I put skip in quotes because I am not really skipping days of exercise.
You see I jumped into a number of new activities in January and upped the intensity in February. I am currently finishing up the 100 push-up challenge (3-4 days a week), taking an hour long strength training class once a week (with homework to do the routine an additional time a week -- so 2 days a week), attending fight practice (weight baring martial arts practices) (1-2 days a week) , and doing the 30DS (5-6 days a week)
That comes out to more than 7 days a week so often times I am doing two or more of these activities on a given day. I know I am wearing myself out and my muscles are yelling at me to take a break.
But every time I take a rest day that bloody scale is up first thing the next morning. It is totally frustrating! I want to workout, I am happy when I am working out (or at least happy afterward ) but my muscles are no longer particularly happy about holding me up in a push-up or supporting my shield for very long, and it is making my form sloppy, which I know can lead to other injuries.
I want to keep going, and I know I should slow down. But mostly I really want to lose and get fitter.
I just want to scream!