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clevermanka ([personal profile] clevermanka) wrote2010-06-16 02:27 pm

No more pussy footing

I'm tired of being lame and slug-like.

Tonight: stock up on Real Food

Tomorrow: resume Real Exercise

The T3 meds have finally kicked in. I'm sleeping eight hours a night (almost to the minute). I wake up feeling like I've slept, not been kicked in the head. Huge improvement. I'm not inclined to snack from random hunger and low-energy moments (although I'm still suffering doughnut cravings like whoa). My mood is improving.

Gopi's ten-week summer class session starts next week. I'm going to enroll in the intermediate class because I require some ass-kicking in the yoga department. No more beginner level stuff. It let me slack off too much. I need to consider the ramifications of pulling more money out of savings to take her teacher training course that starts in September. The idea of dipping below a certain amount in savings makes me very uncomfortable.

Time to get off the lazy train and take advantage of the fact that I feel almost like a normal human being. No more accepting this flabby-flab.
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[identity profile] ms-danson.livejournal.com 2010-06-16 07:39 pm (UTC)(link)
The right thyroid medication level makes a huge difference doesn't it. I'm glad it's working.

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2010-06-16 07:44 pm (UTC)(link)
For real.

It's crazy and saddening to think how long we spend thinking that normal feels like shit. Then, things get ramped up and we're like Whoa! Awesome!
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[identity profile] ms-danson.livejournal.com 2010-06-16 08:08 pm (UTC)(link)
I had to explain to my boss once that I was not a zombie because I because I was stupid, I was a zombie because of a medical condition. I'm not 100% sure if he understands now that I had this amazing recovery or if he thinks it was a motivation thing.

From the peanut gallery

[identity profile] tama-grey.livejournal.com 2010-06-17 04:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Bosses are sometimes exceptionally clue-free. My last boss (who has transferred, thank frogs) kept insisting I just "take more vitamins."

If you have any suggestions for how to handle a medical situation with a boss, please give me a shout because I have a feeling I'll be eye-ball deep when I go back to work (I've been on medical leave).
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Re: From the peanut gallery

[identity profile] ms-danson.livejournal.com 2010-06-17 05:23 pm (UTC)(link)
I adore my boss. He just did not understand the illness at all. I dealt with that by bringing targetted documentation and reenforcing the stuff he got right. Small bites of information repeated as necessary. I also knew what he wanted out of me and gave him pretty close to step-by-step instructions on how he could help me get there then showed him the improvement when he did things that helped me. I explicitly connected the dots between positive action and positive effect.

I'm not sure if that would work with a boss that didn't want to understand but it did okay with a boss that was willing but clueless.

[identity profile] redheadfae.livejournal.com 2010-06-16 07:43 pm (UTC)(link)
Yay. I think.
On the teacher-training.. are you just taking it for the ass-kicking, or are you seriously considering teaching yoga?


[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2010-06-16 07:50 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh god, no. No teaching. *shudder*

What, you thought aliens abducted me after Sunday? =D

This is just to help me with my own private practice.

[identity profile] redheadfae.livejournal.com 2010-06-16 07:53 pm (UTC)(link)

I thought not.
Why not discuss some private ass-kicking lessons with her instead?
Can't be any more pricey, and you'll get personal instruction.

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2010-06-16 07:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Because I want the structure of this class. I want to be in a group with other people, and learn how to develop a series of postures with a particular benefit/end goal in mind. What better way to learn how to do new postures myself than by learning how to teach other people how to do them?

Also, I like learning in a group. Frankly, private lessons always make me a little edgy. I like looking at how different people do things differently. Intellectually, I know that I am never going to look like the instructor does. It's good to have that visually reinforced by seeing others doing a move well, but differently.

[identity profile] redheadfae.livejournal.com 2010-06-16 08:02 pm (UTC)(link)
Aye, I see your point on learning the process of putting together a series.

And Ha! I should have known this is another of the "here's where we differ" parts. I'm not partial to group instruction and wouldn't take a certification unless I had a reason to use it.

[cheers]

[identity profile] tama-grey.livejournal.com 2010-06-17 04:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Awesome to hear about the meds letting you sleep! I'm so glad you found something that's working. I bet you'll make a lot of progress now!

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2010-06-17 05:09 pm (UTC)(link)
Here's hoping!