Day + 21, The Fall

I'm pleased to announce that the diuretic treatment given to me yesterday ended up being very successful. I lost 2 pounds. Only 12 more to go. That adds up to 5 pounds lost the week. Believe me, I can feel the difference. Walking around the apartment is a little less laborious, and I have a lot more energy. But not as much as I thought, as I discovered this morning.

This morning I felt really good, forgoing the elevator and actually walking down 4 flights of steps. Outside of our building, there are 3 concrete steps to get to the sidewalk. Feeling like Superman and in awe of my new found energy, I decided to leap up one of the stairs. Now, you need to remember I have 6 extra pounds in each leg. I had forgotten this important fact until I came down to land. As my leg hit the ground, I discovered an extra 6 pounds of load on my knee.

So what did I do? I fell on my ass, that's what I did.

It was a lazy stumble to the concrete as I tripped under myself. My mother, who was behind me, watched in horror as my head fell towards the concrete wall. But like a bloated ninja, I rolled at the last second, avoiding the wall and landing on my leg and arm.

Thank god I had the fluid in my leg, as I sort of bounced when I landed. I did scrape my hand, but nothing serious.

Anyway, that was my excitement today. I've been given the same pills as yesterday, and hopefully I will continue to lose weight over the weekend.