#2171: Tuesday, October 23: Quick, happy, pre-physical health update

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- 7 years and 296 days since I started this blog -

  

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Medical stuff has been on my mind.

First, in preparation for this coming Friday's complete physical (I haven't had one in more than eight years), I had a thorough blood workup. Thanks to the wonderful interwebs, I got the results back in under two days! And, they're great. Not one single test (out of about a hundred) was out of normal range. Not one.

The issues that I have to deal with are my well-controlled-by-diet-and-no-medications diabetes and my not-yet-too-bothersome arthritis, which I feel in my hands, knees and feet, but not all the time and, so far, not severe.

Obviously, that's good news. Today also marks the end of weeks of coughing for no reason (and sometimes, for a reason: smoking). I never felt sick and the cough wasn't painful, it was just there, and a nuisance. Especially while I was out in California. Who wants extra coughing in weed-legal LA? Not me, but there it was.

Also, today, I went to the dentist, to address problems that came up when a crown was replaced three months ago. It appears I was serviced by a new-hire dentist, and the replacement may have not been necessary, but was done poorly, in any case. The dentist who initiated the replacement and did the work was fired not long after my visit.

After the crown replacement, the tooth was sensitive to temperature and pressure, and I have not been chewing on that side of my mouth since.

In an hour-and-a-half session with the head of the dental practice I go to, it was fixed. Lucky me! It's already much better, and in a few days I think I'll be able to use all my remaining teeth to chew food.

Couple that with my typically good mood and generally excellent mental health (self-pronounced - you may feel different about it. I expect you do), maintained with regular music-making and hanging with people I love, and I feel like I'm in excellent shape.

At least, for right now.

I'm taking nothing for granted, and always grateful.

Food and Diet 

Today's Weight:                      203.5 lbs.

Previous Weight (10/22/18):          202.0 lbs.

Net Loss/Gain:                       + 1.5 lbs.

Diet Comment

With this movement to the upside, I should get more serious about my eating, but despite wanting to be good, I stayed out and busy after breakfast at Core, and ended up being hungry with few good choices available, so did a little sabotage, which was delicious, but possibly not good for the bottom line. Worse than that, I was really hungry when I got home, after cleaning my plate!

Food Log

Breakfast
4:55pm, at CoreLife Eatery:

Korean BBQ Pork: Kale, Spring Mix greens, kimchi, cucumbers, spicy broccoli, Sriracha sprouts, fried egg, slow-roasted pork, and korean bbq sauce.

Lunch
10:00pm, at Maxwell's:

Max burger: 1/2-pound of ground beef (medium), with fried onions, bacon, cheddar cheese, lettuce, tomato, a fresh bun and chipotle sauce on the side; with hot fresh-fried, homemade potato chips.

Dinner
12:55am: Brussel sprouts with butter and Dubliner cheese, and two Quest bars.

Liquid Intake

   Espressos: 1;   Coffee: 0 oz.;  Tea: 0 oz.;  Water: 60+ oz.; 

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