The Five Month Mark

Next Monday marks 5 months on The List.


I continue to exercise 3 times a week but as I said in an earlier post, I now have to use a mask to get sufficient oxygen to stay above 90% saturation, particularly on the treadmill. I've also had to cut back to 1.5 miles an hour from 1.8.

Over the five months I figured I've biked 53 miles and walked 31 miles.

My breathlessness is more noticable now - not sure if that's connected to the change in weather although the Fall this year has been relatively benevolent. I think it's just the disease progressing. It certainly slows me down a great deal and the physiotherapists are constantly reminding me to practice energy conservation. This means thinking out ahead of time what's the most energy efficient way of living your life. For example how you dress - I've found that hopping on one leg while trying to get the second leg in the pant hole is not very energy efficient. Lying on a bed and sliding into your clothes is - as long as you can stay awake through the process and not get found snoring with only half your pants on.