Down Day / Up Day


On the 28th day Paul rested. The sod folks called and said they are not going to cut the sod ‘till next week with delivery now on next Wednesday. So my aching hands and wrists will have more time to recuperate. I can go back to crib making for a while and maybe get the garden started.


I did see the doctor today for a normal visit. It was all good news. I’ve actually lost some weight after seeing a steady progression up for the past 15 years(or so). I used my back and shoulders as my excuse for letting myself go and it was a legitimate reason. In the back of my mind I wondered if I would start getting fitter if the legitimate excuses went away. So far the answer is yes! I’ve lost 12 pounds in the last 6 months and Penny says she can see the difference in how I look. That means I made it through the perilous holiday season and Penny’s wonderful cooking without detrimental effects.


The fact that I am retired makes it much easier to get necessary exercise in and the discipline required to do the physical therapy and also training for the 15 K walk all played together favorably. Penny and I have gone to eating 1 big meal a day – usually lunch – and eating a relatively light meal in the evening. My only medical issue now is my lower back which, while painful isn’t bad enough to keep me from doing things. I go in Friday for a CT scan to see if I’ve got bone spurs or a recurrence of the herniated disk in that area.


I’m fighting my family history of weight gain, bad knees, weak hearts, diabetes and cancer. Today at least I fell as if I’ve at least won one battle in that fight with my weight, cholesterol, pulse and blood pressure all down from my last visit to the doctor.