Hola amigos! The weekend is over, but that also means we have a new week to live to the fullest about to begin!
Today is my second to last day of break. I’ll go back to the grind this Tuesday, which I’m honestly dreading. After over two weeks of relaxation, I really, really don’t want to have to go back to working hard… but what can you do? I’m just going to focus on making the most of my last day of break and creating a good start to the week.
I was originally planning on today being a very intense ab day… but as you can tell from the title, that didn’t exactly go as planned. First of all, today was a family member’s birthday, so I went out to lunch with them. I ate fairly healthily, but my food didn’t seem to digest for a long while. When I was exercising this afternoon, I just felt bloated and slightly queasy at points. It was an awful feelings, and eventually I felt a bit nauseous (and my back was hurrying quite badly from cleaning a ton). I definitely didn’t want to make myself sick, so I had to stop about 25 minutes in. It was very discouraging, as I really wanted to push myself today; then again, I’m not in this to cause myself to become sick for one workout. That’s not the vibes I’m going for, and I didn’t want to get into all that today. I decided to stop against my own desires, as I likely would’ve continued working out if I hadn’t thought about why I was making the choice to be healthier. My main goal in all of this is to lead a healthier, happier lifestyle; does exercising to the point of being sick make that happen? In my book, no. So today was eye-opening in a new way, a way that I need to remind myself to take a step back sometimes and not push myself too hard.
After that fiasco, I didn’t workout anymore today. I did just finish about half an hour of yoga, which I haven’t done in forever (and it felt amazing). I love how my body and mind feel after I stretch… loose, confident, and content.
I hope tomorrow is a great start to your week and mine. I’ll speak to you later. Today’s a magnificent day to be happy!
My Fitness Revival 