Why you shouldn't feel guilty for missing a workout

When you consider exercise to be an essential part of your day, you can be left feeling rather guilty on those days when you’re unable to get a workout. Whilst for many people exercise is a hassle that they try to avoid, if you’re an active person you actually want to exercise on a daily basis. However, it isn’t always possible to exercise, even when you want to, because sometimes illness or injury will get in the way. There will be occasions when the weather or family commitments make it more difficult for you as well, so that you may have to miss out on a workout.

You don’t have to feel guilty about it, yet for some reason you do. When exercise is part of your daily routine; something you do every morning or evening, not doing anything that gets your heart pumping can leave you feeling down. You get used to doing exercise, so that it’s not something you dread having to do; you actually start to look forward to it. You know that after a jog you feel so much more positive about life; you have a clear head and feel energised and ready to get on with your work. Thus, when you don’t have an opportunity to get some exercise you feel as though you’re missing out.

You sometimes feel guilty, even when you really shouldn’t. It clearly isn’t your fault if you can’t do any exercise because you’ve injured yourself. It is better for you to take a few days off from exercise so that you can rest and recover rather than to keep pushing yourself and end up causing more damage. Similarly, if you’re ill it can be a good idea to give your body a rest so that it can focus on fighting off the infection or virus you have.

Even if it’s just the weather that stops you from going outside; you shouldn’t feel guilty for it. You could always bring your workout indoors, but if you feel like using the snow as an excuse to have a rest day, then go ahead and have a rest day. If you’re busy at work or you have to make time for family, then you may have to leave exercise out of your routine for a day or two, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get back to it.

Taking a couple of days off from working out isn’t going to make your fitness levels deteriorate completely and sometimes your body is thankful for the rest. You may have to be careful about what you eat, as you’re obviously burning fewer calories, but you can still maintain a healthy weight. As long as you lead a reasonably active lifestyle overall, you shouldn’t feel guilty when you miss the occasional workout session.

Back on track!

Picking up where I left off. On track to lose at least 25 more ibs this month with 21 days left. If I make it, that will be 35 for the month. Impossible, maybe but you have to set your goals high.

The 15 rules of the Paleo diet

Here is a diet I couldn't or wouldn't do. I'm cool with fruits and nuts, but all that meat especially red forget about it!

The Paleo diet should be high in fat, moderate to high in animal protein and low to moderate in carbohydrate. Calorie counting is not encouraged, neither is portion control.


Eat unlimited amounts of saturated fats like coconut oil and butter. Duck fat, tallow, lard and just about any animal fat are also great, but only if they come from healthy and well-treated animals (see rule 6). Olive oil and avocado oil are also good fats to use in salads and to drizzle over food, but not for cooking.

Eat generous amounts of animal protein. This includes red meat, poultry, pork, eggs, organs (liver, kidney, bone marrow …), wild caught fish and shellfish. Don’t be scared to eat the fatty cuts if they come from a well-treated animal and all meals with proteins should contain fat as well. Learn to cook with bones in the form of stocks and broths.

Eat generous amounts of fresh or frozen vegetables either cooked or raw and served with generous amounts of fat.

Eat low to moderate amounts of fruits and nuts. Try to eat mostly fruits low in sugar and high in antioxidants like berries as well as nuts high in omega-3 or low in omega-6 like macadamia nuts and almonds. Consider cutting off fruits and nuts altogether if you have an autoimmune disease, digestive problem or are trying to lose weight faster.

Preferably choose pasture-raised and grass-fed meat coming from a local, environmentally conscious farm. If not possible, choose lean cuts of meat and supplement your fat with coconut oil, butter or clarified butter. Also preferably choose organic, local and/or seasonal fruits and vegetables.

Cut out all cereal grains and legumes from your diet. This includes, but is not limited to, wheat, rye, barley, oats, corn, rice, soy, peanuts, kidney beans, pinto beans, navy beans and black eyed peas.

Cut out all vegetable, hydrogenated and partly-hydrogenated oils including, but not limited to, margarines, soybean oil, corn oil, crisco, peanut oil, canola oil, safflower oil and sunflower oil. Olive oil and avocado oil are fine, but don’t cook with them, use them in salad dressings and to drizzle over prepared food.

Eliminate sugar, soft drinks, all packaged products and juices (including fruit juices). As a rule of thumb, if it’s in a box, don’t eat it. At the grocery store, visit only the meat, fish and produce sections.

Eliminate dairy products other then butter and maybe heavy cream. You don’t need dairy, but if you can’t live without, read this article and consider raw, full-fat and/or fermented dairy.

Eat when you’re hungry and don’t stress if you skip a meal or even two. You don’t have to eat three square meals a day, do what feels most natural.

Eliminate to most sources of external stress in your life as possible and sleep the most you can. Try to wakeup without an alarm and to go to bed when it’s dark.

Don’t over-exercise and keep your training sessions short and intense and do them only a few times per week. Take some extra time off if you feel tired. Consider short and intense sessions of sprinting instead of very long cardio sessions.

Consider supplementing with probiotics, vitamin D and a high quality fish oil. You probably don’t need multivitamins or other supplements.

Play in the sun, have fun, laugh, smile, relax, discover, travel, learn and enjoy life like a daring adventure!

The Daniel Fast and Your Health

The purpose of the spiritual fasting is to consecrate (set aside) a specific period of time to draw closer to God to hear from Him. A powerful side benefit of the Daniel Fast is the improvement in health that most people experience.

The Daniel Fast is a plant-based eating plan with the only beverage being water. When the bodies that God designed and created are fed the good quality foods He created especially for it improvements in health result. The high fiber in the fruit, vegetables and whole grains cleanses the body and improves digestion. It's not uncommon for cholesterol levels to drop, for blood sugar levels to balance, for weight to be lost and for a general feeling of well-being to be experienced.
Anytime you make a significant change in your diet or exercise, consult your health professional. Also, if you have special health needs consider adjusting the eating plan to meet those requirements while maintaining the other restrictions for the fast.

Took a break today.

Needed something bad! So I had MCDONALDS! Of course now all nutrional information is on the cartons. This makes a person who is really watching their weight even more guilty. I'm killing the fries and see they are only 500 CALORIES!

Like I said it was a break, tomorrow back on it.

Lost 10ibs in 5 days!

Let's see how far I can go or more less how long I can go!