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Let's get Physical Physical!


Decided to pull the trigger and start fixing my hormones this weekend. Since leaping off birth control that was managing my endometriosis- my body has been giving me signs my hormones are out of whack. Namely-acne and my belly's refusal to give up the weight. No amount of exercising and salads was making a real dent and that's because my hormones are broken. The scale might slide down a bit but only after a loooot of work.
So after some investigation I decided I would try this Metabolic Renewal program which looks like I'm in for a butt kicking...mainly because I have to wave bye bye to sugar...during icecream season. Quel horror!
My body type is "Ovarian Burnout" type, meaning my estrogen and progesterone are off balance. I also know because of my endometriosis that I can trend towards estrogen dominance. So I began the DIM supplements and progesterone cream I was doing last year and saw good results with.
The Metabolic Renewal basically gets you eating low carb (I can have my carbs split between breakfast and dinner) -mostly vegetables and proteins. There is a shake aspect to it if you want to go that route. I opted to not buy the shake system but got some affordable whey protein powder to do my own. There are a bunch of recipes and shopping lists but I'm starting low key and just going off road with healthy similar eating plan instead of buying a whole different set of groceries for all these recipes. I just got groceries and will use what I have. Maybe in time I will follow the eating plan to a T but for now I'm being thrifty healthy and anyway I do not do lamb chops🙄
There are three designated exercise days and also 10,000 steps are part of each day. That I've been pretty much doing for the most part. I'm attempting exercises on Monday. Wish me luck!
I've done keto, quit sugar, quit gluten, quit alcohol, quit coffee before.. I've done all that before. Nothing sticks. So this seems doable because I'm not really quitting anything just modifying when I eat and what choices I make with exercises that are designed to kick start your metabolism not just wear you out with a bunch of cardio. Although sugar is pretty much off the list right now.
Hopefully the combo of Metabolic Renewal and the DIM/progesterone I can get my hormones in tip top shape and my blood pressure back in the sweet spot. Oooh but I'm gonna be a mess for awhile, hormone balancing is no joke!
Wish me luck, I'm reclaiming my health one cell at a time! Have a healthy weekend friends and family!

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