【じっとみつめる。13年間の体重推移・・・】

　わたしのパソコンに仕舞い込んである体重管理の記録情報。ああ、生々しい（笑）。こういう情報って、顔をさらす以上に恥辱感覚が刺激されてくる。
　宮澤賢治〜1896〈明治29)年-1933〈昭和8）年〜は働けど働けど暮らしがラクにならないという現実を前にして「じっとわが手を」見つめたそうですが、現代、飽食の時代に勝手気ままに自堕落に生きてきたわたしは「じっと体重計測値を、ながめて」います。
　その文学作品でながく日本人の記憶の中に残り続けている人間・宮澤賢治ですが、その生涯は37年間と若くして果てている。それに対してすでに70の坂を越えて馬齢を重ねてきているので、長寿ということでは上回っている。ひたすら現代という時代に助けられてのことだと実感。
　減量に取り組み始めてその成果が最近になってようやく、すこし現れ始めている。ここ13年間での最大値84.5kgからは、直近は73.6kgなので10.9kgの減少。率にすると13%ほど。この間でけっこう体重の変動があって、それなりの形跡が現れていて自分でも興味深い。
　昨日は国立病院機構・北海道医療センターに夫婦で行ってきて、担当医の先生と血液検査・エコー検査・レントゲン検査などの結果を踏まえて、わたし自身の健康状況についての科学的な解析結果をご教示いただきました。面談ではわたしよりも同行してくれたカミさんの方に先生の視線は８割方向けられていて、わたし自身は刺身のツマのようでした（笑）。それだけ真剣にわたしの健康に気を配っての視線が鋭かったのでしょう。深く感謝であります。
　いろいろな数値は、体重減少に連れて改善傾向が顕著が見られる。わたしは174cmの身長なので直近でようやく「身長マイナス体重」の数値が100を下回ってくれた。１日1万歩弱の散歩運動は続けているけれど、この体重減は主に「食生活の改善」要素が大きい。野菜中心の食生活への大転換が大きいのですが、それにはカミさんの努力がきわめて大。まさに「毎日」のことなので「継続は力」と実感させられる。
　友人たちのなかには、不可抗的な要因で健康維持が難しくなってきているひともいるなかで、地道な努力が数字になって現れうるというのはまことに幸運・強運だと思えます。医師の的確な判断に従順に、これからも10代〜20代ころの体重レベルを目指して、健康管理に立ち向かって行きたいと思います。人間、自分ひとりで生きられるワケではないですね。
　あ、そういえば宮澤賢治さんは独身だったようで、そのことが短命にもつながっていたかも知れませんね。


English version⬇

Staring... 13 years of weight gain...
Kenji Miyazawa stared at his hands when his efforts were not rewarded. On the other hand, I look at his weight record, which shows slight changes, with a sense of joy. ...

　The weight management record information stored in my computer. Oh, it's so graphic (laughs). This kind of information stimulates my sense of shame more than exposing my face.
　It is said that Kenji Miyazawa (1896 - 1933) stared at “my hands” in the face of the reality that life was not getting any easier no matter how hard he worked.
　Kenji Miyazawa, whose literary works have remained in the memories of Japanese people for a long time, died at a young age of 37 years. In contrast, he has already passed the 70-year mark, so his longevity is even greater than that of Kenji Miyazawa. I realize that I have been helped by the modern age.
　I have started working on losing weight, and the results are finally starting to show. From the maximum weight of 84.5 kg in the last 13 years, the latest weight is 73.6 kg, which is a decrease of 10.9 kg. That's about a 13% reduction in percentage. It is interesting to me that my weight has fluctuated quite a bit during this period, and there are some signs of this change.
　Yesterday, we went to the Hokkaido Medical Center of the National Hospital Organization together as a couple, and the doctor in charge of my health gave us a scientific analysis of my health situation based on the results of blood tests, ultrasound examinations, and x-ray examinations. During the interview, 80% of the doctor's attention was focused on my wife, who accompanied me, rather than on me, and I was like a piece of sashimi (laugh). I was like a raw fish (laugh). I guess he was so earnest in his concern for my health that his gaze was sharp. I am deeply grateful.
　Various figures showed a marked improvement as my weight decreased. I am 174 cm tall, so my “height minus weight” has finally dropped below 100, and although I continue to walk a little less than 10,000 steps a day, this weight loss is mainly due to the “improvement of my diet. The major change in my diet to a vegetable-centered diet has been a major factor, and my wife's efforts have been extremely important in this change. Since this is a “daily” thing, it makes me realize that “continuity is power.
　While some of my friends are finding it increasingly difficult to maintain their health due to factors beyond their control, I feel very lucky and fortunate that their steady efforts are showing up in numbers. I would like to continue to follow my doctor's precise judgment and continue to manage my health with the aim of reaching the weight level of my teens and 20s. No human being can live on his or her own.
　Oh, by the way, Kenji Miyazawa was a bachelor, which may have contributed to his short life.