Between being a full time mom, having a full time job, two part time jobs, crossfitting, and training for a half marathon, shit's just catching up with me. I have to admit, 30 is not the new 20. :) Although I do think my physical fitness is light years ahead of what I was when I was 20, my ability to recover and bounce back is not.
I went through about 4 weeks of just feeling like shit. I was so scared to death. I just knew something was wrong with me. The only other times I had felt like that that was when I was pregnant or just had a baby. I was neither of those. Then you get to googling everything and the next thing I know I'm dying! :) I finally went to the doctor and got blood work done and an overall physical. Nothing was wrong with me. I had to promise my doc to let one thing go so I backed off of crossfit to two time a weeks from three...for a couple weeks.
Then I did it. I was probably trying to lift too much weight, too often and I strained a muscle in my back. Now, I'm going to have to really rest....like no exercise for about a week. On the up side, I got adjusted by my chiropractor, get a massage today, and another adjustment. I'm hoping and praying to God that together (all of us, including God), we can get me healed and back to normal.
During this time in trying to get me back to normal, I've started to try to live a Paleo lifestyle. Since it eliminates most food that cause inflammation in the body, which will in turn help to heal my back even faster. It's funny when you eat foods that are healthy for you what else they can do for your body. It's also part of my Lenten promise.
I've never been a big fan of fad diets or anything like that, but after a lot of research, I think this is the best thing that I can do for my body right now. Like I said earlier, I'm not 20 anymore. I can't eat whatever I want and look like a stick (which I don't even want to look like anymore). In just a week of going Paleo (about 80%) of the time, I can already tell a little difference in my belly fat. I'm going to stick this out for a little bit and see how it goes.
As far as using my doTERRA essential oils to help my back, I've been using Deep Blue lotion and oil for pain relief and inflammation, frankincense for inflammation, birch, white fir, wintergreen, and AromaTouch for sore muscles and circulation, and lavender to help relax and calm the muscles.
I'll be sharing more about my Paleo experience throughout my journey! Can't wait to see where this takes me.
