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Cory: Not discouraged. Just feeling a bit beat up.
Jenni: Yeah, not all fat. I posted my food and it couldn't possibly have accounted for even a pound so definitely something else going on.

Hi all. I've been off for over a week. There were a few 1's on the HRV plus a bit of under the weather malaise so the workout frequency has suffered. Still not a total loss as I did some reduced intensity plus with improved weather, have added a few walks of a bit over 4K. With me not posting food pics, Spice has gone a bit sideways on the nutrition as well but it's all good and just helps put things in perspective. Funny thing, I've not done any squats for a week and my quads are still achy. I may have to approach that with a few more recovery days and less intensity. I also let that get in the way of doing full blown cardio workouts. Mostly I've just felt quite tired and lacking energy so made a choice to back off a bit.

I haven't got a weight or BP number but I did have an HRR of 60 a couple days back, all the way down to 90 on one of the easier cardio workouts and I don't believe I've ever recovered so much down to such a low number. I have had an HRR of 70, but never down to 90 so I'll take this as a kind of win.

Today I got in a 4.2 K walk and push-ups in the morning and will assess later what else I ought to take on.
 
Taking it easy for a couple of days is sometimes the best you can do. Good to hear you didn´t let it push you into eating-days-on-the-couch though.
 
Having a break to reassess doesn't hurt anyone. It's interesting that the nutrition of your meals went sideways a little because they weren't being photographed. Spice's cooking & my G's plays a big part in what we do. We are fortunate that they are so obliging.
 
Thanks LaMa and Cate. I slept poorly last night and am just wiped out today. Headache and a bit of a raspy throat and just feeling like a waste of skin. I'm taking a day of R & R at home.
 
Thank you LaMa, Kate and Cory. Even further under the weather today. First time in a few years. Resting heart rate is 70 this morning and it's been below 50 several times recently. I checked HRV and it's up there but I'm just going to vegetate. Spice is molly coddling me so I'll accept that for a bit.
 
Hey Cory. Better yes but still not great. I've been pretty much housebound though I did a wee forage at the grocery the other day. I'm going out for a walk today as I'm getting to the back side of this. I've had my first bout of headaches in years. I don't know if I'm a sissy laid low by minor ailments because I'm not accustomed to any minor symptoms or whether this was actually somewhat serious. Spice has it worse than I right now.
 
Glad you're coming out the other side & sorry that Spice is now ill. At least you're being a tag team :)
 
Yup, definitely better than being incapacitated simultaneously. Hope you both get fully well soon.
 
Thanks y'all. Back to work tomorrow. Reset on workout. Spice wanted Cheetos as comfort food. I obliged and partook. Oh well, back to a bit more restraint. When I fall off the exercise, the rest follows suit. It's funny how it all hangs together.
 
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