A bit crook

The dreaded lurgy has caught up with me.  For someone who doesn’t get sick very often, lately I’m not doing a bad job of it.  Luckily so far I have managed to keep it under control though – it started one night with a cough, and that’s all I’ve really had, apart from being tired and a bit spacey.  The first night I slept from 8pm to 8am!!  Then back to bed at 10am for another hour and a half!  Big believer in lots of rest if you can!  It hasn’t become any worse, however the cough got better but has come back a bit so I need to get rid of that. 

Thanks everyone for the congratulations re the shortlisting in the Business Awards, it is pretty exciting and I am looking forward to going down to Melbourne in a couple of weeks.  I have booked my trip and will also catch up with Women’s Health & Fitness mag to discuss my advertising campaign which is up for renewal.

Today I need to cast my eye over my updated website which came through on Friday, so that we can get that launched!  It won’t be a lot different yet, just more modernised

Training – I have sort of lost my way I think and I don’t particularly like just winging it.  It’s not that it’s not getting done, it just feels like there is no ‘purpose’.   I’m a bit over that feeling so today I’m going to sort out a proper program, including diet, and get to it.  Basically, because I sit at a desk all day and am not particularly active, I have discovered that to stay in great shape I need to train 2 x day like when I was preparing for my comp.  Of course that is not always feasible.  I mean, you make an exception when you have a goal you want to reach, but for everyday life, it’s a tough ask.  Not impossible however.  It’s interesting though, that I’m able to stay within about 3-4kg of my week prior to comp weight by just weight training and doing the odd cardio session – basically halving my training volume.  So, you ask yourself is it worth it to make that step from being in pretty good shape, to being in really great shape?  Sometimes it’s worth it, but most times it’s not.  Most times it’s just not liveable on a day to day basis.  You can’t live long term like you do when you are in comp preparation.  Anyway, the point of my dribble is that you go through stages – sometimes it’s worth the extra effort, sometimes it’s not, you just have to figure out where you are at and what you are happy with at the time.  I’ve been happy to be active 1 x day and do minimal cardio for 3 months after my comp, but now I’m ready to step it up again.  I realise it’s not practical to be able to do it all the time that’s all and it’s important you don’t get too down on yourself for taking it a bit easier every now and then.  Your body (and mind) needs it sometimes.  Anyone else have any insight into this?

Well I think I might down some cough medicine and hit the sack again.  I did train yesterday, but think I might give it a miss today to try and nip this thing in the bud.  Damien is off again tomorrow, bit closer to home this time so I might take a trip next weekend to visit.