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I am going to give the “half-assed” diet another try. The idea (as explained to me by Ambar) is to eat half of what you normally eat, and you will lose half your ass. So I am taking baby steps, like asking for “no rice” with the cafeteria meals, getting salad instead of entree selection, half a doughnut instead of a whole one, etc. I managed to avoid pizza twice this week by getting salad instead. I got Chicken Marsala from By Th Bucket (reasonably cool italian place) and put half on a plate and half in a tupperware. ...

Sun 5/19: bike ride (wt. 272) Mon 5/20: walking Tue 5/21: stairs, and walking (wt. 268) 5/22: Walked to 7-11, 30 min 5/23: Nothing today 5/24: bike ride, 30 min 5/25: Walking, 30 min 5/26: none (day off :) 5/27: Walking, 30 min 5/28: none 5/29: none (sushi nite) 5/30: 30 min walk (after site failures) 5/31: none (wt 264)

My doctor gave me a new prescription for blood pressure (Lotensin). The old one (Lopressor) seemed to make me incredibly tired, like I couldn’t wake up even after sleeping 8 hours. But, it looks like it is doing the job of keeping my BP down. My leg feels better. I got pretty much all the mobility back, in terms of range of motion, but still the ankle and toe are both really weak. The ankle muscle is the one that pulls the foot up, and the toe muscle is the one that points my big toe up. I can move my ankle with some resistance (like the other foot resting on it) but it’s not enough strength to walk around on my heels. The big toe has almost no strength to overcome resistance though. ...

The back and leg pain is getting better. The doctor had given me instructions to take advil (at about the max dosage) and do some stretches, and also apply heat, etc. Well, I had stopped taking the advil and doing the stretches because it was starting to get better, but I think I stopped too soon. I started the stretches and advil again and it’s helping more this time. Stretching my left hamstring hurts like Hell but it feels MUCH better after having done it. ...

Another strange and disturbing dream.

Has anyone else been reading the Thursdayfolks Friends page? I have been reading it on and off. Reply here to let me know.

Pain in my leg is better, but not completely gone. I can move around fine, about the only thing I can’t do well is put on socks and tie shoes. It hurts to bring my leg up and lean forward at the same time. I went in the hot tub for like 90 minutes and did lots of stretches, and I need to keep doing that. Next doctor visit is like the 17th or so, and if it’s not better by then I will try to get into some therapy. ...

I had a strange dream. I don’t remember all of it, but I will try to note down what I remember here. Hopefully I will be able to piece it back together later, but this will probably not be coherent in its current form.

M and I were watching something on Discovery about the Neanderthal and there was a commercial for another show about “the Real Eve”. Something like “Was there really a single common ancestor for the whole human race? Find out how she might have lived, etc.” This led to a discussion about how evolution really happens. Neither M or I have studied it in detail, so perhaps there is something fundamental here we’re not getting.

Hurt my back on Wednesday, and it seems to be interfering with my leg.