Two Stops!

There are two "stops" that I need to mention.

1. Stop exercising when your body tells you. I have to learn to not over-train and listen to my body better.

As I have mentioned before, I love skateboarding. Tuesday afternoon I went to a local skate spot and skated (sessioned we call it) for about two hours. It was a blast. I got a good sweat going and had a great time. When I left, I went running. I did a half hour run, and it was also great. I was loose from skating and didn't need any warm up time. In fact, I ran my first mile in a new record time, and felt great the entire rest of the run.

Wednesday, I took the day off from work to skate. Thrasher Magazine had a Skate Rock Tour in town, and I wanted to skate the entire day away with the skaters in town.  So, I did. I skated for hours in 80 degree/humid Memphis weather. I didn't drink nearly enough water, got sunburned, and even felt dizzy at one point. To recover, I drank a bottle of water and had a banana. It made me feel better. I skated some more, but finally had to call it a day. I was beat.

Later Wednesday night, I did my leg workout. I knocked it out quickly, took a shower and went to bed.

I woke up Thursday feeling great, but my muscles were sore from all the hours of skating and working out. Plus, I was thirsty. I knew I was still dehydrated from the day before.  So, what did I do? I tried to run.

It didn't go well at all. My body was aching. I felt flat footed. I had to walk just five or six minutes in to the run. It honestly, felt like it did my first week running. For the rest of the evening, I've felt a little off. I'm drinking water, eating some salty foods and trying to hydrate back to normal. In fact, I think I need to hold off on some running if I get to have good long skate sessions. Too much cardio will hurt muscle growth, and growing muscle is the best way to lose fat.

Lesson Learned: Listen to my body!

Stop #2: I want to reiterate my happiness in stopping sugar from my diet. I'm becoming an anti sugar activist.  I won't say too much about it, but  keep looking for more information from others who have given up sugar. All seem to feel better overall, and most mention serious weight loss (fat loss it should read). Again, I don't mean all sugar. I mean give up foods with the ingredients "high fructose corn syrup" "evaporated cane juice" and "sugar." Fruits are perfectly fine! I have a few links to share:

http://www.steppingstoneacu.com/blog/2012/03/22/A-Year-Without-Sugar.aspx

http://www.photomint.com/photography-business/my-life-without-sugar-and-a-challenge-for-you/

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rick-foster/no-sugar-diet_b_1397439.html