Setbacks

I struggle with accepting setbacks...and viewing my time to heal as wasted time. My eye got an infection on Saturday and became so bad on Tuesday that I went to what I call the 'fake' emergency room. Now I am on a strong antibiotic and fighting nausea...my eye looks much better but my stomach is WAY worse. And when I feel nauseous, all I want to do is curl up on the couch and eat crap. Where does the idea come from that when I feel sick, I should eat more? That filling up the pouch will make it NOT feel worse? And I keep doing it!!! Sometimes I feel like I never learn my lessons and must keep repeating the same mistakes over and over and over. This recurring theme is getting old and so am I. My triathlon training has helped a little in this regard as pushing myself too hard or fast, has caused injuries (broken FEET), soiled clothing (yup, what you think), and passing out at my front door (and almost NOT at home, ALONE). I have learned to change my own bike tires, take a breather in the shade during a hot run and making the decision to cut a workout short when the weather is bad. Baby steps. Tomorrow back into the weights with a light workout and lots of stretching... And honoring my body and how I feel.