Journal
Ronan’s journal
Rugby then desk job then this.
Just Wednesdays
week 90settled energy 52 replies
This week: Reduced to a maintenance dose. Same day, same fridge, less of it. Steady. Two years. My only news is that there is no news, and I have come back specifically to…
Across the day
week 82steady energy 23 replies
This week: Greek yoghurt, eggs, and the limits of both. I have reached the limits of both. Got something with protein in before nine this morning, which meant the rest of the…
No news
week 80flat energy 33 replies
An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. Steady. That is the whole entry. No news. The dog is well, the weather has…
Laces
week 78grateful energy 11 reply
This week: Tied my own laces standing up. I am aware of how that sounds and I do not care. Carried both bags up in one go. Small thing. Wrote it down. Got down on the floor…
Stayed for the company
week 75warm energy 24 replies
Went for the practical answers and stayed for the company, which I gather is what everybody does. Somebody new tonight, terrified, exactly where I was in the spring. I said…
My mother cooks
week 73awkward energy 21 reply
This week: Sunday lunch at my grandmother's. Small plate, long afternoon, no drama, and she was happy. My mother cooks. That is how she says it. So I eat what I can, slowly,…
Come back in a year
week 73relieved energy 52 replies
This week: Three years of results side by side. A trend rather than a moment, which is apparently the only thing worth looking at. Improved. A1c down. I looked at the number…
Slept through
week 71rested energy 44 replies
This week: Slept through. Whole night, no waking. It has been so long that I lay there in the morning trying to work out what was different. Repeat study came back and the…
Quiet
week 70steady energy 23 replies
This week: Steady. That is the whole entry. No news. The dog is well, the weather has been foul, and I have taken my medication on the correct day for the eleventh week…
Walking
week 67tired but good energy 42 replies
Two sessions this week, both short, both done. Ren keeps saying that two a week for two years beats a perfect programme abandoned in March, and he is annoyingly right. Grip…
Off the floor
week 65quietly delighted energy 51 reply
Carried both bags up in one go. Small thing. Wrote it down. Got down on the floor and back up again unaided. I have not been able to do that since 2021 and I did it twice…
Grip
week 63tired but good energy 22 replies
This week: Grip strength has gone off and I noticed it opening a jar before I noticed it anywhere else. Back to loading properly. Came back after a bad fortnight without…
An unremarkable week
week 61steady energy 31 reply
No news. The dog is well, the weather has been foul, and I have taken my medication on the correct day for the eleventh week running. An unremarkable week. Ate, walked,…
Two lines a day
week 60organised energy 22 replies
Tested three cool bags against a thermometer this weekend because I am that person. Results written up for the travel circle. Batch cooked on a good day for the bad days. Six…
Nothing to report
week 58steady energy 53 replies
This week: An unremarkable week. Ate, walked, worked, slept adequately. This is what most of it looks like. Steady. That is the whole entry. No news. The dog is well, the…
Before nine
week 56steady energy 43 replies
Got something with protein in before nine this morning, which meant the rest of the day did not fall apart at four. Greek yoghurt, eggs, and the limits of both. I have…
Walking
week 54tired but good energy 12 replies
Came back after a bad fortnight without trying to make up the lost ground, which is the thing that used to end it for me every time. Two sessions this week, both short, both…
Into town and back
week 52quietly delighted energy 31 reply
This week: Got down on the floor and back up again unaided. I have not been able to do that since 2021 and I did it twice more just to check. Tied my own laces standing up. I…
Steady
week 51fine energy 53 replies
Steady. That is the whole entry. No news. The dog is well, the weather has been foul, and I have taken my medication on the correct day for the eleventh week running. An…
Two lengths, badly
week 49quietly delighted energy 12 replies
This week: Tied my own laces standing up. I am aware of how that sounds and I do not care. Played touch rugby for the first time in nine years. Carried both bags up in one…