Wednesday, September 11, 2013
Today was a good food day! It didn't have much else going for it, but I didn't eat a whole hell of a lot, so it all works out in the end, I suppose.
First of all, I couldn't get to sleep last night. Big surprise, right. I MADE myself turn off the light at 4. Yes, 4 am - Ron's alarm was already going off, but luckily, I was asleep before he actually got out of bed. So I am guessing that it really didn't take me long once I turned out the light, but I sure didn't feel very sleepy. Then, I started getting muscle cramps/charley horses. O M G, do those hurt! Shot straight up out of bed the first time. Could barely get my left foot onto the floor to be able to walk it off. Not long after that, it started in my right leg. That one never did really subside, and kept nagging and nagging. Ugh. I ended up getting up at 10:30. TEN thirty! Just barely six hours of sleep. No wonder it's only midnight and here I am, dragging ass.
When I got up, my right leg, right calf, just below the knee, still aches. It never did go away all day. Strange feeling. Then, I also found a small rash on the inside of my left leg down by my ankle. Kinda big spot - about as big as a half dollar or so. Doesn't itch or anything, just looks like a rash. I cleaned it with hot water, then put ointment on it. Checked my right leg out of curiosity, and -yep, small spot about nickel-sized there. Great. Cleaned that and put ointment there, too.
I wanted to do my 'new' exercise routine today - I was going to do it M, W, F - but my leg ached so bad from the cramps, there was no way. I will do them as soon as I get up tomorrow. No excuses. Gotta do this!! Gotta work through the pain! Yeah, yeah.
I finally ate my lunch around 1:30. I had my favorite chicken salad, sprinkled with chia seeds, walnuts, and a banana. When Ron got home, we decided to go up to Gold Star Chili for supper, instead of a salad. We'll be good tomorrow. So, supper was a 5-way and a cheese coney.
That said, I am still under my calories for the day! My leg still aches, but I will take leg cramp pills and go to bed and hope for the best.
Today gets five stars for food, and zero for exercise.
spider bites? Keep an eye on those "rashes," that is worrisome. Your cramps could have been a venom reaction.
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also MRSA
spider bites? Keep an eye on those "rashes," that is worrisome. Your cramps could have been a venom reaction.
ReplyDeleteor any kind of allergic reaction. New socks? Change of detergent?
also MRSA
No socks! Not unless I wear my gym shoes, anyway, and I don't wear them to bed. I HOPE I didn't get bit by a spider on both legs! Yipes! NEVER, EVER change detergent - it's always Tide. Ron was allergic to some when he was a kid, so his mom always used Tide, and so did we (I think), that's what I remember us using anyway, but that's what I have always used for us. I don't know. Cleaned and put new ointment and bandaids on b4 bed last night - we'll see.
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