My back still hurts from the surgery.  I am cautiously calling the whole thing a success because the pain down my legs is lessened to a certain degree, but I still get some pain.  I’m pretty sure that the current pain is a result of the surgery and may lessen as I heal up.  That’s what [...]

The back surgery was Wednesday and I can still walk and feel my feet, so we’ve eliminated the worst-case scenarios.  There is still quite a bit of pain and discomfort from the surgery itself, but that is not unexpected.  The goal of the operation was to eliminate the sciatic nerve pain and that part has [...]

I’ve been struggling along with a back injury I got at work in November.  Of my two lowest discs, one is bulging and the other is pretty much herniated.  I also damaged my left wrist and right elbow and am weaker in my arms than usual (though the pain isn’t as constant or intense as [...]

An easy way to bailout the ailing auto industry (and America in general) would be to institute a single-payer healthcare system.  GM spends about 5.6 billion dollars a year on healthcare alone.  That $5.6 billion could be spent on retooling and innovating.  I’m just saying.

I hurt all over.  It might be diaperchickenitis.  It might be busting my butt at work.  Or it might be breaking my back at the new house.
Or any combination of the above.

Dave’s post reminds me that I haven’t mentioned my weight in awhile.  I’ve plateaued at 190lbs.  I’m still losing fat slowly, but I’m continuing to add muscle so my overall weight stay the same as my muscle and fitness level is still improving.
I’m nowhere near being the strongest I’ve ever been.  I’m relatively sure that I [...]

My blood sugar has been high for more than two days, but low enough that I can soldier on. It’s to the point now that I haven’t had a reading less than 183 for so long I’m dehydrated and weak.
I think I’m about done soldiering. I think tomorrow is doctor time.

Current weight: 196 lbs.
Starting weight:  215ish lbs.
 So I’ve lost around 20 pounds so far, which is right in line with my goals.  With the workouts, I’ve managed to keep my muscle, too.  I’ve probably lost more than 20 pounds of fat, I’ve just added back some pounds in muscle. 
I’m really enjoying the way my body is [...]

I don’t know if dogs get sinus infections, but if they do I’m as sick as one.  I don’t tend to get colds or the flu so when the sore throat started on Sunday, I expected to be done with it fairly quickly.
Things got worse and worse until Wednesday when I went to work I was [...]

Roughly 2 and a half weeks in and I have lost 10 pounds so far. I’ve been hovering right at 205 for a couple of days. I’m enjoying my body shape much more, the workouts have really tightened up some muscles that had gotten flabby.
On a side note, I’m pleased to find out [...]