The shoe worked.

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Going to bed late didn't.  To be fair, the ache of the foot, even when greatly reduced, kept me awake longer.  Pain can do that.  I did fear taking off the shoes, that it would bring about a huge wave of possibly nauseating pain.  So I... stalled, a bit, going to bed, thus taking off the shoes.

The feared wave(s) of pain, of possibly various sorts, simply didn't manifest.  There was some minor discomfort, just taking the shoes off.  But that was quite mild and very temporary.  Further, the swelling was much reduced.  Not... normal yet, but improving rather than getting worse, as it had been doing the last two days.  I was having trouble putting my feet in oversized crocs.  That's... how bad it had gotten.

I slept well, but not for long.  Going down just after 20:00, waking at just after one.  Not enough sleep, but as much as I could get.  I woke at midnight first, and was able to sleep a while longer, but not much.  I can't push my schedule that far, that fast.  It just doesn't work that way.  By steps.  Yes, 20:00 is the goal for a bedtime, with four being the wake up time goal.  I'm just not ready for that.

Blood sugar is to 149, fasting.  Down from 170 the last fasting.  Carnivore works fast.  Again, not perfect, better.  I'll glady take it, knowing it will drop twenty to fifty points through the day.  Yes, carnivore does that!

Coffee is brewing.  I didn't want to use the 'tea bag' supplies for that, but have decided to do so.  Even with a french press, I get grind in my cuppa.  Not... approved.  As well, I am still using a paper filter.  Not to manage the grind, since that obviously doesn't work, but for certain toxins in coffee that paper seems to filter.  True?  A sales pitch by paper products?  An urban legend?  I don't know.  I... tend to trust that one.  Further, using unbleached paper, if you are going that way.

After coffee, a smaller tea and chia breakfast.  Look, that really does well to stave off hunger, adds solid nutrients, reminds me of the hot cereals I really loved as a child (even having little clots, which I actually liked in my cream of wheat, or oatmeal, or such).  I liked it either way, but liked having some texture, bites.  Nuts and/or seeds would go well in there, too, from time to time.  As would dried fruit, but might as well add white sugar as to add dried fruit.  Though... the frozen berries would do well, an eighth of a cup on every second odd day?  (every second odd day? well, every fourth day, refreshing the counter on the day of  :p)  Think, man.  He's already dead, Jim.  :)

If I can get to it, a shower before long.  And griddling some steak later.  Though I'd really like cabbage and a meat of some sort, with mushrooms, and possibly a diced root veggie... rutabega, parsnips, or turnips?  Uhm, I like the sound of that.  Oh, and I have salad in, I need to make salad dressing up.  Just italian style, for now.  Olive oil, vinegar or lemon juice, some odd spices, cracked pepper, and salt.  Hot?  Yes, I think I'll add several layers of heat to the jar.  Delicious.

Well, on to things.  Have a great night, or day, or both.  Sleep or work well.  Amen.