Use me until I run out of juice.

Know how many children we
had to push out of the way
to get these shirts?

Near one-year post-op exam. All apparently well in my left eye, if not perfect. I am actually using my old sunglasses when running, I would hate to damage the new ones.

Distance: 3.1 miles

Duration: 30:39
Pace: 9:53

Route: Forest Hill Loop

Temperature: 82°
Climate: sunny & humid

Mood: anxious

 
Stretches: yes

Planks: 90 sec. (2x)

Upper body: 10 reps.
Water: yes

Breakfast: coffee w/cream

Coffee Break: latte w/oat milk 

Lunch: Mac & cheese burger, slaw, Diet Pepsi

Snack: cheezits, fizzy water

Dinner: snap pea & red pepper stir fry w/rice

Alcohol? 

Baseline: 195 lbs.

Current: 170 lbs. (-0-)

Goal: 165 lbs.

The big hold steady,

Reading: 30 min.

Blog? yes

What's That Lyric?

Down - Hot Chip

On top of the world, looking over the edge.

Ha ha. See you on the cove. Sure. I would like one summer when I can and do run for the entire season.

My retina detached (more on that here) and was repaired. But impact-based exercise was off the table for an extended period. And I was unable to join my family in our annual retreat. Things could be worse.

Things could always be worse.

For the time being, I have been walking. Three miles, every other day or so, when I have the time. And that's really been nice. And it's kept me sane. And it's good for me. I follow the same path to the park, through the park and back. 

When I started it took twenty minutes to walk a mile. Then it was more like eighteen.

But I have been eating whatever. Back to square one. Time to get my act together. Again. 

One month ago.

Distance: 3.1 miles

Duration: 33:25
Pace: 10:47
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 77°
Climate: lovely (but humid)
Mood: good, you know?
Stretches: yes
Water: not enough

Weight: 182.5 lbs. 

Goal: 180 lbs.

Today I had my one month visit and was told that my retina looked "gorgeous" -- that was the word he used. I no longer must sleep only on my right side, and I may resume normal exercise, like running.

The celebrate, I bought a new pair of New Balance shoes at Second Sole. Support your local business!

What's That Lyric?

Cloudbusting - Kate Bush

Everybody knows that you live forever.

Two years ago, I remember where I was. It was in North Carolina and I was sitting out on the deck, writing. There was this flashing in my left eye, it lasted a long time. Quite distracting. When it subsided, I noticed that there were a number of blurry little things, floating in my eye.

The eye doctor said that ... well he said something, I can't remember exactly what. Just a deterioration, something coming away from something else in the back of my eye. He didn't sound concerned. It's one of those thing, an operation may help alleviate the floaters, but really. Fixing it would be a major operation and possibly unsuccessful and was it really so inconvenient?

No, not so inconvenient. But it has continued. Not getting worse, but no better, either. A minor inconvenience,

The other day, as I was lying down to rest, the was more flashing. This time, in the lower right quadrant of my sight, a curve, like a corona, a bright line in the darkness when I closed my eyes. Monday night as I slept there was a different kind of flashing, like concentrated arms of light, in the same area.

Yesterday I looked in the mirror and closed my right eye, and I realized I had lost sight in ten to fifteen percent of vision in my left eye. Right where the corona had been, my sight had been carved away. 

Distance: 3.1 miles
Duration: 31:15
Pace: 10:04
Route: Forest Hill Loop
Temperature: 79°
Climate: sunny & humid
Mood: anxious
Stretches: yes
Abdominals:
Water: yes, but not enough

Weight: 180 lbs. (+1.0)

Goal: 175 lbs.

What's That Lyric?

Everybody Knows - Leonard Cohen

See you on the cove.