I Miss You Much

Last week honey was here. His thought process was “I’m here for only a week and I need to give 110%.”

I understand that thought process, but what honey didn’t think about was that he hasn’t worked out in a very long time. Yes, he does manual labor at home periodically, but not consistently lifting heavy items…and never running. So he arrives and I’m ecstatic because we’ve been apart for a month. It’s so good to see him and he immediately notices my weight loss. Not only can you see the weight loss in my face, neck & shoulders, but also my waist and hips and apparently it’s a big difference.

I see myself everyday so it’s difficult for me to notice a big change in the mirror. But I can tell in my clothes. I’m down 2 sizes and had to buy new work out clothes. I was channeling Flashdance…the big t-shirt falling off 1 shoulder.

So honey works out like the dickens for the 1st 3 days. During cardio boot camp with Jonathan (from my last post) honey keeps up with class…at one point he’s full out sprinting on 7.5 speed. I told him to take it easy and pace himself but he says he’s feeling great.

Famous last words.

He finished the day and started the next day, but left after lunch. He was exhausted and couldn’t eat. The next day he had the chills and began vomiting that night. It lands him in the ER the next morning (Friday) where he stays until midday on Sunday.

Severe dehydration.

Wow…he thought maybe he was coming down something. But he was working out so much that he was sweating so much and that dehydrates the body. We didn’t know severe dehydration could lead to death. That’s a pretty scary thought…

The answer is ELECTROLYTES!

Here at LIFE we all drink a minimum of 2 servings of electrolytes a day. Honey didn’t like the flavor so he wasn’t drinking the electrolytes everyday. Big mistake.

They don’t talk about electrolytes on The Biggest Loser. I wonder how many people try to emulate that show and get sick. You wouldn’t know to use electrolytes. And while Gatorade is the original, it’s not necessarily the best. It’s loaded with sugar. At LIFE we drink Ultima Replenisher. I have a container of powder that I add to a 20 oz. bottle of water 2-3 times a day.

I urge everyone to be sure to use electrolyte drinks when working out more than an hour a day. It’s important!

Honey's back home now.  I didn't want him to leave, but life goes on.  I do think he learned a lot while here at the gym so his plan is to go back home and begin safe, doable workouts daily.  He's looking forward to the day I join him back home again and we can workout together.