I think I will officially declare myself free from the gout attack. Now planar fascitis twinges again, if I wear the wrong shoes.
​Todays weather and temperature: Hot, humid at first, then clearing up and still hot.
Current stress level (scale from 1 (low) to 5 (high)): 4.5
Breakfast: Cheese sandwich, miso soup.
Lunch: Bean curry with egg.
Snack: An apple.
Dinner: Salad and cheese sandwich (blue cheese).
Todays supplements and dosage: 6 fish oil capsules, 4 garlic capsules.
Todays UA reading (before breakfast): 8.3 mg/dL, so skipping dinner does not help.
Todays step count (total at bedtime): 3315 steps - still not got started on walking.
How much did I drink today?: Coffee 1 liter, tea 2 liter, water 0.5 liter.
This weeks weight: 117.4 kg
​Waist circumference: 115 cm
Heart rate before bedtime (read more here to see why it matters): 100 bpm, lots of salt in blue cheese which is not good when you are stressed.
Blood pressure before bedtime (read more here to see why it matters): 126/94 mmHg
How many times did I go to the toilet today? #1 6 times, #2 2 times.
My urine pH this morning (for why this matters, read more here): 6
Was my urine strange in any way? No
How many minutes did I use the Sixpad Foot Fit Plus? 10
Days since my last gout attack: 0
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My foot is much better, the pain is almost gone. Finally able to take a walk.
​Todays weather and temperature: 25 degrees centigrade, cloudy and a bit muggy - supposed to be a typhoon coming in the evening.
Current stress level (scale from 1 (low) to 5 (high)): 4
Breakfast: Vegetable curry and miso soup
Lunch: Ox tounge (local delicacy) on rice with soup. Gave away all the meat but may not have been enough.
Snack: Nuts
Dinner: Salad and rice ball
Todays supplements and dosage: 6 fish oil capsules, 4 garlic capsules.
Todays UA reading (before breakfast): 6.9 mg/dL
Todays step count (total at bedtime): 11042 steps
How much did I drink today?: Tea 3 liter, coffee 1 liter.
This weeks weight: 117.4 kg
​Waist circumference: 115 cm
Heart rate before bedtime (read more here to see why it matters): 74 bpm
Blood pressure before bedtime (read more here to see why it matters): 139/93 mmHg
How many times did I go to the toilet today? #1 7 times, #2 2 times.
My urine pH this morning (for why this matters, read more here): 6
Was my urine strange in any way? No
How many minutes did I use the Sixpad Foot Fit Plus? 10 minutes, it feels that it helps to take the inflammation down.
Days since my last gout attack: Maybe today is the last day?
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The gout attack is still there, although the inflammation is subsiding. Hot baths really help with that. But since we are away for the weekend, no bother. It is in my left foot, and I use the right for the pedals. And the vegetarian choices are better than what I make at home.
​Todays weather and temperature: Another hot day outside, but this resort is climate-controlled since the water park is indoors.
Current stress level (scale from 1 (low) to 5 (high)): 1
Breakfast: In the buffet restaurant. Great vegetarian options.
Lunch: Skipped lunch since we had so much for breakfast
Snack: Smoothies from the smoothie stand. I had peach-strawberry mix.
Dinner: Buffet again, excellent vegetarian choices today too. But there were meat in some of them, and that delicious omelet was a crab omelet.
Todays supplements and dosage: None, did not bring any.
Todays UA reading (before breakfast): 7.2 mg/dL
Todays step count (total at bedtime): 629 (did not bring my mobile, I was not sitting at the poolside under a beach parasol all of the time. Only
most).
How much did I drink today?: Water 1.5 liter, lemon-flavored soft drink with 1 gram of viamin C per bottle 0.5 liter, coffee 0.3 liter, wine 0.4 liter.
This weeks weight: 117.4 kg
​Waist circumference: 116 cm
Heart rate before bedtime (read more here to see why it matters): Forgot to measure
Blood pressure before bedtime (read more here to see why it matters): Forgot to measure
How many times did I go to the toilet today? #1 6 times, #2 2 times.
My urine pH this morning (for why this matters, read more here): 6
Was my urine strange in any way? No
How many minutes did I use the Sixpad Foot Fit Plus? None, not at home
​Days since my last gout attack: Still ongoing but subsiding. Hot water soak really helps.

Left the resort, went to a park by the sea and had such a dreat lunch that we skipped dinner.
​Todays weather and temperature: Clear and hot - mostly above 30 degrees.
Current stress level (scale from 1 (low) to 5 (high)): 2
Breakfast: Hotel breakfast buffet.
Lunch: Sumptous seafood lunch with crab and mussels. Had me really worried for my UA level.
Snack: Piece of chocolate.
Dinner: Skipped dinner since everyone was still full from lunch.
Todays supplements and dosage: No supplements today either.
Todays UA reading (before breakfast): 7.3 mg/dL
Todays step count (total at bedtime): 12525 steps (and driving for 5 hours straight).
How much did I drink today?: Water 2.5 liter, lemon-flavored vitamin C enriched drink 0.3 liter, coffee 0.5 liter.
This weeks weight: 117.4 kg
​Waist circumference: 115 cm
Heart rate before bedtime (read more here to see why it matters): 99 bpm
Blood pressure before bedtime (read more here to see why it matters): 148/97 mmHg
How many times did I go to the toilet today? #1 5 times, #2 1 times.
My urine pH this morning (for why this matters, read more here): 6
Was my urine strange in any way? No
How many minutes did I use the Sixpad Foot Fit Plus? None, still out.
​Days since my last gout attack: Maybe this is the last day. Or the day before last...

​Todays weather and temperature: Hot and humid again. Wishing for thunderstorms that did not quite happen.
Current stress level (scale from 1 (low) to 5 (high)): 2
Breakfast: Salad and sandwiches.
Lunch: Fried cabbage with soy mince in an omelet.
Snack: Those horrible keto bars. When will we finally be rid of them?
Dinner: Soup with cheese and tomatoes; and tofu squares with tomatoes.
Todays supplements and dosage: 6 fish oil capsules, 4 garlic capsules.
Todays UA reading (before breakfast): 7.2 mg/dL
Todays step count (total at bedtime): 8815 steps
How much did I drink today?: Water 2 liter, tea 1 liter, coffee 0.5 liter.
This weeks weight: 117.4 kg
​Waist circumference: 115 cm
Heart rate before bedtime (read more here to see why it matters): 90 bpm
Blood pressure before bedtime (read more here to see why it matters): 131/90 mmHg
How many times did I go to the toilet today? #1 7 times, #2 2 times.
My urine pH this morning (for why this matters, read more here): 6
Was my urine strange in any way? No
How many minutes did I use the Sixpad Foot Fit Plus? None, sunday is a day off.
Days since my last gout attack: 4
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Weekends is family time, as long as the kids are not old enough to have their own activities.
​Todays weather and temperature: Not quite as hot as the last few days but pretty humid.
Current stress level (scale from 1 (low) to 5 (high)): 3
Breakfast: Leftover samosa, miso soup.
Lunch: Rice with beans, tofu with grated daikon.
Snack: Popcorn, since we went to see a movie (Jungle Cruise, not so bad but it would have benefited from a more thought-through script at the end).
Dinner: Salad, corn & green beans, and an eggburger minus the burger at McDonalds in the food court at the mall. And a Taiwanese tofu dessert which was way too sweet.
Todays supplements and dosage: One glass of ACV beetroot pickle juice in water. I did not realize it before, but since the vinegar is not pasteurized, it starts fermenting if you put apple juice in it.
Todays UA reading (before breakfast): 6.7 mg/dL.
Todays step count (total at bedtime): 12142 steps
How much did I drink today?: Diet cola 1.5 liter, tea 0.5 liter, water 1 liter, purine-free beer-like drink 0.5 liter.
This weeks weight: 117.4 kg
​Waist circumference: 115 cm
Heart rate before bedtime (read more here to see why it matters): 74 bpm
Blood pressure before bedtime (read more here to see why it matters): 152/95 mmHg
How many times did I go to the toilet today? #1 6 times, #2 2 times
My urine pH this morning (for why this matters, read more here): 6
Was my urine strange in any way? No
How many minutes did I use the Sixpad Foot Fit Plus? None, break today
Days since my last gout attack: 3
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Gout attacks are so debilitating. Even if you show people your swollen foot they can not believe it hurts that much. So I am very glad for the work at home policy we have.
​Todays weather and temperature: Hot, muggy, thunderstorms in the evening.
Current stress level (scale from 1 (low) to 5 (high)): 5
Breakfast: Cheese bread, miso soup.
Lunch: Vegetable curry on crispy tofu squares with cheese.
Snack: Nuts and some crackers.
Dinner: Dumplings with vegetable filling.
Todays supplements and dosage: 6 fish oil capsules, 4 garlic capsules.
Todays UA reading (before breakfast): 7.6 mg/dL
Todays step count (total at bedtime): 9023 steps
How much did I drink today?: Tea 3 liter, coffe 0.5 liter, water 1 liter. Wish we had an AC in the home office too.
This weeks weight: 117.4 kg
​Waist circumference: 115 cm
Heart rate before bedtime (read more here to see why it matters): 85 bpm
Blood pressure before bedtime (read more here to see why it matters): 121/92 mmHg
How many times did I go to the toilet today? #1 6 times, #2 2 times.
My urine pH this morning (for why this matters, read more here): 6
Was my urine strange in any way? No
How many minutes did I use the Sixpad Foot Fit Plus? 10 only, busy day
Days since my last gout attack: 1
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Gout attack is almost gone. Almost.
​Todays weather and temperature: Rain and windy. Later calm, cloudy and breaking up, around 25 degrees.
Current stress level (scale from 1 (low) to 5 (high)): 4.5
Breakfast: Toast with cheese.
Lunch: Vegetable curry. And cheese sandwich with meat, because I wanted to see if my UA would go down if I skipped dinner.
Snack: Chocolate (without sugar)
Dinner: A few sticks of pickled celery.
Todays supplements and dosage: 6 fish oil capsules, 4 garlic capsules.
Todays UA reading (before breakfast): 7.3 mg/dL
Todays step count (total at bedtime): 4724 steps, hard to go out.
How much did I drink today?: Water 1 liter, tea 2.5 liter, coffee 0.5 liter.
This weeks weight: 117.4 kg
​Waist circumference: 115 cm
Heart rate before bedtime (read more here to see why it matters): 76 bpm
Blood pressure before bedtime (read more here to see why it matters): 127/87 mmHg
How many times did I go to the toilet today? #1 7 times, #2 2 times.
My urine pH this morning (for why this matters, read more here): 6
Was my urine strange in any way? No
How many minutes did I use the Sixpad Foot Fit Plus? 10, felt good.
Days since my last gout attack: Still some twinges but it is going away.
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Since today is a holiday moved here so people could have time off for the Olympic games, we went away for the long weekend. There are no spectators allowed at the games anyway (except in areas outside Tokyo proper, so we could have watched the Japan-South Africa socver game which was played in an arena close to where we live.
​Todays weather and temperature: Cloudy but hot. Mostly indoors though, where it is 25 deg C.
Current stress level (scale from 1 (low) to 5 (high)): 1
Breakfast: Japanese set meal in a roadside cafe. They had a breakfast special which was almost meatless, if you gave the meat from the soup to your son.
Lunch: Ramen noodles in miso soup. Not the soup you have for breakfast but a special one. Unfortunately with some meat in it.
Snack: No snack
Dinner: Buffet at the resort where we are staying for the weekend. Great vegetarian options, although I tasted too much of the kids sweets.
Todays supplements and dosage: None
Todays UA reading (before breakfast): 6.3 mg/dL
Todays step count (total at bedtime): 6051 steps, this is a huge resort.
How much did I drink today?: Water 1 liter, coffee 0.5 liter, lemon-tasting soft drink with almost 3 grams of vitamin C 0.3 liter, wine 0.5 liter.
This weeks weight: 117.4 kg
​Waist circumference: 115 cm
Heart rate before bedtime (read more here to see why it matters): 80 bpm
Blood pressure before bedtime (read more here to see why it matters): 137/90 mmHg
How many times did I go to the toilet today? #1 5 times, #2 2 times. Sweated a lot.
My urine pH this morning (for why this matters, read more here): 6
Was my urine strange in any way? No
How many minutes did I use the Sixpad Foot Fit Plus? None, not at home
​Days since my last gout attack: Still ongoing, but subsiding thanks to the hot spring baths here.

I wonder if the trigger of my gout attack can be that my immune system is now on high alert against viruses. After all, the reason for the gout attack is that the immune system mistakes the uric acid crystals for a virus and triggers the alarm. And after the second vaccine injection, my immune system is on high alert.
​Todays weather and temperature: Hot and cloudy, above 35 degrees centigrade.
Current stress level (scale from 1 (low) to 5 (high)): 4
Breakfast: Huvudroll meatballs and Korean kimchi soup with cauliflower.
Lunch: Japanese soba noodles
Snack: No snack
Dinner: Salad and quiche lorraine from Costco.
Todays supplements and dosage: 6 fish oil capsules, 4 garlic capsules, ACV beetroot pickle juice in water.
Todays UA reading (before breakfast): 7.2 mg/dL
Todays step count (total at bedtime): 8391 steps
How much did I drink today?: Water 1 liter, tea 2 liter, non-alcohol purine-free beer-like drink 0.5 liter.
This weeks weight: 117.4 kg
​Waist circumference: 115 cm
Heart rate before bedtime (read more here to see why it matters): 82 bpm
Blood pressure before bedtime (read more here to see why it matters): 159/88 mmHg
How many times did I go to the toilet today? #1 7 times, #2 2 times.
My urine pH this morning (for why this matters, read more here): 6
Was my urine strange in any way? Still red.
How many minutes did I use the Sixpad Foot Fit Plus? None, not working today.
​Days since my last gout attack: Still going on, even if it is subsiding a little.
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