Alexx Health Update

[alexxkay]

I am thinner. Not sure if I'm any *lighter*, but my waistline is less than it was. It turns out it wasn't *just* the amount of gadgetry in my pockets that was making my pants attempt to fall down. A few years ago I had accidentally ordered some jeans one size lower than I was (at the time) able to wear. I held on to them anyways, and now, they fit. A tiny bit snug, but just 'new pants' snug, not 'wrong size' snug. The timing leads me to suspect that this is linked to diet changes a few months back designed, primarily, to lower my cholesterol intake, but which are generally healthier in other dimensions as well.

When the heat kicked up, I started getting nasty muscle cramps, probably due to low electrolytes. I applied the Gatorade test which I first learned at Pennsic many years ago: "If Gatorade actually tastes good, you should be drinking a lot of it." It does, I have been, and the cramps have retreated. Yay! Unfortunately, their does seem to be a side effect in terms of having to go to the bathroom about twice as often as I used to. Not a big deal during the day, but much more sleep interruption at night. Still, it's a much easier to deal with interruption than "AAAAAAGGGGHHH MY LEG!" so I'm willing to live with it.

The evil constant headache from back in June seems to have gone away. Or at least to have become an infrequent visitor. Looks like no serious dain bramage after all, phew!

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Not on statins at the moment, but thanks for the heads-up!