Yesterday, as you'll know from my blog, I did my workout DVD (30 Day Shred, my trusty favourite) for the first time in a long time - in fact the first exercise I've done in about 3 weeks!
Today I had a course on Investor Relations and Financial Markets at work (contrary to what you'd think it was actually rather interesting). As a result I'd be on the course and unavailable 9-430, therefore I did some work on the train in and got into the office half hour early.
As is typical with most of us these days in the working world any lunch or tea 'breaks' were spent back at my desk doing work.
Knowing I had to be in early must have been playing on my mind as I just could not sleep last night. You know those situations where you wake up every half hour and on the hour? So much fun!
This morning as a result I awoke shattered and in turn super achey from my exercise attempt on Sunday.
Throughout the day my muscles, in particular my quads (thighs) have got tighter and more sore, to the extent as I walk it feels like my legs might burst!
I'm cranky, tired, have had no fresh air all day and am super sore.
Add to that brain melt from all-day training and I'm not in the best of places for this evening.
Nope I'm not already talking about doing my workout.
Oh no I'm talking about the long phonecall I have this evening with my fiancé and our mortgage broker. We're going to be talking losing your job, getting injured and dying. Well, moreso critical illness cover, lifetime protection and the like.
I did thankfully leave work 15-20 mins 'early' today so am now on the commute home.
Right now I'm really not keen on doing any form of exercise when I arrive home.
Of course, as a result, I am now starting to feel guilty and to be honest a bit of a failure, for on the second day only thinking of not doing the workout.
Am I being lazy and a failure? Or am I being sensible letting my muscle repair and recognising I am exhausted?
Help! Please answer!
I either need reassurance I'm okay and doing what's best, or if not a virtual kick up the a*se to get myself in gear.
Please do tell me what one... You've got about 30 minutes before I crash on the sofa and eat my dinner (healthy of course !)
Oh and not wanting to sway your judgement or anything but I thought you should know:
At breakfast at the course there were freshly baked croissants and biscuits.
I had my light yoghurt and a low fat cereal bar
I drank over 1.5 litres of water.
Not tons of the coffee and tea in the training.
At lunch they'd ordered in Pret sandwiches, crisps, juice and biscuits/cakes/sweet treats.
I went to my desk to check work emails and ate my homemade salad.
In the afternoon the temptations remained.
I snacked on my mango chunks and then some low fat crisps when downstairs.
So? What should I do?
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