Back among the living.

Monday stank. I mean, stank it up! I had all the flu symptoms and while I hate throwing up, at least it's over in a few minutes. The body aches, however, go on and on and on. And there's nothing you can do. Once I realized I could eat some crackers and drink some Pepsi without it coming back up, I took some Tylenol and things started looking up from there. By Tuesday I was feeling pretty good other than not having much energy. But that's probably normal considering I had no "fuel" in me. I did some cleaning around the house but had to take breaks often. My appetite didn't make a grand re-appearance either. Nothing really sounded good so I ate very little. But, what I did eat was clean. =) Today has been the same way. I've eaten a little more but still not like normal. I also did Jillian's 30-day Shred and it kicked my butt. It was only 20 minutes but I had to just sit for a while afterwards. My theory? The mixture of the tough workout and me still not having much energy was bad. Hey, that's my story and I'm sticking to it. It's not that I'm just a weenie and can't make it through a Jillian Michaels workout without feeling like I'm going to ralph! I did eat a Jillian recipe for lunch today. I've had it before and it's really yummy! It's the BBQ Chicken and Black Bean Burrito. Cook some chicken, chopped onions (I used onion powder because I was short on time and didn't feel like chopping up some onion), and pressed garlic in olive oil. Add clean BBQ sauce, black beans and some cheddar cheese, slap it all on a burrito and you've got lunch! I halved the recipe and still made enough for two burritos, one of which I will eat for lunch later this week. So I'm still not back into a "normal" routine (not that I totally had one established) but I haven't fallen off the wagon! I'm still hanging in there! I'm anxious to see if I've lost more weight. I couldn't resist weighing myself after being sick. I had lost an additional three and a half pounds which was not surprising after all my poor body went through on Monday! But I'm interested to see what the scale says on Sunday. That, however, is still a few days away and right now it's time for bed! Have a great rest of the week!