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shaynabelle

oh the sweetness

Oct 01, 2007 22:08

It looks like I have hypothalamic amenorrhea due to excessive stress, exercise and dieting. My body finally responded to the hormone treatment and gave us some clues about what's going on. I finally got the monthly visitor, after a year of its absence. I have never been so pleased with my body, so proud of it. I am retarded ( Read more... )

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domesticdivadi October 3 2007, 02:20:46 UTC

Woohoo! Yay for you! LOL
Now, lesson learned: Chill out. Right? The hormones are great for jumpstarting things back in the right direction but you WILL relax in all ways, yes? Promise? No more overkill on the dieting and exercise. The body is an amazing thing. It knows exactly when it can't handle gestating a baby because it's been pushed to the brink and so, it shuts down the appropriate parts. I find that biologically fascinating. Now that it's gotten it's jumpstart, it's up to you to keep it there. Good luck!

domesticdivadi October 3 2007, 18:34:19 UTC

Lesson learned indeed. I am now hyper-aware of stressful things. Unfortunately, lately my life has stressful components: grad school, super busy work, a recovering addict dad who's split from mom, etc. So I must learn healthy ways to deal. I'm thinkin' weekly massages would work, dontcha think? I wonder if I can talk my insurance into paying for that.. HA!

The biology IS fascinating, and so is the body's steadiness despite a frantic mind, if that makes sense. My body will keep on doing what it needs to do regardless of the directions I dart in my mind. And DUDE, I am soo glad to have an excuse to stop running for good! long walks with my dog are so much more rewarding. Now I just hope I don't get obese from it. I wish I shared your/Melanie's/Clay's build.... If only you could bottle that up and sell it!

shaynabelle October 3 2007, 18:39:40 UTC

grr, that was me, sorry.

domesticdivadi October 4 2007, 01:31:49 UTC

And yoga. Don't forget the yoga. Best of both worlds... exercise and stress relief. :)

shaynabelle October 4 2007, 02:56:12 UTC

YES, yoga is quite lovely. I only manage it once a week now, I think I would feel better if I did it more often...

xacat October 5 2007, 22:51:52 UTC

if you come to yogayoga with me, you can go to class for free AND i'll see you more often.

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