Anytime I am not feeling 100%, I know that something in my life is "off." It could be any number of factors, but the first thing I always suspect is my diet. I worry that I am fatigued because my body is reacting to the foods I am eating in a negative way - either food sensitivities or too much inflammation in the body. So, of course, the first plan I envision to "fix" my fatigue is to go on an elimination diet or an anti-inflammatory diet.
You know what they say: if all you have a is a hammer, every problem looks like a nail, haha.
However, when I told this to my boyfriend, K, he shook his head at me (in a compassionate way) and suggested that, perhaps, the reason I am tired is because, even thought I am sleeping enough, I am still working long hours and I am too hard on myself. So I thought about what he said...
- It's true that I was upset with myself last week when I failed to get out of bed at 7:30 each day, like I had planed (although I consistently rose by 8:30am, without alarm, each day) and because I didn't get as many items crossed of the "to do" list as I had hoped.
- It's also true that I have been focusing on elimination and anti-inflammatory diets a lot lately.
- My article on anti-inflammatory diets for rock climbers was published in the Sportrock Blog March 1, 2015.
- I am halfway through Michelle Babb's book Anti-inflammatory Eating Made Easy: 75 Recipes and Nutrition Plan.
- I am also studying to become a Certified LEAP Therapist (CLT), a program which focuses on eliminating foods, determined by MRT blood test, that cause an inflammatory response in the patient.
...and perhaps he is right.
I worked a staff shift at Sportrock tonight and had a blast. I got to know co-workers, learned new behind-the-desk skills, I helped people, I sold a membership ($25 commission, yeah!) and I talked to some friends who came in to climb. And I didn't feel tired once! I even had enough energy when I clocked out at 9pm to go for a 5 mile run + stretching yoga + foam rolling!
Thinking more about what energizes me, I suspect that, although I am more of an introvert than an extrovert, I do need human interaction and external validation to feel my best. Despite the low hourly wage, I will continue to work at Sportrock for opportunity for social interaction and immediate gratification. It takes months to build a business, but only hours to memorize the directions to the gym and how much each membership costs.
I never considered how challenging it would be to go into private practice. There are SO many tasks to complete when you are the only employee. I play the role of founder, owner, CEO, CFO, secretary, insurance biller, bookkeeper, head of marketing and development, etc. No wonder I am tired - I have to keep track of all of the details for all these positions and keep all the balls rolling in the right direction. Phew, it's a mind workout for sure!
I am grateful for the the loving support of my friends and family (especially K) who prevent me from becoming a work-a-holic by asking me to hang out (climb, lunch, etc) and reminding me to take time for myself, too.
Hey, guess what!? I started my own business too, only it's not legally able to take tax deductions, despite how many different ways I look at it. It's called Colombini Household. I am all of those things you are too, only I lack a desk and I have a little monster that pulls on me if I sit down for more than 5 min. at a time. It IS hard, regardless of monsters or secondary jobs. But isn't it fun being that organized? Lol, if only I could get it organized to begin with. Today I am in the roll of waste management...it's garbage and recycling day.
ReplyDeleteStress does physically effect your diet! I eliminated yeasty gluten (flat breads were okay...don't know why) for a year and it helped. I wish though that I could have eliminated the stress first. I see it as a cycle, stress to physical response to stress to back and forth. And the best solution (for me) is to look at what causes less stress, fixing the original stresser, or eliminating the food until the stresser can be fixed.
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