Week 5 done and dusted
We tend to only put photos up of ourselves looking good. If I had known that Claude (Abrams from Intelligent Strength and Amazing 12) was taking my picture I would have: sucked my belly in, sorted the double chin out, opened my eyes and moved under a more flattering light. But I love this photo for all its warts as I see some muscle peeping out of the arm. Woo hoo results are starting to show. I am finding this programme tough because we are so brain washed to look at instant results ... have the scales gone done or is there a six pack yet? I have to dig deep and look at my rewards. I feel stronger. When I train my hot flushes go away. I feel more mindful and I am a lot nicer to myself.
Week 5 was mentally tough as my hormones were all over the place. I didn’t want to train, I didn’t want to go to work and I wanted to take my dog, Robby, and just have a duvet week. But I didn’t. I moaned to Claude about how terrible I was feeling but it fell on deaf ears (I was hoping he would ease up on the training) and incidentally I did my best training that week.
Diet wise. I am eating lots of salads and fish and taking a herbal tincture of red clover, salvia, rosa, borage and dandelion root to sort out the flushing and the nausea. I had to stop taking the black cohosh as it was giving me headaches.
Mood wise I think I am fine apart from last week when I felt sad. But I don’t feel irritable and I think that is thanks to slamming a 5kg sand ball as part of my training that really helps.
I can’t stress enough the importance of taking ownership (I love that word and have to credit Claude for planting that seed into my head). Taking ownership for my moods, my body, my time. I realised that I was using my busy life as a badge of honour. And it wasn’t anything to be proud of when you don’t have time to look after yourself. The best part of my amazing menopause is that I am taking ownership of my journey.