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Fitness
What I’ve Learned About Fitness This Past Year
About a year ago, I weighed 235lbs. I wore XL shirts and pants with a waist size of 38″ or 40″. I had trouble breathing when I bent over to tie my shoes. I caught colds rather easily. I snored like a Husqvarna. I was really quite fat and out of shape. As I write [...]
Off The Crutches!
I had another appointment with the orthopaedic specialist yesterday and – joy, oh, joy! – I’m off the crutches and out of the Aircast. The doc clarified that my fracture is actually not in the problematic part of the bone for healing and declared the bone is good to walk on. I mentioned some residual [...]
Chain Reaction
This business with the foot fracture is starting to get to me.
Bummer
I’m back in the Aircast and on crutches. The tenderness in my foot gradually grew to the point where I had to limp to avoid pain. This was the threshold the doctor had indicated for resuming non weight bearing practices. Dammit, the bone hasn’t fully healed yet. As the doc instructed, I’m going to make another [...]
Stress Fracture: 6 Weeks In
Happy Halloween! I have a few tidbits to report today. First of all, Leo and I have been living in the Maritimes for 1 year as of last night. Claire and Beta had their New Brunswick anniversary a couple of weeks ago, having preceded our arrival. Adidas got back to me a few days ago [...]