Day Twenty Three - Undereating

I was wiped out this morning again and my throat was sore. A few hours later I felt fine though. I don't know what the heck kind of bug I have but it apparently attacks at night. Remember how I said I couldn't seem to drink enough liquids the past couple of days? Well, I weighed myself yesterday and I was up to 186 pounds! Then last night I had to get up to use the bathroom 4 or 5 times. I weighed in this morning at 179 pounds. I don't know what that means but it's pretty crazy.

Today I just had some coffee and then some blackberries and a banana for lunch. I'll probably have an apples in the afternoon and then do some heavy bag work before dinner for my exercise. Keeping it light today.

Getting sick has a way of derailing us from our fitness plans, schedules and goals. Our minds as well as our bodies weaken and comfort is our main priority. I don't think anything is wrong with "giving in" for a short period of time. I like to take one day and do whatever it is that will make me the most comfortable, sleep in, eat a pizza, take a hot bath, whatever. My plan is that I take one day to not worry about the sickness interrupting my schedule. One day of total rest is better than three days of semi-rest. Then after that I like to add things in gradually. Like this past weekend I spent 20 minutes at the heavy bag, still woozy from NyQuil, just working on combination forms, barely hitting the bag. I didn't even break a sweat but just moving around made me feel better. So it's better to take the time to rest then push yourself through sick days and end up getting worse and giving up for good.