One goal achieved

So if any of you still reading can remember back to my first post, one of the primary motivators for me starting on this journey was dis

covering I had "severe obstructive sleep apnoea".  I stopped breathing during sleep, on average 55 times an hour.

I was placed on a treatment called APAP (Automatic Positive Airway Pressure), which is a facemask that blows high pressure air down your throat to stop it collapsing.  For some people it's a life changing treatment and a positive force.  For me it was horrific.  A truly, truly unpleasant experience.

Well, half a year later and I saw my sleep doctor today for a review.  Simply put he said he couldn't believe the progress I'd made in my health, my weight, and that I'd completely cured myself of my sleep apnoea and no longer needed APAP.  Hell yeah! 

In other news, I tried boxing for the first time on Wednesday night (well, my trainer decided we were going to do it, it's not like I asked).  Suffice to say I have a new respect for boxers.  My arms and shoulders are still screwed today.  No progress on the knee yet, having to avoid all impact training.  I did knock 17 seconds off my 2k row time though to try and make up for the loss of running (from 8:15 down to 7:57).

Also on Wednesday night I somehow got a nasty infection in my pharynx (I don't even know what a pharynx is, but that's what the doctor told me today).  It's closed my throat up and hurts like a mofo.  I'll be eating antibiotics like smarties though and hopefully it won't hold me up much.