Only three more to go

[clevermanka]

First off,

tama_grey is awesome.

She drove to Lawrence last night to bring me a made-for-belly-dancers body stocking, which will allow me to eat today so I don't have to fast until 11:00pm which is when I'll get home from tonight's Smoker promo in KC. Baby, you rock.

Wednesday's fasting test was informative, if not exactly helpful in regards to my ability to eat the day of a show. I finished my breakfast at 9am, fasted for the rest of the day (not even allowing lemon juice in my water), and I was still up an inch around my waist and a tad over two inches at my navel from my pre-breakfast measurements when I re-measured at 8pm. Apparently I need time and sleep for the swelling to go down. This reinforces my cortisol/adrenal issues theory. I need the significant decrease in cortisol levels that sleep provides for the swelling to completely disappear.

Kiva told me last night at acupuncture that she's still unhappy with the quality of my adrenals/kidney lines. She said she couldn't tell me what not to do, but she strongly discouraged me from returning to Crossfit until KCRF is over. Maybe even wait another month or so.

I see Dr. Khosh again on November 19. I'm going to ask to have my cortisol levels tested again, to see how the four-plus months of being on the adrenal supplements are helping. I can tell a difference within a week of not taking them, that's for sure. My energy levels are even worse, and I have a tendency to veer into depression. But it will be helpful to see some numbers.

I want to go back to Crossfit, but I don't want to do it at the expense of my general health. This is me, not being angry at my body, or asking it to do things that will prevent it from eventually being better! GOLD STAR FOR ME.

*sigh*

Perhaps I'll enroll in an actual yoga class once KCRF is over. Yoga Center of Lawrence has a Level 1 9am Saturday class that starts October 27. There's also a 5:45 Thursday class for Levels 1 & 2, so I could go to that right after acupuncture. I'll talk to Kiva about her thoughts regarding a class immediately after a session.

Mash-up fans: Titus Jones has a new album. I'll be checking it out today.

Comments

[tama-grey.livejournal.com]

So glad I could help!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

Lifesaver. Srsly.

[mckitterick.livejournal.com]

Doesn't CrossFit have yoga sessions? I expect those are included in your "all you can attend" membership for the rest of the year! At least that would be one fewer expense....

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I went to one and it was pretty intense--like a workout. NOT a Level 1 class at all. Which was great, but hardly therapeutic or restorative.

[radiantmephit.livejournal.com]

I'm really glad you're considering not going back to Crossfit until you get the adrenal/kidney issues better sorted. I have been concerned that doing several strenuous exercises consecutively without rests in between means spending the whole workout with elevated cortisol. Here's a blog post summarizing two studies looking at the relationship between cortisol management and adequate rest when training. You might have already seen it.

http://www.charlespoliquin.com/Blog/tabid/130/EntryId/1481/Tip-418-Train-Hard-but-Smart-to-Lose-Fat-Gain-Muscle-How-to-Get-Results-From-Training-Hard.aspx

Love that body lady! It's a hard workin' body!

[clevermanka.livejournal.com]

I don't think the level I'm training at qualifies as excessive...for someone with regular cortisol levels. That person is not me, yet.

YET!