On Thursday, I forced myself to rest more than I wanted to, and more than I'm used to. But it worked, because I feel much better. I also picked up some V8 fusion, even though I'm not a fan of juice, because of the sugar and the lack of fiber (compared to whole fruits).
I do think that I'll be drinking more juice in the future, not only because it's sweet, and it can kill a sugar craving, without being too unhealthy, but also because I've been trying to find something that I can take for energy during my morning workouts (which I've been phoning in), but that won't require me to stop and wait between ingesting the substance and working out. Plus, I figure that I'll burn the sugar off.
I've also decided to make a concerted effort to relax. Not in the sit around, take bubble baths type of relax, but in everyday life. I tend to get stressed out incredibly easily, and make things bigger than they are, which I think is why I tend to get sick more often than others, despite the fact that I work out regularly and eat right, and I've also noticed some obsessive compulsive behavior (for example, whenever I see a split end, I need to cut it. I have no idea why, but there was a mini-freak-out in an airport when I saw a strand of hair that was split about 15 times, and couldn't cut it, because I was in an airport, and had no scissors. I ended up ripping that stand of hair out.
Unfortunately, because I can relax during yoga and meditation, it's not a matter of just incorporating more yoga/meditation time into my day. It's more a matter of getting out of my head, and the constant nervous thoughts. So I've been wearing my shuffle more when running errands (with the volume on low, so that I hear cars and such), as it stops a lot of chatter (for example, at the grocery store, if something passes my minimum requirement for entry into my apartment, I'll wonder if the sugar content is still to high, or whatever).
I'm going to periodically consciously remind myself to take deep breaths and have good posture and relax my shoulders and all that jazz, and hopefully, after a few months, I won't constantly deal with anxiety about every little thing.
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Awesome idea :) Stress free (or at least reduced stress) living is the way to go. Being chill makes it way easier to handle what life throws at you.
Glad to hear you're feeling better!
How long have you been doing yoga? You might find that the more you do it, the more capable you are of relaxing. At that point, meditation becomes more of a constant habit than a periodic practice.
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