ProfessorTomoe

***The Edema Chronicles for March 20, 2023 Today's weight, taken at around 3:12 a.m., was 318 lbs. Weighed myself 3 times. First time came up as 319. Second and third came up as 318. Go figure.

Speaking of which, I've just ordered Sunday breakfast from the local Black Bear Diner chain restaurant. Mrs. Prof and I are both having Eggs Benedict, but in different ways. She's having the "California Bacon" option, with bacon and avocado, while I'm having mine with a Chicken Fried Steak. Both come with a variation on potatoes and some fresh fruit.

***The Edema Chronicles for March 19, 2023 Today's weight, taken at around 4:00 a.m., was 318 lbs. I spent almost all of yesterday asleep and with my legs elevated, so maybe that accounts for the loss. I'm just glad to see the loss.

Well, my first experience playing as the Empire in Star Wars Rebellion was unsuccessful against my vastly more experienced 35-year-old gamer son (not making excuses - just laying out the landscape). I managed to find and flush out his Rebel base once, then find his relocated Rebel base, but not before the game end conditions for his side had been met. He won after 8 turns. Put simply, according to him, I wasn't aggressive enough in picking fights across the board. Live and learn. Nevertheless, he says, I played him closer than anyone ever has. I asked him if he was blowing smoke up my ass, and he assured me he wasn't. I'll take him for his word.

Leftover lean barbecued brisket with Salt Lick Barbecue sauce. Relatively healthy.

***The Edema Chronicles for March 18, 2023 Today's weight, taken at around 4:00 a.m., was 321 lbs. I think I might have a problem. I didn't do a lot of leg elevating yesterday, which might explain said problem. Gotta do more of that today.

The Empire's job is to capture the Rebel base. The Rebels' job is to survive a certain amount of turns without that happening. So, non-mirrored? No, not really, not to my knowledge, although I'll inquire further when we play today. EDIT: I will say that the manner of play is markedly different between the two. The Rebels are constantly on the run, while the Empire is constantly spreading throughout the galaxy. You have to plan differently when your resources are so vastly different.

***The Edema Chronicles for March 17, 2023 Today's weight, taken at around 5:05 a.m., was 319 lbs. Uh-oh...a 4 pound jump. Several things could explain that. One, I did a lot of sitting up straight yesterday. Two, I'm wearing my light jacket. Let's give it a day or two and see if it settles back. EDIT: Okay, this is weird. I took off my light jacket and got a weight of 316 lbs. That thing does *not* weight 3 pounds. Go figure.

The epic battle recommences today as my son is coming over for another game or three of Star Wars Rebellion. We're switching roles today, though - I'll be playing as the Empire for the first time, while he plays as the Rebels. Should be interesting.

With six you get egg roll.

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***The Edema Chronicles for March 16, 2023 Today's weight, taken at around 3:28 a.m., was 315 lbs. This is not a repeat. I repeat, this is not a repeat. I repeat, this is...

On phone texts, I type slowly enough that I can let the autotext do the typing for me in most cases, and I can ignore it in other cases.

***The Edema Chronicles for March 15, 2023 Today's weight, taken at around 4:39 a.m., was 315 lbs. Still in that 313-316 sweet spot. Not complaining.

***The Edema Chronicles for March 14, 2023 Today's weight, taken at around 3:15 a.m., was 316 lbs. Up one pound, probably because I cheated and had some sliced cherry tomatoes with salt on them. It was a one-time deal.

***The Edema Chronicles for March 13, 2023 Today's weight, taken at around 4:57 a.m., was 315 lbs. Little bit of an upward fluctuation. Granted, I only weighed myself once and gave up.

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***The Edema Chronicles for March 12, 2023 Today's weight, taken at around 4:54 a.m., was 313 lbs. I weighed 3 different times and got three different weights. I wound up going with the last weight out of sheer frustration. It wasn't even the lowest. Note: March 11th's Chronicles were skipped because I was feeling like crap.

We do not have a dog, we have cats, and we do not lay blame, we applaud.

Good news. I will not be involving any form of sabot in my plans.

I've been cleared from supervision on the edema in my legs! I've been wearing regular compression stockings instead of Unna boots for the past few weeks, and my legs haven't rebounded on the edema side. I saw the Wound Care doctor who's been taking care of me on that yesterday, and he released me from regular checkups. So, now I can look forward to scheduling a pre-op appointment to get my torn rotator cuff in my right shoulder fixed soon. I just have one podiatrist appointment to get out of the way before I can do that.

***The Edema Chronicles for March 10, 2023 Today's weight, taken at around 5:31 a.m., was 315 lbs. Dropped a couple somehow. No complaints. Also, I'm stopping using the bold text, since I have to edit the source to get it to work now for some reason.

Two things: 1. My new glasses are here. I'm having a bit of trouble getting used to them. First thought: "I'm too tall! I'm too tall!!!"

***The Edema Chronicles for March 9, 2023 Today's weight, taken at around 5:51 a.m., was 317 lbs. Weighed myself twice, just to be sure. Erm...didn't I just post this the other day?