Week 5
This was an interesting week. Enough that it gets it's own post so I don't forget a few things...
First, I had a chiropractor appointment. I've needed one for some time since I fell...chasing a balloon...a child's balloon...ok, trying to steal a kids balloon. I don't want to talk about it. LOL Anyway, I usually adjust very hard. With my swelling I typically take ibu and ice beforehand to try to reduce the swelling. Because of that adjustments, especially in my hips and a few localized spots very low on my backbone that I tend to have issues with, are very painful (but then drastically reduce the pain til I do something brilliant again...). I adjusted SO easily and SO painfree. The chiropractor (who's been treating me for years) agreed that, for me, my inflammation was way down.
Second, I worked out. As in, I didn't force myself. I actually have been feeling the urge to want to workout and actually desire it. I've been so busy trying to get caught up that I haven't, but I finally just made time for it and did it and it felt GOOD. Not great, but I seriously stopped working out back in April because I was so exhausted it was all I could do to get through a day. So, after 3 months break (and let's face it, it was increasingly pathetic workouts for a while), I would actually have expected it to feel worse than it in. This week my goal is to work out 3x. Nothing too out of hand, but it's been months since I could do that, so it'll seem big.
Third, I helped my husband with a construction project at the school. I carried 60 lb bags of cement from the trailer to the people mixing pretty steady for an hour and a half. Two notes - I wasn't that tired when I left. And I was oddly, not sore the next day. Even with careful lifting techniques I would have expected some sort of residual soreness in my legs from squatting to set them down and in my arms/shoulders from carrying them around.
Last, I've had pretty good...other energy levels. Ahem. I'm leaving it at that. ;-)
I did get a slight rash when I applied the gel the last day after showering and applying other lotion a few minutes before. With how sensitive I am, that's not a shock, but something I'll keep an eye on. My guess is a reaction/sensitive skin from the combo of lotion before.
I started my cycle this week - weird things. Still working on figuring what the heck is going on. Started, stopped, can't decide. My energy levels are still decent (usually I am pretty dead and have at least a day that I sleep like 18 hours). My headaches are minimal. My pain level is really good...shockingly actually so far. I'm pretty foggy the last few days, but we've had a lot of smoke that has blown into the area so my allergies are kicking in. And I spiked my blood sugar/allergies at a birthday party and then an ice cream social. I've also been a little swollen the last few days, but again, that might be my own dumb fault. But...sugar. Chocolate. Ice cream...uuuggggghhhhhh
First, I had a chiropractor appointment. I've needed one for some time since I fell...chasing a balloon...a child's balloon...ok, trying to steal a kids balloon. I don't want to talk about it. LOL Anyway, I usually adjust very hard. With my swelling I typically take ibu and ice beforehand to try to reduce the swelling. Because of that adjustments, especially in my hips and a few localized spots very low on my backbone that I tend to have issues with, are very painful (but then drastically reduce the pain til I do something brilliant again...). I adjusted SO easily and SO painfree. The chiropractor (who's been treating me for years) agreed that, for me, my inflammation was way down.
Second, I worked out. As in, I didn't force myself. I actually have been feeling the urge to want to workout and actually desire it. I've been so busy trying to get caught up that I haven't, but I finally just made time for it and did it and it felt GOOD. Not great, but I seriously stopped working out back in April because I was so exhausted it was all I could do to get through a day. So, after 3 months break (and let's face it, it was increasingly pathetic workouts for a while), I would actually have expected it to feel worse than it in. This week my goal is to work out 3x. Nothing too out of hand, but it's been months since I could do that, so it'll seem big.
Third, I helped my husband with a construction project at the school. I carried 60 lb bags of cement from the trailer to the people mixing pretty steady for an hour and a half. Two notes - I wasn't that tired when I left. And I was oddly, not sore the next day. Even with careful lifting techniques I would have expected some sort of residual soreness in my legs from squatting to set them down and in my arms/shoulders from carrying them around.
Last, I've had pretty good...other energy levels. Ahem. I'm leaving it at that. ;-)
I did get a slight rash when I applied the gel the last day after showering and applying other lotion a few minutes before. With how sensitive I am, that's not a shock, but something I'll keep an eye on. My guess is a reaction/sensitive skin from the combo of lotion before.
I started my cycle this week - weird things. Still working on figuring what the heck is going on. Started, stopped, can't decide. My energy levels are still decent (usually I am pretty dead and have at least a day that I sleep like 18 hours). My headaches are minimal. My pain level is really good...shockingly actually so far. I'm pretty foggy the last few days, but we've had a lot of smoke that has blown into the area so my allergies are kicking in. And I spiked my blood sugar/allergies at a birthday party and then an ice cream social. I've also been a little swollen the last few days, but again, that might be my own dumb fault. But...sugar. Chocolate. Ice cream...uuuggggghhhhhh
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