So, I took 2 days off from the gym this week. :( Wednesday night was my allotted "rest" day, and I had all intentions of going last night, but between my kids NOT wanting to go to sleep last night, hubby passing out before either of them actually did go to sleep, and wicked painful cramps (Yay, for Mother Nature!! NOT!!) I just didn't have the energy to pull myself out of bed to get changed and go to the gym. Let me tell you, I am paying for it this morning!!! I didn't wake up (officially) until 9:30 this morning, and trust me - if my daughter wasn't "starving" I would have kept napping until both kids woke up...which is really weird for me, considering that I usually still wake up between 7:30-8:00 even after staying up until 1-2 in the morning. Yesterday, I felt a little gross from not working out - today I feel AWFUL (See Picture above...this is how I feel today!!)!! I'm exhausted, bloated (once again, thanks Mother Nature!!!), in one of the worst moods ever, and I have a big case of the done wanna's!
This leads me to the conclusion that, working out on a regular basis not only provides health benefits such as weight loss, lower blood pressure, etc., but it also helps you with energy, sleeping, mood, and an overall self worth - or it does for me anyway. So, MY lesson learned in all this, is that even if it's super duper late, and I really don't "feel" like going to the gym at that moment in time....my kids, hubby, cats, and MYSELF will thank me for going the next day!!!! LOL
Today's schedule....do something fun with the kids (even though all I want to do is SLEEP), convince my Darling Daughter to do some Wii Zumba with me this afternoon, and then (after taking the kids to Nana's house for a kid free night - YAY!!!) head straight to the gym for some "me" time! :))
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