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Lori Jackson

Lori Jackson

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46, California. Tracking symptoms so I don't forget everything the minute I see my doctor.

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Jun 13 · Replied

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Just popping back to say thank you, especially Elaine. I read all of these with a cup of tea and had a little cry, in a good way. This community is such a relief sometimes.

Jun 13 · Posted

Okay so I've been in this community for a while now and I've been in a weird in-between place lately. Not terrible, not great. The hot flashes are manageable most days since my OBGYN adjusted things back in the spring, but sleep is still hit or miss and my energy crashes hard around 3pm every single day without fail. So I'm trying something this week and I'm posting it here mostly to hold myself accountable because if I just think it in my head it will not happen lol. I'm going to eat actual protein at breakfast instead of just coffee and half a granola bar. I'm going to take a short walk after dinner, like 15-20 minutes, nothing heroic. And I'm going to write down how I sleep and how the afternoon crash feels each day. That's it. Three things. I'm not calling it a protocol or a program because the second I do that I will immediately resent it and quit. I'm also not saying any of this will work. I genuinely don't know. I've seen people mention the protein breakfast thing in here before and I keep nodding along and then eating nothing until noon like an idiot. So this is me actually trying it instead of just nodding. I'll report back. Probably with complaints. But also maybe with something useful. ETA: I'm keeping notes in my phone to bring to my follow-up next month. My OBGYN asked me to track what's improved and what still needs attention and honestly I've been bad at doing that. This week I'm actually doing it. Sending love to everyone in the in-between 💙

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Okay so I've been in this community for a while now and I've been in a weird in-between place lately. Not terrible, not great. The hot flashes are manageable most days since my OBGYN adjusted things back in the spring, but sleep is still hit or miss and my energy crashes hard around 3pm every single day without fail. So I'm trying something this week and I'm posting it here mostly to hold myself accountable because if I just think it in my head it will not happen lol. I'm going to eat actual protein at breakfast instead of just coffee and half a granola bar. I'm going to take a short walk after dinner, like 15-20 minutes, nothing heroic. And I'm going to write down how I sleep and how the afternoon crash feels each day. That's it. Three things. I'm not calling it a protocol or a program because the second I do that I will immediately resent it and quit. I'm also not saying any of this will work. I genuinely don't know. I've seen people mention the protein breakfast thing in here before and I keep nodding along and then eating nothing until noon like an idiot. So this is me actually trying it instead of just nodding. I'll report back. Probably with complaints. But also maybe with something useful. ETA: I'm keeping notes in my phone to bring to my follow-up next month. My OBGYN asked me to track what's improved and what still needs attention and honestly I've been bad at doing that. This week I'm actually doing it. Sending love to everyone in the in-between 💙

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Jun 13 · Replied to Community post

Just popping back to say thank you, especially Elaine. I read all of these with a cup of tea and had a little cry, in a good way. This community is such a relief sometimes.

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Just popping back to say thank you, especially Elaine. I read all of these with a cup of tea and had a little cry, in a good way. This community is such a relief sometimes.