If I haven’t learned anything in these past few years, it’s that you have to stay mindful of your needs and be sure that you’re getting them. For the past few weeks, I’ve been mentioning to my hubby and a few friends that I’m tired. What I was feeling wasn’t the normal or average tired because no matter how much rest I was getting it didn’t help. I have improved my diet and I exercise regularly so none of this made sense. It was almost as if once school got out for the summer, the bomb really dropped. It was absolutely insane. My number 1 mistake was that I didn’t do a personal check in/check up with myself.
If you’ve read any of my previous posts about my experience with Vitamin D deficiency you’ll know that one of the symptoms I experienced was fatigue. Brain fog made me struggle to think things through (especially in regards to this blog) and the fatigue made it difficult to keep up my normal household schedule. I don’t think I was able to catch it this time earlier because it didn’t appear the way it has in the past. It was very subtle until it wasn’t. On 6/13/21, I realized that I was possibly lacking Vitamin D. I don’t completely stop taking it ever, but I had lowered the amount over the past few months (I can’t stand taking a bunch of meds daily). I have had to do a lot of doubling up to try and push my body, but it’s starting to take effect. Can you imagine how much time I have lost because of not feeling like myself? My house has gotten crazy with way too much laundry that hasn’t been put away, overall messiness since I haven’t done my usual nightly clean sweep, and there’s barely anything that looks like I prefer my home to be on a daily basis.
Here’s some of the symptoms that I’ve been experiencing:
- Fatigue
- Emotional disconnect (this is why my social media has gone nearly silent)
- Weight gain
- Brain Fog
It’s been so discouraging to do all of the things that promote good health as well as continue on my weight loss journey and not see any of the results (not to mention we go on vacay next week which is why I was working so hard). Thankfully, I’ve been here before!!! This is just a pit stop and I’m not going to quit this time because I have the knowledge of what to do. I’m slowly getting back on track because even when you start back with the old regimen you don’t immediately bounce back.
This is a reminder to you to check in with yourself. Have you been dealing with something that is out of your “normal” and it’s impacting you negatively?
Same
I’ve been told previously that my vitamin D levels were on the low end but it was only a couple of years ago that I started taking supplements. I was never consistent. So when I experienced the symptoms you highlighted, I got more supplements and have been working towards prioritizing my health and well-being. It’s hard but it’s worth it.