I have a serious case of the blah blah blahs. I am resting my ankle this week so I haven't seen anyone from the team. I am back at work after a week of vacation and my boss is out -- so I have more work than I know what to do with. The combination of stress from work and lack of exercise and social interaction is a deadly combination.
Oh-- and toss in some good fights with health insurance company for good measure...
Can you say triggers???
Spent a good 30 minutes yesterday lying in bed in the middle of the afternoon in tears. Why? No particular reason. It's just part of what I do. I did manage to not be completely consumed by the mood and instead let it come, reminded myself throughout it that it would be over soon and that it did not control me. And fortunately, it passed.
Here are some things I am doing to get through:
- Set and celebrate minor goals - like putting away laundry, flossing teeth, not wearing sweat pants
- Eat right - I re-committed myself to calorie counting and have set a long term goal of 25 lbs in 25 weeks. Since I can't exercise much right now, I don't have a big race to focus on. This gives me something else to motivate me.
- Reach out to friends - even if it is just a text to say hello. I am feeling very quiet right now and don't want a lot of social interaction, but it can be an evil cycle if I avoid people completely.
- Walk and love my dog - she is the love of my life.
- Avoid spending money - I tend to think that buying things will make me happier. But it doesn't. So I just start buying more things. But it never works. Stay away from web sites like Road Runner, Title Nine and Amazon. Don't even buy things for the dog.
Hopefully this time next week I am writing about how great it feels to be back training.
Labels: depression, injury
