Veins in Feet

For many previous years and because of my weight gain, I have not been able to see the veins on the tops of my feet like I used to see; in fact, my veins were so prominent that when I tied my shoe laces too tight, it would pinch one of the veins on the top of my foot (usually my left foot) to the point that it would start to hurt and I would have to loosen my shoe laces.

As I have mentioned before, in March of 2020, I started counting my daily intake of calories and then reducing that intake of calories in the hopes of losing weight.  I am not so sure if it was the reduction of calories that caused my loss of weight or the fact that I just ate less based upon the counting.  Either way, I lost weight...  and, 10 months later, that weight loss amounts to right around 30 pounds, although at the present time, my weight is fluctuating a couple of pounds on both sides of its new equilibrium which I estimate at 222 pounds.

My weight in preparation for a recent colonoscopy went down to 213 primarily because I was eliminating waste as well as liquids from my body...   and when my weight increased back to 224, I believe that it was largely due to an increase of fluids more so that putting food back into my body.

In any event, at 222 pounds, I can easily see the veins on the tops of both feet and while there are not as many veins on the top of my feet as is seen in the attached photo, I still see several...   which I have not seen in several years.

Weight Loss - Counting Calories

1500 - 2500 CALORIES PER DAY FOR WEIGHT LOSS

Results from March/April 2020

• Weight of 250 with clothes at Oncologist Office
• For the month of March, I averaged 2100 calories each day
• For the month of April, I averaged 1835 calories each day
• Weigh of 247 with clothes at Oncologist Office

YES, this is a frigging slow way to lose weight, but it works if one is consistent and persistent.  What might have helped was the fact that the last two weeks of April, I had added an exercise routine each day...  but, exercise is just supposed to help maintain the weight you have...  losing weight comes from the amount of food one eats regularly...

GOALS:

1.  Keeping eating less than 2000 calories each day (not counting -350 calories from exercising)

2.  Keep peddling 20 minutes in between walking a half mile twice

Note - peddling 40 minutes burns 220 calories and walking a mile in 20 minutes burns 130 calories

At my current rate of loss, 3 lbs ever two months, by the end of the year, I should have a weight of 235 with clothes on.