Living ~400lbs

… and believe me I am still alive

  • Biden wants US voters to remember Trump said to inject bleach

    Remember? “Four years ago this week, President Donald Trump suggested that Americans might want to inject disinfectant into their bodies to treat the coronavirus. The Biden campaign is intent on making sure nobody forgets it.” Good for them! Continue reading

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  • Useful “getting started” video

    I ran across this video on Tumblr – originally on TikTok. The useful part of this for me was focusing on basic moves for people who haven’t been exercising regularly. Many are the same moves I do. If you’ve been thinking of exercising more, or at all, this may be helpful. (Body size is not… Continue reading

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  • Intention gap

    What is the intention gap? It’s the gap between what you intend (or assume) you’ll do, and what you’ll actually do when the time comes, affected by weather, traffic, do you actually have what needs to get it done, and so on. One example: When my state went to all mail-in voting, I surprised myself… Continue reading

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  • Breakfast

    Inspired by Ursula K Le Guin, I’ve started trying to eat breakfast (lots). Or, at least, to eat something before noon. Some standbys: Instant oatmeal with nuts and dried berries added Frozen mini quiches Hummus and chips Yogurt Bananas Muffins What are your favorite breakfasts? Continue reading

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  • Pregnancy Discrimination

    Something readers sometimes see in historical novels is that women lose their job when they’re pregnant. It’s was expected. In the US, that started to change in 1978, thanks to the Pregnancy Discrimination Act. (Some had thought that it was made already illegal due to the ban on sex discrimination in the Civil Rights Act… Continue reading

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  • Sit to Stand is important

    Washington Post has reminders of how to strengthen muscles as you age, including the sit-to-stand exercises I wrote about in 2009. I generated a Washington Post Gift link. Continue reading

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  • Doctors

    Dealt with New Medical Center fear today to get a mole checked out! I feel accomplished. Continue reading

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  • Becoming my mother

    “There’s no fool like an old fool.” I just said that. About Rudy Giuliani and his insistence on defaming Ruby Freeman and Shea Moss. I’m totally justified in the assessment. I’m still surprised by my phrasing. Continue reading

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  • Podcast Apps

    As usual when Google has an app that just works, it’s being taken away. Google is pushing Podcast users to YouTube Music. I’m looking at other podcast app options for Android. At the moment I’ve installed AntennaPod, largely because it’s open source and free. I’ve had no problem finding my usual podcasts. Playback hasn’t been… Continue reading

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  • Treadmill listening

    Today’s treadmill listening was season 4, episode 1 of “How We Survive” on water sourcing in Arizona. Then I switched to episodes 1028-1030 of “Make Me Smart.” Continue reading

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  • Weight Loss Expectations

    Yay Aubrey Gordon for pointing out (in the Maintenance Phase podcast on Ozempic) that if she were to use Ozempic she would have a 50% chance of losing 15% of her body weight.  Which would take her from a morbidly obese BMI to …drumroll… a morbidly obese BMI. If a 15% weight loss would put… Continue reading

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  • How Heat Affects The Body

    I’ve heard many times that sweat helps humans stay cool in heat, and that we pump more blood to extremities to cool it before the blood returns to the body core. But today, listening to The Daily podcast, I realized that our pulse INCREASES as part of the cooling process. If your heart or circulation… Continue reading

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  • You might be getting older…

    When mopping the kitchen + dining combination room means you really want to lay down for a little while. Continue reading

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  • Madame Restell

    If you haven’t seen the quotes I posted on tumblr, I’ve just finished reading Madame Restell: The Life, Death, and Resurrection of Old New York’s Most Fabulous, Fearless, and Infamous Abortionist by Jennifer Wright. My overall impression is that the title could have been Madame Restell: Her Life and Times to make it clear that… Continue reading

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  • Managing workouts

    Managing workouts

    If I lived further south in the US than Seattle, I might not be working out at all today. (Yes, I’m a heat wimp.) But I’m actually in a north-of-Seattle suburb, so I’m wearing Teva sandals over my compression stockings. Other things I’m using: Not everyone needs these! I just find them helpful to me… Continue reading

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  • Compression stockings

    Compression stockings

    New stockings arrived. Checking my nails are smooth before opening, since putting a nail through these is expensive. As I’ve written before, I wear compression stockings due to impaired blood flow below a knee causing painful swelling. “Avoiding pain” is a good incentive for me. :) https://living400lbs.com/2019/07/15/hand-laundry-never-ends/ Continue reading

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  • Signs of Progress

    Signs of Progress

    My pulse comes down faster after using the treadmill than it used to. I’m able to focus on reading right after the treadmill, and to retain what I read. My blood pressure has been “in range” for months. It used to be nice to have my pulse oximeter show my pulse go below 100 while… Continue reading

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Former software tester, now retired heart patient having fun and working on building endurance and strength. See also About page.

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