#1569, Monday, December 28: Wealth in health

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Post 1569, Day 362 of 2015
- 1,823 days since I started this blog -

Daily Comment

Many of my friends are having health problems. So many! Too many! Some are serious, some less so.

The quantity is what has me shaking my head. And, these are (mostly) people younger than I am, in most cases, decades younger.

My health is, on the whole, excellent. Which isn't to say I have no issues, but aside from watching what I eat to control my diabetes, none affect my day-to-day activities, and there are no restrictions.

Of course, my day-to-day activities aren't particularly strenuous, but going out playing four-to-six times per week can be physically demanding.

But I'm, again, counting my blessings, not taking my robust health for granted. In fact, the opposite. I'm so grateful to have, somehow, been spared from a debilitating illness. Given my lifestyle, it almost seems unfair - until I remember that 'fair' is a useless concept.

I have had some serious medical problems, but I have recovered from every one, except hypothyroid and diabetes. I have been taking thyroid hormone for more than twenty-five years - it is the only medication I take now. As I said, I control my diabetes with diet, and I don't even have to be that strict with that (although I mostly am, since I enjoy the way I've been eating for the five-plus years since the diagnosis).

They say your health equals wealth, and that makes me quite wealthy.

Food and Diet Section

Today's Weight:                   203.6 lbs.

Previous Weight (12/24):          205.6 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                   -  2.0 lbs.

Diet Comment

Despite all the Christmas carbs, and there were many, despite the wine and liquor, there was lots, I slept very well over the holidays and lost weight. Shaking my head...

Food Log

Breakfast
A Quest bar.

Lunch
Skipped.

Snack
A Quest bar.

Dinner
Ground beef, dal tadka and broccoli, with celery and home-made mayonnaise.

Snack
A Quest bar.

Liquid Intake
   Espressos: 1  Coffee:  24 oz.;  Water: 84+ oz.

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