Day 5: Cool Girl

Day 5

Weight:  189 lbs
Size:  14
Blood Pressure:  127/85*
Feeling:  Pre-Cryo:   Good! 
               Post-Cryo:  Great!

* I take medication for chronic hypertension.

The scale was super kind to me today.  Perhaps it knew that it was a Friday and that daily weighing is hard on a girl...  The weight is the lowest in a very, very long time.  I've been stubbornly hovering around the 190-194 mark for a couple of months after losing 28 lbs.  I'd love to tell you how hard I work to get it lower, but I'd be a liar...

I do know that cryotherapy is believed to speed up the metabolism.  There are many reports that say that in the hours after cryotherapy, the body will burn 600-800 calories.  If you consider that, and the fact that my appetite this week was completely off and I ate very little - it could make sense to drop that much weight in a week.  It isn't healthy and I don't advocate it by any stretch.  I was fighting off a cold and it just couldn't be helped.  I won't pretend not to be a little pleased to see the scale nudge down, but it's akin to that sense of satisfaction you might have at seeing a weight loss after the stomach flu.  It sucked, but you got a little something out of it.  Silver linings...

Pre-Cryo:
I went to bed late last night, as usual.  I'm a night owl and even more so when there are things on my mind.  In the past I've taken things to make myself go to sleep earlier, but I'm not a fan of the chemical sleep and melatonin reacts very, very badly for me.  So, I just accept it.  Even so, I woke up very early.  My husband was up and about and in spite of his best efforts, he was too noisy for comfort.  I was awake around 8:00 am, having had about 6 hours of good, deep sleep.  I felt rested and refreshed - and while I wouldn't have minded a bit more sleep, I was fine to carry on.

I was also in a relatively good mood.  Nothing ached, the scale had made me smile a little and I was looking forward to the weekend ahead.  I had energy, a positive attitude and was ready for the day.  I have definitely had a lot more energy with cryotherapy.  

Post-Cryo:
Feeling great!  Still very energetic and have a good "let's get things done" mindset.  Nothing hurts, most of that little cold virus is gone, besides a small cough, and despite a handful of common stressors that most of us deal with, I am feeling very upbeat and positive.  

I feel strong, I feel happy and I feel energetic.  Thanks to a small cold, I also feel the teeny, tiniest bit skinnier.  I will now openly admit that I tried on at least 5 things that were in the back of my closet this morning (in the 'too tight section') "just to see".  Yea.  I'm that girl.

I'm really looking forward to tomorrow's Day 6 of Cryo.  On Sunday, there will be a 'pause' since the office is closed for Sundays and we have agreed that the average monthly subscribed wouldn't have access - so neither should I.  No amount of my best pouty faces is likely to convince the Cryo954 staff to come in just for me, and I must say I'm sad.  I must be slipping...

After even five consecutive days, the idea of skipping a day doesn't really appeal to me much...

I also have a desire to get to colder temps.  My sessions hover between -220° and -250°, but I'd like to see more in the -260° and -280° range. Maybe I'm acclimating?