Since taking the dream job, I have neither had the time nor the energy to blog. I could go on and on about this job, but I won't. At least not now. The end of term here (I just wrote an exam and I think I smoked it, meaning that I did well) and pressure is mounting at work. But that's not what I going to talk about today.
Since starting work, I have lost 11 pounds.
This actually has nothing to do with work. The timing is just a coincidence. For the past several years I have suffered from GERD. (GORD if you are British, which I find funny. Being British, that is. Just kidding.) The last time it really caused problems was four years ago. I ended up getting scoped (a detailed description of the event) and ended up not eating meat for nearly three years. I was at my heaviest then at 215 pounds. But I changed my diet and lost 20 pounds in four months. It worked out well; I thought that the ulcer was taken care of and that I was back to normal. But my GERD, as it was explained to me, was caused by an improperly functioning lower esophageal valve. Avoiding foods that give me acid reflux did nothing to repair the valve, if it even can be repaired. I should have thought of that before getting fully back on meat. Hindsight and all that.
