To quote the great songwriter from his first album, “I’ll be mellow when I’m dead.” - (There is actual footage somewhere of me lip syncing one of his tunes, circa 1988, in a high school variety show…)
So I’ve kinda lived by this sentiment forever. And this is going to seem to some “do as I say, not as I do.” BUT I hope you will help to keep me accountable going forward to this one thing that is holding back my results, and may well be holding back yours.
Recovery.
Heyheyhey - I saw you roll.your.eyes. 
Stick with me here!
Time and time again, Meltdowners will come to me seeming to be doing all the right things - food is on point, exercising with good effort, and yet the scale won’t budge.
I’m surprised at how often my day job and the issues most common in the Meltdown intersect - here’s a knowledge bomb on stress that I give to my students: it’s not the load you carry, it’s how long you carry it. Yes, I know you have had years of (insert your crazy life challenges here - job, other job, kids, school, parents, spouse, ex-spouse, money trouble, insane boss or co-workers, the to-do list that won’t end, and insufficient or poor quality sleep) and handled it just fine. We can all take a variable amount of abuse on our psyche and body and compensate - sometimes for a really long time depending on how stubborn you are! But you ARE accumulating the evidence of that stress somewhere in you. And it is causing changes in how your body responds to your efforts to burn fat.
This weekend, hubby and I went for a “couple’s massage” - the “Deep Rub” consists of the extraordinarily talented therapist going after trigger points (by my request) with a gusto that should mandate a safe word. I was a pile of lumps and knots just below the surface reminiscent of bubble wrap and about as crackly.
It’s been around two years since we added recovery minutes into a required portion of the fitness trackers at NGPT. Body shop and Yoga classes have traditionally been the red-headed stepchild of the Meltdown experience. If you don’t come out sopping in sweat and ready to die, is a class really worth it?
YES. Take advantage of those options. I am Nancy Adams’ #1 Body Shop groupie. But that’s not the only way to get recovery.
Foam rolling - check out those free videos on the wemeltyou youtube page - click here.
Stretching. Massage. Lacrosse ball.
SLEEEEEEEP.
Sleep deserves its own whole separate blog, which will follow, but in the meantime, WHAT are you doing to counter the effects of the hard-charging life you lead? You may say you don’t have time for recovery - I say confidently and from personal experience that you are wasting all those other hours if you’re NOT working on that actively. Email me! [email protected]
Coach Marcey Tidwell is started as a client with NGPT in January 2011. Joining the team as an accountability coach, she wears many hats in assisting the Meltdown Nation! Nurse Marcey by day, she brings a wealth of knowledge the program!
Coach Marcey Tidwell
