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LOL - Wait, wait! I can explain - I fell mouth first into a big chocolate cake! Okay, well maybe not the whole cake, maybe just a piece. And, okay maybe not, yet. But, Friday after next on my surplus day I will definitely be falling mouth first into a BIG PIECE OF CHOCOLATE CAKE! Hehe.
No unfortunately this fluctuation isn't attributed to anything nearly as delicious as a chocolate cake.
I had a double whammy yesterday and got hit with both a sinus headache and some...err intestinal issues.
The good news is the headache is gone after throwing my medicinal arsenal at it, and I'm pretty sure my intestinal tract is cleaner that it has been in a long time! LOL
The water gain on this is actually very intentional. After losing that much bulk and water, I was concerned about dehydration.
I still workout when I'm sick with any kind of bug, but I change modes. I'm not looking to crush it, or hit PR's, or grab the biggest caloric burn. Exercising when I'm sick actually becomes part of the recovery and I use movement to wake the body up (specifically, the immune system) so it can operate at an optimum NOT a maximum. However, needless to say it's at a much lower intensity.
That being stated, with an intestinal bug and exercise - staying hydrated becomes that much more imperative. Especially, since the Allergy meds I take for my sinus issues can dry you out.
So, I very purposely ate things that were easy for this body to digest, increased the salt intake, ensured the foods I ate had plenty of potassium and sodium to draw in as much water as possible. The BCAA's I take also have an electrolyte included in the mix so it further adds to the increase in water retention.
And, this is exactly what I needed and wanted.
Put it this way, I may be 3.4 lbs up on the scale but not a single part of me looks the least bit bloated, because that is how much I lost on my trips to the bathroom. In fact, I'm wearing the tightest of my skinny jeans today and not a single part of this body feels constricted.
I feel a lot better today, but I'm quite sure I might feel worse if I had NOT gone out of my way to get this body to "retain" water.
Sometimes folks, water retention is a very good thing. In fact, it can make some critical differences in the status of ones health especially if the body is battling something.
In the meantime, I'm just continuing to sip on the water bottle and taking it easy. It's an active rest day so I have one more casual walking circuit to do and a very light ride on the recumbent bike later this evening. But, the rest of the day is just relaxing and recovering.
I hope everyone had a wonderful weekend and enjoys a blessed day!
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115.4 lb
Lost so far: 94.6 lb.
Still to go: 0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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gaining 18.2 lb a week
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I feel your pain, Egull. I had intestinal flu on the weekend. Sadly, I didn't keep the entire 3lbs off, but then again, most of it was fluids and dehydration. Glad you're feeling better!
18 Jan 21 by member: CarbAbuser
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Your knowledge is like no other!! Glad you’re feeling better egull!! 🥰❤️🙏
18 Jan 21 by member: wifey9707
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Aww - thank you LC, wifey, and Petra. I promise you I did not start out with that kind of working knowledge. In this circumstance, I have to give credit to all those athletes I love to follow who participate in extreme sports. Their bodies face all kinds of serious challenges and it's hard not to learn a thing or two from their own experiences along the way. And, the importance of hydration is definitely at the top of that priority list
18 Jan 21 by member: Egull1
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I love how knowledgeable you are about your body and what it needs. I'm back to trying to eat clean, it takes alot of time but it really does help my autoimmune issues. I am in midst of a CPPD flare-up that is affecting my hips. So much pain! Im still working out but just adjusted lower body workout to light weighs or no weights. If I stop working out, it gets so much worse because I start getting really stiff.
My disease isn't as well I own as some of more common autoimmune conditions so I've had to dig to get useful info.
19 Jan 21 by member: Diana 1234
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Hi Diana, it's good to see that movement works as an essential recovery and healing tool for managing your condition as well. Part of what has really helped me with regards to using exercise to help manage the impact of MS has been throwing exercise standards out the window! LOL. What I mean to say, is that MS has really helped me to take this body where it's at any given point and transcend from there. Do you know there are some days I'm walking outside and folks are likely thinking "what does she even need with that cane, it looks more like an accessory than a walking aid!?" And, then there days like this week, when the barometric pressure is high, it's damp and both the arthritis in that right hip joint and the stiffness and spasticity from the MS make me look like I need more than just a cane to get through the walk! But, this body has taught me to adjust to wherever it's at and adapt. So, when the walkings good, I take advantage and let these legs fly like the wind. And, when the walking is rough I have conversations with my legs and say "okay, today we slow the gait, allow the right leg to be as stiff as it needs to be, put very little pressure on the hip joint and let all those muscles in the left leg do the work because we know they can! And, we get it done. I'm learning how to connect with the energy in these muscles and allow the momentum in the movements I practice in my workouts to dictate the intensity rather than trying to force square pegs into circles if that makes sense. If the muscles move slow that day, I go slow. If they're in the mood to move fast - I take advantage. But, I don't stop moving just because this body is performing at some silly standard I think it should be at. I'm also learning to throw labels out the friggin window when it comes thinking, "oh, that workout was weak or I did poorly at that.." Who am I to dictate how or in what ways this body adapts? It has all these phenomenal mechanisms that take place all the time that I don't even know about or only understand minimally. Often when I think I've done poorly in a workout, the very next workout the muscles have adapted and I excel. I'm starting to realize the "hard" days are just as much a part of the process of expanding our health and strength as the good days are at seeing how far our strength has taken us. In short, this body is making this girl's mind a very humble student to its vast potential. The very least I can do on my part learn how to provide it with what it needs function optimally and adapt at the maximum level of it's potential, which is endless as far as this girl is concerned :-)
19 Jan 21 by member: Egull1
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