Mini-Vacation
AnaLee (TnT) took a look at my recent schedule and suggested that I need to take a short break - three days, minimum, preferably four. So, what the heck. I’ll do it, then go EOD with no tapping on the off days.
Brushing really is helping with all this, no kidding! I’ve already been taking alfalfa, but perhaps I need to increase my intake for a few days along with my water increase — I found that yesterday, I simply couldn’t get enough water.
What I really have to keep in the forefront of my mind is the good changes I feel in my body. My arms are much more fit and toned. My rear is higher. My legs are stronger. My neck is less crackly, and my traps are stretching out. All of this is good, and since I’m not treating T-Tapp as a short-term means to an end, it’s okay if it takes time to lose, even though it frustrates the hell out of me.
I’ve been reading an older thread on the forums about establishing hormonal balance, and a lot of what I see there really makes sense to me. I’ve had some serious cortisol issues over the past few years, specifically related to anxiety and depression — when I’m feeling off, I actually get a head rush that I self-label as “that cortisol thing, again.” Since I’m tapering off effexor, I’ve got to be especially careful to not trigger myself. On the bright side, I’m having zero of the “brain zaps” that I experienced when I tried to go every other day on 75mg (directly from 75mg per day). I am, however, noticing that a physical feeling of anxiety can happen more easily. As long as I manage my life well, this doesn’t become an issue, but when I don’t — say I run late with a work deadline — ka-pow!
All of that is to say that taking it slowly for a couple weeks is probably not a bad idea.
So my next thing to figure out is this: how will I handle the 60-Day Challenge? I had/have this grand idea of beginning with at least a 7-10 day bootcamp. The “bootcamp” I did in February just didn’t quite feel like one, if that makes sense. I’d like to try to “do it right” this time. Wrapping my brain around the idea that this could be counter-productive is really tough for me.
On the bright side, fewer days of Tapping will make creating a hiking schedule much easier as the weather warms. As it appears I’ll be living in Santa Fe for the foreseeable future, I really need to learn the trail system here. Missing Section 16, Waldo Canyon, and Templeton Trail in Colorado Springs doesn’t do me much good, other than when I go to visit!
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