Swimming?

I thought about not posting today. I didn’t feel I did enough to warrant a post. But maybe something in my struggles today will comfort someone, and at the very least, I’m being transparent about the journey.

Taking others’ advice to listen to my body, I did a rest day today. Nearly every joint and muscle was hurting this morning, so I listened and didn’t push too hard. I’ve done stretches and have walked around a little, but my main goal today was just hydration and recovery. I didn’t get all my water in yesterday, and I was sick (I’m officially off-doody for good now— goodbye cheesecake!) so I knew it would be important to rehydrate my body today.

I focused on small wins today: water, food, mental strength, stretching and breathing, journaling, doing household responsibilities, better choices. My daughter got back today after spending the weekend with her Nana and we ”painted” (makeup) our faces. It was a good day, mentally, but I was bummed that my body couldn’t rise to the challenges I wanted it to today.

We made arrangements to go swimming tomorrow, so if I'm still aching so badly, I can at least get some joint-easy cardio tomorrow! Going to attempt to do a circuit in the pool, and I’ll be sure to let you know how epic it was or wasn’t afterward.

I hope you all have a great holiday tomorrow for those who will be celebrating!