This week what I learned or reiterated to myself was all about me and it had to do with the fact that I  had 3 rest days instead of one.  Now, this was not by design, more by accidental strategy and reasoning. I keep reminding myself of a few things. so I said to myself ……………………………………………….

Here’s what I had to remind myself

1. I am not as young as I used to be and can’t do the things I used to do in the way I used to do them.  My body complains when I have hard weeks, my knees crunch when I do squats, my cuts don’t heal as fast as they used to and things that used to be easy with no aching afterward are now a little harder.  I’m not Super Woman and need to remember that I need rest days.
2. I am the only one who cares if I look good in a bathing suit this summer.  I must remember to be realistic about my perception of what I can achieve realistically and be good to my body so it keeps working for me not against me with injuries.
3. rest is good.  Rest is needed and rest is sometimes more necessary than it is on other weeks.  I’m very good about listening to what my body is telling me.  if I feel sick, I rest.  If I feel tired I cut back and if I’m hungry I feed my machine.  Since I’ve increased my calories, I feel good about it.  I love food so more always makes me happy and I’m fortunate that I like the stuff that is good for me and can do without the bad stuff pretty easily.
4. This is a marathon, not a sprint so everything in moderation and one day at a time.
5. Get back on track with counting everything!  You are NOT in compliance with a diet if you only write down MOST of what you eat.   I had a semi-shitty week in terms of eating and I had way too much sugar so it’s time to get back on track.