Another 3lbs lost and a setback…
I’ll start with the good news - I’ve lost another 3lbs over the past week. Now to the not so good news. Due to elevated levels of Cortisol in a 24hrs urine collection test that I’ve had, my gym instructor, as well as my physician strongly recommend taking it easy with the training regime for at least a few weeks.
Cortisol is a stress hormone that is secreted when the body is under stress. It could be an injury, emotional stress or intensive exercise. Apparently, it’s why resting between workouts is so important. You need to give your body and muscles time to recover from the cortisol rush and get it back to normal levels. This is when your muscles get built too, during the recovery time.
I have been pushing it real hard lately, with daily workouts, including running. Maybe it was more intensive than it should have been. There could be other reasons for the elevated levels of Cortisol, and they will all be looked into, but for now, trying to reduce physical stress levels by switching to 3 workouts a week and making them less intensive (walking rather than running), is what I’ve been told to do 
I am still sticking to my diet, though making a point of eating properly too, for the same reasons (extreme dieting is stressful to the body as well, apparently). I just hope to keep losing some weight this month all the same
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