It’s hot. Many may say, “Yes, that’s because it’s summer in the southern hemisphere”. I say, “Ugh”.
As far back as I can remember, as an adult, I have hated the heat. I sweat profusely, especially on my face, and I am uncomfortable and sluggish. I couldn’t understand why because in my youth I spent much of my time outdoors involved in any number of physical activities. And maybe, therein lies part of the problem.
What is the problem?
I became less active immediately after leaving school. I started the journey of overeating and being overweight at 17, but I also had physical activity to keep me feeling good. But as I left the mandatory physical activity behind, I became a shell of a person. Of course, the culture back then was to be so hard on myself and feel ashamed that I wasn’t doing better and eating better. So much shame, every day.
What I did not know or have any concept of, was that I was one of those special people that had metabolic syndrome. PCOS, Insulin resistance, pre-diabetic – I was the perfect example of all these waiting to activate. However, society didn’t understand this and neither did my doctors and my family. Thankfully the road has been long and I’ve learned so much about how to take the steps I need to take to improve my health. Unfortunately, it’s also been a difficult one.
So all this to say I am not just struggling with the heat, I am a cocktail of hormone and gut imbalance. It’s hard for me to say this out loud and accept it. But I need to understand that acceptance is such a big part of healing and optimising my health. Here I am, sitting with acceptance for a bit longer; it’s something I need practice and time to become comfortable with.
Now I’m off to the chiropractor. Yesterday was an amazing deep tissue massage to prepare me for today’s treatment. And also because I just love massages!
Day 5 is over and out!