Joyfully Fit: I was sick this weekend

Monday, November 3, 2008

I was sick this weekend

I had the chills, aches, headache, stuffy/runny nose yuck this weekend. Through it all I still had to be a wife and mom, and I still had to teach fitness classes. I felt awful when I'd get to class, but by the end of the class the endorphins had kicked in and I felt great...for a few hours.

I decided that I better take it easy on Sunday, so I sent everyone off to church and I slept for 4 hours!!! It was awesome...I like NyQuil :) By Sunday night I was feeling great and I think that the fact that I am in the best physical shape I've ever been in has a lot to do with it. Would it have taken longer to get better if I wasn't physically active and healthy...I don't know. I do think that it helped to have somewhere to be that required that I be physically active. I knew I had to teach/exercise and so I took care of myself so that I could get back to work and feed my exercise addiction.

I do think it helped me feel better faster, but I don't know if it's because my physical body was better able to heal or if it was because I really wanted to get back to exercising.

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Joy's Healthy Tips

Write it down! Writing down everything you put in your mouth, makes you come face to face with "what" you are putting into your mouth.
Sit down with your calendar at the beginning of the week and schedule your workouts for the week.
I workout in the early morning so I like to eat a bigger breakfast and then eat less for the rest of the days meals.
Salads are our friends. Start each meal with a big salad with low fat salad dressing. Salads are good for you and will help fill you up so you don't eat too much of the "other" stuff. This is also a good trick to use at the "all you can eat buffett".
Eat an apple. While cooking dinner, eat an apple and drink a full glass of water. This will keep you from munching on dinner as you prepare it and help fill you up.
Portion control. Next time you set the table for a meal, grab a salad plate instead of a dinner plate. This will force you to take smaller portions. Also, fill 2/3 of your plate up with veggies.
Hungry? Drink some water. Sometimes when we fill hungry we automatically search for food, but a lot of times we are just thirsty. Next time you are hungry, reach for a tall glass of water and wait 15 minutes. If you are still hungry after that, grab a healthy snack.
Drink lots of water. Our bodies need water...for hydration and to rid our bodies of toxins. We need to drink at lease 8 - 8 oz. glasses of water a day. We need even more when we exercise.
Brush your teeth after dinner. This will help you not snack in the evening.
Attack of the sweet tooth! When you get that craving for something sweet, reach for an apple. I buy a sweet variety of apple and crunch on them when I get an attack for something sweet. Apples are good for you and better on the waist line.
Just move! You'll be surprised how many calories you can burn by adding more movement to your life. Take the stairs instead of the elevator. Park farther away and take more steps to the store or work. Play outside or inside with the kids.