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ryanbmw 
Daily Strength seems like a pretty cool place. I am not sure how this journal works and/or who reads it. I am having a tough day. I rode 45 hilly miles on my bike today. I felt good up until the last 7 or 8 and then oh my gosh did I hit the wall. I lost my motivation, my strength and any positive attitude that I had going when I started. I should have been able to finish that ride...no problem. That's just not realistic these days. In order to even do this ride I took an extra 10 mg of hydrocortisone and a half pill extra of the fludracortisone. I hydrated and ate along the way. I found this board when I experienced numbness in my fingers about an hour after the ride.
Overall I don't notice the Addison's any more. I'm tired, have a few more aches and pains but am really doing pretty well.
I am worried that I won't be able to make it through a MN bike ride I signed up for in August. It is 75 of the hilliest miles I've ever ridden (I do hate all hills though so I am not the most acurate reporter). I did it last year with an old clunker of a bike and poor equiptment. I should be able to do it this year. I need to stay positive and not psych myself out. Mental attitude is just so important. Why do I even want to do this? Shhhhh. That's not staying positive. I do have to ask myself why though. Maybe just because I still can! I feel better already.
