The Real Me
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The Real MeI know that some of you missed my posts and others sent messages to see how I was doing. Thank you! It has been a really tough season. It has been tough to stay fit as well. Five weeks ago, my wife and I left our apartment where the psycho landlord lived downstairs (who we had to take to court for harassing us). We felt safer in a hotel. Needless to say, moving is hard enough, harder when you can't park a truck to load it. Hotel living isn't all that great and your food choices are pretty much out of control. The stress, lack of sleep, long hours trying to manage work, moving, logistics, housing, and stay sane wasn't easy. All this led to an unhealthy lifestyle. I started skipping runs, finishing meals at a restaurant which I usually would have brought half home... You probably think I am going to obsess about weight gain. I did gain a few pounds. OK, 10. It is worse than that. Two weeks ago, I ended up in the ER with a very serious viral infection; not unlike the one which caused me to have congestive heart failure 2011. This one, decided to produce stroke symptoms. Painful. Scary. They rushed me in for a cat scan. Scared my wife. Fortunately the severe headache, one which made it so I could hardy see, was caused by something less damaging than a stroke or aneurysm. Some pain killers and I was much better. I turned 60 in the middle of all this. I am still in a hotel part-time (still working in MA), but we finally have a home in Virginia. That is a dream come true. When I am there, I get to live on the water. So what's the moral of the story? You have to take care of yourself. If you don't, you'll get sick. If you don't work on being fit, you'll get sick. Maybe not right away, but sooner of later. Be fit. Don't get sick. If you like the blog, please give it a vote! Share the URL if you can. MFP has taken blogs out of the mobile app and mobile website Community. If you are not my friend, it's unlikely you'll see them unless you are on the web version of MFP. You can also check my profile or bookmark this page. It takes 20 votes in 24 hours to make the Top Blogs which is only available on the desktop version.
Posted on 8/28/2018 by dsjohndrow
13 Comments Why Can't We Just Accept It, That...You've met them. Some of them are your MFP friends, and others are in real life. They are people who can't see that they are in trouble with their weight and ultimately their health. And worst of all, you could be one of those that continue to give yourself permission to avoid the reality. You know that you are in denial when: Thanks for the votes and comments. Friend me at your own risk.
Posted on 8/27/2018 by dsjohndrow
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