Was getting a little obsessive…

I’ve mentioned that I’m a recovering food addict. I’m ALSO a recovering ‘over-exerciser-under-eater’. Frequently these two devils (the ‘Permitter’ and the ‘Restrictor’) reside in the same individual. I am not unique in this regard.

My ‘Restrictor’ rears her ugly head in many ways, but most recently I noticed that my exercise was getting a little, shall we say, intense. I tried to convince myself that I was just ‘giving it my all’, but I was clearly over-exercising (to the point of injury).

Yesterday I experienced shooting pains in my legs while sitting at my desk. After I made an appointment with my chiropractor, I wondered how I was going to hit that evening’s aerobics class at my usual 150%. The answer was simple and clear: I wasn’t.

Then I start panicking. I had UNREALISTICALLY convinced myself that missing ONE workout or even (GASP!!!) taking it easy during a workout would lead to a complete derailment of my fitness train.

This is faulty logic (comical, actually) and not in line at ALL with my determination to be non-obsessive about diet and exercise.

So I went to class last night but did not do any jumping (i.e.: no high impact). Guess what? I still sweat like a beast, got a great workout in AND didn’t injure myself further.

The moral of my story: EVERY workout does not need to test me as a human being. I can have a ‘decent’ workout and still reap the benefits. I do not need to be obsessive about exercise.

Charmagne