Give a Man a Fish

I had just gotten into it with my hubby (I know, huge shocker! Couples disagree?!?!?  Lol.) It was one of those “I need to express how I feel about something” but on the receiving end “What you are feeling really hurts”.

After our conversation, I was so upset that I could see the smoke coming out of my ears. For a second, I was going to go grab some dessert to try to calm down but it was just long. “Order, Get in the car, drive, pick up, drive back” too much work.

Option B came to me moments later. Throw on workout clothes, take a walk and think things through while listening to some music. I started walking then tried to jog but I just couldn’t. There was too much on my mind and I was too upset to even think straight so I kept walking. Somehow, the more I walked the better I felt.

Soon enough the music hit just right and I found myself dancing.  Next thing I know I’m doing squats in the middle of the streets as I pause from my version of “Azonto”. I attempt to jog again, and this time I kept going, then I started fitting in other exercises to the beat. It was amazing!

My 10 minute walk soon became an hour workout and now I was back at my house. In that hour, I was able to calm down and think through what we talked about earlier. I went back to Ife and attempted the conversation again. It was like a different person was having the same conversation and in time, we were able to figure things out and find common grounds.

After we talked, I tried to picture what would have happened if I went the cheesecake route. Now we all know that each bite would have been heavenly. But based on experience, the moment I finished it, I would realize that I really didn’t feel that much better

The fact is that exercise reduces stress hormones in the body and releases endorphins which are “feel good” hormones. So it makes you feel better so much longer. “Give your body cheesecake, relax for a minute. Give your body some exercise, relax it for hours!” I’ll be disappointed if you didn’t get that this is my made up version of “give a man a fish” lol. Let exercise relieve your stress, not food. It just makes sense. Lifestyle change not crash diet. Let’s do this!