And I am having a hot flash as I type and just pulled a chopstick out of the kitchen drawer to get my hair off my neck. I understand why woman cut their hair off as we mature...why does it start at the back of the neck?! Anyway. This thing called Menopause; The definition is the ending of your cycle. That's it, that is all it says. For real. Oh my goodness and I don't even know where to begin. One thing I know for sure is I get why my mom was the way she was. Kinda crazy.
Night sweats, hot flashes, anxiety, memory loss, short temper, emotional, indecisive, weight gain, metabolism slows down, sex drive slows down, and on and on. Oh and our kids are going through puberty also. I am glad I have boys. No one can really warn you about what you are going to go through and it just starts to happen, maybe you start with night sweats, then you have some anxiety. A Little crabby here and their you think nothing of it..PMS you blame it on, Then it comes more often, having a hard time being around a lot of people? Wake up at 3 AM almost every night and can not fall back to sleep? Does everything your partner does drive you crazy? Do you cry...at the craziest times?! seriously. OMG Windows rolled down in the middle of winter.
We do have to give some applause to the people in our lives that are around us all the time. The hormone struggle, to do it natural or to break down and get some hormones. I did my Perimenopause all natural, I just went into to Menopause in January. Only 48 and full on Menopause, sheez. I may have to break down and ask for help. It may save someones life, lol!!
So here is what I have learned. Drinking in moderation is best, cutting out a lot of sugar helps, exercise keeps you feeling better about eveything, especially because for some their can be weight gain. Meditaion has really helped with the anxiety. I think that has been the hardest thing for me. Remember my sweet friends if you need something to move you through this ask, that has also been hard for me. I am not a pill taker, part of the anxiety, but I would rather not be miserable anymore. Until next time. Much love
Thursday, July 23, 2015
Monday, July 6, 2015
Sometimes we need to forget what WAS familiar.
Read that header again, Sometimes we need to forget what was familiar. April, my trainer said this to me in conversation. I had to put it in my phone because that is so simple but yet can be so challenging. It plays out in so many parts of our life. Eating habits, sleeping patterns, relationships, etc. What does it take for that to sink in? How long does it take?
I have been working with April for 2 weeks now. I am having to retrain my brain to forget what was familiar... again. I have thought a lot aboiut the mind piece of weight loss. The impact the weight loss has on you; not only visually, but mentally. If we don't tend to the mental part, we sabotage the visual. Let me break that down. I lost 80lbs. I look very different to eveyone, but to me I have only lost maybe 20 visually. My mind still sees me at the same weight. How do we get the real us in our head? Visually AND menatlly?! I will let you knowwhen I get there.
This is why I work with April. April holds me accountable for my mind and knows that she can easily help the visual. Real is important to me and April is that. She has some great tips too !!
Nurition Tip: Remeber that water is essential for weight loss! Not only does drinking plenty of water help you lose weight, it also gives you more energy, strength and ambition for your workouts. The recommended daily consumption of water is .5 ounces per pound of body weight. So an average 150 lb. person should drink 75 ounces of water daily for optimal performance.
Fitness Tip; Your fitness goal should looked at as a journey, not a destination. You did not gain the weight in a week, so you will not lose it in a week. Each day, each workout is a chance to marvel over your progress. Admire you determination to stay the course, to really dig into the very heart of who you are. This is a journey! A fantastic one. You wont reach your goals in a week, so relax, just take the first step into your own journey and move forward everyday.
So if what we are doing does not serve us in a healthy way...it is time to forget what WAS familiar. Bring the mind to the visual, the present. Bring the mind to who we are now without the old thoughts. The feeling that one more walking lunge is exactly what I need!!!! Check out www.ascent-fitness.com Until next time. Much love.
I have been working with April for 2 weeks now. I am having to retrain my brain to forget what was familiar... again. I have thought a lot aboiut the mind piece of weight loss. The impact the weight loss has on you; not only visually, but mentally. If we don't tend to the mental part, we sabotage the visual. Let me break that down. I lost 80lbs. I look very different to eveyone, but to me I have only lost maybe 20 visually. My mind still sees me at the same weight. How do we get the real us in our head? Visually AND menatlly?! I will let you knowwhen I get there.
This is why I work with April. April holds me accountable for my mind and knows that she can easily help the visual. Real is important to me and April is that. She has some great tips too !!
Nurition Tip: Remeber that water is essential for weight loss! Not only does drinking plenty of water help you lose weight, it also gives you more energy, strength and ambition for your workouts. The recommended daily consumption of water is .5 ounces per pound of body weight. So an average 150 lb. person should drink 75 ounces of water daily for optimal performance.
Fitness Tip; Your fitness goal should looked at as a journey, not a destination. You did not gain the weight in a week, so you will not lose it in a week. Each day, each workout is a chance to marvel over your progress. Admire you determination to stay the course, to really dig into the very heart of who you are. This is a journey! A fantastic one. You wont reach your goals in a week, so relax, just take the first step into your own journey and move forward everyday.
So if what we are doing does not serve us in a healthy way...it is time to forget what WAS familiar. Bring the mind to the visual, the present. Bring the mind to who we are now without the old thoughts. The feeling that one more walking lunge is exactly what I need!!!! Check out www.ascent-fitness.com Until next time. Much love.
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