Tuesday, December 3, 2013

Recovering

Have you ever gotten really sick to the point that it affects your workout and life?  That happened to me last week when I developed a major cold and flu.  Since October 1, I've suffered through a series of sinus infections, which have required three different rounds of antibiotics.  As I was coming to the end of this latest round, I started feeling pretty poorly.  I thought that it was my body telling me that a sinus infection was returning, but I discovered that it was something much more serious.  

I took to my bed on Tuesday, November 26 and did not get up until Sunday, December 1.  As a result, I missed Thanksgiving and numerous parties.  What was even worse was that I missed the gym.  I was almost at the end of the month, so I was planning to increase weight amounts and resistance levels on machines, but losing a full week (and more) of progress, will definitely affect my workout going into December.  It is frustrating as I am in my last 15 pounds of weight loss.  I may have even gained some weight last week.  Initially, I had no appetite, but that changed by Thursday.  I was weak and I ate some Thanksgiving meals prepared by my parents and later a few dishes provided by a certain special man in my life.  

I hate being unable to workout.  I couldn't even go outside for a walk because I felt so weak and it was extremely cold out.  While I knew that I was missing working out, I was so weak that my body really did not care.  This was an opportunity for me to truly listen to what my body was saying.  I knew that when I was ready, my body would tell me so.  

I returned to working out by doing a Tae Bo workout yesterday morning.  Because I am still suffering from a lingering cough and a bit of fatigue, I thought it would be better to workout at home.  If I broke into a coughing fit, or needed to sit down, I'd be in my own house.  Luckily, everything went well.  I did a different Tae Bo workout this morning and am now ready to return to the gym.  

I have a doctor's appointment this afternoon and I hope that my Physician Assistant will give me the go ahead to return to the gym.  I felt it was important for me to wait until I hear from her before I resumed my normal activity.  I am probably about 95% right now, but I don't want to do anything that will negatively affect my progress long-term.  

What about you?  What do you do when you get sick?  Do you stop and listen to your body or do you push through it?  


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