Satisfying My Craving and Being Selfish

My previous post said I planned to be at the gym on Monday, well thanks to a nasty stomach bug, THAT didn't happen.  I promise I'm not exaggerating when I say I was up most of the night between Sunday and Monday dealing with it and then only managed to get an hour of work in before I was cashed out and back in my bed for a 3 hour "nap".  Yesterday I slowly managed to eat normal and through the whole thing I stayed completely challenge compliant which was quite an accomplishment if you ask me!  I soooooo wanted some saltine crackers, but I knew that would spike my blood sugar, so I took it slow and eased back in to my healthy fats, proteins, and carbs that my body is now used to.  By midday yesterday I was pretty much back to my healthy gobbling bubbly self.  However through all of this I had no appetite and craved absolutely nothing except the gym.  Some wonder how a person can CRAVE the gym, but it's true.  It's a sanctuary for me.  A place that I can be alone with my thoughts, unplug to an extent and be selfish.  Yes, I said selfish....I am one of the most selfless people you will meat but I indulge in the gym when I feel like giving ME the attention I need.  This morning my muscles were tight from being in bed and laying around so much the past few days, so I chose to take it slow and start out with a nice long stretching session...I spent approximately 20 minutes stretching and it felt so so so good.  Then some of my favorite booty shaking songs came on, so I danced and danced and danced around the studio at Anytime and I had no idea how much I missed dancing until that point.  I was definitely doing my own thing, but it felt amazing.  I said to a friend this morning.....my body NEEDED the stretching, but my soul NEEDED the dancing.  And guess what, I worked up a sweat too....a mild one but still was a sweat session and that's all that matters.  I moved my body and made my heart happy at the same time and THAT, my friends, is an accomplishment in itself.  So I'm going to proceed in to the rest of my day....proud.

Love and hugs to my friends on hump day!

Do something today that makes your heart happy!