One of the toughest things about managing adrenal fatigue has been that the second I feel better, I want to go back into Tigger mode. But trying to exercise and live at my preferred pace is actually a stressor on the system, that increases cortisol and brings me back to Square One.
Hard fact: You have to prioritize and slow down to get back to something resembling normal. How I’ve done that is to create 3 buckets representing my most important goals. Every time an option is presented to me, I ask whether taking it on moves me towards those goals. If it doesn’t, I say no.
But you don’t have to give up everything you love. I snowboard. And box. Almost as intensely as before, but for shorter sessions. And I treat my body as a science experiment, constantly looking for data about whether I am moving into fatigue. And tracking food, exercise and just the way my mind and body feel each day, so that I can see correlations between lifestyle choices, symptoms and progression towards better health.
Do you need help with this? I am setting up my system to coach people through these types of changes, either via video conferencing or phone calls. Contact me if you want to learn more.
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