My New Obsession

I have a new obsession. Well, obsession is a bit too strong of a word, considering I have done it once…. But some of my friends finally convinced me to try Solidcore this week. I am not totally sure why I resisted for so long….probably because I tend to miss most classes that I sign up for. I signed up for a yoga class - but dropped out cause it was too slow. I signed up for a baking class- but dropped out cause a kid had emergency surgery. I signed up for a running club…. ANYWAY, the Solidcore class was hard. Like complicated and rigorous. So kinda double hard. There is definitely a learning curve, so I am lucky I had a friend on either side of me so I could copy what they were doing! I expected to be sore, but it hasn’t been nearly as bad as I feared. So I am super excited to go again next week! My new workout reminded me that I never really closed the loop on my racing heart/ medical stuff from a few months ago (when I completely stopped running outside!) I saw a lot of doctors and got very thoroughly checked out. It turns out it was caused by a combination of issues, none of which my doctors were overly concerned with. But the greatest contributing factor was…..OLD AGE. Okay, that is not exactly the word they used….They called it perimenopause. My mind was blown. That might have been the one medical condition that I did NOT Google. But now that I have spent a ton of time researching, and I finally feel like myself again, my goal is to share this information with everyone I can. Cause I didn’t have to experience the really scary and quite crappy feeling I felt. Between vitamins and supplements (I was really deficient in several areas!) and some minor tweaks to my lifestyle, I started to feel better quite quickly. I was told to steer away from running and do more walking and weight training. AND, I started going for acupuncture once a week and I am TRULY OBSESSED. I have been going for about 3 months and really think it’s had a huge effect on me! But here is the crazy part. I always thought menopause (or perimenopause) was synonymous with hot flashes. To date, I have never had a hot flash. (God help me if I just willed the menopause gods to strike me down with heat as soon as I hit send on this email!) But my point is, I have learned so much in the past few months, and if I can help any of you by sharing the websites, books and doctors I have found- please reach out! I don’t want to bore all of you young ones who aren’t at this fabulous stage yet- but the reality is- it doesn’t have to be awful. If I had known any of this information, I: a. Would not have panicked and thought I was dying. b. Would have made simple lifestyle changes earlier. c. Would have asked more questions of my friends, family and doctors…. No one really talks about menopause. Except now Oprah. Apparently she also thought she was dying but found out it was perimenopause. (That might be the one and only thing I have in common with Oprah, but I’ll take it!) Anyway, reach out if I can share any of my info. And if you have workout classes you love, please share! AND, next week is our Spring/Easter Menu and we are baking on Friday! (My girls will be home, which makes me so happy!!!) -Heather