The impact of your hormones

Do not underestimate the impact of your hormones on your perception of life.

That might seem drastic but your mood, your body image, your hunger, your sleep are all impacted.

Not to mention your boobs being sore & cramps.

I don’t suffer half as severely as many but I had 4 days this week where I wanted to quit everything and couldn’t be bothered to do anything.. a symptom of PMS is ‘having no interest in your usual activities’ & I definitely feel that.

This is how I deal with it:

I know myself,
I know my hormones,
I know my mood and I know this will happen literally every month… and I also know it will pass and so I choose not to listen to myself at that time of month (before anyone says it - yes, it’s easier said than done but isn’t everything ?)

I make sure I tick the boxes anyway.

Probably an unpopular opinion but I don’t listen to my hunger signals.
I don’t follow my intuition.
I don’t make big or important decisions.

Part of getting the most out of yourself is knowing how to manage yourself so you don’t self destruct.

Not giving up when it’s hard is what gets you results.

It’s not doing the workout on the day you feel motivated.

It’s not the walk you went on in the sun.

It’s not meals you prepped when you had loads of time.

That’s the easy bit.

What gets you results is staying consistent when you don’t want to & that’s hard so most people don’t do it.

Note: I am sharing how I deal with this - totally aware this approach won’t work for everyone & some people experience far worse around their cycle.