Still Moving Forward

This morning I stepped on the scale and got a positive outcome - 270.4, which means I'm down 5.8 lbs in 4 days!

I got a same-day(!) appointment with Dr. Duck to check on my infected toe and my troublesome knee. The good news for me was that none of this is related to gout. I got a better antibiotic and hopefully I won't have to have the toenail cut off, which I'm told is pretty painful.  I'm betting it's not as bad as gout. For the knee we are going to get an MRI, but we're pretty sure it's torn cartilage. We'll cross that decision bridge when we come to it.

This is the second time I've had this problem with my knee and a physician's assistant assumed it was gout last time. I had my doubts, but I'm not the doctor, right?

Because none of this is related to gout and I'm symptom-free right now, this means that so far Isagenix is fine if you have gout. It also means that I can lose weight faster than I expected without creating an imbalance that turns up the heat - so to speak - on the gout. No flare-ups!

Tonight I decided to have Trader Joe's plain yogurt with a banana (very thinly sliced) before a sweet potato. (There's a picture below to show that it looks pretty good!) I've also discovered I like sweet potatoes since I contracted gout and I found out they are good for combating it. Before I had gout I hadn't had sweet potatoes since not being able to keep them down as a kid.

We all have to be open to learning new things and reconsidering ideas that we might have tossed away long ago. You can get in better shape than you might believe right now. Instead of saying "None for me, thanks," you can say, "I'll eat this because of what it does for me."

Keep walking!

I Joined The Team of Sue, Mary Kay And Rocky

Sometimes you aren't looking for something and it finds you anyway. A few months ago I started my adventure with gout and I have been surprised by some of the things I've been finding out.

Less meat or chicken works out ok so far. Years on and off Atkins had me thinking how much of a carnivore I am. But we can change. Some days I don't even have meat or chicken or fish.

I had forgotten how much I like smoothies. When you make them at home you can add Stevia instead of sugar and still make them sweeter if that's how you like them.

An old friend and former Toastmaster got back in contact with me and told me about Isagenix and she is sensitive to my individual needs with regard to gout and doesn't try to make me fit into a one-size-fits-all regimen. She's also kind as well as smart and her mentors seems the same way. So I joined the team of Sue, Mary Kay & Rocky and now I start my Isagenix adventure. Here's my new site!

http://bigmanwalking.isagenix.com

Keep walking!