Getting back to the workout

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I’ve been writing about exercise, and getting to it.
Now I’m trying to get back to it; baby was sick. Then there was that one workout I missed because my car was being towed. Car was sick. Then, I was sick. I’m nearly better, but not all better.
On Sunday my husband recommended I go to my track workout because I’d feel better read:I’d be nicer. No, he’s not that insensitive, but it’s true, I’m a better version of myself when I’ve exercised, usually. But I wasn’t all better. I’m still not all better. My eye is still all puffy. Today was all about a sinus headache. Mostly, I’m better though. And it’s pretty easy to feel torn.

The longer I wait, the harder it is to go back.
That doesn’t mean it makes sense to make myself even sicker by going.

And the complicated self-talk looks like this: "you’re just saying it’s better to wait because you’re trying to talk yourself out of going. Or trying to find a legitimate reason not to go."
Inattentive speedy self-talk is super tricky’ the above is not actually true. I want to work out. The real question:

Would it be helpful to exercise now? Or would it be more helpful to rest?

and:

What kind of exercise would be helpful now? Would be possible right now?

when I’m not feeling great:

What will allow me to ease my way in?
How can I bite off as much as I can chew, and then check back in with myself?

Working out alone, this may mean committing to a little piece and then checking in.
In a group setting, it may mean doing part of the workout, or ignoring the assigned workout. I know I’d want to tell our coach that I’ve had some flu-like bug and I’m starting slow. Not so much for his benefit; but for mine- it not only lets me off the hook, but it sets up the expectation that I won’t do too much.

All that said, I’m kind of hoping track practice gets rained out, because then I won’t get more behind everyone else, while I can rest, or even take a walk and work my way back into it! If it doesn’t, I think I’ll go, do the conditioning exercises, and then take it super slow.