I woke up today feeling shakey and drained. After writing yesterday’s post, I wanted to lay down and sleep during the remainder of my me-time. Unfortunately my daughter’s screaming and crying at my husband kept me awake the whole 3 hour period.
She doesn’t wake well after naps. She’s usually cranky, demanding, and clingy. Because she had to have two naps, I think this may have caused an issue with disorientation. Needless to say, I did not get the nap I needed. I has trembling even then.
I looked back on my myfitnesspal log and noticed I got half of my daily potassium. I have a feeling this is the culprit. I went out of my way today at target to get hydration sticks for when I am running low on my electrolytes. What is crazy is how many are on the market that are loaded with carbs.
In addition, I took an extra dose of potassium supplements, and drank extra water. I tried to get an extra hour of rest during my mom time, but I got “in-trouble” for not being with her. I mentioned to my husband that I was not feeling well, and needed that extra rest as I didn’t get it yesterday.
After waking up, eating, and eventually pumping my body full of electrolytes, I finally went out for a walk. I didn’t get back to Metcalf & Monterey until close to 3 pm. But, we did it. We walked from almost where I left off, and went a bit up. Unfortunately, the trail was closed off due to flooding.
How I’m feeling.
Though I basically self sabotaged, I think I got myself back on tract with my body not wanting to curl up and hibernate. Being low on potassium seems to be a constant thing for me. I need to eat more spinach, if that’s the case. Avocados and I don’t see eye to eye.
I noticed that this past week, my activity level has shot through the roof. I’m pleased to see how my long distance walking doesn’t effect my body with severe aches and pains. Don’t get me wrong. I woke up very stiff this morning, but after a bit of stretching and bending, I was good as new.
Lastly, this past Friday, I hit my all time highest step record in the 4+ years of being a fitbit owner. This is huge for me as I used to be a total gym rat, and never hit this high.