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<blockquote data-quote="RFSMarch" data-source="post: 1485888" data-attributes="member: 410451"><p>- Include a photo here if you wish to. - NOPE</p><p>- What is your name? RFS</p><p>- How old are you? 48</p><p>- Are you male or female? Female</p><p>- Which country are you from? UK</p><p>- Which city/area do you live in? Surrey</p><p>- Are you religious? Not in the least</p><p>- Pick three words to describe your personality. Determined, Loyal, Dedicated</p><p>- Do you have any pets? Nope</p><p>- Microsoft or Apple? Apple</p><p>- Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Tennis, Gym</p><p>- Do you get angry easily? Not really but when I do, it's a tidal wave</p><p>- Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? No</p><p>- List your five favourite musicians/bands. Nope</p><p>- What would you say your favourite music genre is? Eclectic hence can't pick 5</p><p>- What is your favourite flag? A flappy one</p><p>- Ever gone camping? HELL NO</p><p>- Ever been in love? Who hasn't?</p><p>- Ever used fake tan? Don't need to!</p><p>- Which countries have you visited? Lots - I am a sports writer and spend almost every month watching people hit fuzzy tennis balls</p><p>- Favourite city? London</p><p>- List your five favourite TV programmes. Nope</p><p>- List your five favourite films. Nope</p><p>- Are you wealthy? Define wealth?</p><p>- Do you work? If so, as what? Sports journalist</p><p>- List the subjects you study/have studied. Nope</p><p>- What do you like most about yourself? I make up my mind to do something and I don't mess around</p><p>- What do you like least about yourself? Until recently - hated not being in a routine to hit gym. Then lost a stone in 4 months potentially due to diabetes so makes hating myself seem truly trivial in the circumstances</p><p></p><p>I lost my one remaining parent in February, and developed a raging thirst mid way through covering a tournie in April. At first I put it down to just drinking the free Apfelsaft and a few days at home with some leomon and ginger tea in the mornig seemed to settle things down. Next tournies (Madrid and Rome) I was drinking a ton of water anyway (altitude, extremely hot and hilly walk to bus stop in Rome and v hot weather) - same for Paris. </p><p></p><p>My thirst is worse at night - manageable thorugh the day. Have blood test scheduled for this week before another month away covering all the grass court season. </p><p></p><p>I can only control my food intake and healthier living at home when I can buy stuff. Away at tournaments I am at the whim of media centres and when players are coming in to press. I have a bike that I use to terrorise the geese on the Thames tow-path. I have a fitbit but I prefer to do my exercise (a lot of rehab as I have no cartilage left in my knees) so I just roll my eyes when people tell me to go walking. I HATE IT. I use a spinbike to help lift my respiration rate and it is better/best rehab for the knees. </p><p></p><p>After Wimbledon I will have pretty much a FULL MONTH at home. I won't know what to do with myself!</p><p></p><p>The doctor was happy that I had taken it upon myself to come in as soon as I had committed the cardinal sin of looking up my symptoms online. I will cycle into town tomorrow to pick up a blood pressure monitor although given the stress at sorting out mum's probate I suspect my blood pressure will be high for a while. She had high blood pressure too. Both parents sufffered from diabetes and heart conditions. So that and the fact I am a trained journalist means I am obviously doomed!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="RFSMarch, post: 1485888, member: 410451"] - Include a photo here if you wish to. - NOPE - What is your name? RFS - How old are you? 48 - Are you male or female? Female - Which country are you from? UK - Which city/area do you live in? Surrey - Are you religious? Not in the least - Pick three words to describe your personality. Determined, Loyal, Dedicated - Do you have any pets? Nope - Microsoft or Apple? Apple - Which sport(s) (if any) do you like/play? Tennis, Gym - Do you get angry easily? Not really but when I do, it's a tidal wave - Do you have any tattoos or piercings? If so, where? No - List your five favourite musicians/bands. Nope - What would you say your favourite music genre is? Eclectic hence can't pick 5 - What is your favourite flag? A flappy one - Ever gone camping? HELL NO - Ever been in love? Who hasn't? - Ever used fake tan? Don't need to! - Which countries have you visited? Lots - I am a sports writer and spend almost every month watching people hit fuzzy tennis balls - Favourite city? London - List your five favourite TV programmes. Nope - List your five favourite films. Nope - Are you wealthy? Define wealth? - Do you work? If so, as what? Sports journalist - List the subjects you study/have studied. Nope - What do you like most about yourself? I make up my mind to do something and I don't mess around - What do you like least about yourself? Until recently - hated not being in a routine to hit gym. Then lost a stone in 4 months potentially due to diabetes so makes hating myself seem truly trivial in the circumstances I lost my one remaining parent in February, and developed a raging thirst mid way through covering a tournie in April. At first I put it down to just drinking the free Apfelsaft and a few days at home with some leomon and ginger tea in the mornig seemed to settle things down. Next tournies (Madrid and Rome) I was drinking a ton of water anyway (altitude, extremely hot and hilly walk to bus stop in Rome and v hot weather) - same for Paris. My thirst is worse at night - manageable thorugh the day. Have blood test scheduled for this week before another month away covering all the grass court season. I can only control my food intake and healthier living at home when I can buy stuff. Away at tournaments I am at the whim of media centres and when players are coming in to press. I have a bike that I use to terrorise the geese on the Thames tow-path. I have a fitbit but I prefer to do my exercise (a lot of rehab as I have no cartilage left in my knees) so I just roll my eyes when people tell me to go walking. I HATE IT. I use a spinbike to help lift my respiration rate and it is better/best rehab for the knees. After Wimbledon I will have pretty much a FULL MONTH at home. I won't know what to do with myself! The doctor was happy that I had taken it upon myself to come in as soon as I had committed the cardinal sin of looking up my symptoms online. I will cycle into town tomorrow to pick up a blood pressure monitor although given the stress at sorting out mum's probate I suspect my blood pressure will be high for a while. She had high blood pressure too. Both parents sufffered from diabetes and heart conditions. So that and the fact I am a trained journalist means I am obviously doomed! [/QUOTE]
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