Success!! We were quite nervous bringing the show in front of an audience just because we weren't sure if they'd laugh at any of our jokes... But they did! :D Everyone had a great time and I just can't wait to do perform the remaining 2 shows. Makes me quite sad that we only get to show it 3 times, I would happily perform for another week or more.
But I just decided to throw in a small blog about training. I normally go to the gym about 5 times a week where I'm normally doing weights and a bit of cardio. I try to change up my programmes every 4 weeks or so to avoid getting bored with my routine and to challenge new muscles and keep up the burn in them as well as avoiding plateu-ness (think i might have made up that word). I always eat quite steadily and have many small meals over the day. However in the last week or so I haven't been feeling very motivated and I've just been craving all kinds of junk food throughout the day. Also I've just been tired during my workouts and irritable trying to get through them as fast as I can to get them over with. Its really been troubling me what might be the problem, since I always manage to keep motivated even though I have a treat day once a week. And I think I've just realised what might be the problem:
Overtraining and stress.
I've been training hard for the last weeks along with 10 hour days more or less at college and on top of that now that the show was drawing near I think my stress levels just went through the roof and so my appetite has increased along with my body being tired and thus not wanting to exercise. I literally just realised this about half an hour ago. It is important to give yourself a bit of down-time even though I almost always ignore that. I need to start listening to my body better. I'm sure there's a lot of people out there who feel the same way, have a constant craving for some food of some kind and I think it has a lot to do with stress. So today I'm going to stop over thinking everything (my speciality) and try to relax and let my body de-stress itself and recover. However I'm not going to go off exercise entirely since it is the thing that decreases cortisol levels (stress hormones) in the body, but I think light exercise will be my main goal for a few days now.
I saw this quote on a blog of this amazing Icelandic fitness competitor and I thought I'd share it as well... its too true for crazy perfectionists such as myself:
With that being said I just watched Madonnas Half-time Superbowl show and... oh.my.god!! If you haven't seen it already WATCH IT! She's just unbelievable isn't she... Although it did kinda make me think while watching it, how much did this thing cost?!? There's a global economic crisis and yet I'm sure those 13 minutes cost about as much as a downpayment on an island in the Caribbean! Still, amazing performance, amazing costumes and an amazing performer! Kinda makes me want to go to a proper Superbowl party in the States and drink Bud Light and eat some Chicken Wings while watching the football... One can only dream.
Love the end though... the world peace thing. Nice touch.
Sid
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