Shrinking Violets Check-in
I slept like a baby last night and woke up feeling better this morning. I was freezing my butt off in this cold weather, but I had enough energy to move. After my quiet time, I bounced on my rebounder. I just started doing a gentle workout in the morning and a challenging Cathe workout in the evening instead of the other way around. This is the second day of this upside down schedule, and I am wondering if I was out of my mind when I planned this. I can tell already that this is definitely not one of my better ideas! I do enjoy sleeping an hour later every morning. My body appreciates the extra sleep. I need to get up at 4:00 a.m. to have enough time for my Bible study, prayer time, Cathe workout, breakfast, and a shower. I was doing great last month until the ice storm hit. I got used to getting up later than usual every morning, going to work late (due to the icy roads), and going to bed later at night. I never got back on track with my sleep schedule and started neglecting my Bible study time and giving my best energy to my morning workout. My fitness journey is a big priority for me, but I do not want to start coasting spiritually. That will definitely backfire on me in the long run. My little run-in with food this week was a wake-up call. Ideally, I thrive when I have time for Bible study and a good workout in the morning. That will require me to discipline myself to get to bed early every night.
My cycle started this afternoon. That explains my PMS food fit and may also explain why I have been feeling blue for 48 hours. I could be withdrawing from cheese and chocolate or missing my morning workouts. I have fasted animal protein in the past for seasons of time and felt great. I do not eat enough chocolate to experience withdrawals, so it is more likely a combination of hormones and withdrawal from my morning endorphin high. Hopefully, I will be able to start getting to sleep early enough to wake up by 4:00 a.m. so I can enjoy my Bible study and my Cathe workout before work. I definitely do not want to start sliding down the slippery slope of depression, which is a concern for me. I pushed myself through Circuit Max tonight. It is amazing what I can do with sheer determination. I had no desire to exercise tonight. I stared at my DVDs and videos and had to talk myself into getting off my butt. I basically went through the motions and did not enjoy it. My body got a good workout, but my heart was just not into it.
Tomorrow is Friday! I am looking forward to the weekend.
Jean, great workout! I love Hardcore Extreme.
Wendy, I am sorry you felt so bad today. I hope you sleep well tonight and feel better in the morning.
Maeghan and Kali, where are you?
Blessings,
Heather B.
“Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a great cloud of witnesses, let us throw off everything that hinders and the sin that so easily entangles, and let us run with perseverance the race marked out for us” (Hebrews 12:1 NIV).
