pp2
Shared on Thu, 05/12/2011 - 06:40Trying to fight off an onset of gout right now. Not that there's much you can do about it (I don't think) but I try to take some ibuprofen and walk around a bit (I get it in my foot) and that seems to help sometimes. I take allopurinal every morning anyway, but with being on Atkins I kind of set myself up for it more than normal. I've discovered that by increasing the amount of fat in my diet it offsets the high protein and usually keeps the pain away. I found this Kraft sandwich shop spicy mayo thats totally badass. It like 12g of fat per teaspoon and nothing else at all. No carbs, no protein...there is absolutely no way you would ever eat this shit personally because its so bad for you. But by using it in every meal I've actually counteracted the effect of getting too much protein in the diet. It works for me anyway.
As I said I normally get the gout in my foot, left foot to be specific. Normally it manifests itself in either the instep or the ankle, sometimes both. For those of you who get gout flareups you already know how fucking extreme the pain is. Last attack I had was a little over 2 months ago and I actually got it in both feet. First time ever, I couldn't fucking walk...the pain was unbelievable. I have a set of crutches around the apartment from the last severe gout attack I had a few years back so I was using those to do mundane things like getting up off a chair and getting to the bathroom. The doc prescribed a steroid pack for me and that cleared things up within the hour.
The day is off to a great start so far. I dropped the cap to my water bottle while taking my meds this morning. Normally not a big deal, except this time it did a little hopping around and managed to deposit itself in my toaster. So I did a little shaking (fortunately I never use the toaster or that would have been messy) over the sink and...I don't see the cap anymore. It didn't come out, but its not in the toaster anymore either. Did I mention great start to the day? The only reason I bring this up is because so far I've spilled water on my keyboard twice while typing this.
80s Thursdays! How about revisiting one of the hottest musical babes from the decade? Yeah, that works. Remember Patty Smyth and Scandal? Mmmm, Patty Smyth. (note: spilled the water bottle a third and fourth time here). Sadly she married John McEnroe which kinda...ew. Anyway, I'm throwing in an interview she did a few years back with Bloomberg TV regarding those videos, thought it was kind of interesting. Enjoy, and have a great day.
The Warrior
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIDaBF8LILk[/youtube]
Goodbye to You
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXWMVZsXscE&feature=related[/youtube]
Love's Got A Line on You
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VLyz57YiNJ4&feature=related[/youtube]
Interview with Bloomberg TV
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NNjEfW32R_A[/youtube]
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