My first side effect!!!

[susandennis]

It's actually probably not related at all but, since I've had no other side effects from Wegovy so far, I'm counting it. Leg cramps. OMG. I get them once in a great while at night and got them last night so didn't connect the dot. But, volleyball, OMG, my legs were killing me. Dr. Google says hydrate. Watch me drink a pool of water today, baby. Leg cramps hurt.

The pool water was warm enough. Not as warm as before but ok. But the pool room temperature - usually 81 or 82 - was 77 which is fucking cold when you are wet. Not fun. It will be fine for laps, tho.

I have several things I want at Costco. I think I'm going tomorrow afternoon. Usually, I hate going in the afternoons (and I may yet change my mind) but, everyone for miles around will be glued to their TV's for the local NFL team's playoff game so I'm thinking it will be prime Costco time.

Today is elbow coffee and then, me time. I want to get in and rearrange my closet and cull out some stuff but I may hold off on that til next week.

I do love my closet. I think I'm also going to make it into a very cozy dressing room. A place for everything.

Yes, I have lots of shoes. For a couple of reasons. 1. A cliche. Fat women have lots of shoes because it's the only thing we can buy anywhere off the rack anywhere and have them fit like normal people. But more 2. I have very very crappy feet. They have no arches. One has severe (but now healing finally) yeast infection. The other one has nerve issues. To keep them (the feet) operational - walking without pain - I change shoes a lot. Those that felt fine a month ago, now kill me. BUT I know from experience, their time will come again. I used to just throw them out when they started killing me but I learned when I started rebuying the same shoes months later. So now, I just have a closet full of shoes but really wear only 2 or 3 pair and then rotate the rest in an out every month or so.

Now I am going into my magical closet and get dressed.

Comments

[nanila]

Maybe try tonic water? I had terrible leg cramps when I was pregnant. Large glasses of water alone didn't help much or quickly, but the relief from a small glass of tonic water was almost immediate.

[susandennis]

Oh wow. I knew that and had forgotten and I even have some on hand. Thanks

[rsc]

Well, every well-regulated household has tonic on hand, because otherwise it's hard to make gin & tonics.

[roasted_beets]

Also pickle juice!
https://picklepower.com/

[adafrog]

That makes sense about the shoes.

[yesthatjill]

Here also to second tonic water and electrolytes for the leg cramps. I have added a banana to the daily menu when I get calf and quad cramps and it does wonders.