Guess what, guys.
I’M BAAA-AAAACK! 
Feeling so much better this morning!!! It took support team talks, your lovely comments, and LOTS of The Real World + The Real World after show (I can not believe my affinity for MTV shows lately) to get me pumped up for recovery again. At least I know the recipe for a bad day now, right? 
So, I’m thinking since we’re rollin’ two themes deep today, I’m going to feature one this morning with breakfast (Wednesday’s), and one with lunch (today’s). Capiche?
We’ll do a breakfast review first.
Pretty much the same bowl of oats as yesterday, but I was camera-happy this morning.
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OK pretend it’s Wednesday real quick…
Today’s theme is
Fitness!I was reading an article in SELF Magazine the other night, and one of the things it covered was the importance of rest days. I knew immediately this was something I wanted to share on the blog. We all know it, but it’s definitely something I know I need to constantly remind myself of, and perhaps you do, too???
I think one thing a lot of us forget is that we need a mental break from exercise as much as we need to rest physically. Apparently, you can really start to lose motivation if you don’t give your brain a break from gymming it (or wherever it is you work out). Plus, the article states that in a study, those who were worn out mentally stopped exercising 15% earlier than people whose minds were rested.
If you struggle with taking rest days (I know I tend to have a war going on in my head when I take more than one day a week off – stupid!), this tidbit I found in an article on Runner’s World might help:
Years of research disprove the notion that a day off wrecks fitness; in fact, the opposite is true. Little detraining—the loss of fitness and performance that occurs when you stop working out—happens until you take off more than two weeks. When it follows difficult bouts of work, rest lets your body adapt to the work and improve.
Dude, how good is that to know?! I don’t know about you, but that seriously puts my mind at ease.
How do you feel about rest days? Do you feel guilty for missing workouts? Do you have any tips or tricks that help you embrace rest days?
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Alright, guys. Today shall be productive! I think I’m going to push my gym date to the evening so that I can focus on knocking some stuff out today.
Theme# 2 coming with lunch! Holler.
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