Weight lifting and hormones

     

      I think I've gotten a little breakthrough. I've been lifting weights for awhile now, but I've been keeping them pretty light. I read an article a few weeks ago about common weight lifting mistakes for hormone balance. One of those mistakes was using light weights - me! So I upped the poundage and started using 10lb dumb bells instead of 5lbs, soon to increase to15lbs. This has literally changed everything! I went grocery shopping yesterday with no anxiety at all - I was at peace! Thank you, God! Like, not even a second of anxiety rushed through my veins! I didn't even realize this accomplishment until I was heading home because anxiety was so far gone I didn't even think about it. I simply enjoyed myself.

         Literally after doing a session with heavier weights my mood shifts completely. After a week of faithfully lifting weights daily, I actually found myself dancing yesterday when a song came on, and giggling and being silly again. I will forever believe everything is tied to hormones (that's why I get so upset over the forced fluoride in our water which hurts hormone production in many people)! Since reading the article, I've left dumbbells by my desk and I use them daily even while sitting. 

      I've done cardio since elementary school because I've been dieting since then sadly. I started having body image issues as a young child. I remember being in the Brownies and volunteering at a nursing home and an elder lady saying loudly, getting everyone's attention, "Why is that little girl so fat!" and I was so ashamed as everyone turned to stare at me. I couldn't have been more than 4yrs old - so goes the story of my life - I could give countless examples.

      Anyway that's another story for another day, but with all the cardio I've done in my life thus far, my mood has never shifted so dramatically as it has with heavier weight lifting. I'm truly excited to see what happens as I remain committed to weight lifting. No hormone cream, no pill, no anything has had this quick and dramatic of an affect in my life.