Patch Takes It Off
Patch Takes It Off: Week Three Done
In week three, our hero contends with a plateau and heat-related illness and meets with a nutritionist.
Third week down and I lost nothing. Gained nothing, either, but I lost no weight. There was a big mitigating factor: work, which left me no free time to do much more than walk (usually late at night, with the spouse) or exercise with heavy cans. There was also the heat wave. I am a 50-degree person, happiest in a sweater and when there is a tiny nip in the air. The last week was nothing less than a nightmare for me. By Thursday, my body had had it, between 100-degree-temperature-fueled headaches and sheer exhaustion. When Friday came around, I started having serious breathing issues that forced me off my feet. Obviously, there was no exercise getting done. On the other hand, I wasn't eating either. So as sad as I am about the lack of …
Natalie Davis
10:58 am on Tuesday, July 26, 2011
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