A Seasonal Pattern of Vertigo?

Earlier this week, my vertigo once again flared. Like the last few times though, it hasn't been too bad (while I don't feel great, I've been able to function relatively well). I mentioned to my mom that my vertigo has never been as bad as the first time I got it, and she suggested that maybe I'm recognizing what it is sooner (and so treating it sooner). I believe there's probably some truth to that - a mild, beginning bout might not have been noticable to me as anything to be worried about (especially since my vertigo often hits when I'm getting up then clears in a minute or two) before that first full-blown episode. 

I also started talking to someone at work who gets vertigo, and they said they get it every spring and fall. I looked back on this blog, and, sure enough, it's looking like the last few times it flared were in spring and fall. I'll have to see if that continues, but I'm guessing it will. Vertigo appears to be something I need to live with now.

In terms of triggers, I am fairly confident that stress is not a trigger. I was incredibly stressed earlier this month and that didn't trigger any vertigo symptoms. It actually triggered after my body was calming down a bit. Dehydration is my best guess; I started to see some symptoms on Monday, then everything got a lot worse after my blood sugar went high for mysterious reasons (and I spent the night dehydrated). 

But this month has been a month of high stress, lack of sleep and not eating the best, so it was kind of a perfect storm for vertigo to flare. Hopefully it will clear up soon!

Weight and September Goal Updates

 Alright, so here's my first September weight:

weight: 228.6
fat percentage: 52.9
hydration: 32.3
muscle: 23.1
bone: 10.5
cal: 2403

This is the weight I was using for my August check-in. It's a little higher than it was before my period, which honestly doesn't surprise me - I've been eating more junk food, and eating out more lately. This is also the month with the year anniversary after having lost someone very close to me; it's already shaping up to be a difficult month, so I need to be kind to myself right now. That's why I'm not going to set a new goal for September. Instead I'm going to just try to maintain what I've started to build (yoga twice a week, and walking once a week) to stay healthy. 

I debated about setting rewards for maintaining these habits; is a reward needed for the yoga twice a week habit now that I'm in my third month of doing that? Or is this long enough that I should be okay without the reward? I ended up deciding that I might as well, so I have something to look forward to (especially during this month of grief). I've also heard that you need a few months for a habit to stick, so maybe I'll try going three months with rewards, then try stopping and see what happens? I'm hoping that in October I won't need a reward for continuing to do yoga twice a week.

I know I mentioned possibly reworking the weight goals this month, but with everything else going on at the moment, I'm going to put that on pause for now. If I'm able to, I'll reassess in October; otherwise I'll ride it out until the new year and see how things go.