When a wrench is thrown in the system I just can't cope.

Car broke. Hubby won't bring me to gym early (even though its in my office and he still can just drop me off).

yesterday I coped well and did HIIT through the neighborhood. With all the scary stray dogs, so that helped get the heartrate up.

Today too sore in legs for that kind of exercise. Its arms day. All my weights are AT THE **** GYM.

So I skipped the 3rd day this week (counting sunday).

And he told me yesterday "they are coming to look at the car" (his car buddy).

Well, jokes on me cause I thought that meant they were working on it, but he told the literal truth: they looked at it.

So what he told me would be "can't you skip one day?" is obviously going to be more than that, why can't he tell the **** truth?

incidentally, before this problem was an emrergency, I told him 2 months ago I was having issues, and then the radiator would not also have to be replaced.

ANd fun fact! I'm smack dab in death throes of PMS. (like nobody noticed in my posts yesterdya, haha)

I can't do it. I can't handle the switch ups, the inevitable kinks in the routine.

I am able to keep my cals in line. But that isn't enough for my ornery body.

How can I always do this? I'm trying to take one day at a time but I feel like I"m dying trying to keep up.

heya,

i can relate. i need stability, a set routine - or else i feel frantic and like i'm off my "plan". 

although, alternatively, this could just be because i'm sort of a control freak when it comes to my exercise regime. 

but yea, i'd be angry/freaking out too if i were in your situation - so in my eyes the way you feel is certainly justifiable.

however, on the flip side - at least you're keeping the calories in line. so you shouldn't be gaining. just think of it as an extended rest period for your body..? and also think how good it'll feel when you finally are able to get back to the gym.  whenever something throws me off from my routine for a few days, the next time i get to the gym it always feels so good.

i hope things work themselves out soon for you!

I'm like you too, ladies.  Once I have a routine too many changes throws me off track.  And frankly, the frustration with my hubby (if I were in your situation) would drive me straight to the cookie dough!  Which is why I don't have it in the house

Hang in there, it sounds like you're doing everything you can to stay on track.  Try to let go of the frustration and just embrace the rollercoaster.  It's easier said than done, but I have started to try to ride the waves instead of fighting them.  It helps a little!

thanks y'all :) I will put those rose colored glasses on (even though they make my vision blurry)

yeah, no cookie dough in our house either! hehe whew!

I think I must be an undiagnosed obsessive compulsive - I HATE being put off my routine - it makes me happy to have one.  And I have definitely been in the "Stupid broken car" "When will it get fixed" "don't have money for anything" hole.

I'm kinda bummed right now because I've skipped for a week and a half.  First we were on vacation (in Colorado, beautiful, cool, dry weather), and when we got back it was almost 100 degrees and very humid, and I just feel totally zapped, even in the air-conditioned house (which can't keep up with this heat), so I definitely don't want to get into the hot car, go work up a sweat, then get back into the hot car, with two little kids.

CDC, good for you for giving those stray dogs something to chase!  I really don't want to do anything during that time of the month, so you really have my admiration for that.  Have you tried doing a workout at home?  I have a hard time doing them (I have to get a leaf broom out to clear the toys out of the floor - yes, literally), but it might help you through this crisis.  I've seen links to "Your Body is a Barbell", and it looked like you could work your arms pretty well without any equipment or much room.

I'm sending peaceful thoughts to you right now.  Have wonderful not crappy day.

Oh, Crazy, that just blows! Completely understandable, the way you feel, I'd be right there too if I were in your shoes. In fact, I'd be crawling up my hubbies ASS to the point of annoying MYSELF if I were in your shoes ... though that usually doesn't get me anywhere if I'm in a similar situation. Sigh.

Maybe you could subsitute a body-weight strength training workout until you can get back in the gym? I've done a couple of the ones at Train With Me Online http://www.trainwithmeonline.com/) ... at least you'll burn some calories and not feel like you're just sitting, right?

Good luck to you. :-)

THANK GOODNESS! I thought I was the only one...

Pretty much the same EXACT thing happened to me last week! After a month of my Check Engine Light being on in my truck, and my husband checking the light and confirming that yes, it is on, my truck died at the end of my driveway, which I guess is a godsend since we live 15 mins out of town and I could have been stranded in the ditch with my rugrats instead. Anyway, I thought I was going to lose it! Of course this stuff doesn't ever happen when you have extra cash kicking around, and it usually happens when you have a million reasons to need your car/truck. And for whatever reason, it ALWAYS happens right when you're at your crankiest... 

After 3 days of being w/o a vehicle, and having ball games to get to and groceries to buy and dance lesson to drive for,  I was feeling all out of control and panicky and I snapped, and my husband just looked at me like I had just performed a scene out of the exorcist. LOL

I think our mechanic thought I was crazy when he handed me a bill for $500 on thursday and I told him that I LOVED HIM! I was just glad to feel like I could regain control of my life!