Someone should start a high school that has math, reading and writing, and also other useful life things like how to invest your money, how to hang drywall, and how to live an actually healthy life.
Hey Joe, have you been eating a lot of red meat and/or seafood like anchovies or muscles and washing it down with beer? I know, sounds like a winning Browns game Sunday night, right? Well, this can cause Gout-a painful buildup of uric acid crystals in joints, most commonly the big toe. I postulate (ooo, big word!) your case of Toe is actually a case of Gout. Men can develop gout as early as 30 - 50 years old. Yes gout is a form of the dreaded arthritis, I’m sorry to say. When I read up on gout just minutes ago it said there are other causes of gout, such as weight and other stuff that would best be checked out by a professional, not an armchair doc like me. I’m glad you’re losing a pound a week now! That’s great! Today mom begins making the “easy cookies”, but likely will freeze them immediately for peak freshness at Christmas, and also to keep my sticky fingers dad out of them. Then the “harder” cookies, which basically need the dough to rest overnight. And then the rum cakes. And dad’s breakfast coffee cake. Then at the last minute the pies (I don’t like the kind she’s making). You see the problem for a sugar fiend like me. So, for the weekend, I’m not worrying about my weight. That will come. The next few weeks will be stressful enough, I don’t need to ruin the happy times by stressing about my size. Have the happiest of holidays with your family my friend! And congrats again on getting closer to your goal!!!!
So many things to say.....that's why I always got in trouble in school.
My husband occasionally has flare ups of gout with no apparent triggers, but he also has RA so there may be a connection. I'm hoping the doctors you saw are aware of what it looks like and didn't see that in you. It's always easier when you have a diagnosis so you can get the correct treatment, so hopefully that will happen soon.
As far as being taught in high school how to listen to your body rather than telling your body what it needs....do you think teenage you would have paid attention? I'm sure I wouldn't have. They also offer personal finance classes that teach how to save for your future. Then Amazon came along and made it easier to spend. I think only life experiences teach the really important lessons. You would think one hangover would cure too much drinking, but I'm sure most of us have had more than one of those.
And this is a really rough couple weeks coming up. I host Christmas for my immediate family which has grown from a husband and four children to include two daughters-in-law and one grandchild. I host Christmas day for my siblings and their families (there are seven of us, six still living) and that has dwindled from thirty-something to maybe 17 this year. Some have made other plans, some are just staying home. All of this involves me cooking and baking. I am known for making at least ten different kinds of cookies so it's hard for me to break that tradition. When I am in my manic baking sessions the last thing I want to eat is a cookie. That's good....until after Christmas when things calm down.
I have learned not to hate myself for what I eat. Overeating does not make one a bad person. But over the last few months I have changed the way I eat and what I eat, and I know if I start eating every sweet thing I see all those good habits I developed will be broken. I have to think about every single thing I put in my mouth before I do that. That is my hope.
Merry Christmas! Enjoy your holidays and tell your mom and dad I said hello.
And here is John Pinette after losing 100 pounds. (I hope this link works...I'm not sure about attaching them).
Hey Joe, have you been eating a lot of red meat and/or seafood like anchovies or muscles and washing it down with beer? I know, sounds like a winning Browns game Sunday night, right? Well, this can cause Gout-a painful buildup of uric acid crystals in joints, most commonly the big toe. I postulate (ooo, big word!) your case of Toe is actually a case of Gout. Men can develop gout as early as 30 - 50 years old. Yes gout is a form of the dreaded arthritis, I’m sorry to say. When I read up on gout just minutes ago it said there are other causes of gout, such as weight and other stuff that would best be checked out by a professional, not an armchair doc like me. I’m glad you’re losing a pound a week now! That’s great! Today mom begins making the “easy cookies”, but likely will freeze them immediately for peak freshness at Christmas, and also to keep my sticky fingers dad out of them. Then the “harder” cookies, which basically need the dough to rest overnight. And then the rum cakes. And dad’s breakfast coffee cake. Then at the last minute the pies (I don’t like the kind she’s making). You see the problem for a sugar fiend like me. So, for the weekend, I’m not worrying about my weight. That will come. The next few weeks will be stressful enough, I don’t need to ruin the happy times by stressing about my size. Have the happiest of holidays with your family my friend! And congrats again on getting closer to your goal!!!!
Neither doc thought it was gout 🤷
That’s great!! Hope it doesn’t come back! ☺️
Me, too!
So many things to say.....that's why I always got in trouble in school.
My husband occasionally has flare ups of gout with no apparent triggers, but he also has RA so there may be a connection. I'm hoping the doctors you saw are aware of what it looks like and didn't see that in you. It's always easier when you have a diagnosis so you can get the correct treatment, so hopefully that will happen soon.
As far as being taught in high school how to listen to your body rather than telling your body what it needs....do you think teenage you would have paid attention? I'm sure I wouldn't have. They also offer personal finance classes that teach how to save for your future. Then Amazon came along and made it easier to spend. I think only life experiences teach the really important lessons. You would think one hangover would cure too much drinking, but I'm sure most of us have had more than one of those.
And this is a really rough couple weeks coming up. I host Christmas for my immediate family which has grown from a husband and four children to include two daughters-in-law and one grandchild. I host Christmas day for my siblings and their families (there are seven of us, six still living) and that has dwindled from thirty-something to maybe 17 this year. Some have made other plans, some are just staying home. All of this involves me cooking and baking. I am known for making at least ten different kinds of cookies so it's hard for me to break that tradition. When I am in my manic baking sessions the last thing I want to eat is a cookie. That's good....until after Christmas when things calm down.
I have learned not to hate myself for what I eat. Overeating does not make one a bad person. But over the last few months I have changed the way I eat and what I eat, and I know if I start eating every sweet thing I see all those good habits I developed will be broken. I have to think about every single thing I put in my mouth before I do that. That is my hope.
Merry Christmas! Enjoy your holidays and tell your mom and dad I said hello.
And here is John Pinette after losing 100 pounds. (I hope this link works...I'm not sure about attaching them).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H7rQ0VkRUlE
Oh....and I lost .5 pounds this week. Congratulations to you on your 1 pound!
Congrats!!!!