Judebert

It's not all that bad a cold, but all exercise is hereby curtailed until I no longer require Sudafed to function.

That is all.

Judebert

At least I've managed to keep up with it. I had to run in a light drizzle once, and I even ran on Memorial Day. But I've completed a 5K every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. And I've done strength training on Tuesdays and Thursdays. But I think it's not working too well.

I can't seem to break through my weight loss goal. Of course, the various holiday feasts didn't help much. (And I've really got to watch out for spaghetti!) But my big problem is the weakness.

For instance, yesterday's strength training. I couldn't even complete ten push-ups. I failed after only 6, and they weren't even good. All my scores are low, too, in both yoga and strength. My Wii Fit age fluctuates wildly.

And then there was Monday's run. My daughter Melissa wanted to come with me. I tried to run at her pace, and changed the run/walk down to 60/60 for her; I figured that her 11-year-old body should be up to it, and it wasn't too strenuous for me. After about a mile, she couldn't do it any more, so we switched to 30/30. She managed that pretty well, and I found it easy. (For once, I actually was conversing regularly!) I dropped her off after a mile and a half, and did the remaining distance at 100/60. It was much more difficult than I expected, especially with the relatively easy beginning.

This morning's run was way too hard, too. I did all 5K at 100/60, but I was feeling pretty tired after only half a mile.

All told, I feel like I'm getting weaker. Maybe it's an early indicator that I'm getting sick.

Judebert

Yeah, that book is so wrong.

I've only missed two days. I'm a lot stiffer than usual; it's like I've actually lost flexibility in my yoga exercises. And my legs are obviously not operating at full capacity; I actually reached muscle fatigue on my last lunge and dropped my knee to the floor.

My legs are sore, sore, sore. Walking is very interesting; my feet want to snap forward and bring my legs straight with every step.

I was so tired I actually skipped my 10 minutes of aerobics.

But I lost more than 5 pounds, and my Wii Fit age was 29. I'm below 290 at last!

Judebert

A while back, I asked how sick do you need to be before you should stop exercising? This sick.

On Saturday, I felt energetic, but my stomach felt tight and full, and I had a slight fever. I tried to do my workout (arms and abs), but I could get past the push-ups: I was just sweating and gasping for breath. So I stopped.

I took a nap, then threw up.

I felt much better, until the headaches came on... with ferocity. The fever was making me pretty uncomfortable, too. I got lots of sleep, and failed in my attempts to drink lots of water.

Sunday I ate very little, didn't work out at all, and succeeded in drinking plenty of water. I finished the day with three bowls of won ton soup, which set my tummy grumbling.

Today, Eri refused to let me work out, considering that I didn't have the energy because I hadn't eaten anything yesterday. The Bloodmobile thought I should avoid giving blood for my own safety, too, so I guess maybe she was right.

I'm feeling much better, so tomorrow I intend to get back on the ball. According to one of my friends (who's reading a book about this stuff), I can expect to resume at the same level as long as I've taken less than a week off.