She has a kidney disorder called Minimal Change, Nephrotic Syndrome. That means her kidneys stopped functioning properly (last May) and her body filled up with fluid. She was admitted to the hospital for just over a week, where she was on a number of drugs (diuretics, steroids, etc) to rid her body of the excess fluid and proteins. When she left the hospital, she had lost around 35lbs!
Anyway, due to this disorder, it's best that she not eat a lot of sodium. This will not prevent her from having problems in the future, but it WILL reduce the amount of fluid her body will retain, if the kidneys stop working again.
So, with that said, you will see a lot of "low sodium" recipes here and maybe some links to her page as well. Her doctor is also adamant that she get regular exercise. Her school only requires they take P.E. for half the school year. She had it first semester and will have another elective the rest of the year. I thought this would be a great time for her and I to start a workout routine of some sort. I REALLY didn't want to, but I decided what better time than tonight.
First, I want to post our measurements (no weight right now!) and I think we'll try to do this once a month. Here they are -
| Measurement | SodiumGirl | Me |
| Neck | 12.5" | 15.5" |
| Waist | 26.5" | 42" |
| Left Thigh | 16.5" | 30" |
| Right Thigh | 16.5" | 30.5" |
| Hips | 34" | 51" |
| Left Calf | 12" | 18" |
| Right Calf | 12.5" | 18" |
| Left Arm | 9" | 17" |
| Right Arm | 9.5" | 16.5" |
As you can see, she's a bit smaller than me ;) For tonight, we picked the following work out. It's from backonpointe.tumblr.com originally, but I can't seem to find it on that page. I've posted it below though.
It was a great work out! SodiumGirl has trouble with the planks ;) And I had a little trouble with the full bridges. We BOTH had trouble with the "Incline push-ups" LOL I would definitely do this workout again.
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