Sunday aches and pain inventory

posted March 2007

A party last night caused some issues...no healthy food and alcohol. I've been eating very clean up to last night...had ham, potatoes, bean salad with beef, and dark roll (no dessert at least). I'm guessing about 700 calories, but can't be sure. My stomach was just exploding from within...bloating.

Add to this the cat in the house of the host and my nose just stuffed up something fierce.

Have used flonase and saline rinse for last 7 days. Still lots of rattles and plugging of ear cannals. Man, I hate this not being able to breath right.

Sunday is rest day. Aches include: besides the nose :-), left hip (8), muscles around tops of knees (5), top of right hand when I woke up (6), back under right shoulder blade (7), tricepts above elbows (5), and GLUTES (7)...ouch, upper back 5, left quad (left side) (6). Soreness scale 10 trouble sleeping, 8 modify sleep position to accomodate, 5 normal workout soreness, 1 just slight touch.

Foot is 100% now.

Hip Issue

posted winter 2007

Even though I rolled and had a massage Wednesday and Thursday plus active recovery the hip bothered me enough not to run Thurs. afternoon. So we spent it looking a flooring.

Thurs. AM lifting is upper body with only the one leg one arm rows. This is the exercise that inflammed the hip. Managed to do 10 reps of pushups with 25 pound weight. A few years back I couldn't do a SINGLE push up.

Started Flonase about 5 days ago and today I could smell the body odor. Nose is still stuffy but clearing up fast. I'll stop the Flonase as soon as it's totally unplugged! It's been almost exactly one year since I've taken the stuff and I hate it! But I can at least breath. When the sense of smell returns then I'm fine.

Inflammation

posted January 2007

Ever since catching a cold pre-xmas my sinuses have been acting strange (one minute open the next plugged with gue). I can smell odors some of the time.

A rash (had it last year too) under my thighs just indicates more inflammation going on. Using steroid cream on the legs. My left Quad (outer) is still tight on the ball.

Tues: weights am. combo running and Men's Health lunge, abs, jump exercise. totaled 997 calories.

Wednesday: Spinning only moderate 540 calories.

Thursday: recovery 560

Tomorrow....intense day.

The Foot...

posted December 2006

A downside of working out is the occasional pain and injury. Yesterday I did a moderate cardio routine for about 35 minutes along with some stretching. I use the hot and cold tanks daily after my routine. While walking barefoot from the hot to cold tank I felt a "pop" in the outer pad near the little toe on my right foot. It feels like a buise when I touch it. Barefoot is painful, so now I'm wearing my running shoes around the house.

Today I managed to walk for 40 minutes without pain. But the pad is still tender. I bought some speedo flip flops for the shower (floors are hard mini tiles). Hopefully, this will be history tommorrow since it's a two trip day and a heavy one with spinning and my most severe lifting routine.

Recovering from illness and Inflammation

posted January 2007

Last weekend developed a sore throat, then runny nose, which disrupted sleep and reduced sense of smell. By Xmas throat and drippy had cleared without meds. Ate more yogurt and took probiotics. Tonight my nose just plugged up like glue (like the bad old days) AND I noticed "other" inflammation after eating chinese and some pecans, cashews, and pistacios roasted in oil. 3 hours after dinner nose is fine again.

Nutrition has changed, but no dramatic differences in food...other than a couple of pieces of pie, some chinese food (steamed chicken and veggies with some exotic sauce).

Wonder if the slightest changes in my diet bring this on. It's a reminder to maintain my eating discipline and to beware of "exotic" sauces....