Gloomy Day Blues

Today I'm having the gloomy day blues.

After it was eighty and bright yesterday, the rain returned and the temperatures have gone down to the high forties today.  On top of that add an entire family of snotty allergy sufferers, all doped up on Claritin, and it makes for a day when the To Do list looks insurmountable and working out feels, well, blech.

We all get these wish I could stay at home and snuggle into a sweater or bed kind of days. It's easier to do when one is a toddler. One simply needs to rub one’s eyes and say "Seepy" a few times for the parental units catch on and solve the issue. But for us adults, the To Do list calls and we plow forward, while really wanting to fall asleep in our chair.

I wonder what the equivalent is in the Middle East. They don't have overcast or allergy filled days - ever. Sure, it gets hot, but it's dry heat and SUNNY. I wonder if, for folks there, it's the sand storm blues.  But I digress.

Yesterday’s weekly weigh in was relatively satisfying. I hadn’t gained any weight, and I hadn’t lost any either. I’d been a bit freaked out because a mid-week weigh in had shown a ten pound weight spike. But that was inconsistent with all other weigh ins last week, so I’m happy to claim the status quo weight.

It feels like my body isn’t necessarily at a plateau, but rather regrouping before the next series of losses. After working out, and losing weight, steadily for about four months (and fifteen pounds), I think my body deserves the momentary rest to regroup. Lord knows I do. But then, that’s probably the gloomy day blues talking.

I wonder what you all do out there to brighten up on days like today? Do you give in to the ache to sleep, or do you power up with caffeine?

Feel free to email me or comment here. I'd love to try your tricks and report back in a future blog post.