OLDARMYMED's Jul 2014 CalorieKing Blog

Plantar Fasciitis

Thursday, July 31st 2014

I have the double whammy when it comes to an aching foot. I have plantar fasciitis AND Achilles tendonitis in my left foot. I am getting to be good friends with my TENS machine and am living on ibuprofen. The big problem is the pain when I walk. Even the Gazelle makes it hurt. Hitting 10k steps a day is out for the time being but I am still coming in at around 5 to 6k each day. I love getting old. I have a new mantra:

ICE & STRETCH
ICE & STRETCH
ICE & STRETCH . . .

With...

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It's All About Experimenting.

Wednesday, July 30th 2014

As a scientist, experimenting is one of the things I do regularly. Chemistry is all about finding the right mixture of ingredients to end up with something that achieves a beneficial result without blowing yourself up in the process. This has a lot of parallels with planning my daily intake of food (I hate the word "diet";). I am learning to experiment with things that I had previously not considered eating just to make my daily calorie target without doing irreparable damage to my healt...

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MY PANTS DON'T FIT!!!!

Tuesday, July 29th 2014

I pulled up my pants this morning and they fit like baggy clown pants and my belt is in one more hole. It's a good thing I saved some of the pants that shrunk (LOL) over the years or I would be shopping this morning instead of sitting at my desk playing on CK. YEA!!! :teeth1:

No More Clothes Racks

Monday, July 28th 2014

I've lost track of how many pieces of exercise equipment that I've donated to the Salvation Army over the years. Let's see, there was a stationary bicycle in the 70's, rowing machine in the 80's, a mini-trampoline in the 90's, and at least three "Step-ups" and several unopened work-out videos during this same time period. A couple of years ago I purchased this thing by Tony Little called the Gazelle, which soon became another clothes rack in my bedroom.

Recently, I developed plant...

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Things I Miss Since Joining CK

Sunday, July 27th 2014

Here are just a few of the things I had to give up since joining CK:
1. That after-dinner feeling of being stuffed to the gills
2. Desperately trying to fall asleep
3. Waking up tired in the morning
4. Gasping for air while walking up a flight of stairs
5. Worrying about having a heart attack in the bathroom

And as I continue to shed the pounds, I am sure the list will grow longer.