Wasn't it your plan to take it easier in your workouts. They still look quite strenuous to me!
Two steps forwards and not a single one backwards, remember ?
BTW, do you follow BR.com ? AF is once again both a good thread (quite informative) and an awful one at the same time (nasty to the extreme).
Espi, really they are not that strenuous ... or I should say, they are incorporating plenty of rest periods to allow my heartrate to return to low levels which is the plan. Interval type work is good (according to Dr. Schwarzbein) as long as you allow the heartrate to recover after no more than 5 minutes of continuous elevation. So that's what I've been doing. But if my heartrate gets way up there during a set, I do take rest.
No steps backward I don't think ... I feel better nearly every single day. This week it is my daughter's interrupted sleep that is causing issues ... thankfully she slept all the way through last night and I'm feeling much better today.
I haven't been over to BR.com lately ... that place intimidates the heck out of me ... I can't imagine speaking to anyone the way they do there!!! But I will go check out that thread ... thanks for the heads up!
So, slept nearly 9 hours last night ... eats still on target ... planning some yoga later today ... and I think I'm going to have to switch my workouts around. Since number one priority is sleep ... I have been told to sleep until I wake up which is usually around 7:00 am (when the kids wake me!!). Now I have to be out of the house on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday by 8:45 ... and I'll be gone until nearly noon at least on Mondays and Wednesdays ... I just don't have the energy in the afternoons to do my weight workouts. I seem to be able to do yoga no problem, but not my lifting stuff. So I think if I switch it to Tuesday and Thursday, only do 2 days per week, and add an extra yoga session, it would probably be better for me anyways. So that's my new plan for now ... it might change again if that doesn't work ...
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Espi, really they are not that strenuous ... or I should say, they are incorporating plenty of rest periods to allow my heartrate to return to low levels which is the plan. Interval type work is good (according to Dr. Schwarzbein) as long as you allow the heartrate to recover after no more than 5 minutes of continuous elevation. So that's what I've been doing. But if my heartrate gets way up there during a set, I do take rest.
Interesting on the HR. What did me in most of all with NROL FL2/3 was having to workout with predescribed rest times. I hated that much more than the actual exercises which are fun, but challenging. Just go with how you feel = first few sets with very little rest and later on much more time in between , even with some yakking.
I've got to get that Schwarzbein book as well. Things finally fell into place for me when I realized why I can't go/take the very low carb route anymore. It used to be that I could eat sub-50 g of carbs no problem, but I'd put out loads and loads of cortisol. I'd never get tired either, just could go on & on. Obviously , this together with chronic use of EC completely wore me out. Got a real nasty disease because of suppressed immune system (very low carbing does that too).
Interesting part about that AF thread is someone mentioning supps with very high B-vitamins. I swear esp sulbutiamine helped me most after sublingual B12 as I'm no longer forced to eat all of the rice cakes , cookies or chocolate. Apparently B-vitamins help cure AF! Most interesting though is how people with a thyroid problem have their adrenals overcompensate for the lack of thyroid output, which can lead to AF.
Indeed.. very true.
In the meantime no more very low carb. But neither very high carb , as it will mess up the blood sugar (don't want no diabetes and feel crap on very high carb anyway)
In the meantime no more very low carb. But neither very high carb , as it will mess up the blood sugar (don't want no diabetes and feel crap on very high carb anyway)
Agreed. Not counting fibrous veggies, I am getting about 100g (so total probably 125g-150g) per day of carbs ... mostly from starchy veggies (sweet potato, potato, artechoke, leeks, etc), legumes, brown/wild rice, and occasionally sprouted breads, whole wheat pasta, etc. 20-25 g per meal is not a lot, but it is enough to keep my energy levels stable and keep the cravings at bay ...
I too have sub-optimal thyroid function. We didn't talk a whole lot about it at my last appointment, but thyroid function and adrenal function are very tied together. Dr. S does a great job in her second book ("The Transition") at tying together adrenaline/cortisol output with thyroid hormone function. I'm not sure that I notice a huge difference on the Armour Thyroid, but it might be that my dosage is not perfect yet. I see my doc again in about 2 weeks.
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The weird part was that my T4 was actually quite high but (total) T3 still subrange. TSH was highish, but not crazily so. Seems that food sensitivities are a major cause of T3 dropping. Funny you mention the starchy carbs. I'm staying away from all grains, all legumes (including peanuts but not pb and soy) with the exception of starchy tubers (white & sweet potatoes, cassave, carrots). But .. still eat candy and very high GI fruit (dates, raisins, grapes). I have heard Schwarzbein is very anti-sugar. I'm liking sugar a lot as my body digests them more easily. But only right before and during exericse though as sugars mess up the blood sugar.
I believe that's how my profile was too ... all were within normal range, but T4 and TSH were at the high end of the range while T3 was at the low end. Since the body is unable to convert T4 (unusable thyroid hormone) to T3 (usable thyroid hormone) without cortisol, it makes sense that my T3 was low. She (my doc) also said something about rT3 (which is completely unusable) ... and that much of my T3 might actually be rT3.
The only food my doctor told me to avoid was SUGAR!! Bummer. I do cheat every now and then, but am no longer having sugar in my coffee ... and I've cut wayyyyy back (my chocolate even has very little to no sugar in it!! 85-100% cocoa depending upon my mood). She did warm me about grains saying that one of the major causes of AF is poor gluten tolerance. The low level of inflammation that it creates in the gut can lead to adreanal burnout. She said that folks of Northern European descent seem to be particularly at risk (for low tolerance). My heritage is mostly Northern European (Danish, French, Ukranian, English, Scottish, Swedish). I don't seem to have any digestive issues though so I've been skeptical to cut it out completely. I have switched to sprouted grain breads though.
Dr. S is fairly anti-sugar ... depending upon your metabolism. For me, with burned out adrenals, I am to avoid it and all high GI fruits, especially dates, figs, and bananas. I guess what it does is cause a spike in adrenaline, which taxes the adrenal glands. For her it's not just about cortisol, but adrenaline too.
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Shitty day yesterday ... not sure what happened, but I crashed big time right after breakfast and pretty much spent the day in bed. Feeling better today so I guess it was just needed. I only gave myself half points for food yesterday since I didn't eat much, but what I ate was on track.
We have three funerals to attend over the next three days ... one of the groomsmen in our wedding, his MIL passed ... Matt's cousin's husband's mother passed ... and Matt had a student pass from a seizure disorder that was only recently diagnosed. Very sad ... she was only a sophomore.
The weather is nice here today ... planning some yoga (to make up for lying in bed all day yesterday!) and maybe a walk or hike with the kids. I need to grocery shop too ... fun is.
Yesterday's ScoreCard: Sleep: Friday night 9 hours 6/7
Meditation:6/7 Me Time:2/1 I ended up with lots of alone time yesterday! Eats: Not good. 5/7 Workout: Did not make up the resistance workout. 5/7
Mood: Really really really tired yesterday. Spent the day in bed resting and sleeping.
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Shitty day yesterday ... not sure what happened, but I crashed big time right after breakfast and pretty much spent the day in bed. Feeling better today so I guess it was just needed. I only gave myself half points for food yesterday since I didn't eat much, but what I ate was on track.
We have three funerals to attend over the next three days ... one of the groomsmen in our wedding, his MIL passed ... Matt's cousin's husband's mother passed ... and Matt had a student pass from a seizure disorder that was only recently diagnosed. Very sad ... she was only a sophomore.
The weather is nice here today ... planning some yoga (to make up for lying in bed all day yesterday!) and maybe a walk or hike with the kids. I need to grocery shop too ... fun is.
Yesterday's ScoreCard: Sleep: Friday night 9 hours 6/7 Meditation:6/7 Me Time:2/1 I ended up with lots of alone time yesterday! Eats: Not good. 5/7 Workout: Did not make up the resistance workout. 5/7 Mood: Really really really tired yesterday. Spent the day in bed resting and sleeping.
Julie, what do you think is causing this "crashing" lately? This used to happen to me a lot, but almost never happens anymore unless I'm sick or something. Do you think the more intense workouts are taking their toll or is it just one of those things? At any rate, I hope you feel better soon.
Julie, what do you think is causing this "crashing" lately? This used to happen to me a lot, but almost never happens anymore unless I'm sick or something. Do you think the more intense workouts are taking their toll or is it just one of those things? At any rate, I hope you feel better soon.
Oh, I know exactly what it is ... I was up with Hayley three times on Wednesday night for nearly 45 minutes each time, and then once on Thursday night for an hour ... Friday night I had some insomnia ... so even though I went to bed early, I got crappy sleep ... sooooooo ... Saturday I crashed. I feel fine today ... great in fact! At least when I crash, I recover much faster ... in the past this would have been a three day crash ... that's how I know that I'm getting better!!
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Hi Julie, Sorry about your crash! I hope you're feeling rested after the weekend.
Was reading your thread about the FT4/FT3. Low FT3 is also called Euthyroid stress syndrome. Typically happens to overtraining athletes. But some people (not necessarily overtrained athletes) also have trouble converting their FT4 to FT3, and much of the FT4 is converted instead to Reverse T3. When this happens, you're not getting enough of the active thyroid hormones into your tissues. I recommend you have a test for RT3. Please let me know what the result is, and I can send you over to a web site that helps interpret the result. (Basically, the ratio of FT3 to RT3 should be no less than 2. (It's the ratio that matters, not the actual RT3 amount, although that's a good indicator sometimes))
How much Armour are you on? Did doc say that Armour is not recommended to people with poor adrenal functioning? There is no firm guideline, but you need to have good adrenals to handle Armour.
Hope you feel better soon. You guys are seeing a lot of grief there. Three funerals is a lot to go through. I know first hand how draining on your body this can be. Be good to yourself. Take a break..whatever you need to do. We luv ya!
Jimbo, Lance and Victoria, thanks ... I was not close to any of them, so not that it makes it better, just less sad. I felt so badly for my friend Maura last night ... I cannot imagine losing my mother at this age ...
Laura, I'm on a low dose of Armour ... 30 mg twice daily. As I have said before, I am completely trusting my doctor on this one. I don't think she would have put me on it if there was an issue with persons who have poor adrenal function taking it. She is VERY well versed in all of this, and she is an MD. Same for the rT3 test ... if she feels it is necessary I will have it done (my next round of blood work is for FT3, FT4, and Vitamin D). I would guess that the outcome of the test would not change her treatment. As always, thanks for the info ...
Last week's ScoreCard ... Sleep: Saturday night 9 hours 7/7 Giving myself all the points for sleep this week even though my sleep was so interrupted (darn 2 year old!) Meditation:7/7 Me Time:2/1 Eats: Had some pizza Sunday evening because I was starving (starting to get lightheaded and a headache) and that was all there was to eat after the wake. It wasn't even very good. 5/7 Workout: Went for a hike on Sunday. Just missed a resistance workout. 6/7 Mood: It was generally good all week, just tired, and therefore a little crabby at times.
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Today's ScoreCard ... Sleep: 8 hours last night, interrupted once at 4:00 pm by the patter of little feet ... sigh ... 1/7 Meditation: I did meditate this afternoon for 10 minutes, and plan to again for 10 minutes before bed. 1/7 Me Time:0/1 Eats: On target. 1/7 Workout: Just couldn't find time today. No excuses, but our day looked like this ... dropped Michaela off at school, took Hayley to her school program ... picked Michaela up from school and came home to have lunch. Did some household chores and out of the house an hour later to drive to my parents to leave the kids so I could meet Matt at the wake. Back to my parents after the wake. Ate dinner with them. Drive home (45 minutes). Kids in bed. Fold several loads of laundry and iron shirt for Matt for funeral tomorrow. Going to bed now. So be it. 0/7 Mood: Tired. Hoping for some downtime tomorrow. But happy. Just tired.
Another busy day tomorrow ... I have to be at the lab at 7:30 am for some fasting bloodwork ... then going to my parents again to tutor my mom in her birthday present (we got her a new iPod Nano!) ... probably planning a yoga session there as she has lots of yoga tapes ... then some downtime in the afternoon. Also planning nothing on Wednesday while Michaela is at school ... just downtime (and hopefully a workout!!). At least there are no cravings ...
Off to bed ...
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Glad to see you're doing well...or at least ok. I, on the other hand, have been a raving lunatic today. Was able to keep it mostly bottled up, but a couple of times it spewed. Thankfully, the babies got to bed with no incidences.
May you receive all the blessings of a full night of uninterrupted sleep tonight. Any guess why she's getting up? Jackie-boy has been waking up 3-5 nights calling, "I want my Mommy! Mommy can you come?" I think it has to do with this phrase he keeps repeating: "There's no such tings as munsters." Stupid Junie B. Jones!
HI Julie, I hope you understand whatever I mentioned about Armour and adrenal fatigue does not intend to invalidate your current treatment. I just wanted to alert you to it. The contraindication for adrenal issues is actually on the Armour website and the how-to-use sheet/contraindications that comes with the meds. I know many women have trouble with the ratio of T4:T3 in Armour. And many don't. Just wanted to put it out there.
Take care.
What I've learnt in the past week when reading up on adrenal fatigue is that oftentimes it's an underlying problem with thyroid output that makes the adrenalin glands churn out so much adrenalin and cortisol that like with diabetes one runs out of 'steam' literally and physiologically because the body get worn out and no longer can produce enough cortisol & adrenalin.
If this is the case, quite a few people seem to not improve when they receive thyroid threatment (regardless of whether it's Armour or not as this is a separate thing and probably the Armour producers are just more aware of the problem!!!). Unless they are also treated for adrenalin fatigue.
This finally explained why I experienced such an incredible improvement with methyl-B12 and later on Fortega (4 b-vitamins with sulbutiamine) before getting treated. After all, the adrenalin was still working overtime.
It was my blessing that my work output is relatively small so I didn't develop AF but I would overtrain very easily. Esp. since the gym was about the only place where I'd feel good. From what I've read in your previous logs, you seem to have had the same thing happening.
You just might do extremely well too on supplementing with lots of fortified B-vitamins if yolu already don't do so. But I wonder whether cortisol-treatment is needed. If however, your symptoms don't improve, perhaps you might think about it. Lots of peeps I know use IsoCort or Cortef.
Something very peculiar I read had me wondering about intuitive eating. As a Dutch woman I used to eat TONS and TONS of licorice. Really ridiculous amounts of it (we have maybe 250 different kinds, no kidding!) Licorice
- lowers Testosterone
- raises aldosterone = makes you retain water & raises blood pressure
would it also raise cortisol levels when these are low?
That would be really interesting to find out.
I'm staying away from licorice most of the time but sometimes, esp when training hard I can't help but eat it... knowing fully well it is only good when having throat pain
Jamie, thanks! I am not sure why she's been waking ... she's always been a poor sleeper (relative to my older daughter) ... she's just a light sleeper I guess. She did sleep through last night, so that is good!!! Of course she was up at 6:30 climbing into bed with me, but that's better than crying at 1:00!!!
Laura, I understand, and I do appreciate it. I think it is your approach that sometimes ruffles my feathers. As a health care provider myself, I am bombarded by misinformation that people find "on the internet" and spend much of my precious time with my clients debunking whatever they found. I searched long and hard to find my doctor ... she absolutely knows what she is doing, and I see her every 8-10 weeks (and have saliva and bloodwork done before my visits). I am 150% confident that she knows all the ins and outs (she is part of BodyLogicMD and this type of thing is what they specialize in treating!) of treating Adrenal Fatigue and thyroid issues. There are a lot of people on message boards giving lots of (questionable) advice. Shoot if I followed what most people say about AF, I might as well put a gun in my mouth since I'm obviously just a big faker.
Espi, from what I understand, I was feeling good in the gym because the type of exercise I was doing was raising adrenaline levels while still depleting cortisol levels. So it was a bandaid essentially. Now I am trying to do more in the gym that will allow my body to rebuild itself without breaking it down too much ... so weight training with lots of rest periods to keep my heart rate lower, and lots of yoga.
From what I understand about the cortisol/thyroid connection, it's opposite ... if you don't produce enough cortisol, your body cannot convert T4 into T3 (or something goes awry and rT3 gets made instead). So many people with thyroid issues might have underlying adrenal function problems that won't allow the thyroid to be corrected until the adrenals get fixed.
I am on a good dose of B-complex vitamins (pharmaceutical grade) and I do take Cortef three times daily (my doctor said that my initial saliva panel was among the worst she has ever seen!!).
Interesting about the licorice ... I used to eat a lot too ... and it's still one of my favorite candies (we have this stuff here in the health food stores called Panda ... and I just LOVE it! Of course I never get it now ... ) Interesting about its effect on aldosterone. I know mine is low ... the doc told me to salt anything and everything, and I think it helps. As for it improving cortisol, I doubt it as I think aldosterone is driven by cortisol (so again the relationship works the other way, but not in reverse). Lots of good stuff to think about ...
Well, I've had a rough week thus far ...
Tuesday's ScoreCard ... Sleep: 8 hours last night, interrupted once at 5:30 am by Hayley waking from a bad dream ... her father dealt with it 2/7 Meditation: Did some before bed. 2/7 Me Time:0/1 Eats: On target. 2/7 Workout: Went for a walk with Matt and the girls when we got home in the late afternoon. No time or energy for a lifting session. 1/7 Mood: Tired.
Wednesday's ScoreCard ... Sleep: 8.5 hours last night, straight through, but felt like I'd been run over by a truck when I awoke 3/7 Meditation: Not today. 2/7 Me Time:0/1 Eats: Horrible. I don't even want to detail it, it was ugly. 2/7 Workout: I basically laid around all day, although I did shower and bring Michaela to and from school. 1/7 Mood: Tired. Just freakin' tired.
I do feel much better today for having rested so much yesterday (I took a nearly 2 hour nap in the afternoon!!). Still planning to take it easy, but the solid sleep the past few nights has really helped. I will do yoga today and definitely meditate as I think both of those will help.
Here's my planned menu ... posting it here seems to help me actually eat what I've planned ...
M1: 2 eggs, 2 cups raw spinach, 2 Tbs. cheddar, 1 tomato sliced, 1/4 cantaloupe
M2: 2 cups baby greens, 1/2 cup green beans, 1 chopped tomato, 5 olives chopped, 2 Tbs feta cheese crumbled and 1/2 cup brown rice; 1 turkey burger
M3: 1 apple, 2 Tbs. ANPB, 2 oz gouda cheese
M4: 2.5 oz grilled chicken breast, grilled zucchini, onion, and yellow squash - 1.5 cups, 1/2 cup garbanzo bean salad
M5: Fage yogurt, 1 peach sliced, 2 Tbs almonds
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Thanks Laura, I know that kind of licorice very well and must have eaten tons of it, as in the US/Canada it's about one of the few types you can buy.
My, all the info is making my head spin. I did read that cortisol is needed for thyroid hormone in order to get into the cells. Cortisol was tested a few times, but that's such a small moment. Years ago I had it tested and levels were too high. This year as well and levels were normal.
But that licorice really stands out as it's about the only type of candy I used to be totally addicted to and had to remind myself of the licorice hangover I'd get from eating too much of it (that yucky salty taste and the salty urine). As well as that testosterone effect. Nonetheless I still adore it as a candy but can limit intake to about once a month or less.
Something very peculiar I read had me wondering about intuitive eating. As a Dutch woman I used to eat TONS and TONS of licorice. Really ridiculous amounts of it (we have maybe 250 different kinds, no kidding!) Licorice
- lowers Testosterone
- raises aldosterone = makes you retain water & raises blood pressure
would it also raise cortisol levels when these are low?
That would be really interesting to find out.
Hope you ladies don't mind if I jump into the conversation....but, Espi, this intuitive eating theory is very interesting. I'm wondering if it works in the opposite. For example, as much as you are drawn to and crave licorice, I feel the exact opposite about it. I do not like it at all and have never and would never eat it. I actually feel somewhat repelled by it. I have the same reactions to some other foods, too, raisins being one. Could it be my body's way of telling me something, or is it purely a dislike for it in terms of taste only? Just curious...
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I'm nearly convinced it must be. Though licorice as well as peanut butter are peculiar food items. Licorice is nearly exclusively eaten on a large scale in the Netherlands and Denmark. Outside these countries not so much and people generally dislike the taste of it.
Same for peanut butter: very popular in the US, Canada as well as some other countries including the NLs.
Now those raisins are a very interesting case yes. Since raisins are very normal food items, eaten by a lot of people.
Intuitive eating is also the name of a book that's recommended to people with eating disorders, esp. bulimia but also BED and anorexia. It's meant to give a person back it's sense of being able to control food intake without obsessing over it. Trusting their own bodies to tell them what foods and how mcuh of it they actually need.
There's been a lot of convo about it in another female fitness forum I frequent. Haven't read it myself but have since then tried to rely more on what my body tells me it likes to eat rather than dictate it what it should eat.
Okay julie caught up in your journal finally.... (i've had to meter out getting caught up over the last week) Wow... lots of stuff going on in your life. Hope you get some decent sleep soon.
I know of the crashes of which you speak about. I've had them too. although not as long as 3 days. Usually I just have to sleep a lot and I'm fine. Luckily, it's been a while since I've had that happen.
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Jamie, thanks! I am not sure why she's been waking ... she's always been a poor sleeper (relative to my older daughter) ... she's just a light sleeper I guess. She did sleep through last night, so that is good!!! Of course she was up at 6:30 climbing into bed with me, but that's better than crying at 1:00!!!
Laura, I understand, and I do appreciate it. I think it is your approach that sometimes ruffles my feathers. As a health care provider myself, I am bombarded by misinformation that people find "on the internet" and spend much of my precious time with my clients debunking whatever they found. I searched long and hard to find my doctor ... she absolutely knows what she is doing, and I see her every 8-10 weeks (and have saliva and bloodwork done before my visits). I am 150% confident that she knows all the ins and outs (she is part of BodyLogicMD and this type of thing is what they specialize in treating!) of treating Adrenal Fatigue and thyroid issues. There are a lot of people on message boards giving lots of (questionable) advice. Shoot if I followed what most people say about AF, I might as well put a gun in my mouth since I'm obviously just a big faker.
Espi, from what I understand, I was feeling good in the gym because the type of exercise I was doing was raising adrenaline levels while still depleting cortisol levels. So it was a bandaid essentially. Now I am trying to do more in the gym that will allow my body to rebuild itself without breaking it down too much ... so weight training with lots of rest periods to keep my heart rate lower, and lots of yoga.
From what I understand about the cortisol/thyroid connection, it's opposite ... if you don't produce enough cortisol, your body cannot convert T4 into T3 (or something goes awry and rT3 gets made instead). So many people with thyroid issues might have underlying adrenal function problems that won't allow the thyroid to be corrected until the adrenals get fixed.
I am on a good dose of B-complex vitamins (pharmaceutical grade) and I do take Cortef three times daily (my doctor said that my initial saliva panel was among the worst she has ever seen!!).
Interesting about the licorice ... I used to eat a lot too ... and it's still one of my favorite candies (we have this stuff here in the health food stores called Panda ... and I just LOVE it! Of course I never get it now ... ) Interesting about its effect on aldosterone. I know mine is low ... the doc told me to salt anything and everything, and I think it helps. As for it improving cortisol, I doubt it as I think aldosterone is driven by cortisol (so again the relationship works the other way, but not in reverse). Lots of good stuff to think about ...
Well, I've had a rough week thus far ...
Tuesday's ScoreCard ... Sleep: 8 hours last night, interrupted once at 5:30 am by Hayley waking from a bad dream ... her father dealt with it 2/7 Meditation: Did some before bed. 2/7 Me Time:0/1 Eats: On target. 2/7 Workout: Went for a walk with Matt and the girls when we got home in the late afternoon. No time or energy for a lifting session. 1/7 Mood: Tired.
Wednesday's ScoreCard ... Sleep: 8.5 hours last night, straight through, but felt like I'd been run over by a truck when I awoke 3/7 Meditation: Not today. 2/7 Me Time:0/1 Eats: Horrible. I don't even want to detail it, it was ugly. 2/7 Workout: I basically laid around all day, although I did shower and bring Michaela to and from school. 1/7 Mood: Tired. Just freakin' tired.
I do feel much better today for having rested so much yesterday (I took a nearly 2 hour nap in the afternoon!!). Still planning to take it easy, but the solid sleep the past few nights has really helped. I will do yoga today and definitely meditate as I think both of those will help.
Here's my planned menu ... posting it here seems to help me actually eat what I've planned ...
M1: 2 eggs, 2 cups raw spinach, 2 Tbs. cheddar, 1 tomato sliced, 1/4 cantaloupe
M2: 2 cups baby greens, 1/2 cup green beans, 1 chopped tomato, 5 olives chopped, 2 Tbs feta cheese crumbled and 1/2 cup brown rice; 1 turkey burger
M3: 1 apple, 2 Tbs. ANPB, 2 oz gouda cheese
M4: 2.5 oz grilled chicken breast, grilled zucchini, onion, and yellow squash - 1.5 cups, 1/2 cup garbanzo bean salad
M5: Fage yogurt, 1 peach sliced, 2 Tbs almonds
Thank goodness for the shower! But seriously, you have so many responsibilities and such a rush in your normal days, that a break is probably very healthy!
Today's ScoreCard ... Sleep: 8.5 hours last night, straight through 4/7 Meditation: 25 minutes. 3/7 Me Time:0/1 Eats: Perfect. 3/7 Workout: Nice power yoga session with lots of hip opening exercises ... felt GREAT. 2/7 Mood: Good ... I'm a bit tired, but much less so than the past few days. Felt great after yoga ... planning more of that tomorrow.
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I feel bad that I have ruffled your feathers. Certainly no intent. Only trying to be a thought partner with you on the process of healing. I actually never said that "this website said this"! I agree that, unless backed up by research, internet stuff must be taken with a grain of salt.
What I first suggested was that low carbs can be bad for people with low adrenal functioning, based on what I had read in Schwarzbein. You later discovered the same research on which that opinion was based. Then I just wanted to alert you to the low adrenal functioning thing with Armour, which is based on the info coming from the meds, not an internet source. (Although if you go through the accounts of how people do on Armour, some do better than others).
That's what I saw as my approach. I guess you saw something different. Meanings and good intentions can get lost in the internet, which in my opinion is a less-than-optimal communication device.
I see your doc has you on Cortef, which is standard procedure, as far as I know (from what my doctor has said) on how to help repair adrenals and get thyroid into tissues. I really hope this works for you and will be looking to see you progress. 4 steps forward, none back.
Today's ScoreCard ... Sleep: 8.5 hours last night, straight through 4/7 Meditation: 25 minutes. 3/7 Me Time:0/1 Eats: Perfect. 3/7 Workout: Nice power yoga session with lots of hip opening exercises ... felt GREAT. 2/7 Mood: Good ... I'm a bit tired, but much less so than the past few days. Felt great after yoga ... planning more of that tomorrow.
Speaking of power yoga...Jill and I were JUST talking about Bryan Kest the other day. :drool:
Hmmm ... it is a Vinyasa type yoga based upon Ashtanga yoga - say what?! In other words, it is a style of yoga where the emphasis is on flows of various postures and specific breathing techniques. It can be VERY intense and requires both strength and flexibility.
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I feel bad that I have ruffled your feathers. Certainly no intent. Only trying to be a thought partner with you on the process of healing. I actually never said that "this website said this"! I agree that, unless backed up by research, internet stuff must be taken with a grain of salt.
What I first suggested was that low carbs can be bad for people with low adrenal functioning, based on what I had read in Schwarzbein. You later discovered the same research on which that opinion was based. Then I just wanted to alert you to the low adrenal functioning thing with Armour, which is based on the info coming from the meds, not an internet source. (Although if you go through the accounts of how people do on Armour, some do better than others).
That's what I saw as my approach. I guess you saw something different. Meanings and good intentions can get lost in the internet, which in my opinion is a less-than-optimal communication device.
I see your doc has you on Cortef, which is standard procedure, as far as I know (from what my doctor has said) on how to help repair adrenals and get thyroid into tissues. I really hope this works for you and will be looking to see you progress. 4 steps forward, none back.
With best wishes,
Laura
Laura, I certainly know that you did not intend to ruffle my feathers. Please don't think that I'm mad or anything ... it just feels to me that you question every aspect of my treatment, and I'm not interested in justifying any of it. I am following my doctor's recommendations. Period. End of story. As I've said before, I trust her implicitly.
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Speaking of power yoga...Jill and I were JUST talking about Bryan Kest the other day. :drool:
Glad you're feeling a little better, Julie.
Oh yea ... Bryan is a hottie!! Too bad you aren't closer to Santa Monica, you could take a class!!!
Thanks ... I am in general feeling better, but looking forward to seeing my doc in a few weeks to make some adjustments ... this past month has been a little different ...
Well, got up and did some yoga this morning ... and have been on the run ever since ... and will be running all weekend (blah!) ...
Nutrition:
M1: eggs, cheddar, asparagus, onions, potatos
M2: cottage cheese, strawberries, Ezekiel, ANPB
M3: large salad with grilled chicken and brown rice, EVOO dressing
M4: cheese, apple, almond butter
M5: dinner out at a friend's house ... hopefully it will be something grilled and not pasta!
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Hope you feel better soon. You guys are seeing a lot of grief there. Three funerals is a lot to go through. I know first hand how draining on your body this can be. Be good to yourself. Take a break..whatever you need to do. We luv ya!
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