taking care of yourself.

Ok, its hot. hot hot hot. I got very dizzy yesterday, and fell down when closing the garage door. This was partly because I haven't been eating properly, or drinking enough. Its also that tom, and it was heavy, so between the heat, the cramps, working, etc, I was not caring for myself as well as I should have been.

What I should have done: when my period started, gone to the grocery store and gotten some prepped foods, a pre-roasted chicken, things like that. I have a tendency not to cook or eat when the weather is hot. Even with a fridge full of produce!

As soon as this tom is over, I will prep for next month, so that I will have some frozen stuff for meals. I will adjust my schedule so that I am eating around my hours, have a snack before work, and something to snack on when I get back.

How do you make sure you aren't neglecting yourself? What was your last wake-up call? (it doesn't have to be as dramatic as passing out in the garage).

I seem to get a close call every time my family heads out the door close to a meal time. I spend so much time making sure everybody has what they need and that the girls have eaten that I usually do not have time to eat myself. The low blood sugar makes me feel light headed and I usually get a severe headache. In the past I used to stop at the closest drive-thru to get the food my body so desperately needs. Now I have a stash of granola bars in the glove compartment and I fridge full of fruits and vegetables that are ready to eat on the go.

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Originally posted by cate:
Its been a really bad period...and the dizzyness isn't helping.
Catherine

Being dizzy is probably from the loss of blood. Potassium levels are probably low also. Get plenty of fluids and add a little salt to your diet during this time. Gatorade or Smart Water will replace your electrolites and bananas, canteloupe and watermelon contain potassium. I prefer the Smart Water over the Gatorade because it does not have sugar in it.


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How do you make sure you aren't neglecting yourself? What was your last wake-up call? (it doesn't have to be as dramatic as passing out in the garage).
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My wake-up call was cancer. Stage 4 Lymphoma. It was in every single lymph node in my body. No idea where it came from or what caused it.
I now make sure I am living a healthy life style. I have never drank or smoked but I did not eat right in the past. I also listen to my body more than I did before and talk to my doctor when I have concerns. Find a doctor you trust and feel comfortable talking to. I did not like or trust my "family doctor". I went to him because he was on my insurance company's list and was conviently located to home and work. As it turns out he almost let me die. A temporary physician's assistant filling in at his office sent me to a specialist and the specialist diagnosed my problem and refered me to my oncologist. That was 6 years ago. I have been in remission 5 years but my immune systems still has not recovered from the chemo and subsequent bone marrow transplant.

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I have daily wake up calls, when I don't care or me. They are called low blood sugar. I feel faint, as if I haven't eaten, which I haven't. I get sweaty and being to loose sight of tasks that I am doing. Fortunately, I can eat three lifesavers (good name) and be okay. But I have to admit that I shouldn't even be having these. My hardest meal is lunch. I get so busy with life and doing things, that I "forget" to eat.
so have I really been working on having lunch prepared for me in the AM and all I have to do is reach in and grab it. It's just another thing I have to be prepared and plan for, but, it's a good thing for me and my bod.

I'm ok, just getting a lesson in what I need to keep an eye on, that when I have my period I can't have a "normal" life. If I gotta do something, I'll do it, then go home and back to bed. What I'd neglected, for this period, was making sure I had prepped food. I was supposed to hit the farmer's market this morning, but my cramps are really bad again...so no CSA and no fresh milk. Its been a really bad period...and the dizzyness isn't helping.

Catherine

Oh Cate! Are you ok? Dear me, I hope you weren't alone.

Lately I have to take orders from my knees. When I have a long run or a strenuous bike ride, my 41 year old knees just revolt, and I have to do different workouts or rest until they stop whining. But I try to take the time to just be grateful I can do the things I do these days, and grant myself a breather. This week my family and I are going to Six Flags New England, which is an outing I totally wouldn't have done a year ago. Infact, if you asked me, I'd have just laughed in your face. But today I know my legs are up to that challenge! Just don't make me go on the rollercoaster, though. Nuh-uh.

Lynne

My wake-up call was when I had to go into the crawl space to pull out the larger clothes that I so happily left there when we changed seasonal clothing this spring. And you all know about the blood sugar thing since that's one of my challenge goals.

Catherine,

Passing out under your garage door is not the best way to meet your neighbors. I hope you didn't hurt yourself and that you're feeling better today.

Bill