Monday during my Zumba class I had to run to the ladies room to be sick. I was hoping it was just from the heat, but sadly no. I got sick. At first I was bummed because I knew it meant I wouldn't reach my July Exercise Minutes Goal. Even with being sick the last few days it's still the most I've done in a single month. Just not the darn goal I was reaching for though.

And some twisted part of my head was okay with the fact this would mean a few days of extremely low calorie intake... Now I just want to stop being sick. I am a miserable Bunny. Even sipping water makes me feel nauseous.

My honey has been super sweet and gotten me some Gatorade and now he's off getting some ginger ale. He's also encouraged me to try several over the counter remedies to help me get over this. I even tried the BRAT Diet thing. Nothing has worked though!!!

I am so frustrated!!

Today my plan is just to not eat anything. Maybe I'll get better that way if my tummy has a real break. Though I am still trying the water, a bit of Gatorade and some ginger ale if that doesn't make my tummy hurt when I sip it.

I better feel better soon. This sucks butt and I have to go to the dentist next week and next Friday my brother is flying in to train for a marathon for ten days. I know it seems dramatic to worry about this a week away from all that, but I'm just as sick today as I was Monday and I can't ever imagine feeling better again.

I'm also feeling overly whiny which is irritating me to pieces if your wondering. Bleh.

Don'tcha just hate it when you are doing everything right for your stupid body, exercising and eating right and it just suddenly goes against you. Not Fair! *POUT*

Yup give your stomach a break, just make sure to stay hydrated with gatorade and water.

If you do get hungry you can eat crackers, noodle soup, yogurt, toast, broth, and rice- that should be okay on your stomach.

I'm sorry you're not feeling well. You definitely need to take in calories, so the gatorade and the ginger ale are a good start. It can sometimes be much harder to recover from illnesses when you're eating fewer calories than you bodies need. Last fall I caught a nasty cold that was going around the college, raised my calories (sometimes forcing myself to eat) and shook it in a few days. People I went to school with were sick for weeks.

I looked at your exercise goal, and it was pretty aggressive for the month (about 100 mins/day). Just watch that you're not pushing yourself too hard. I've found in the past that too little food coupled with too much exercise can be a bad combination. You can compromise your immune system, making yourself more likely to get sick.

Anyway, I hope this doesn't keep you feeling unwell for too long. As being sick... kinda sucks!

Take care, and get well soon.

I'm feeling much better and was able to eat some rice today.

I generally try to keep my calories consistent, though it is way harder than I ever would have thought. I've only been doing this trying to be healthy and lose weight thing for a few months now and have found that planning helps a lot for me. Though I need to get way better at it and learn just what percentage of fat/protein/carbs works best for me... and how to plan a day of meals and snacks so that it actually works out. *L*

As for the trying not to push myself too hard thing, I'm not sure what is a good amount of exercise coming from the fact I was doing none at all before. I've read what I can about the subject and most sources I've read say the generic 30 minutes 3 times a week stuff. Well I tried that and found it harder to stick too. Plus I'm really enjoying the stuff I'm doing now. I LOVE the water and have found that it's fun that just happens to count as exercise. Which is awesome or I'm sure I wouldn't be gladly doing as much or sticking with it. The reason I'm doing so much is because that is what I can fit into my schedule... and I find that if I'm exercising I have less time to eat or worry about food. I have a bit of a disordered view of eating and food which is how I got here in the first place I guess. Until I figure out how to treat food as body fuel I am trying to not leave myself open for failure.

I'm guessing I did push a bit too hard this month. I'll have to try to figure out what is the right amount of exercise for me in the new month. Though I will have a house guest so I'm sure that will curtail my actives on that front as much as anything.

I am feeling much better today. I think the day off for my tummy helped a lot. That and the ginger ale plus sleeping most of the day.

I sure hope you're feeling better! (Sorry I am late :|)