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clevermanka ([personal profile] clevermanka) wrote2012-08-14 10:05 am

Medium well done

Oh thank gods I didn't go to Crossfit this morning. Major emphasis on squats and running in today's WOD. It would not have gone well for me, since Monday overdid it on my back. Not sure when, but there's a badly knotted area right between my lats and teres major. My traps aren't feeling too friendly, either, and my glutes are killing me. I had sleep problems last night too, so when the alarm went off this morning, I didn't feel bad at all for turning it off and getting another forty minutes of rest. When I got up I did some serious rolling-out of my lower half and my back.

[livejournal.com profile] amjhawk is visiting this week and plans to go to Crossfit Lawrence's Tuesday Intro WOD at 7:30. I'll tag along for that if my back is feeling better by this evening. I have a ton of walking-while-carrying-heavy-things tomorrow and I'd rather not do that after having gone to a morning WOD.

Friday last week I went to a lymph drainage therapist, on the recommendation of my acupuncturist and Dr. Khosh. It was...interesting. Alas, I didn't experience any of the symptoms she suggested I might, except I had to pee a little more often than normal--but that might be because I drank extra water. She said I might experience some flu-like symptoms. I didn't. I was tired, but I'm tired a lot. And my swelling hasn't gone down at all. My morning waist measurement still varies between 32 and 31 inches. I'm trying to decide if I want to give a second session a go. I know it was impossible that a single session would cure the problem, but for $75 a pop, I'd hoped to see some results.

The (very expensive) supplements from Dr. Khosh aren't doing a damn thing either, as far as I can tell. Well, I take that back. The Kavinace capsules I take for my sleep health kind of help. They don't help me fall asleep, but I tend to wake up less--and when I do, I can fall back asleep easier. I was reminded of this last night when I forgot to take them and woke up at 1:30 and couldn't fall back asleep for ages.

I'm seeing zero improvement from eating Whole30. It's been over a week of clean eating with several intense exercise sessions, and my abdomen remains the same size and shape. I see muscle growth in my legs and arms, so it's doubly frustrating that the inflammation over my belly won't fucking budge. Yes, I'm vain about how I look in my dance costumes for Smoker. Sue me.

FEELING THWARTED.

[identity profile] alryssa.livejournal.com 2012-08-14 03:29 pm (UTC)(link)
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[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2012-08-14 03:30 pm (UTC)(link)
A-yep.

[identity profile] hdsqrl.livejournal.com 2012-08-14 03:34 pm (UTC)(link)
Your body, it has stumped me. :(

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2012-08-14 03:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Join the club.

If I had to be a freak of nature, why couldn't I be the "I don't really do anything special, my body just looks this great all the time" type of freak?

[identity profile] sherwood21.livejournal.com 2012-08-14 04:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Inflammation is made of suck. I'm glad the sleeping medication is helping some at least, but geez. You've tried so many damn things to try and fix this, and I know that some of them have helped in the past, so this is just crazy. :(

[identity profile] mckitterick.livejournal.com 2012-08-14 05:42 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, then, you know how that would go.

"My body looks great all the time, but all these personal issues are making me and everyone around me crazy."

I vote for the freak of nature that you are ;-)

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2012-08-14 05:56 pm (UTC)(link)
Yeah. I'm trying not to feel defeated.

As you note, it's extra sucky that things were going so well this time last year, and then (for no reason that anyone can ascertain) things went to hell in November and never came back.

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2012-08-14 05:57 pm (UTC)(link)
ARE YOU SAYING I HAVE PERSONAL ISSUES?

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[identity profile] carmy-w.livejournal.com 2012-08-14 06:32 pm (UTC)(link)
Sorry you're having so much trouble....

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2012-08-14 06:51 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks. Me, too.

[identity profile] redheadfae.livejournal.com 2012-08-14 08:03 pm (UTC)(link)

FOR REALZ.

I'm suffering with the BloatyBloat as well.
I'm about ready to try anything. If someone told me I'd have to dance around a fairy ring while singing the Roller Skate song by Melanie, I'd give that a go at this point.

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2012-08-14 08:11 pm (UTC)(link)
If someone told me I'd have to dance around a fairy ring while singing the Roller Skate song by Melanie, I'd give that a go at this point.

I'd join you.

[identity profile] redheadfae.livejournal.com 2012-08-14 08:17 pm (UTC)(link)

I'm going to try EFT (http://www.garythink.com/)tonight.
It doesn't get much more woo-woo than tapping on oneself, and what the hell, at least it's free.

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2012-08-14 08:19 pm (UTC)(link)
I keep meaning to try that (yes, seriously, I even printed out the manual) because NO FUCKING KIDDING WHAT CAN IT HURT.

But I keep forgetting to do it.

[identity profile] redheadfae.livejournal.com 2012-08-14 08:28 pm (UTC)(link)

We could make a date to force ourselves to take it seriously.

[identity profile] clevermanka.livejournal.com 2012-08-14 08:30 pm (UTC)(link)
I need to find a time that it's feasible for me to actually do it, first. Maybe before bed? Lemme think on it and I'll let you know.

[identity profile] redheadfae.livejournal.com 2012-08-14 08:32 pm (UTC)(link)

Fair enough.