In The Meantime

Hey Fitness Buddies!

So I did my first run after our vacation to the Bahamas on Monday and guess what? I can still run for over 30 minutes without feeling winded or my lungs burning! What does this mean? That while your cardiovascular conditioning does revert really fast when you stop exercising (i.e. you quickly lose your cardio endurance) it takes longer than a week or two- this is great news.

It's really great because this is helping me to keep going this week. I plan to start another training program next week (one that is more manageable for a mom) but I wanted to easy my way back into normal living this week. So while I'm getting back into the swing of work and household chores, I'm still doing exercise on my own schedule. I went to the gym on Monday and today I'm planning to workout on my neighbour's treadmill while she watches my son (knowing your neighbours and having awesome ones is one of life's greatest gifts). The trade off is taking her with me to Walmart for groceries (which we both need anyway).

My throat is not liking this cold, dry weather at all (at least I hope this is what's bothering it). I was fine in the Bahamas, and my throat isn't getting worse, just not getting much better either. It's like having a mild sore throat that seems to get dry easily. I'm sure I'm just not drinking enough water (got up to almost 6 cups yesterday). My goal is 2 litres on exercise days by next week (minimum of 1 litre on non-exercise days). It's tough sometimes.

Anyway, just wanted to share quickly before my son and I have our morning nap (he decided to get up at 6:00 am). Then I will run, then shower and off to Walmart (a quick lunch somewhere in there).

To anyone who has taken time off (work, exercising, whatever). Please try to get back into things as quickly as you can. If you feel like working out, DO IT. Take it from me, when you let yourself be lazy for too long you will lose the feeling of wanting to workout and then you have to force yourself back into it (much, much harder to do).

Good luck and be healthy!

Post Vacation

Just got back from the Bahamas and I have to say I'm not feeling the home routine yet. It's hard because it's still winter and I decided to sleep in this morning instead of getting up. I had thought to go for a run on my neighbour's treadmill but instead surfed the Internet while my son and husband napped. Now I'm feeling sleepy again. I'm going to really try to run tomorrow. 

I'm happy to report no major weight gain while I vacation even though I was a little constipated (might be too much info I realize). No snacking either but I did have a daiquiri everyday and wine and beer so I assumed there would be some weight gain. Didn't eat a ton while travelling to the Bahamas though so maybe that had something to do with it. 

My left calf ended up feeling cramped the last day which was weird. I am wondering if it was dehydration (was not consuming as much water as usual) but I'm not sure. When I was training for a half marathon in 2010 I kept cramping in my side and finally realized after 2-3 weeks that it was due to dehydration (felt fine otherwise but when I started drinking water after work the cramping went away). 

The last couple of days I've been feeling hungrier and I have no idea why that is. Maybe I've been having too many carbs and while filling at the time maybe it just isn't long lasting. 

The vacation was excellent. Usually I feel sleepy when we are on vacation but this time I was actually energized. Maybe it was all the sunshine and the warmth without humidity. I have to say it was great and I wish we could have stayed longer. 

So now I'm back to reality and will be hopefully starting another exercise program this week. I'll let you know and start letting you know how it's going when I do!

Find the sun and re-energize if you can!