I Eat Everyday

    I think today is Day 30.         It has been a while. The highlight of the last 10 days or so was somebody falling on my right foot on the train.   I had my health check-up and am still waiting for the result.  I don't think I have eaten any meat until yesterday when I had sausages.  Oh, I am using a foot mask right now. 

     It has been a minute.     I realized after a while if I am writing pretty much identical things such as "I am walking faster than yesterday or It was a good day", it will get boring for me. So, I stopped posting anything if I felt like the days had a mundane daily routine which was my weekdays.      On Sunday (10/13), I met up with my beautiful ladies. One couldn't make it due to a fever. Nevertheless, it was refreshing to go out and have coffee and lunch. We went to  Bondi Cafe Hiroo . I had coffee. We all had green curry with two types of fries. It was nice to eat out after almost two months of limited travel areas (hospital, home, work). I would have taken a photo to share here, but my mouth was so busy talking and catching up with my friends. Well, the internet has plenty of pictures of the place and food.       On Monday (10/14), as usual, I weighed myself and BGL. Both didn't change. Also, I finished my...

    These two days were rainy. I had to be extra careful because when the bottoms of the crutches get wet, they get pretty slippery. Since I cannot walk 100% on my own, it becomes scary. However, I managed to go to work using taxis when necessary.  On top of that, I became so hungry when I came home. So, on both occasions, I had cheese, almonds, and some yogurt.   I am eating in the morning and have something, if there is any, before 3 pm. Then my fast starts. Well, that didn't happen for the last two days, but it is okay. :)  Because of the weather, I want to wear closed-toed shoes. Unfortunately, my foot is still swollen and my shoes won't fit. Hoping that I can wear one in a couple of days. Fingers crossed. 

     So, I weighed myself this morning. I have lost 3.5 kilograms this week. However, my blood glucose level was higher. Well, I contribute that for bread with jam. Then I tried some of my clothes and they are starting to get loose. In this case, "loose" is a tiny bit of room.         Then, I had to leave for my x-ray appointment and physical therapy. I walked so much. I was so thankful that I was not in so much pain. It hurts sometimes but it doesn't last long.         I had another bread with jam before 3pm. I realized that I don' feel hunger after 3 pm. I think my body is getting used to it. Now, I can vary my fasting durations. There are specifics that I forgot. I read them in "Fast Like a Girl" by Dr. Mindy Pelz. I loved the book and learned so much. Also, she has tons of informative videos on her YouTube channel.         That is it for today. See you.

     It is my first day off. I didn't do anything at all.      I did make lamb vegetable stew with Mongolian flatbread. It was good. However, it has been so long since I had lamb, so it made my stomach upset my stomach towards the evening. So, I had hot green tea.      See you tomorrow. 

       It was rainy all day. Thankfully it didn't rain much in the morning. I am so grateful that I got ride from my colleague and cousin to and from the station.      After I got home, I was so hungry. So I ate soba noodle with three hard-boiled eggs. See I wanted to have regular instant noodle but I thought it is night soba was a wiser choice.      Then I relaxed and watched a couple of movies; Twister and Dante's Peak .       This morning I made chai from scratch (my friend taught me how to make an authentic chai). 

      Physical therapy went well. The therapist said "I am doing well" and taught me some exercises for at home. Then I went to work. It was a short day. The train rides were smooth yesterday. Many people said "Get well soon" which was very pleasant to hear.      After I got home yesterday, I ate some cheese, almonds, and milk tea (no sugar). See, sometimes I give in. Before this, I probably would have eaten something sugary or salty. This time I ate pretty much exactly what I ate in the morning.   I bumped into my swimming teacher. I desperately want to swim, but I have to wait for my doctor's approval. I don't think I can practice flip turns or any turns that require foot strength. At least, I can swim.   Today, I am leaving for work pretty early cause my class starts at 10:30 am. I am going to get ready. See you all tomorrow. 

    I always have had difficulty with Japanese banks, not with the people or the language. It is a simple thing like handing them a paper. Yesterday, I had to submit a paper. I had to wait for 30 minutes. So, if you need to go to a bank in Japan, be prepared to sit and wait for longer than you have planned.  Yesterday, I was careful because it rained and it continued to rain when it was time to go home for me. Although I walked slowly, I made my usual train. Also, I think I finally figured out how to walk with crutches without them hurting my underarms. I have noticed that when I don't place the crutches at the same, it doesn't hurt as much. So, my injured leg is moving with the right crutch. Then the left crutch follows a second behind. This way I walk a little bit faster.   On the way home, I took a cab. It cost 500 yen for a kilometer. It took only 3 minutes to get home once I reached my station. If there weren't any taxis, I would have walked. Thank goodness...

       I walked 5 minutes faster than yesterday. I wrote the previous sentence with a huge smile.       I have noticed that my thoughts are walking faster than what my foot allows. For example: I think I can walk fast like people who walked past me, but that doesn't happen. That is one thing that I have noticed every time I leave my home in the morning. Well, eventually I will get there.      The swelling is down little by little. It will be a few more weeks before it goes down completely.       I almost sat my legs crossed. Of course, I couldn't be rough with my foot.       On the topic of my weight, I think it is going down. The reason why I use "think" is this. When I step on the scale and don't see any dramatic decrease, my mind starts saying "What is the point?" So, I have completely stopped weighing myself. Of course, I will do it at the end of the week which is Monday (my day off s...

    Today is my first day back at work. I am still walking slowly. Because I am using crutches, my underarms hurt. Also, it had been a month since I walked so much, my legs were tired. My commute was uneventful except for my pace. At a normal pace, my commute takes about 1.5 hours. However, It took 2.5 hours yesterday.   At work, everyone was inviting and I didn't have to do much because I had been working online. Just needed some general cleaning, like clearing up my desk.   As I finish this post, I feel my body is tired from yesterday's walking. My muscles hurt, funny enough not the injured foot. I am gonna take a short nap before I go out. Bye.

     This morning, I walked to the hospital on my own and came back. With normal feet, the distance will only take 15 minutes. However, in my current situation, I cannot apply more than 1/3 of my body and with crutches, it took 45 min. Nevertheless, It felt freeing cause I could do things independently. I don't have to rely on anybody else. Of course, I will ask for help when I need it.      After I came back, I had some snacks. Before I went to the immigration office (my cousin drove me), I had pan-fried pumpkin dumplings and leftover chickpeas. It was a good meal.      Overall, the day was very productive. It was a good practice run of walking cause I will be heading to work soon from today taking the trains.