I ended up taking a rest day yesterday. I could have cross trained but I opted to rest up instead.
I mentioned yesterday that my run went OK on Monday. That pretty much sums it. There wasn’t any pain, I didn’t hurt, but something just didn’t feel right.
I have decided to slow my training down a bit. I am going to go to running 2 days a week with cross training or rest the other days.
I ran yesterday so now I will start cross train until Saturday, when I will again attempt some sort of intervals of running/walking and we will see how that goes.
Last week I hit 4 days and felt fine, but yesterday just felt off. Don’t ask my how, or why, I can’t actually describe it to anyone but I know my body well enough at this point to know that I need to back off a little. A couple extra days isn’t worth actually re-injuring myself if something is wrong.
Of course, I could be completely wrong but I am just not really willing to take that risk at this point.
So what do I do? I keep my chin up, my spirits up, and keep moving forward.
I only can do what I can do at this point and if I feel like my body is telling me to slow down then that is what I am going to do. If I have learned anything during this it is that there are so many other great workouts I can get in and I am going to focus on them a bit more over the next few weeks.
I spent most of the day hanging out with the husband and taking him to the dentist. I know, real exciting.
We did put together a dinner of leftovers.
I give you my husband’s dinner vs. my dinner.
I have mentioned on here before about how picky of an eater my husband is. It is really hard to cook and help him get his veggies in each day.
I have learned to stop trying to make one meal for both of. The best idea now is to make something similar, but add variations so I can get more of the wholesome foods that I need and he can eat certain parts of it.
I am slowly learning how to make this work. It only took 8 years.
Around 8:00 pm I really considered going to the gym but I said no and told myself just to listen to my body.
I know who is the girl who actually does what he is supposed to do!?
Have you ever just felt like something was off in your body?
Do you and your family eat the same things? Tell me I am not the only one with a crazy picky eater!
It’s really great that you are able to recognize little signs when your body is telling you to rest up! You are probably mentally used to handling so much training and miles, but now that you are coming back from an injury it could just be your body telling you to slow down. I am more of a picky eater than my husband, but I have also gotten him to start eating more veggies. Before we lived together he never ate any veggies and now we eat them at every meal (and he no longer complains about it!)
I am still working really hard to get my husband to eat more veggies! He just won’t even try them so I have found soups and such are the best because I can “sneak” them in there and he will never know 🙂
I have bailed on runs/adjusted training plans several times because “something” just wasn’t right. Or I could tell that by the end of the training cycle I was going to hit the start line with an issue of some sort. Somehow, some people, just know when things are off. The few that stop, listen, and adjust are lucky!
Thank goodness there are no picky eaters in my house, and that’s saying something with a 2 1/2 year old! All 3 of us are very adventurous eaters who try new things all the time! Since I love to cook and think I’m a pretty darn good home chef this makes me very happy!
Good job slowing down, and hang in there!
Glad to know that I am not the only one! It is so hard to explain but no matter if it is something or not is not worth taking the risk at this point! 🙂
That is pretty good with a 2 1/2 year old to have NO picky eaters!! 🙂
I really did get a feeling yesterday in your post, which is why I called it out in my comment. SO proud of you for listening and slowing down. To twist one of those ‘thinspo’ sayings, “No run is as good as being truly healthy feels.”
We have *always* been a one-meal family. Back to when my wife and I were just living together, and since the kids were eating real food. My wife has an incredibly sensitive system, whereas I am pretty much a human garbage disposal. As a result I have to temper the spiciness of my cooking and also many of the ingredients.
The kids are somewhere in between, but definitely share their mother’s ‘texture issues’ – so when I made something with black beans, fire-roasted diced tomatoes and added too much ground flax-seed, they loved the taste but couldn’t handle the texture.
I have to say I am texture person too – that is why I have never been able to enjoy cottage cheese. It just isn’t for me!
Thanks – you were right but it was a little too early for me to tell! It isn’t worth the risk even if I have no idea what it is at this point! We will just have to wait and see!
Your hubby’s plate looks a lot like mine. I make a decadent dinner and all he puts on it is the meat and pasta/rice. I do refuse (at this point) to make two different meals for all of us or tell him to make his own supper!
Haha love it! yes I try not to make two entirely different meals, but I make something that he will eat SOME of and then I will eat it all 🙂 One of these days I am going to convert him, probably not but I won’t stop trying!
There have been days I felt “off” and ran anyway, I always ended up regretting it. I have found since I started running I am better at listening to my body, more in tune to what it’s telling me, and it sounds to me like you are too.
No picky eaters in our house, we’re pretty adventurous with our foods. I’m not sure how I became an adventurous eater because growing up our meals were always very simple and on the bland side.
Yes I am FINALLY learning that lesson after my body made me learn the hard way! 🙂 Glad to hear that I am not the only one!
And once I again I am reminded why some people are thin and can run really fast where as I am not and can barely make it around the block at this point….your hubby may die if he or any one really knew the sugar overload that has been taking place inside our house.
Haha you have no idea how much sugar my husband eats! He isn’t known as the candy man for no reason!
We have had quite the sugar load inside our house as well – I’ve had to separate myself from it several times! 🙂
Oh my goodness, yes, all the time 🙂 It’s frustrating sometimes, but like you said, keep your head up and keep on keepin’ on!
Thanks Sarah! 🙂 Yep that’s what I am trying to do!
My husband is a pretty good eater and back when we started dating I told him that I would make him food – as long as he ate it how I served it! My mom was always really big on everyone eats the same thing for dinner – no special exceptions – and I guess that has really rubbed off on me!
I should have started this as well when we first started dating, oops! I guess at least as long as I figure out how to make it work 🙂
I have those moments of feeling off. When I push through that, I usually end up getting injured. Kudos for listening to your body and restricting yourself.
Thank you! 🙂 I am learning things – slowly but surely!