Overtraining, Stress, and Moving On
It’s becoming more and more clear that P90X is just too much for my body at this point. One would think I would have realized that sooner, right? I mean I started the program 4 times and 4 times I became sick with one illness or another. How much clearer could it have been? I did find a really interesting article on overtraining and I think that is exactly what happened to me. So, much to my disappointment, I am giving up on P90X…for now.
I am not giving up on weight training. I love, love, love weight training. It is one of my most favorite things to do and so I have a new plan for myself. I am going to design my own program and go from there. I’ve been weight training since 1998, so I know what to do. I will post my exact routine and schedule some time later today or tomorrow morning.
My clean eating is going pretty well. When I first started it a couple weeks ago, the first three days were…well, I’ll just be honest - they were hell! I had sugar withdrawal from not having any soda. Needless to say, I was miserable and I made sure that everyone around me knew exactly how miserable I was. But after those first three days, I can’t explain how much better I felt both mentally and physically. It’s like some type of mental fog lifted and I could think clearly. I could stay focused on whatever I was doing. It was just amazing what eating nothing but good-for-you food can do for a body. The sad part is - I went through something extremely stressful two weeks ago and I drank some soda and wasn’t eating at all. It wasn’t that I wasn’t eating well (aside from drinking soda), I just wasn’t eating period. That isn’t a good thing.
Anyway, I’m moving forward. I refuse to beat myself up over it. My next project is coming up with a plan for what I can do during stressful times so that I don’t stop eating and/or reach for a soda. If anyone has any advice on how to handle stress without self-destructing, please feel free to let me know.