Recovery

I meant to post last night, but after the commotion of finally getting to Vidor, it sort of slipped my mind.

so, Ill write as tho it was still Thurs:

The day started good. Kevin was off for the holiday, so I was tempted to sleep in, but I got up, pumped and exercised. I was incredibly sore from my workout with Amanda, so I did G15 (Warmup & Cooldown) just to get my muscles stretched out. I really don't think I'm ready for the level of intensity Amanda wants. It's not that I can't do it, but I don't want to feel like I did that morning. Like I was so sore I didn't even want to exercise. what I'm doing now is working for me, and I'm going to go at my own pace.

After my workout, I had oatmeal (same as yesterday) and coffee (1.5tbsp sugar). We started packing right away and when I started to get hungry, I had a boiled egg, 1oz raw almonds and half an apple.

I got hungry again pretty quick, but had decided already to go to Subway for the trip. I got a 6inch turkey on wheat, no cheese (cucumber, olives, pickles, onions, banana peppers). I splurged and asked them to put chipotle sauce on it (and mustard), but I regretted it because I couldn't even taste it. Waste of calories! I also had a pack of their apple slices, and a cookie.

About an hour and a half into the trip, I wasn't feeling great. I was exhausted and starving, which confused me. My logic was that I had worked my muscles hardcore, and only slept about 6 hours. My body hadn't recovered yet, and it was needing sleep and calories to repair. So we stopped at a Starbucks and I got a grande caramel macchiato, and a turkey sandwich (ww bread, turkey, swiss cheese, lettuce & mustard). I only ate half. I felt a LOT better after that.

Once we got to Vidor, it was about 5:00 or so, and was RAVENOUS. My willpower instantly snapped when I walked into the kitchen. As always, Mama Hobbs had candy and junk food everywhere, but she had my favorite out and open: white powder donuts. So I snacked on a couple, then had a few bites of a twisty donut. I drank some water, and she said she was going to make some pizzas. I grabbed and ding dong and ran away from the kitchen. I felt awful.

Once pizza was done, I had 3 slices (they were fairly small), and 1 cheese stick. I had a couple more powder donuts, and called it a night. I felt terrible, both physically and emotionally. But, I felt I had gotten the junk food craving out of my system.

All-in-all it was an okay day. I didn't exercise much, but I think my body needed that short break. Hopefully tomorrow will be a more successful day!!