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My last recorded food entry was before going on a four-day cruise I won, where I indulged but didn't even eat every meal, surprisingly, and then got a nasty bug on my way back and was sick for seven days, during which I barely ate anything other than a clementine or two each day, and a piece of bread. I drank water and soda and little solid food.
I began a prescription a month ago that tends to come with weight gain, but though the scale doesn't seem to be dropping, my fat seems to be depositing itself more attractively. I am wearing basically the same size, but it's looking better on me. Hips and chest are rounder, but firmer, waist is narrower, legs and arms are tapering more elegantly.
Still, I want to get back on track. The last few days I have not been doing any cardio other than some heavy lifting moving things out of a room, down stairs, and vigorous housework with intense scrubbing, bending, wiping, vacuuming and pushing around a heavy broom outside while working maintenance on chairs and an old fountain.
I will start recording anew tomorrow. One thing that's been discouraging me from the cardio is the roommate is going through a health crisis right now and gets cold really easily. Normally I'd just ask her to put on a sweater but I think she deserves to be as comfortable as possible right now. Some days she doesn't have the energy to put on layers and doesn't want me helping her. So on a 90+ degree day, she'll only turn on the air when it starts to rise to 80 degrees because she knows it's bad for the health of my pet.
I feel exhausted and headachy if I try to do cardio when it's so hot inside. But I think I'll get my head wet in the shower, put on a bra and some shorty-shorts and a big bottle of icy water and just power through.
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