jimmy23
10-07-2004, 06:05 PM
Hi all, been sick as a dog for almost two weeks now, I am now finally, almost, beginning to get over a severe upper respiratory infection. While not totally well yet, the worst has passed and it seems like I might live :)
During this illness, I refused to give in to the depression, from lack of training, that I inevitably feel when sick. ALmost by default I learned a few thigns about my training.
Because my upper lungs were infected, I was very aware of where my breath from. I began to practice my Be Breathed exercise, sitting down or standing (the floor exercise is just too much for me right now) , and I could tell exactly when my breath was in my lower lungs, my middle lungs, or upper lungs. By focusing on posture, I gained a new level of awareness of how my structure affected my breathing.
I intuitively began to develop an aversion to milk. While I have always beena huge fan of dairy, while sick I noticed that my body seemed to recoil from it. In the past, consumption of milk has beena habit, and I never paid attention to the feedback my body gave me. I feel 'lighter" in the two weeks since not drinking milk, but that could be from less calories , it is too soon to ascertain the real effect of this dietary change.
Lastly, I have a huge craving for fruits- any kind. Grapes, melon, pineapple, I seem to have a lust for the sweetness of fruit. A side effect of this indulgence is that now I dont crave processed suger snacks at all, or even bread.
Anyways, those are my perceptions at this point. My lungs are still congested, but not painfully so, with any luck these dietary changes will have a positive effect, long after this illness is a bad memory.
During this illness, I refused to give in to the depression, from lack of training, that I inevitably feel when sick. ALmost by default I learned a few thigns about my training.
Because my upper lungs were infected, I was very aware of where my breath from. I began to practice my Be Breathed exercise, sitting down or standing (the floor exercise is just too much for me right now) , and I could tell exactly when my breath was in my lower lungs, my middle lungs, or upper lungs. By focusing on posture, I gained a new level of awareness of how my structure affected my breathing.
I intuitively began to develop an aversion to milk. While I have always beena huge fan of dairy, while sick I noticed that my body seemed to recoil from it. In the past, consumption of milk has beena habit, and I never paid attention to the feedback my body gave me. I feel 'lighter" in the two weeks since not drinking milk, but that could be from less calories , it is too soon to ascertain the real effect of this dietary change.
Lastly, I have a huge craving for fruits- any kind. Grapes, melon, pineapple, I seem to have a lust for the sweetness of fruit. A side effect of this indulgence is that now I dont crave processed suger snacks at all, or even bread.
Anyways, those are my perceptions at this point. My lungs are still congested, but not painfully so, with any luck these dietary changes will have a positive effect, long after this illness is a bad memory.