Yesterday would have been the final day of my 100 day challenge had I not gotten sick.  Three weeks ago I ended up with the flu that kept me out of commission for about 4 days. Just as I was starting to feel like myself again, Jim ended up with strep throat, which quickly moved on to Christopher, then Jacob, then me. Jim, who never misses work, was out sick 4 days last week.  I can’t be too hard on myself. It was inevitable that I was going to catch it. I had two sick little boys on my lap, burying their little faces in my neck for comfort for almost 4 days straight. I was doomed.

I think the most frustrating part about it all is that it finally felt like a habit to work out every day. I no longer dreaded it. In fact, I awoke most days thinking I couldn’t really get on with my day until I had that part of my routine complete. Now that I’ve missed over a week of exercise, I know I have to build that back up again. I fear it will be difficult.

Today, I took the boys to the mall. We had lunch and then walked down to see the Easter Bunny. Just walking the length of the mall completely wore me out.  I know I’m still mending from the strep but it was disheartening (to say the least) that I could get winded so easily after how good I felt and how much my stamina had increased.

I have to accept that I just need to rest a few more days.  And that’s ok.

The good news is that it is spring; a time for rebirth, right? It’s a time for starting over. If I did it once, I can do it again. It may take me a few weeks to build that stamina back up to what it was but I know I can do it this time. So, a few more days of rest and then it’s time to pull myself up by my bootstraps (or tennis shoe laces, in my case) and get moving.  I’ll call it my spring challenge!