Day 36 and 37 Recap

Another 2 for 1 blog post. I have been dealing with a lingering cold/flu for the past 24 hours so I skipped my blog update last night in favour of some extra sleep.

Despite the minor illness, I still made the time for my fitness routine and did a great job sticking my healthy eating routine.

On Monday (Day 36), I had a full day of work and was able to accomplish quite a few things. It was a big personal development and training day which are actually some of my favourite days. I always come out of my training sessions with a renewed sense of inspiration and a huge list of notes with ideas that I want to implement. This time was no different.

After working all day, it was off to the gym which was actually open despite it being a holiday Monday in Canada. For the first time in a few years, my wife and I went to the gym together and we had almost the entire facility to ourselves.

I did shoulders and back weight lifting combined with a cardio routine on the stepper. I was able to push myself a little harder because Jessica was there to spot me. I was able to bench press more than my own body weight which is something I have not done in a long time. I would say it is partly due to this 90 day challenge and partly due to the fact that she was in fact there to spot me. I normally would never push my limits because the last thing I want is to get stuck underneath a bench press bar!!!

I had actually noticed my cold/flu coming on all day even leading up to my workout. After the workout, I felt much better but I still noticed traces of the bug. I have heard both recommendations in the past. Some people think a good workout is a great way to beat a cold. Others say rest is best and working out could actually make it worse. In this case, I think it actually slightly helped.

Skip ahead to today, day 37. I woke up with a brutally sore throat and my head quite clogged. I decided to skip a few morning appointments in favour of sleep. I have 3 speaking engagements tomorrow so I want to make sure my throat is available for me to do all that talking!!

I did not eat much today but I doubled up on my daily dose of Xocai Healthy Chocolate. For non regular readers, this is a chocoalte product that my wife and I distribute as a home business. Raw Cocoa is one of the healthiest foods on the planet and this product is the only chocolate in the world where you can eat Cocoa without it ever being heated beforehand. It has extremely high levels of antioxidant which is never bad when you are under the weather.

I was able to muster up enough energy to make some important business calls and do some writing. Then it was off for the afternoon to some sales and marketing for our businesses.

By the time we got home I was feeling really exhausted. My throat was still quite sore and I had that overall tired feeling in my body. I once again decided to go with the philosophy that "a good workout will cure all that ails you". So I went down to my basement and did about a 30 minute weight lifting routine including biceps, triceps and abs. I did supersets which basically means you get no rest between sets. I worked up quite a sweat and by the end of it I was actually feeling really good!

Once I was done I sat down and had a good meal and drank a ton of water as well. At the time of this blog post it is 10pm and I am feeling the best I have felt in about 36 hours. So far, this daily fitness thing seems to be working wonders. In the past, I would most likely have become quite ill and stuck in bed for up to 4 days. This time, at the end of the second day I am already feeling 70% better!

Tomorrow will be the true test for my sore throat. I have to speak for a total of 5 hours so my next blog post will be an interesting update to say the least!

justin