My Journey With Weight Loss – Back From Vacation

Well I returned home from my cruise Sunday evening. I have to say that I felt very safe on the ship despite all the problems we saw when the pandemic first started. Of course since we were leaving out of Seattle we had to fly there from Vancouver as the land crossings are still closed. To enter the USA you need to provide a negative COVID antigen taken within the previous 72 hours. However, the cruise line required you have the test within the previous 48 hours. I simply got the test at the Vancouver airport with the results available in less than 30 minutes. For both the entry into the USA and to board the ship I had to show proof of 2 vaccinations which of course I have. On the ship you had to wear a mask at all times (except when in your room and when you were eating or drinking). There were also hand sanitizing stations everywhere which I used frequently. Dining was restricted to being with your travel party so it was just my sister and I at all our meals. Finally to return back to Canada I had to show a negative COVID PCR test within 72 hours of entering the county. This too was easy as at disembarkation the cruise line arranged for me to have the test done for free.

So how did I do on the cruise? I admit I didn’t work out as much as I normally do but I certainly did a lot of walking each day. If you have ever been on a cruise you know the food is amazing and this cruise was no exception. But, I was still conscious of what I was eating. There were a few meals where I treated myself but they were in the minority. I still watched my carbs and had a significant amount of seafood, basically at every dinner when it was available. One thing the cruise line provided was sugar free desserts which were amazing. I think I did fairly well given what was available but I likely am going to avoid the scale for a few weeks as I am sure there was some damage done.

Now a problem did arise that caused some concern, one of my toes became quite painful and I noticed there was a sore on the inside of that toe. I avoided running but it didn’t really improve. My concern was I was developing a diabetic ulcer so yesterday I arranged to see a doctor (in person). The doctor felt it wasn’t an ulcer nor an infection. Instead he believes it is caused by all the running I have been doing. His recommendation was that I don’t run until the sore is healed which was extremely disappointing to me. He did say I could do some gentle walking or try some biking but that is it for the next few weeks. So, today it was an 1 1/2 hour walk but nowhere near the distance I normally can walk in that time. That will likely be what I am doing for at least the next week.

I am now also adding another medical professional to my team, a podiatrist. I am hoping he can help me get the sore healed and give me some recommendations as to how to prevent this from happening going forward.

Who would have thought I would ever be disappointed about not being able to go for a long run?