Ouch, Bea darling, you did the wax the wrong way. Apply it in the direction of hair growth and after it hardens a bit (but not completely) remove by holding the skin taut and tearing off IN THE OPPOSITE DIRECTION OF HAIR GROWTH. It'll hurt less and cause less irritation.
This, it was giving me pain just looking at her pull it like that and then putting makeup 😢let the skin breathe, oh also don’t scratch it when it starts to itch, if you can’t stand the itching use ice cubs to press on it to let the skin cool-down. Usually after waxing is good to wait after 24 hours to do anything to it since the skin is still sensitive from the ripping of hair out.
@NameLikeNobodyElse I legit saw a commercial yesterday for "daisy the yoga goat" and she farts when she goes into downward dog. I thought I was watching snl for a min.
Crying during Savasana is not weird. It’s normal and therapeutic and healing. Never feel weird about it. There is something magical about practicing with others in a class. I hope you get into a class soon ❤
Make sure to see a registered dietitian and not a nutritionist. Dietitians are board certified and regulated in the sense as you have to have certifications to even call yourself a dietitian otherwise Straight To Jail lol, while nutritionists CAN have taken courses anyone can say they are a nutritionist and are not regulated in any way.
Your knowledge of nutrition is awesome! I used to need the data and details also…it burned me out in the end. Too much hullabaloo. Now I keep it simple…protein, fat and fiber at every meal..3 meals a day..at least 4 hours apart and no snacking…I can’t do intermittent fasting due to meds but I’m feeling better than ever for 65. Also have IBS and other issues. You’re right on with testing your blood sugar…great way to figure out what foods won’t spike it. You’ve got it nailed girl…keep the videos coming. You’re an inspiration and a joy to watch!
Just an FYI for others, as of 2024, registered dietitians (RDs) need a minimum of a master's degree for licensure, while many states don't have any education or licensure requirements for nutritionists. Also, I have met with Dr. Mayer here in Los Angeles and the link between things like autism and IBS are very interesting--not that it is your issue but a lot of his clients end up being on the spectrum who have gut issues as well.
That’s so interesting! I have been labeled with ibs and since my first son, I’ve noticed he has autism and see a lot of myself in him.. thank you, I will read into this!
@@bananawammabama Different countries call professions by different names and have different licensing requirements. You would have to check your specific country. This comment applies to the United States.
As someone who has been getting waxed for almost 10 years I would not recommend waxing right before makeup application as that could cause irritation and it also opens you up to more acne in those areas. Allow the skin to calm for 24 hours before applying make up. I would also recommend a skin calming oil as that lip wax feels like a 1000 knives stabbing your upper lip. ❤ love you Bea!!!
I definitely recommend seeing a physio therapist once in a while to make sure you're doing well injury wise and to help prevent injury. they can give you exercises to strengthen certain areas that are weak to help prevent future injuries ;)
As someone who used to lift weights and workout a lot before I got tennis elbow, don’t ignore that injury. I have been battling tennis elbow in both of my elbows for over three years and it is the worst!! I didn’t rest them properly and have had to get multiple cortisone shots over the years and they are still not healed. Be careful and go slow!
Absolutely! I work as a housekeeper in health care and ignored my tennis elbow for months, figuring it’d get better eventually - ended up on sick leave for 6 months 😑 Extracorporal shock wave therapy helped a lot!
I never would have put stress down as a weight 'holder'. My husband and I moved from an urban city environment to a totally rural farm community last year. Without changing how we eat or live (we love our wine), both of us have lost huge amounts of weight. We are workimg for the same bosses as we had in the city and both have said how we have transformed. Minimise stress people!!!
It's a release. You cry because you're so stressed out and constantly triggering your adrenal system. It's your body's response to stillness and quiet. You're releasing all the stress you store in your body and finally relaxing. Stress can also cause migraines and be stored as physical pain in your back, hips, and joints. I have PTSD and somatic yoga poses, like sevasana, are used as therapy to help release trauma stored in the body and it can make us cry too.
T2 diabetic here, also with Ulcerative Colitis and anxiety LOL I can attest to stress affecting glucose levels and UC flares. My dad also had both conditions, so genetics play a part. It's great that you are researching and getting information to help you solve the mystery that is the woman's body. You may never find the specific answers, but you will find what works. It sometimes takes time, but you'll get there.
Bea!! Please go see a physical therapist for your elbow. It'll heal faster and ensure there are no recurrences. Also, the exercise programs often make the affected muscle groups stronger. It's annoying to find one and you might have to get a referral from your PCP, but very worth it. Especially since you're a regular lifter
I know you are a do-it-yourselfer salon girlie, but I like having my eyebrows professionally waxed. So much easier than painstakingly going hair-by-hair with tweezers.
Dr Gundry has good gut/mind connection videos too. Learning to treat your whole self (mind and body) with nutrition is daunting but so worth it. Keep it up hon. You're doing an amazing job.
Most people with PCOS usually have Insulin resistance (IR). You can have a perfectly normal blood sugar level, with an abnormal insulin level. It can cause serious problems with your hormons and your ability to loose weight. So, if you haven't already, test your insulin levels, too. After I was diagnosed, I started the right diet and medication and lost 30 kg, so I strongly recommend to check this out :)
I also have pcos. Even though we are not diabetic our bodies kind of behave like we are. Our bodies create an excess of sugar for the blood and then the blood kind of goes oh we don’t need that let’s make it fat, which is why we often feel so hungry. So high “good” fat low carb diets work for pcos people but it’s tough. Body builders and protein became such a marketing ploy, our bodies can only use a certain amount of protein and when we over load that is when we get issues with our kidneys. Someone once did a great analogy of our bodies are a builder and protein is the bricks, you can give a builder more bricks but it won’t make them build any faster so they have piles of bricks everywhere that get rained away. This is of corse over simplified but a good starting understanding
MIND-GUT CONNECTION! YES! I've been learning a lot about this too lately as I did a 30 day sugar/gluten/wheat free way of eating and I could NOT believe the amazing mood I was in after about 3 weeks. It was insane. I have always felt "flat" and just never very joyful - so when I was starting to wake up super happy and excited to get about my day, I literally kept thinking I must inadvertently been taking some sort of happy pill lol. It was insane. So yah - learn about micro-biome everyone. 😂❤😊
Haha I love how even the chickens have their own self-care routine now 😂! It's like a little farm of positivity! 🐔✨ Can't wait to see more of your journey! 🙌
Girl - dr Mindy Pelz! Even if fasting is not your gig, dr Mindy is an absolute goldmine of know how regarding nutrition, hormones, wellbeing and all that tied in to our cycle in various stages of life - planning a baby, POCOS, menopause - she covers it all!
@@firebird15 As per her website she has a "Doctor of Chirporactic degree", so not an actual doctorate. The US really needs to start to regulate credentials better. In no other part of the world would these peopel be allowed to call themselves 'doctor'.
If you're not familiar with Dr. Mindy Pelz, much of her work is centered around fasting and eating for the menstrual cycle. She's written a couple of books and also has a channel here on RU-vid.
@@JustMeeZZ A lot of practitioners in that space are chiropractors; Dr. Berg, Dr. Estima (I really love her content), Dr. Ekberg, Dr. Axe, among others.
Everyday I am still stoked to see all of your videos and your own personal progress. I’ve been following you since the beginning of this channel and going through my own health and fitness journey alongside. I finally feel like I am making progress and it’s so helpful to watch these videos with such real personality, and honesty.
I recommend the book "more than a body" by Lindsay and Lexie Kite. It's not about nutrition but it's good for reflecting on the negative messaging women (mainly) are taught about their bodies.
I had elbow tendonitis for so long! I bought some elbow compression sleeves off amazon, which really helped and I use them for all of my weight lifting and also things like yard work and stuff. I went to my chiropractor for help and such. Muscle scraping felt really good. Finally, when I started to work out MORE OFTEN, it went away! Which is so weird! It was SOOOOO painful for SOOOOOO long! I still use my elbow sleeves all of the time. They are advertised as like having like copper in them, which I sort of don't believe. But the sleeves feel good and keep the stress off of that tendon in my elbow!
I went to school for Dietetics and protein goals are based on 0.8-1g/kg (yes based off of kilograms not lbs) body weight. Also fat with your protein helps maintain blood sugar. Yes, lean protein can spike insulin, no one talks about that! So whole eggs are better than egg whites, despite what "they" say 🤭For some people snacks help with anxiety but intermittent fasting (8-10 hour eating window) is also a great tool for some💕💖💕
I need yoga. I used to have severe panic attacks multiple times a week. Much better now but I maintain my stress levels with yoga at least 1 x a week but more is better. You can always tell your yoga teacher if you have injuries and she will tell you what to skip and alternatives. To me yoga is not a workout. (Yes its hard) but i see it as the physical processing and cleaning of mental space and aligning the 2. I don't treat it the same as exercise, my yoga teacher always says if you're not feeling up to something thats ok and rest in child's pose and dont compare yourself to others! If you're feeling a stretch than your doing enough.
Here is my period eating recs: Week 1: period starts. Not hungry. Eat salad. Week 2: pre-ovulation. Normal eating. Week 3: ovulation. Carb loading. Week 4: salt and meat.
Lol it's so funny how I be watching a RU-vid video and as soon as I see ur upload I'm just click on urs right a way like oop time to check in with Bea! Lol 😊
I have the same problem with my elbow, it’s called tennis elbow, it’s a ligament strain, there are straps you can buy that you put on your forearm that really help. I’ve had it for years. My best advice is to always wear the strap when weightlifting before it hurts again, once you’re healed. Your eggs are going to be so yellow when you let them freerange! Love ya, God Bless you too.
Can I just say I absolutely adore this woman? 😍🥰 love the chickens too! You’re the one who made me start a RU-vid channel and I literally wish to have the same success as you ❤🫶🏼
Bea, I love your vids no matter what they're about! I know I watch way too many creepy vids tho cos I am totally fixated on the flash and what caused it. It looked like a camera flash.
You should definitely try a yoga class again! Do you lift your heels when squatting? Try putting something unter just your heels, like an inch of wood or something, it helps keeping balance and your movement goes much further. Good luck!!
I have insulin resistance along with pmdd and it’s soooo common to have it along side pmdd or pcos! I was diagnosed at the endocrinologist. A lot of the symptoms overlap and insulin resistance makes it very difficult to lose weight because your body is over producing insulin. May be something worth looking into. It all made sense when I found out.
Will be interested in seeing how the continuous blood sugar monitoring goes, I should get one as I am diabetic but for some reason I have not. You mentioning cortisol makes me want to get it more because I have seen blood sugar spikes that don't make sense and that could be my problem! Keep thinking about your no sugar adventure, I put myself on a diet when I was much younger that was low glycemic (didn't know anything about that at the time) and like you I was not hungry, and the weight fell off. Stayed off for close to a year too until I went to college, a place I didn't really want to be and started eating too much again. Always glad to see you have put out a video....sorry for the book!
You were so cute in this video. I love your grandma!!! Also, you should tell your mom not to start driving until your grandma get buckled up. Old people are slow, and she could have gotten really hurt if there was an accident before she was buckled. I need to buy a wax set up like you have! I love that. Your yoga room is gorgeous! Thanks for sharing!
I see a nutritionist and I’m not diabetic but she said I had symptoms of blood sugar imbalance. Because I was eating processed foods and snacking constantly I was causing health issues. I experienced bloating, gut issues, candida, face/ skin breakouts, horrible periods, moods swings, etc. so we made a plan to eat high protein since it keeps me full and satisfied longer and if I have carbs that I balance it with a lot of protein like meats and cottage cheese for example. All of my symptoms went away and I lost weight too.
I remember mine went on maternity leave when I was going through neuralgia, the most painful thing and I have ever experienced in my life. I had about three good hours a day. Then it was just waiting for the next dose of triple Advil, when it started to wear off about half an hour before. The substitute dietitian said "well maybe you could schedule the medication so that you feel good when it's time to go to the gym." I just stared at her. Like, lady, I'm trying to schedule those three hours so that I can go to my job and teach and feel good for *that* time! As much as I liked that person personally (because I had interacted with her a bit in the office), I could not believe she said that
One of my best friends had a mom with neuralgia and it was labeled the unaliving disease because of how painful it really is 💔 she had to be on morphine and she basically lived on the couch or in bed 😢 I wouldn't spend my 3 good hours a day working out either lol 😅 I'm sorry but I would want to do something meaningful and it's good u got someone else who can actually see u as a human ❤
@LizzieEstelle well, there are different kinds, and the neurologist did not tell me which kind of mine was, but by the description of the symptoms and the pain, I think it was trigeminal, the one you're talking about. And people say they feel hopeless bc there's no way of getting rid of it, but once we figured out what mine was, it took two trips to the chiropractor and two massages to make me functional again. The pain was so bad that when people at work would see me coming and they would smile and say "hey! how are you doing?!" And then they'd get closer and see my face, they would say "oh!" because they knew by my face that something was wrong. We spent weeks trying to figure out what it was, because we thought maybe it was a sinus infection or something that just wouldn't go away, since I had been sick for a few weeks before and then I had some purple spots appear on different parts of my body. It later turned out that I had Lyme, and my doctor thinks they're connected. I think it was a result of spending too much time sitting on the sofa at home with the laptop, working until ridiculous hours of the night. I heard that about it when I realized what I had, that it was called "that" disease, but I wasn't sure if it was because you felt like doing it, or whether the drugs just rendered you useless. The first drug I got from my doctor left me useless. I woke up, made breakfast and got halfway through my coffee, and fell asleep. Woke up, warmed up the rest of the coffee, and before I could finish it, fell asleep again. So they had to put me on a lighter dose of something that worked out really well, because I couldn't feel any effects. I was lucky
Hey Beatrice! I am not a professional bodybuilder, but I have been doing bodybuilding to help lose body fat for 3 years. For my nutrition, I make sure that it has a good amount of protein, fat, carbs, and fiber. Protein: ideally .6-1.25g/ lb of body weight. The heavier you are when you start, the lower end of the spectrum is best. So .6 is a good starting point. Carbs and fats kind of fall wherever, but you don't want to be under 40g of fat/day because it messes up your hormones. Fiber: Women should be getting at least 25g/day. For supplements: I just fill in the gaps that I notice I'm not getting nutritionally. I take legions multivitamins, vitamin d+k, fish oil, vitamin c, and magnesium. If you look into it, a tremendous amount of the population is deficient in magnesium. All the others I take to balance my hormones and manage cortisol. It's alot but it has helped me tremendously!
I’ve been watching videos myself. This guy he does experiments where eating a certain combo in certain order, can actually keep your blood sugar leveled vs gulping down in any order. It’s so intriguing that the body can do so much on its own.
Thanks for all the insights, Bea! My doctor said that even if someone is overweight, when you’re young, the blood work will generally still look fine because your organs and body are young. However, according to him, your body is working harder than someone who is in a lower BMI range to keep all the levels within the normal level. It’s added wear and tear on your body 🤷🏻♀️. (Speaking as someone who is also overweight and had a long conversation with her physician.)
I've been using a CGM for 2.5 months now and it has been super eye-opening. Foods that I thought weren't spiking my blood sugars were and some foods that are suppose to be "low glycemic" were spiking as well. I'm pre-diabetic, insulin resistant and have PCOS as well. My goal with the CGM is to reverse the insulin resistance. With all that said, I highly recommend it as a great tool!
If you're feeling up to really facing the inner stuff that's been buried away - in huge quantities - over a short amount of time, I recommend doing a vipassana meditation course. Really helped me to learn how to feel through this baseline of anxiety and stress and really free myself more and more from it. At first it's scary and it requires a lot of self work to finish it, but it offers a super valuable meditation technique that comes in handy at just any moment in life. I can't recommend enough. 🌻
Hey Bea, you might have tennis elbow. Same thing happened to me during lockdown. The times when you feel pain sound right for that. You can buy a cheap strap to put counter-pressure on the tendon when working out (or just throughout the day) and I have found that helpful.
I was thinking the same thing I had tennis elbow from carrying too many groceries home on a walk all the time. What she is describing and how it hurts when she moves it in certain ways. I ended up going to physio. But you could look up what stretches/ exercises to do online and see if it improves it at all.
I’m so proud of you not giving up and giving yourself a helping hand ❤ pay attention to things in the house that frustrates you - declutter / rearrange/ those areas and you will have a positive feeling- I don’t know if you would call it peace or happiness- but also accomplished ?
Yesterday, i had a yearly House Call from a nurse with my health insurance. My BP was at the high end of normal. My BMI was 131. and the A1c was good. I found out that my insurance will cover going to the fitness and performance center at the hospital. Next week I will be going there to get a fitness assessment and start with a program for seniors. I think it will basically be light exercises to start and then go from there. I will be going to my regular doctor in October for the yearly checkup there. I STILL have problems with the food side of things. actually, i have problems with the mind side of things in making the decisions to just go ahead and DO IT!!!
Can't wait to hear on your data from your CGM. I've been wanting to get one, but the subscriptions part stinks . . . Anyhoooo I'll bite the bullet at some point but would love a full in depth recap of your findings! Good luck, this journey right now for you is an important one. Without our health we really have nothing.
Ooooh bless your heart for using that hard wax. I just can't 😩 I buy a little microwave bottle of hemp wax from Sally's, sticks and strips and pull them off as fast as I can.
The 1 gram per target-weight pound is indeed more than is needed, even for almost all athletes and body builders. But it's an easy number to remember and aim for, and it's also safe for virtually everyone. 0.4 to 0.75 grams per target-weight pound, depending on activity level, is a more realistic level if you don't want to overshoot. So that sounds more in line with what your nutrionist suggested.
I have PCOS as well and use the libre 3 for my CGM. I love it. Calibration takes 60 minutes. Also if you have issues with it falling off, cause the stick doesn't last 2 weeks, is what I found. There are bandaid like covers on Amazon in different colors that are great.
The obesity code by Jason Fong is a really interesting read. He goes into how our bodies have a weight 'thermastate' that keeps us at a specific weight and how to work with the body to 'turn it down'
Unless a person has a pre-existing kidney condition, a high-protein diet is safe and does not harm kidney function! Happy to cite the research ! - MS,RD,LD
