What today has taught me…
I am sick the day I wrote this entry. I suspect that weird movements of undesirable chemicals are taking place in my stomach incessantly during the day.
I am not in a very good mood because of that. Actually, I am forced to stay in my own bed almost half of the day, recuperating from this sickness. To make it worse, my medicine tastes horrible.
Don’t talk to me. Don’t give me a phone call, lest you be answered by a slam of the handset. And no, it’s not you. It’s me. I am cantankerous, today. I don’t want to be bothered. I only want to be entertained by a good book and a good sleep.
But while I’m still awake because of my weekend insomnia fix, let me tell you how not to get the same kind of sickness as I did.
The next time you feel the urge to drink some cold, sugary beverage after a workout session, don’t. Yesterday, I walked quite a distance while being confined by a combination of smoke and a lack of good air (that’s what España is like). Upon reaching my destination, I’m almost out of breath. Naturally, this means my blood pressure is higher than on normal state. This also means that I’m sweating like mad, and thirsty like a person at the desert looking for an oasis. Like a sportsman desperate for a Gatorade after being given a break, I reached for 3 glasses of cold, artificial orange juice.
The strange movement of digestive fluids (pardon me, because I don’t know the exact terms) started only 15 minutes after that. I’ve never felt better ever since.
Moral lesson of the day? Don’t drink sweet, cold beverages immediately after you’ve had a workout. Or else, prepare for a few days of, well, frequenting the toilet.
