Saw the cardiologist for the first time this morning. (For the new folks, I had angina-type pain on exertion on 1/4, so I'm getting worked up.) My blood pressure is even lower than it was, thanks to the beta-blocker, which is a good thing. My EKG shows nonspecific left ventricular "strain," whatever that is, so I'm getting the full repeat stress test w/ nuclear imaging tomorrow. The hardest thing about that is that you're not allowed to have coffee beforehand—waaaa!
Ubee— I noticed that teling the cardiologist I do 600 leg lifts a day made him be impressed with me: thanks for the tip. Whoa—you've lost 75 pounds: now it's my turn to be impressed—way to go, girl! You rock!
Jane— Great news about the 5 pound whoosh! I'm be crossing my fingers for you that you don't get the flu: Bob and I both got it last year and it cost us nearly the whole month of March, so we were first in line for the shot this past October. Bummer that you weren't able to get it...Is your pool back open for business now?
Andrea— Over 3 pounds in one week is terrific—Yay!! My prayers will be with you that you knock that cancer right out of the park. Is your therapy group a cancer support group?
Pam— Way to go on the 3 pounds down! Sorry to hear you're been busy with meetings & such—those usually aren't any fun—but you have such good positive energy, I'm sure you'll get through it just fine.
Larry— That sounds like quite a job, building that BBQ pit. Make sure you don't go any faster than your body can handle—and contract those abs while you're doing the heavy lifting: they'll help support your spine and hopefully prevent back pain.
Betsy— Good idea about putting your hands on the keyboard in the evening to help stave off the munchies. Any hobbies you have that involve using your hands? I find that doing art helps me, since there's no way I can eat while making collage.
silentarctic— 70-90 kmph winds and zero vis—whoa, you just get blasted and blasted some more, don't you? What kind of books do you like to read? I'm going through a suspense/thriller phase myself, enjoying the novels of Linwood Barclay.
Nightkatt— You don't need me to tell you this, but if your appetite's low, you should focus on protein & veggies, not carbs. Yes, I do have plenty of pics of my mail art: if you go
here you'll see my different "albums" of stuff. The ones for the cats and digital art aren't mail art, but everything else is. All my collages are over-sized postcards that go in the mail. If you drop me a private message with your address, I'll be happy to send you one—seriously! The album titled "Other Mail Art" will show you what mail art envelopes & packages look like. =smile=
Sam— Jeez, that's the whole trouble with scale numbers, isn't it? If the number's higher than you expect, you get bummed out and want to eat junk, and if it's lower than you expect, you feel like you can celebrate...by eating junk! =sigh= That's why I only weigh myself once a month: that way I can plan every month to have a healthy reaction on that day to whatever the number is—and just eat right & exercise the rest of the month. And don't forget that muscles are mostly water, which weighs more than fat, and that exercise you've been getting lately may have even made your muscles get a bit swollen.
Chris— Good for you that you're taking care of that shoulder: volleyball can be rough on the shoulders...
JPiper— Welcome on board! Good for you on the healthy lunch plus a walk and Bowflex—you go, guy! Tell us a bit more about yourself when you get a chance....
Terra— Way to go on your walking, but expect the results to show up in how you feel and in your measurements, not so much the scale. Weight loss, they say, is 80% diet, 20% exercise.
edoetsch1— Way to go that you hit 500: now you're technically in the 400's, you know! Do you have a name we can call you by? It doesn't have to be your real name: it's just that names are so much friendlier than handles...
Well I'm off into the intricacies of French now, because it's time for another letter to my Belgian friend, Robine...