How funny, N. I got mine at walmart for like $10 I think. Do they have walmarts in Canada? 
ya, the hubby has got a lot on his plate with some military BS politics happening this week. Iāll just let him sort his way through.
Training was meh this morning.
Legs. Everything hurt.
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
How funny, N. I got mine at walmart for like $10 I think. Do they have walmarts in Canada?
ya, the hubby has got a lot on his plate with some military BS politics happening this week. Iāll just let him sort his way through.
Training was meh this morning.
Legs. Everything hurt.[/quote]
Ugh-O.
I solly dolly 
sokay.
(huggles)
kinda out there, but been doin some thinking lately, aaaaandā¦takes deep breath oh, it hurts me to even say this out loud.
I think maybe I should take a bit of time off from lifting as much as I am in my current state of unhealthy-ness.
Iām trying to HEAL my body and I think lifting somehow is working against that??..Iām not sure.
Iām already going into the gym with - energyā¦using whatever it is to get me throughā¦and then what is there left to recover/rebuild?? :idk:
I canāt realistically just give up the gym entirely. But switching to a 1-2x/week U/L or full body routine might be good to at least maintain muscle.
And maybe Iāll learn how to meditate. Do yoga and pilates. Go on long walks, etcā¦
Am I nuts???
And it would be kinda nice to step back and when Iām ready to reap the rewards and get the results that you are actually supposed to get from lifting.
It would give me more time to rest, like literally. And heal.
listen to your inner voice Mims. No one knows better.
Got my mirror at Home Depot for pretty cheap too.
Thanksā¦
And there is this:
Plus on my āoff days,ā I could practice push ups/pull ups!
Iām not totally backing downā¦just easing off the throttle.
I think that might be a good idea. Nothing wrong with taking some time off. Personally I need to squeeze in some meditation time myself, Iāve been feeling off balance of late. It might do you wonders, get you thinking about how to heal your body in different ways.
Happy belated Vets day too.
Beauteous pictures, love them. I think your legs look great, and I studied pic for
a good amount of time, hehe
I think you need to listen to what your body is telling you. This is a really hard decision
if you fight it.
I hate to bring it up, but some time back you mentioned having some issues with mold. Did that get resolved?
I would think that could effect your health? Sorry if I missed this.
You are a fighter, good luck with this!
HUGZ
Every time you post a pic of yourself Iām reminded what an incredible beauty you are.
Youāll be interested to note that I started clean eating today. We shall see.
Mimsyā¦ you are correct.
Lifting heavy with bad thyroid hormone levelsā¦ lets say that
āpoor recoveryā is an understatement.
I have even decided I need to push my follow up labs for sooner than my next appointment based on how badly 5 3 1 has wiped me out. And my FT3 is AT LEAST halfway up range right now. I can tell I need an increase. I can only imagine how youāve been pushing yourself. SRS.
I hate to back down on anything, always want to be seen as āstrong.ā But Iāve pushed it pretty hard for pretty long without any results to show for accept that Iām pretty dang TIRED! And itās been a long year in general. A long 3 years actually.
Thanks for the huggles and support! I <3 you all.
Oh and K! I donāt know how youāve been eating before, but good luck!! It can be exciting/hard all at the same timeā¦you can do it though!!
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
I hate to back down on anything, always want to be seen as āstrong.ā But Iāve pushed it pretty hard for pretty long without any results to show for accept that Iām pretty dang TIRED! And itās been a long year in general. A long 3 years actually.
Thanks for the huggles and support! I <3 you all.
Oh and K! I donāt know how youāve been eating before, but good luck!! It can be exciting/hard all at the same timeā¦you can do it though!![/quote]
Donāt think of what youāre doing as quitting because youre NOT youāre not even backing down! Youāll just shift focus for awhile. Knowing you youāll just get hella bomb ass good at something new like yoga or meditation. One more trick for your superhero arsenal.
One of mah favorite LOLCats I doan care how many times I repost it I luff it.
<3
no shame in taking time off! NONE!!! Its beneficial!
Even without your thyroid issuesāwhich make a huge impact-- time off is good for you! months, weeks, days, whatever. Iām sorry you feel so exhausted and unrecoverable within a reasonable amount of timeā¦but you got my vote for always being an incredibly strong and determined women in many ways!
just keep logging!! and pictures!!
dropping in MIM, yes do what you think is right for you.
Agreed with what everyone else has said. You gotta do what feels right for you!
Plus, training is all cyclical! Sometimes you do heavy weight, sometimes high reps, sometimes you back off the weights completely and focus on something elseā¦The body needs to heal, to rest, to growā¦listen to your intuition.
And no, youāre NOT going anywhere! I forbid it!!
Of course Iām not going anywhere!!!
oh. And today is my Thyroid appointment. I DO.NOT. want to go.
Itās hard to be optimistic. Especially because I think an agreement has been signed somewhere stating that all military people will get second rate thyroid care.
I think taking some time off to sort other life issues is a good idea.
Adorable āhow we metā story.
Good luck with the appt.
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote:
oh. And today is my Thyroid appointment. I DO.NOT. want to go.
Itās hard to be optimistic. Especially because I think an agreement has been signed somewhere stating that all military people will get second rate thyroid care. [/quote]
Im sure it is, hang in there! You have battled through adversity that many others would have given up long ago. fingers crossed for you today