and hypocritical statement, I know but it leads to a funny story. The night ended up with my supper on the floor and me losing my cell phone. I was supposed to meet my mom in Lloydminster for dinner the next day but I had no phone to make plans. I ended up calling on a pay phone and setting up a time and place but I misheard and ended up sitting at the wrong restaurant for an hour so I munched on their brunch buffet. I was proud for only drinking water and having some salad while my parents worried if I made it from Cold Lake to Lloydminster.
Point is...I lose every ounce of routine that I establish during the week. I have trouble waking up and kickstarting my metabolism with breakfast. I have trouble not ordering a pizza or munching on some chips as I watch sports.
Over the weekend, I seemed to develop a terrible cold as well. I'll admit, I didn't make it to the gym today or yesterday but I went sick a few weeks ago and figured it was best that I just rest this cold away. I have a sore throat, I've lost my voice and my nose is like Niagra Falls. This is another roadblock because, in the past, I have struggled with going back to the gym after a cold or something similar knocked me off the track. I NEED to get back in the gym as soon as my immune system does its job. This whole thing is actually getting kind of discouraging...
1 comment:
I have the exact same problem when it comes to weekends. It is so hard not to tell yourself you deserve the weekend off, then come Monday morning you're feeling so guilty over the whole thing. It's definitely tough finding a way to keep some remenance of your former self, while trying to find your new self. Hey, at least you didn't disguist that supper hahaha I kid! Best of luck to you Trav, I look forward to reading about your adventures
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