first -world sadness

canadianlbs

i caught the flu last week. went to bed at around 9pm on the friday and got up like a human adult at 7 am on monday morning. i just spent every minute i could between them sleeping as hard as i could. it took me the rest of last week to shake the seal cough and start thinking of food again like it's something that has an actual practical point. i did go back to my regular trainer time yesterday, finally.

so i'm over it, but i'm so sad about my strength stuff. i'd been working all fall to get myself within touching range of various goals . . . and i honestly wasn't just being optimistic in thinking that i was right there. no more. i did my post-sickness workout the right way, just getting a feel for where my new realism was, and i'm just so set back. way back to somewhere even before where i was when i got serious.

i realise how totally shallow this is. and that it's temporary, and all that. but still it's just . . . . dang. it feels like a whole three months have just been wiped out in the course of two days.

emilysusana

I'm reading this with strep throat, so I feel your pain. I'm supposed to start month 2 of Insanity on Monday and I had promised myself to do all 60 days of the workout as scheduled, no exceptions! That may not be happening, so I'm going to have to roll with it. You should, too. You'll get back to where you were. Life is long.....

Annie_01

Life happens...you can let it stop you...or...you can pick back up and keep going.

neldabg

Think of it this way: With this setback, you can build up again, perhaps this time not repeating any mistakes you make have made when you first started getting serious. Also, you can experience the joy again of seeing the weights increasing. Life goes by ever so quickly. You'll be up to where you were three months ago in no time. Good luck!

Machka9

canadianlbs wrote: »

i caught the flu last week. went to bed at around 9pm on the friday and got up like a human adult at 7 am on monday morning. i just spent every minute i could between them sleeping as hard as i could. it took me the rest of last week to shake the seal cough and start thinking of food again like it's something that has an actual practical point. i did go back to my regular trainer time yesterday, finally.

so i'm over it, but i'm so sad about my strength stuff. i'd been working all fall to get myself within touching range of various goals . . . and i honestly wasn't just being optimistic in thinking that i was right there. no more. i did my post-sickness workout the right way, just getting a feel for where my new realism was, and i'm just so set back. way back to somewhere even before where i was when i got serious.

i realise how totally shallow this is. and that it's temporary, and all that. but still it's just . . . . dang. it feels like a whole three months have just been wiped out in the course of two days.

It hasn't been. Chances are you're still weak from the flu. Chances are in a week or two you'll be right back to where you were.

drabbits2

Oh I am so sorry. The aftermath of being sick is just the worst. I have been on break for 2 weeks (teacher) and Friday night I started feeling crummy. I have to go back on Monday. Why for the love of all that is good and right, did I have to start feeling poorly two days before I have to get up early and dress like an adult??!! I slept and napped for two weeks for crying out loud, and now--BOOM-back to 6am wake ups. Can't really get a sub for the first day back...

lorrpb

You did not lose 3 months of progress in 2 days! Your body is not back to 100%. These bugs can drag the body down for 2-3 weeks even though we are up and about. Do some light workouts this week. You'll soon be back where you were.

canadianlbs

Machka9 wrote: »

It hasn't been. Chances are you're still weak from the flu. Chances are in a week or two you'll be right back to where you were.

thank you sometimes you don't want to hope for things unless someone else says them first. in case you're just inventing unrealism in your own mind.

flu is a . . . thing i don't get much practice at. it seems like you recover to regular-life levels pretty quickly, but this is the first time i've been sick as a lifter, iirc. and that seems to be different.

Don123na

I wonder if you still post. I find fitness pal and my Fitbit are very helpful for me to see the data and trends in my fitness and nutrition. But they don’t replace people with experience. I have been ill most of my life with no real diagnosis except for vague autoimmune, undifferentiated. I hired a personal trainer in 2007, because, unlike your expertise I had no clue, and still don’t about proper form or proper amount or kind of stamina and strength training to do. Before my diagnosis of Hashimoto, Raynauds, RA, and Sjogrens with CNS and peripheral Nueropathy plus Autonomic Ganglionopathy have no sensory or “muscle memory” for my brain tell my body how to do what it is saying to do. Like you, I can work very hard, then flair and lose what I accomplished quicker then I gained it. instead of getting down about it, I pat myself on the back for the “upfront” work I did to prevent a downward spiral that would have me permanently dependent on others. You are lucky that you know correct form and can monitor it. I can now with mirrors. My trainer evaluates me after a flair to identify asymmetrical weakness or hidden problems to address and sequence, etc. so far, I have rebounded from my 2017 worst ever flair which sent me to Mayo Clinic. Tons of meds which effect my weight, bone density and metabolism have returned me to driving, speaking, walking, feeling in my hands and feet. Now I am ready to begin my life again which includes my family, my art, my friends, clean eating and a fitness routine. I have equipment in my home but I like to go to a gym for variety. People have no idea where we are. I sweat, as part of my disease. My favorite comment is “wow, you are working hard!” I could have just walked in the door.

When I am tired (everyday) it is hard for me to decide whether to work out or paint or do laundry! How do you motivate yourself to stay on track with exercise?