Time To VENT!
I can write this blog because I finally feel well enough to start doing things again. It started to hit me on Sunday and by Monday morning I was down and out.
As the days went on it got worse and worse and the thought that I had contracted swine flu became a possibility. I have missed work all week and even my boss is worried about me. Luckily, I do not have swine flu. I learned today that I have a bad ear, sinus and upper respiratory infection. Today I was prescribed a powerful antibiotic and a 6-day regimen of prednisone. Within 2 hours after taking my meds I started feeling better so things are starting to go good.
On the downside I dropped 5 pounds fast and went from 178 down to 173 and that was over a pound a day that I lost. Well I guess it would happen because all I’ve been eating is soup because it is a quick and easy meal. I really didn’t feel like eating much anyway. The worst part of this is getting cabin fever from being stuck at home sick. Daytime television is horrible and so are the commercials. All about household cleaners and feminine hygiene products- YUK!
I got by watching cartoons and am still a kid at heart.
I’m going to give myself a few more days to recuperate , let the meds do their job and get over this completely.
I’m going to resume my eating regime eating clean and often. I am going to up my daily water intake from 1 gallon a day to 2 gallons each day.
Being away from the gym is really driving me crazy. Things are all out of balance without it. Best to chill out until things level out again.
Glad to know that my friends here on bb.com stopped by to check up on me. Cant wait to get back into my routine.
A few more days and everything will be back to normal.
September 18, 2009 at 6:31 am
Good to hear the gears are starting back up, Joe. Starting today I’m going to try the massive water intake thing as well. Almost done with 64 oz. of water at 7:30 AM… No idea what impact that’ll really have though.
Something else that’s easy is cereal with milk, and just mix in protein powder. No shaking of the bottle, but you get some extra protein.
September 18, 2009 at 7:29 am
Lots of chicken soup for you my friend. I saw a post from oldsuperman saying that he is about to start writing a book, that is going to be an interesting reading, actually he was answering my question about that here’s the linnk (do not know if it is going to work) http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showthread.php?p=386242011#post386242011