Day 1

It's been a while since I've done this but now that I'm looking at it, I'm kind of excited. I used to know basic html and had a couple of simple websites. Was on Livejournal too, but haven't been there in ages. I need to figure out some short cuts. This site will be a simple journal, focused on a health journey. Weight loss, yes, but also pain relief because that's my biggest motivator.

Confession time. I weighed today and I weigh over 240 lbs. Haven't weighed that much since I was pregnant with my second child. And it's killing me because I feel every ounce of it and I'm no spring chicken.

So here's a list for now of specific things I can think of that are wrong.

• Morbidly obese (I hate that term but it's true)
• Sciatica? (back, buttock, hip, knee pain all seems connected)
• Blood sugar is creeping up
• Blood pressure is creeping up
• Thinning hair on top (vanity, yes but i hate it)
• poor sleep (toss and turn bc of pain)
• pain in right shoulder, right hand. Tip of my pointer finger is kinda numb. Electric shock feeling pain through my pointer finger and ball of my thumb when using metal or other utensil and it presses in the right spot.
• constant tinnitus
• age spots?
• dry skin
• grainy, dry eyes
• ankle pain
• stiff and achy when I wake up in the mornings, especially stiffness in hands
• almost zero libido

There's more, but I'll add it later. What am I doing about it? Been reading about earthing/grounding. It's intriguing enough that I thought I'd give it a try first because it's simple enough to do: go outside and stand or sit on the ground with bare feet or skin. I also want to make changes to what I eat, how I move, skin care, etc., but if I try it all at once I'll fail. So I'm starting with something simple this week and that is grounding, because the weather is pleasant and it has been a long time since I enjoyed just sitting outside with no shoes on. That's all for today.

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