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The Kevin Report July 17-19

I haven't had time to write these out, so I'm catching up.

The Kevin Report July 17

Breathing: so/so – Kevin, it’s damned hot here in Kansas! Add to it a lot of humidity, and well, it’s messing with my breathing. I’m pretty okay as long as I stay inside, but when I try to do anything physical, like laundry, or working out on the Gazelle, I’m huffing and puffing more than ordinary.
Meds: Took them except the flonaise, which I’m avoiding temporarily because of nose bleeds.
Diet: Not good – one bagel (worked catered breakfast because of a big meeting) one tacoesque creation from the taco bar they had catered for the meeting at work, one diet coke, one sprite, two bottles water, one glass of very good white wine at the dinner meeting with all the consultants at Lidia’s, one plate pasta sampler, one piece orange chocolate cake, and I have no idea how many glasses of water because the waiter kept refilling it. It was a lot over the course of almost four hours. I was really feeling dehydrated. OMG – that little nutritionist at NIH would have a COW!

The Kevin Report: July 18
Breathing: not perfect, but better. It’s hot, but at least there’s a breeze moving the air.
Meds: took everything but flonaise
Other developments: a bit of joint pain in my ankles and wrists, but not bad. Also feel bloated, and it isn’t the season, if you get my drift. (probably all the crap I ate yesterday!)
Diet: one muffin (I baked it and it wasn’t a bad one calorie wise), one bottle green tea, one salad with tuna, three bottles of water, half a Mexican chicken wrap, some chips and guacamole, one bottle diet Pepsi, four more glasses of water and another ice tea.

The Kevin Report: July 19, 2006
Breathing: pretty crappy (it was a red alert ozone day with temp. of 102 and heat index of 113)
Meds: took them, except flonaise
Other developments – broke out in hives after waiting for the bus for a half hour in 101 degree heat
Diet: another bad day (it’s because I need to go to the grocery, and it’s too hot to walk, so I’m eating what’s around instead of what I should eat.) one egg, cheese and sausage sandwich, one small latte, two diet cokes, one salad with chicken on it, the other half of the Mexican chicken wrap dipped in salsa, two glasses water, and I’m going to Homers tonight, so I’ll probably have a latte.

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