Rest and Recovery

If there was a theme for my day today it would be Rest and Recovery. I don't think I realized how much yesterday's walking took out of me. I found myself feeling really sore today. I did sleep very well last night and I am thankful for that. However, my muscles are really sore today. I guess this means I continue to be really out of shape and training for walking the half-marathon is going to continue to be challenging for me.
I do ask for your prayers. I really thought that I would be losing some weight as a result of the extra exercise I've been getting. However, I have not been very good about watching what I eat. I certainly ate too much last night at dinner and have had a few junk food eating binges after I walked. I don't know what goes on in my head. I have lost a few pounds but not what I should be losing by burning all of the calories I've been burning. It's frustrating but I recognize that it's my fault. So, I would really appreciate your prayers for more discipline in this part of my life. It just seems so hard to keep everything in balance. I've never been very good at that.
I'm off work tomorrow. I had taken a vacation day because I thought I was going to have my nephew Michael staying with me while my sisters scrap booked. I'm sure Michael was glad that he got to spend the weekend with his Uncle Rob instead. So, I'm off tomorrow and plan to do some more rest and recovery. I do have some errands to run and need to get a couple of tasks done that have been on my "to do" list for quite some time. I also want to spend some time writing.
I hope you have a great start to your week. Thanks for being a part of my journey!