Given'er a little too hard i think

I think it's time for me to smarten up here. I get a little too crazy about working out sometimes and enjoy it so much i forget to take that much needed day off. I just keep going and going and going. I love it i feel great and then i start to crash which is what i think is happening today. I went to spinning with Jen this morning and they stayed after to work out my abs. I came home had a snack of 12 almonds (a serving) and a fruit bar, showered and then was soooo exhausted i passed out for an hour. I didn't want to get up at all...i just wanted to sleep and relax. I wasn't even going to listen to my body...but it was really telling me that it needed to sleep and relax and that i need to start taking a day off!

It's funny how every now and then i do this and crash and never seem to learn...i think it sneaks up on me and i don't think or realize what i am doing to my body (which i should. I have done enough reading to know that my muscles need a day off to relax and recuperate and grow!). Now to decide what day of the week to take off. I am thinking of saturdays and taking that as my day to sleep in! I haven't slept in in so long. I am always up bright and early on Sunday mornings for practice with the running room (18 k tomorrow). I am training for a half marathon so i don't feel like i can miss that big of a run (it's coming up fast feb 14th!!!). So it's tough...do i take a day off before then? or just wait until next Saturday? Problem is i feel so guilty taking those days off...but i have to listen to my body and just make myself!!! Saturday workouts are great though...i feel like i can spend as long as i want at the gym as i get there early enough. During the week i go at lunch, so workouts can be a tad rushed at times. But i am so used to working out at lunch i wonder what i would do if i wasn't working out...how will i kill the time? Maybe that would be the day to lunch with the girls??? But then i would be spending MORE money...yuck! Ha ha dilemmas, dilemmas!

I got a nice email on FB (facebook) from my cousin Carrie this morning. She is also my age and has always been a kick ass athlete but it wasn't until eating clean and kicking it up a notch working out wise that she really started to see results (Go Carrie!!!). I actually didn't realize she was on the clean eating train too!!! She lives in Vancouver with her hubby Brad, her sister Jenny (my cousin) also lives out there too. So i don't get to see them enough at all! Sad. She was asking if i had a tough time with my boyfriend getting frustrated with my clean eating. And yes i do....he thinks i obsess too much at times (Carrie's hubby thinks the same of her). It really can be tough at times when you eat clean and workout a lot...there will always be people who judge you about it and give you a hard time. While i love them my mom and sis have said before (actually numerous times) that i should tone down the working out because i was getting to muscular (and would say that i need to treat myself more). It gets annoying when you are criticized for doing something healthy and something you love. I love eating clean and i love being in shape and having definition. It's not a bad thing to be addicted too! I am healthy and have lot's of energy (when i take those much needed days off). Do any of you have a tough time dealing with family members or friends about your health choices?