I am not an expert, not a pro. I am just a first time mother trying to keep things simple. As I return to work, I am finding a real need to keep things simple!
One of the things I am trying to simplify is my health. There's nothing desperately wrong with me. I am very, very lucky. But I feel like I have been running on empty my whole life. And I want to stay ahead of genetics, Type 2 Diabetes, Stroke, High Blood pressure, stomach problems, mental problems. I want my darling baby to grow up with parents who are well!
All my life, I feel like I have been thrown in the 'too hard basket' by many health professionals. "You're overweight" (duh!) "You're depressed" (Only because I feel so unwell) "You're fine, just low in Vitamin D, Iron" (Ok, cool, I'll throw down the supplements) "It's your endometriosis" (Great, but all those hormones you have pumped into me have made things worse). It all becomes a nasty little feedback loop. which fed of low self esteem (yes, dear friends and family, I know I am overweight, I don't LIKE being overweight, believe me I am working on it) and a total dislike of exercise (totally unco-ordinated due to a lack of vision in one eye - that will be another rant later).
So, I am on a mission, to try and work on my health. No easy feat as a first time mother, when self care really drops off the priority list!
One of the things I am trying to simplify is my health. There's nothing desperately wrong with me. I am very, very lucky. But I feel like I have been running on empty my whole life. And I want to stay ahead of genetics, Type 2 Diabetes, Stroke, High Blood pressure, stomach problems, mental problems. I want my darling baby to grow up with parents who are well!
All my life, I feel like I have been thrown in the 'too hard basket' by many health professionals. "You're overweight" (duh!) "You're depressed" (Only because I feel so unwell) "You're fine, just low in Vitamin D, Iron" (Ok, cool, I'll throw down the supplements) "It's your endometriosis" (Great, but all those hormones you have pumped into me have made things worse). It all becomes a nasty little feedback loop. which fed of low self esteem (yes, dear friends and family, I know I am overweight, I don't LIKE being overweight, believe me I am working on it) and a total dislike of exercise (totally unco-ordinated due to a lack of vision in one eye - that will be another rant later).
So, I am on a mission, to try and work on my health. No easy feat as a first time mother, when self care really drops off the priority list!
