Hey ya’ll, are you ready to discuss tuning into your energy cycle? I say let’s go for it.
If you are just joining us you will need to read the previous post “Thrive After Lupus” to get up to speed. Go ahead; read it, Carol and I will both appreciate you for it.
Lupus peeps, you have probably forgotten what your true energy cycle is. Medications can really screw up your energy cycle…some meds keep you awake…then you need other meds to help you sleep…there are so many side effects…then you need meds for those.
Fortunately I am not on any meds for my Lupus, but my energy cycle is still a train wreck. Let’s see, four adults on different work schedules, stress, pets, etc. There are so many things to disrupt my “feeling of being in flow”. How about you? Are you a morning person? Night owl? How’s your vitality?
Here in Texas our weather isn’t as seasonal as most places and I don’t have school age children to aid in any rhythm of my energy cycle.
So how can I get back my “feeling of flow”? I start by eating healthy, nutrition filled meals. Eat within an hour of getting up in the morning to set the tone for the day, stop eating three hours before bedtime. Add some activity (that means exercise), crank up some tunes, sing along, and dance a jig, okay, maybe not a jig. Get seven to eight hours of sleep a night. You can do it! And you will be soooo happy that you did.
Am I 100% with all of the suggestions in the previous paragraph? No, but I chisel away at it every day. I am closer to 100% than to 60% and I am good with a consistent 90% goal.
Thanks for following along as I face life with lupus.
Ruby
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