We all have them and in all honesty, I have absolutely no idea what to do with mine most of the time. I’ve learnt a lot about them just recently.
Last month I had mine tested, my coach recommended it. More specifically I had Adrenocortex Stress Profile & Endocrinology Saliva testing done. Now there’s a mouthful. Well anyway, from them we identified some problems. They are:
★ High Estrogen (E1)
★ Low Progesterone (P4)
★ Low Testosterone
Not your ideal outcome for a figure competitor. After all, my goal is to grow muscle and lose body fat. With these levels it makes it almost impossible. So it’s baby steps whilst we deal with one hormone at a time until we can remedy them all and get them back to normal.
Life has a strange way of turning out some times and the best possible plans can always be thrown into complete turmoil in a moments notice. I’m a perfect example. I just keep telling myself that “what doesn’t kill me, will only make me stronger in the end” over and over again in my head. Everything in life does happen for a reason, I have to believe in that even though I may not understand the “why?”.
I didn’t get into this condition hormonally overnight so it’s going to take just as long to change back. How long that’ll be, is anyones guess at the moment. In the meantime I just need to be patient and trust in the process.
So lots going on, on the health front. I know one thing for sure, when I get to the end of this as far as my health’s concerned I’m going to be feeling like a million dollars.
