Sunday, February 26, 2012

Relapse?

Well I think I have to admit to myself that I have relapsed a bit... I have not been doing what I should bd doing, and have been seduced by the power of Ed, (or in my case Olga,) a lot lately.  Earlier in the week I went for a walk with my Mom... The walk takes about an hour or so, and is somewhat challenging... Lots of hills and bumpy trails.  Then later in the day I had a burst of energy and decided to also go running.  I did my usual run as of lately, I run about 3 miles and then walk like 1.  I felt pretty good, (well as good as I ever really feel running,) but later in the day I started to feel really sick.  It felt flu like... I was super achey, nauseous and extremely tired.  The next day I still felt a bit sick, but started to feel a little better later in the day.  I thought perhaps I had the flu, but in retrospect, I may have over done it, and probably hadn't eaten enough to support my activity... Then yesterday I coached for 4 hours, then decided to come home and immediately try to go running.  I felt ok at first, but after about 10 minutes I started to feel pretty sick.  I was getting really bad cramps in my stomach and back, I got super nauseous, and my legs were also cramping and felt like lead.  I tried to keep pushing myself, but after 15 minutes I had to stop and walk the rest of the way home.  I was pretty frustrated and disappointed in myself, and I couldn't quite understand why it happened.  I mean aren't things supposed to get easier and better the more you do them?  I've been running quite often, and it seems that lately it's been a lot harder... It dawned on me that I hadn't drank any water or anything other then diet soda for days, and I thought perhaps I was dehydrated.  Once I realized that I tried to drink water but was having a hard time.  I texted Brina and she wanted me to drink some gatorade, (which I did.)  I tried to get back on track eating better, and I tried to drink as much water and gatorade as I could.  I was so so tired, and I ended up falling asleep before 10:00, (which is extremely rare for me.)  I slept last night for 11 hours straight and when I woke up still felt like crap.  I got up and ran a few errands, and came back and went back to bed, (which is also very rare for me.)  Since then I've been trying to stay more active and have been trying to will myself to feel better.  Unfortunately tonight I still feel pretty lousy, and all I can think about is sleeping.  I started to worry that perhaps my issues with Gluten and eggs may be returning, so I text Brina, "Do you think it could be the Gluten thing?"  She responded with "No - it's the ed thing."  I guess I had known that I was probably making myself sick, but was also in denial about it.  I'm hoping that tomorrow I will wake up and feel better, and hopefully get back on the track to recovery.  Unfortunately "Olga" is always there enticing me to engage in behaviors... "Wouldn't it be fun to see how long you can go without eating?"  "Wouldn't it be nice to see your ribs and hip bones clearly?"  "You absolutely have to get rid of that God awful stomach... It's absolutely disgusting."  "You have to tone up..."  On and on it goes... I hope those thoughts will eventually subside, and hopefully I will be able to snap myself out of this relapse soon!! 

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