Listen to your body

So every "body" is different, but they all speak the same language.  We all know when we are tired, we all know when we are hungry, thirsty, in pain, etc.  Our bodies are really quite remarkable when we take a few minutes to think about it.

So what I learnt last week was that sometimes we have to listen to our body, sometimes I can push through my illness and sometimes you just can't.  Sometimes we just need rest, and when we don't listen especially me with my lupus, my body will force me to rest.  So last week, I was forced to rest for 3 days.

It took all my energy to feed myself and go to the bathroom, so workouts were definitely out of the question.  This is when my fear and doubt crept in, what if I don't get back on the horse, what if this is it an I never exercise again, I have stopped before will I stop again?

Well after a few days of rest I awoke on Monday with the anticipation that I might not get on the treadmill.  But I put my exercise gear on and had my coffee and without even batting an eye I went into the home gym and fired up my fitbit coach and selected my program... hurrah!

So it is okay to listen to your body, but it is also okay to push a little when we have to.