Workout today was sts week 2 legs. Tough stuff and I'm not even pushing the weights... Lol
Katie, I don't have any quick solutions but I do have a few thoughts based on what I discovered about myself on my healing journey. It has always baffled me how I can give so much self care to my body in exercise, proper nutrition and rest and be having worse symptoms than some people who do a lot less. I believed firmly in all I was doing but I wasn't seeing results. There are many aspects to my discoveries. One of the things that has helped me is realize that I had leaky gut issues and my body could not actually do much with the good nutrition I was giving it because of leaky gut, which, in a nutshell, sends food particles into the bloodstream before they are small enough and the body only recognizes it as an invader and attacks it with inflammation. I think I've pretty much healed the gut lining now, so gut health is on the up. The next thing I discovered was thanks to doing hair mineral tissue analysis. I would not have seen this had I not had real numbers from test results. It turns out, based on my results, that I'm a very poor eliminator, meaning my body does not detox chemicals and toxic metals and such with any good efficiency. My body is in effect holding on to toxins. So while I'm minimizing toxic exposure, the stuff that is already in is not coming out. These toxins are affecting my body's mineral balances, which in turn affect the functions of my hormones, most specifically the thyroid and the adrenals. The program I am on is focusing heavily on mineral rich, sulfuric vegetables because they help overtime balance out the mineral imbalances, which will then increase hormone function. I also take a bunch of supplements, all natural, based on my test, to help with the remineralizing and the healing of the hormones and organs affected, and also helps with detoxification. Because I evidently don't eliminate toxins well, I have added detox helps such as saunas, detox baths, foot reflexology, skin brushing, that kind of thing to help my body get in gear. After a five month stint of this my retest showed better elimination of toxins and I have seen some improvements of symptoms. One that has me amazed is that as these toxins are finally getting kicked out I have noticed progress in my spiritual journey, which also affects my emotions positively. Have also noticed, after being on the program for about seven months, that my body is starting to respond to natural remedies better. The other day I came down with the beginnings of a sore throat and nasal congestion, I just took two doses of essential oils and was fine whereas usually I would battle it this way for a week or more. Also, I am now able to manage my asthma with essential oils, a year ago, only the inhaler would do. Things like this encourage and motivate me to stay the course.
All of this takes time, effort, money and focus. But I would like to point out that the people on this program that I talk to on fb do only portions of it, some just take the supplements and try to eat reasonably but not fully on the program, and they are seeng results, just doing that. So don't let the entirety of the program discourage you. But it is a slow process, I wish there were ways to speed it up. But at least I'm not having to deal with side effects of drugs. Besides, none of my medical doctors had any answers or suggestions for me other than eat healthy and exercise, just like you were told.
None of this will give you any relief right here and now, but I bet it would help long term. There is some pms protocol some people do on the program, I'll find it and post it too. Maybe that will help in a more direct way.
I need more rest days and gentler workouts too, it seems I won't be able to use Cathe as my role model any more. I used to always say I would keep up with her as I get old, my theory being that if I keep consistent, I will be able to maintain the fitness level and intensity even as I age, but now I realize my body doesn't agree. Still using her workouts as inspiration and fun factor, but modifying where necessary, which is tuning into more and more modifications... With that said, I did Low impact circuit today and enjoyed it a lot and got worked hard.