There’s been little movement in my weight since I started my
Lent fast, minor fluctuations up and down. This week I shaded just under 111kg,
but it wouldn’t surprise me if I’m a little over next week. I’ve stuck to the
no chocolate commitment but I suspect I don’t eat enough of the stuff anymore for it to make
a significant impact on my calorific intake. The focus probably needs to be on ‘extras’
like the cup of peanuts I have on Friday and/or Saturday, or the odd piece of cake.
Lately I’ve found myself plugging the gap between lunch and dinner with a few
crackers or a piece of bread when I get home from work, an apple would be
better, although the calorie reduction is probably marginal.
The occasional days when I consume more calorific food and
(alcoholic) drink may be more relevant, such as Saturday 4th March
when to watch London Skolars versus Toronto Wolfpack. Great day out, but whilst
hardly a binge, the presence of a real ale bar and a mixed grill down the pub
afterwards involved significantly more calories than typical. Even then the
weekly change in my weight was less than half a kilo which reversed itself
without significant effort.
It probably hasn’t helped that I’ve had a few minor,
sporadic flare ups of gout over the last couple of weeks, not majorly painful,
but enough to cause noticeable discomfort on my daily walks. I treated with
Colchicine last week and it seemed to do the trick. Unfortunately, the
persistent heel pain I’ve suffered over the last few years is also quite bad,
it’s been worse, but is definitely on the upward curve again. I’m not sure if
it is plantar fasciitis or something else, either way given my age and
weight it’s hardly a surprise. I did raise it with the GP nearly two years ago,
the same time as my vasectomy referral, but as it’s small beer compared to the gout
attacks I chose not to pursue the issue. With the weather (intermittently) getting
better and the days getting longer I really want to be pain free so I can try
jogging again, the same old problems of finding time remain, but I’ve got about
six weeks to lose another two kilos and something needs to give.
But putting aside my narcissistic whinging about foot pain and
weight struggles I have made a couple of attempts at doing something
constructive that isn’t all about me. I’ve signed up to the Disability Support
Network at work and I’ve also pre-registered for Kidney Research UK’s London
bridges fund raising walk in July. The former is something I’ve been
considering for a while but have been in two minds about because I don’t consider
my CKD to be a disability right now, but I recognise it probably will be one
day. The latter will be my first foray into actually raising funds to support
treatment for CKD. I’ve added both to the growing list of topics I plan to write
more about but may never find the time for!
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