My Journey With Health And Fitness – Enjoying The Down Time

Well we successfully made it to our condo in Playa del Carmen. Yesterday was the usual big shopping day where we stocked up on essentials (note beer and tequila are essentials) and got more than enough food to last for a couple weeks. I am hoping for a trip to Costco next week to get some real milk and then we will be all set. I’m already planning the meals for the week and while I try to keep them as healthy as possible I know there will be some a little off my usual diet but that is ok.

I am still dealing with the ankle issue though it would probably heal faster if I stayed off it more (walking through large airports and then a couple hours shopping yesterday didn’t help). I have convinced myself that today and tomorrow I really need to just give in and enjoy some down time. As a matter of fact after doing some meal prep I plan on spending the rest of the day just laying by the pool. Any of you who know me realize that this is actually going to be a major task for me. I’m not good at doing nothing but I am going to give it all my best effort.

I do admit that when I try to take some down time I start to feel really guilty. I know there has to be things I need to do. For example, it is just after 8am here and I have already been doing some things around the condo (I even hemmed some shorts, ok by hemming I mean used sewing tape and an iron). Next I’ll be on to making egg salad and chicken salad for lunches for the next few days. But then I am going to work really hard on doing nothing. I’m working at getting my head wrapped around the fact that by doing nothing I am giving my body time to heal. If I let myself heal then I can get back to my exercise routine. I am going to try an online bootcamp class Monday (I can modify the higher impact exercises to protect my ankle) and then I will do a good workout in the pool. Hopefully I can get back to my usual level but you know what, I will be happy with just keeping moving the best I can.

And so I am going to do everything I can to enjoy the down time over the next couple days. I’m in a beautiful location with great weather, who could ask for more.