A few years ago, when we were moving my bedroom furniture, my ultra soft matress folded and tore at the point of the fold. The memory foam oozed out of the tear, making a lump. I used duct tape to flatten the lump. Even on the hottest day of the year, that duct tape is cold to the touch.
Because it is summer, I was sleeping only with a sheet above and below me. When I use the comforter instead of a sheet, i sleep better. It is not like I feel cold at night. But I do notice that the comforter feels softer. Maybe my skin is irritated and the softness is soothing. Could be related to the follicitis.
I have no energy today. I eat, I am awake for a bit, then I want to sleep again. It isn't due to weight loss. I also feel hungry all the time.
I am gaining weight. This corresponds when I started using 2 spoonsfuls of spirulina per glass. I am going to go back to 1 teaspoon per cup
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Thursday, August 25, 2011
Nasal Rinse
I went a long period with not Nasal Rinsing in the last year. It got put on the "Just nother thing I don't have time to view". Except when I didn't do it, I would not get enough oxygen, and I would slowly or fastly fall asleep, fepending on how much junk is in there.
I have been doing it regularly for more than 2 weeks, and can see a difference. I am alert more often.
I stopped nasal rinsing 2 decades ago when one foggy-brained morning I forgot to put the nasal rinse salt in the distilled water. at the time, I described it as squirting acid up my nose, It hurt so bad, it was disabling. I couldn't do anything or think of anything to alleviate the pain. This continued for severeal minutes.
I did not figure out that it was the absent of salt in the nasal rinse that caused the pain for 15 years. That is when I decided to do Nasal rinses again. I forgot the salt today. Since I knew what it was, it did not seem too hurt so bad. It was not disabling. I figured out immediately that the thing to do was quickly add salt to the rinse container, and re-fill to the top with distilled water. One squirt took away 90% of the pain. Next squirt, pain was gone.
I have been doing it regularly for more than 2 weeks, and can see a difference. I am alert more often.
I stopped nasal rinsing 2 decades ago when one foggy-brained morning I forgot to put the nasal rinse salt in the distilled water. at the time, I described it as squirting acid up my nose, It hurt so bad, it was disabling. I couldn't do anything or think of anything to alleviate the pain. This continued for severeal minutes.
I did not figure out that it was the absent of salt in the nasal rinse that caused the pain for 15 years. That is when I decided to do Nasal rinses again. I forgot the salt today. Since I knew what it was, it did not seem too hurt so bad. It was not disabling. I figured out immediately that the thing to do was quickly add salt to the rinse container, and re-fill to the top with distilled water. One squirt took away 90% of the pain. Next squirt, pain was gone.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
Spirulina is working
The Spirulina seems to be working. I can control the dose because its powder. I have been taking 1 teaspoon in 8 fl oz water multiple times a day. I do not count them. The idea is to take enough Spirulina that you never feel hungry.
I have 4 32 oz containers that I fill with filtered water. One is in the bathroom for when I take meds. The other 3 are at my workstation in the bedroom. I refill all 3 at least once a day. That's an average of 144 oz water a day, or 18 glasses of water. I seem to be urinating all the time.
When I was taking Spirulina before in tabular form, my feces was dark green, just like the pills. I was not taking even half the dosage of Spirulina daily that I am now. Which means that form of Spirulina just passed through me, I wasn't able to assimilate much.
The color of my feces is normal. I am still eating regular food so that my digestive system does not forget how to assimilate food. Mostly I eat Sushi-grade meats and red grapefruit. The red grapefruit seems to taste better than it ever has before. I also drink Aloe Vera juice as a treat.
I still get cravings and break discipline about every 3 days. I am able to keep myself from binging. I can keep it to just a box of cookies, and then I am back in control.
I am going to increase the dose to 2 teaspoons Spirulina a glassful.
The Spirulina powder makes a paste when it gets wet. It has some adhesive properties. I use plastic cups to drink it, plastic eating-ware to stir it, and a straw to drink it. it coats the inside of the plastic cup, I stir is with a plastic knife. i use the straw so that it does not turn my lips and teeth green. I use the knife to scrap the inside of the cup to get as much as I can. Damn stuff is expensive, it still turn my tongue the color of grass, and my spit, too.
I have found a source online which is 10% of the price I pay now. It will be the main component of my diet and food storage.
I get a little more energy every day. Weight loss has started again. I am getting good ideas faster. That was the first improvement I noticed. The rate of getting new ideas is increasing. I wonder how far I can push it.
I have 4 32 oz containers that I fill with filtered water. One is in the bathroom for when I take meds. The other 3 are at my workstation in the bedroom. I refill all 3 at least once a day. That's an average of 144 oz water a day, or 18 glasses of water. I seem to be urinating all the time.
When I was taking Spirulina before in tabular form, my feces was dark green, just like the pills. I was not taking even half the dosage of Spirulina daily that I am now. Which means that form of Spirulina just passed through me, I wasn't able to assimilate much.
The color of my feces is normal. I am still eating regular food so that my digestive system does not forget how to assimilate food. Mostly I eat Sushi-grade meats and red grapefruit. The red grapefruit seems to taste better than it ever has before. I also drink Aloe Vera juice as a treat.
I still get cravings and break discipline about every 3 days. I am able to keep myself from binging. I can keep it to just a box of cookies, and then I am back in control.
I am going to increase the dose to 2 teaspoons Spirulina a glassful.
The Spirulina powder makes a paste when it gets wet. It has some adhesive properties. I use plastic cups to drink it, plastic eating-ware to stir it, and a straw to drink it. it coats the inside of the plastic cup, I stir is with a plastic knife. i use the straw so that it does not turn my lips and teeth green. I use the knife to scrap the inside of the cup to get as much as I can. Damn stuff is expensive, it still turn my tongue the color of grass, and my spit, too.
I have found a source online which is 10% of the price I pay now. It will be the main component of my diet and food storage.
I get a little more energy every day. Weight loss has started again. I am getting good ideas faster. That was the first improvement I noticed. The rate of getting new ideas is increasing. I wonder how far I can push it.
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Progress?
Ok. I finally fell asleep at 6AM, woke up at Noon. Did Chores until 7:45PM Went shopping - 3 stores - thought it would take a long time - but only took an hour. That means I am walking faster. One of the stores was on the far side of a neighboring city (Plano).
I forgot to turn on my spinal stimulator when i woke up. So I only was relying on pain meds for 9 hours. The Doctor told me yesterday that I must exercise. So at one of the stores, I used a hand basket, and carried the 2 bags of groceries - one in each hand - to the car. I bagged the groceries, so I made sure they were almost the same weight. Total weight was 20 LBS, which is the max the MD allows me to carry. I was feeling a little weak in the lower back by the time I got to the 3rd store.
I relied on the cart to hold me up. When I got home, it was hard to get out of the car. I stood up, and it was hard to make my legs move. There was little pain, but it was like my legs were ignoring me. So I did what I always do - I talked to them out loud and said: OK, Legs, Move! and then they took me to the back of the car. I filled my fold-a-cart with the groceries. I had to push the cart with my left hand hand. It hurt too much to push the cart with both hands. I was slightly bent over, both knees were bent, mt left shoulder was lower than my right, and my back was really arched.
It was during the walk from the car to the apartment that I realized that my spinal stimulator was not on. I wondered if it was broken and had stopped working.
I got in the house and unloaded groceries. Then I got the remote control and checked out the spinal stimulator. sure enough, it was turned off, so I must have forgotten to turn it on. As soon as I turned it on, I was able to stand up straight. A modern day miracle!
I forgot to turn on my spinal stimulator when i woke up. So I only was relying on pain meds for 9 hours. The Doctor told me yesterday that I must exercise. So at one of the stores, I used a hand basket, and carried the 2 bags of groceries - one in each hand - to the car. I bagged the groceries, so I made sure they were almost the same weight. Total weight was 20 LBS, which is the max the MD allows me to carry. I was feeling a little weak in the lower back by the time I got to the 3rd store.
I relied on the cart to hold me up. When I got home, it was hard to get out of the car. I stood up, and it was hard to make my legs move. There was little pain, but it was like my legs were ignoring me. So I did what I always do - I talked to them out loud and said: OK, Legs, Move! and then they took me to the back of the car. I filled my fold-a-cart with the groceries. I had to push the cart with my left hand hand. It hurt too much to push the cart with both hands. I was slightly bent over, both knees were bent, mt left shoulder was lower than my right, and my back was really arched.
It was during the walk from the car to the apartment that I realized that my spinal stimulator was not on. I wondered if it was broken and had stopped working.
I got in the house and unloaded groceries. Then I got the remote control and checked out the spinal stimulator. sure enough, it was turned off, so I must have forgotten to turn it on. As soon as I turned it on, I was able to stand up straight. A modern day miracle!
Sunday, August 7, 2011
fun fun fun
Emily has come to stay with me for a bit while on route to California to hopefully get a career job in her chosen field. I get to keep Shou Shou until she gets established. Shou Shou and I are having fun fun fun. I laugh every day, giggle several times a day.
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