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Steph_135
Steph_135 Posts: 3,280 Member
edited May 2020 in Social Groups
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You can post any excuse or complaint you want, but you MUST turn it into a positive. :wink:

Example: I didn't workout out today because I was too sore...

Positive: So I played with my dog instead - what a workout!

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  • Steph_135
    Steph_135 Posts: 3,280 Member
    I've really been stressed to the max the past couple weeks. I need to find better ways of dealing with my stress. Compared to many people, I don't have any REAL issues, but my thoughts about things can overwhelm me at times...

    Anyway, Sunday afternoon was my most recent stressful event, but I still manages to study for my nutrition test instead of spending the whole night eating and procrastinating.

    And yesterday, even though I didn't feel like doing it, I put on my workout clothes and told myself I would just do 25 mins of lifting - which turned into 60! :smile:

    Last night, I didn't sleep very well, and was up from 3-5am, but I found that some meditation before I went to sleep really helped to quiet my thoughts. I want to develop a practice/habit of regular meditation/focused breathing.
  • Zella132
    Zella132 Posts: 131 Member
    @Steph_135 Best wishes for your nutrition test! Hopefully, you will enjoy better sleep tonight. As for "real" issues, I'm a firm believer that anything causing a person stress is considered a "real" issue. Even when I'm not particularly stressed about anything, but can't sleep because I can't quiet my mind, my body is still perceiving stress. Lately, I've started keeping a book by the bed to read when I have trouble falling asleep. (Right now I'm reading Sayer Ji's new book, "Regenerate.") It seems to help a little. Again, good luck on the test!
  • H2596
    H2596 Posts: 286 Member
    I had a thumping headache and back pain yesterday so my day did not go as planned. I did a walk first thing (about 3,000 steps) but negated that by turning to sugary snacks later. 😡

    Back to it today.👍
  • Steph_135
    Steph_135 Posts: 3,280 Member
    edited May 2020
    Thanks @Zella132 - I have been sleeping a lot better the past few nights.

    @H2596 Pounding headaches are the worst. I had a personal training session one time when I had the worst headache ever, and I couldn't even get through it. I can also empathize with the back pain. I have arthritis in my spine. Movement (walks help my back a lot), stretching, and eating a lot of anti-inflammatory foods are the only things that help me sometimes. Fortunately, my back has only gotten better over the years (with weight loss, a chiropractor, and stretches from physio).

    My physio therapist said weak glute muscles often contribute to lower back pain for women, and had me strengthen glutes and hips. Maybe that's something to look into, if you have chronic lower back pain too? I also use an ice pack over a towel (so it's not on the skin) if it's really aching sometimes, too, to lower inflammation and pain.
  • H2596
    H2596 Posts: 286 Member
    @Steph_135
    Fortunately I don’t suffer long term back pain but I think I was sitting too long instead of getting up and stretching like I might have done in the office. That’ll teach me! I know losing weight will help with my more general aches and pains.
  • Steph_135
    Steph_135 Posts: 3,280 Member
    @H2596 That's lucky! Yeah, sitting too long can really stiffen you up! Best wishes for a quick recovery! :flowerforyou:

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