Thanks for sharing your story.

Yes and no… I’ve taken days off in between fitness challenges and it was beneficial for my body as I had been pushing hard and the rest was good. I felt even better coming off the days not working out, refreshed to start again. But then, I’ve also experienced the situations like yours where overindulgence has left me feeling crummy and my fitness suffered. I don’t know that it set me back on progress or times, but it did throw my body out of whack so that I knew I wasn’t at my best. Once my blood sugar, head, digestive track was back in line, I resumed where I previously was.

Don’t beat yourself up too much. You’re still getting back out there and that’s what matters.