After I got my lab results last week, where all the results were basically "needs more exercise", I went and bought a rowing machine. I did 5 minutes the first day on Saturday, and worked my way up to 15 minutes yesterday. I think I'll stop increasing when I get to 20 minutes and dial in my strokes/minute. I'm not feeling particularly sore so far, so that's good.

Rowing is hardcore, man. Because it uses everything, unlike a bike or treadmill.

which has helped both those things as well as breaking me out of some really unhealthy habits. Down 60-some pounds now too.

Woot! Great job!

That's a daunting list of issues, Laura. The good news is that they're pretty good at repairing hips and knees nowadays. So increased mobility and ease of pain are in your future.

I have no idea what my glucose is. But all the holiday weight I'd diligently whittled off came back with the slew of visitors and eating out over the last two weeks. Because entertaining guests basically replicates the diet-rules-suspended atmosphere of the holidays. Oh well, resetting for February.

All the rain has messed with my running schedule too, so I'm eager to catch up in the dry spells.

EM is coming over this morning, to assist with some housework and plow through some paperwork.

Good surgery and recovery~ma to your dad, msbelle.

Still sending you love, Brenda.

Laura, that is a lot. Sending all choices that work for you ~ma and best outcome ~ma your way.

Hope ltc feels better soon.

Rainy, gloomy day here. I have a doc appt downtown at 3p. The pain did not so much get as better as I thought it had. Grr.

he pain did not so much get as better as I thought it had. Grr.

Boo! I would like much less pain for me friends entirely!

EM has rescheduled for Monday which means I can go running this morning but also I'm going to have to deal with this shit myself. Bother.

I miss rowing, but my knees won't hold up to it these days. Ditto running. (My knees were always fairly shitty because genetics, but at least when I rowed crew in high school I had the benefit of being 17 and in shape. I am...no longer either of those things.)

Health~ma all around.

Been a full day since DH went to his doctor and they still haven't sent in his prescription. This is not good. His former doctor retired. All my customer doctors are specialists, mostly cardiologists, so not so much with PCP stuff. We went with one close by that has great reviews. May be back to the drawing board.

I went to my PCP yesterday and got bloodwork and all my lab results were kind of crappy. And I’ve been eating so much oatmeal! Stupid aging and genetics.

And I’ve been eating so much oatmeal!

Oh, oatmeal, no. How could you betray like this?

Oh, man. Oatmeal letting down the team!