post-dengue weigh-in
So, yeah, it was dengue (is?). I'm still not 100%, but the fever, pain, itchiness, rash, etc. seem to be out of the way. Now it's just days/weeks/(please god, not months) of tiredness.
Anyway, with inconsistent eating and almost no exercise due to sickness I'm down to 149. It's sort of a bummer of a way to get there: no triumph and pride at my accomplishment, just relief that the virus is finally being beaten back by my immune system.
Today I got back on Sparkpeople to log food. I haven't been doing that during the sickness 'cause it was just too depressing and I was too out of it. I'm going to go for a walk tomorrow, at least, and maybe even try a 1-2 mile s-l-o-w jog.
Part of dengue is the possibility of liver issues and you're supposed to eat liver friendly for a while afterwards...from what I can tell this is similar to normal healthy: grains, veggies and fruits, with little or no saturated fats. Oh, and, of course, no alcohol. But I also read that I'm not supposed to overdue it on iron...but I'm not sure how to balance this one with my anemia. I've been taking a multivitamin that gives me 100%, but perhaps for the next week, or so, I should cut it out. Maybe two weeks. Dunno. I'll ask the dr. tomorrow.
Anyway, with inconsistent eating and almost no exercise due to sickness I'm down to 149. It's sort of a bummer of a way to get there: no triumph and pride at my accomplishment, just relief that the virus is finally being beaten back by my immune system.
Today I got back on Sparkpeople to log food. I haven't been doing that during the sickness 'cause it was just too depressing and I was too out of it. I'm going to go for a walk tomorrow, at least, and maybe even try a 1-2 mile s-l-o-w jog.
Part of dengue is the possibility of liver issues and you're supposed to eat liver friendly for a while afterwards...from what I can tell this is similar to normal healthy: grains, veggies and fruits, with little or no saturated fats. Oh, and, of course, no alcohol. But I also read that I'm not supposed to overdue it on iron...but I'm not sure how to balance this one with my anemia. I've been taking a multivitamin that gives me 100%, but perhaps for the next week, or so, I should cut it out. Maybe two weeks. Dunno. I'll ask the dr. tomorrow.