A day off without a workout!

[LauraMax]

Well, I spent the better part of the day w/a plumber & carpenter yesterday (a leak in the kitchen ceiling from the tub--now I have two ugly holes in my kitchen ceiling & threw lots of water down the drain--pun intended! }( ). Plumber got there at 8:30 am. Never had a chance to work out.

I was thinking about it & I cannot remember the last day off I had without exercise! It felt really strange. Everyone was gone by about 3:00 & I kept having this odd feeling that I was missing something but couldn't quite put my finger on what. I realized before I went to bed my day just felt incomplete without at least an hour of exercise.

I don't feel this way on days I work, but if I'm off I feel obligated to get at least an hour in. And either my body, my subconscious, or both were not happy with the rest of me.

 

[SRP]

Well, I'm glad you survived it! I'm living proof that it can be done... though whether I'll retain my sanity remains to be seen....

 

[crazystepr]

>I don't feel this way on days I work, but if I'm off I feel
>obligated to get at least an hour in.

Laura, I'm the same way. On workdays, I'm so busy that if I don't get a workout in, I can usually grin and bear it. But on days off, I feel so guilty if I don't get a workout (if not an extra long workout) in because I have the time.

What's cool, though is that you mentioned how you couldn't even pinpoint what made you feel "off" yesterday until bedtime. That's great--it means you needed that break. Usually I spend the whole day obsessing over when I'll workout and feeling guilty for every minute that goes by that I'm not sweating my butt off.

Allison

 

[Clarissa]

I completely understand. I find it to be, honestly, quite challenging to have a day off, whether or not I am busy...glad you survived it!! I am a bit more tantrumous about it. haha!
Clarissa