Well it had to happen given the temptations laid in my path,
my weight loss inevitably started to go backwards last week. When I got on the
scales on Wednesday I was 115kg up 1kg. Fortunately, the gout attack has significantly
receded, although there is still a small amount of pain in my left foot (ball
of the big toe and heel) it hasn’t got significantly worse for about a week.
The course of steroids didn't finish it off and I still needed another cycle of
magic tablets early last week, but at least things are now settling down now. I’m
planning a final cycle of Colchicine this weekend in the hope I will be able to
start Allopurinol early next week.
I have been trying harder with the diet this week, albeit
temptations are everywhere. One of the downsides of my current workplace is the
culture of bringing in cakes and sweets to share on a near daily basis. This
piece on the BBC about "office cake culture" is a rather timely
example of the problems I face. Most of the time I resist, but yesterday I did
indulge in one of the donuts a team mate procured to celebrate his birthday. It
didn't help that the boxes were stacked right next to my desk ensuring a steady
waft of sugary smells in my direction.
Talking of birthdays, it's my own next week. My wife is
treating me to a fitbit, which is something I've been looking at for a while.
I'm keen to start recording just how many steps I'm taking daily, and use it as
motivation to increase, particularly by fitting in more lunchtime walks. Now I just
have to decide whether I take in cakes next week, or whether I just let the day
pass quietly (my preferred approach to my birthday).
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