Not much to report on. But a number of you always surprise me by asking if I am okay in the absence of information to the contrary.
I am okay, maybe even better than okay.
I haven't had any palpitation episodes in over 3 weeks. That, one hopes, is the start of a promising trend.
But I am gaining weight. Some of it seems to be water as the gains show up in multiple pounds overnight. I managed to go about 6 weeks without a diuretic but have taken a couple in the past 2 weeks with the last today. Typically that lowers my next day's weight by 6-7 pounds. I don't think the retention is due other than to uncontrolled eating and drinking. We have had company. QED.
The gains are conflated with seeming increases in strength. It feels to me as though I have developed new muscle mass. In the past when I have experienced this the weight appears to be 50% water. I am making gains in my strength exercises of a few pounds on each exercise. I am increasing the resistance on the recumbent bike for a longer period of my 30-min ride. I can more easily open vacuum-sealed condiment jars. My waist dimensions don't seem appreciably affected, ie my clothing appears to still fit about the same. So it is a time to raise consciousness which I am doing by recording this, and to cut back some on portions and snacks and alcohol. Let's see what happens
