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Hah. I have no followers. That's ok. If I am the only one I am still accountable to myself.

I'm doing this for me and my daughter anyway. She can read this one day and understand why mommy took away the cheetos.

I have arthritis in my knees, back and now newly diagnosed by my fab Ortho, I have it in my right shoulder. He exrayed my shoulder which has been hurting a lot lately and showed me that I have degenerative disease there too. Par for the course and more motivation.

I just found out that my ortho doc is also the same surgeon for a famous close to my age swimmer. Shoulder surgery. How cool is that. He has a very fancy new office. Doesn't surprise me at all. He's good.

The shoulder thing has been going on for years but I have been told previously (by the same doc at times) that it's old tendonitis from over use. I did deliver room service during college and carried heavy trays to customers at the Hyat and Hilton hotels during the 80's. Over the years, my shoulder and neck would flare up with pain and migraines on occasion. This current flare up just won't go away.

This week I hope to use this blog to explain what's wrong with me and what I plan to do about it. Then I will merely track the journey. Hope it's not too boring. I'll try to be amusing even though nobody is reading it. Shaz

Here I go

So here's my first video of this journey. I think I'll write sometimes and create a video clip at times, depending on my whim. I am doing this to sort of create a form of accountability for myself. If I document it, I have to do it, you know. I am reading this book about arthritis and how it can be totally connected to nutrition. I hate arthritis. It sucks. I hate the pain. I hate feeling old at 45 years old.

My hope is to learn more about what I can do to combat it with nutrition and weight loss. I hope to share this hourney with anyone who wants to come along. I certainly hope to be successful. Good luck to me! Shaz