Sometimes life isn't fair. I am in the best shape I have been in for years, but that means the differential between my shoulders and hips is even greater, which means I can't seem to get comfortable in my usual sleeping positions. When I do try a new position, every cell of my body keeps telling me "this is not the favored position for falling asleep." Having difficulty sleeping hardly seems like a great payoff for all the work it has taken to get here.
Boohoo. I guess I'll work through it. I wouldn't go back now anyway.
Tonight is my first intense cardio session of the new year. I am looking forward to it, or rather, I am looking forward to how I know I'm going to feel afterwards. It should be interesting considering my iPod is loaded with nothing but Christmas music. Reloading it, with upbeat songs more appropriate for the gym, was on my agenda for today, but got skipped so I could stay in bed just a little longer. Oh well, procrastination is the mother of necessity, or something like that. I guess I'll get to it tomorrow. With the temperatures in the single digits, and a windchill warning on its way, I am also very much looking forward to climbing into the sauna after my workout.
And speaking of holiday hangovers, I discovered - I just got on the scale - that I have put on three pounds over the holidays. This is neither surprising, nor a big deal: it just is. I think I have finally learned my lesson as far as holiday stress goes too. It is just too costly to push myself trying to make everyone else happy, when I could do just a little bit less, and still have time to take care of myself. I have also come to realize that 90% of the expectation is in my own head. And, since I'm the one doing the lion's share of the work, I should just go ahead and do what I want. There is a decent chance that no one is going to notice the difference.
Yup. We often have higher expectations for ourselves and it can be too stressful and we are more likely to disappoint ourselves than others in the process.
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