The less fun news is that I'm sick.
I woke up on Friday morning with a mildly sore throat, which, as I went throughout my day, didn't seem too bad, and by the time I woke up on Saturday morning, felt perfectly fine. I chalked it up to the dry air in our house.
Saturday evening (regrettably after my niece's birthday party), I felt tired and achy, and on Sunday I stayed home from church and slept almost straight through till 3:30 p.m. except for a brief dalliance with breakfast in the morning.
Yesterday (Monday) I stayed behind from work and this morning I thought I was well enough to return until I got there and worked for two hours and kept feeling worse and my boss told me to pack it up.
The thing of it is... I'm not sure what allowances should be made for my challenges, most particularly with respect to eating and exercise.
This "feel better, feel worse" oscillation I've been experiencing since Friday means that I've still been managing to keep up on my cardio, at least through yesterday, but I honestly wonder if I'm not contributing to the pattern by doing so. One thing I notice when I'm sick is how much harder even my yoga is-- although the yoga that I do is relatively easy, throw a virus into the mix and you suddenly realize just how much you're doing to your muscles and breathing. If I'm sick and I do my yoga, I actually sweat.
So maybe forcing myself to do half an hour of dancing on top of that probably isn't the best idea just now? Or does it make a difference? I'm not sure. I'm worried about sluffing off and losing all of this beautiful momentum. Not to mention my 100% completion grade on cardio, which is one of only two categories to maintain that distinction after 5 weeks.
As far as eating goes, well, I did allow myself a carte blanche on tea with honey for the weekend, which is my favorite thing when I'm sick-of-the-sore-throat. Actually, the way I drink it in these times can more accurately be described as honey with tea to thin it out.
But today when I came home from work I stopped by the grocery store for some sick supplies-- some chicken soup and orange juice, mostly, both of which I was craving terribly, both of which aren't really part of my ordinary meal plan. Orange juice is too sugary-- far better to eat the orange. And canned chicken soup is really high in sodium, plus it's usually not filling enough to satisfy me. Fortunately, my diminished appetite and tendency to want to just sleep all day are keeping a lid on that particular aspect.
I was surprised, however, as I wandered up and down the shelves, how extra-tempting all the goodies were. I'm not even all that hungry, but I'm frustrated with being cooped up in the house and losing control over my routine, and my "food as a means of comfort and control" beast was roaring something fierce. Cookies are easy. Cookies are nice. I'm sick, don't I get a little something special?
In the end I settled for buying Ramen noodles, which are pretty much high-salt empty calories, but do have the magic of chicken broth going for them, and also the fatty broth is a nice lubricant for a tired throat. Plus, they're fun. I like to eat them with chopsticks.
But how to carry on, is the question? I suspect I'll be home from work yet again tomorrow. I didn't really get a chance to replenish my normal food supplies, though I think I can keep a lid on it. But as far as exercise goes... now my bug feels like it's moved more into my chest and my spidey sense is telling me that heavy respiratory exercise might not be the most advisable thing right now.
In conclusion, as an acceptable alternative to intense cardio this week, l hour of light, low impact Wii games (including my daily yoga) will count toward my fitness credit for Week #6.
On another note, we have officially passed the 1/3 milestone of our 100 days!!
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