I went through a little depressive period a few weeks ago. That didn't help and my sleep got a little screwy. I was also drinking a lot of iced tea and that was messing with my sleep. So I'm totally off alcohol (to see how it was interacting with my meds) and only decaf tea at home. I'm mostly emotionally unmotivated though. And that's a cycle that I get into and I know I feel better and want to exercise when I do exercise so I'm just forcing myself right now. Fake it till you make it. My diet has actually improved my energy at work most days, so I don't think that's it. But I'll keep it in mind.
Yeah, I know I'm more fit than 16 mins of cardio. Part of my Monday problem was that I woke up thirsty because I've been mouth breathing due to allergies. I think that didn't help me. Add in that I started my period that day and I have to give myself credit for getting up at all. *g*
The replies are east of us, so no air quality issues from that. Just the cottonwood trees doing crazy things to my nose. (Yoga this morning was a back and forth between nose breathing and mouth breathing. Joy.)
Mostly my meds seem to be doing well for me. But I had a big drunk night three weeks ago that... well my head was messed up for days after. Not just the usual hangover problem but pretty serious depression. Chris was telling me that he's had that with some meds and not with others, so I'm abstaining from drinking this month to see how my mood improves. I go back to the doctor in July and want to have a good baseline. I'm feeling better and better each day, so that's good. It's just getting remotivated when you stop that I find challenging me.
I feel you on the sluggishness - I've been doing some cardio, but it's only recently that I haven't been Half-Assing it bigtime. And I'm pretty well confined to skirts and dresses at the moment, because my pants don't fit. UGH. But! More fruits and veg definitely help, and I'm glad more things are coming in to season. And getting to bike a little has gotten me a little more motivated, I recommend it (I know you have a faster bike than me, but enormous inclines).
Anyway, yeah, I feel your motivational pain, but go you for stepping it up!
There's a very different mindset between activity and "workouts". I've always done much better with getting out and "doing stuff" than working out in a gym/to a video/whatever.
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You are way more fit than 16 minutes of cardio. Somedays are just harder than others though.
Considering the bitchtastic post I just addressed to all the Avengers fandom my period may finally be near!
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Yeah, I know I'm more fit than 16 mins of cardio. Part of my Monday problem was that I woke up thirsty because I've been mouth breathing due to allergies. I think that didn't help me. Add in that I started my period that day and I have to give myself credit for getting up at all. *g*
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Are the fires affecting your area any? I know they could be hundreds of miles away and still affect the air quality.
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Mostly my meds seem to be doing well for me. But I had a big drunk night three weeks ago that... well my head was messed up for days after. Not just the usual hangover problem but pretty serious depression. Chris was telling me that he's had that with some meds and not with others, so I'm abstaining from drinking this month to see how my mood improves. I go back to the doctor in July and want to have a good baseline. I'm feeling better and better each day, so that's good. It's just getting remotivated when you stop that I find challenging me.
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Anyway, yeah, I feel your motivational pain, but go you for stepping it up!
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Ruts are the worst.
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