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Good morning and Happy Friday,
Busy day today. I'm meeting up with comrades for coffee this morning. A friend invited to see Head and the Heart in an intimate taping this afternoon. I'm speaking at 6pm in Lincoln Park. I have nothing prepared so I'm going improv style with a topic from the audience. Tonight, I'm going to a blues club. And leasing a car and signing the paperwork sometime during the day.
QOTD- 24. However, my lifestyle at the time would not have supported it.
Steps 7202
B: Dannon Light and Fit Coconut Yogurt.
L: TBD
D: Carnitas in a bowl.
Pics - My friend Kim, Spike, and I last weekend; Barnaby's - 60 year old pizza joint; Lincoln Park Abraham Lincoln statue vandalized including Palestinian rhetoric; Frank Grimes goes Michael Douglas.
HW: 371 SW(8/9/21): 324 CW: 208 lbs 0 lbs til goal of skin reduction surgery. I'm still looking for a new plastic surgeon.
"History doesn't repeat itself but it rhymes." - Mark Twain.
Good Morning! Fri-yay for the win! Enjoy the day off after your appt, especially the chair time! Not much planned for the weekend, I have bloodwork in the morning and I'll probably log a few work hours in prep for payroll distribution Monday. I did do three different loops/walks through the dealership lot yesterday, and I will try the same today. It's a good time to start a new habit since it's cooled down quite a bit.
QOTD: Maybe 5 years earlier, I would want to get through my pregnancy and the first few years of being a mom first. I would still do RNY, I feel like it was the right choice for me. I still miss Advil though, small price to pay though.
TSS: 10 years 2 months
B: SF latte, 3 turkey sausage links, and an orange
L: Turkey and cheese sticks, carrots, light and fit yogurt and some fruit
S: Mixed nuts, a piece of fruit and yogurt
D: TBD, I haven't decided yet but we might grab something easy or I always have canned chicken so I can eat that with some net zero tortillas and cheese or flatbread/wasa
ES: Protein ice cream and carbmaster toast
E: 1/2 hour elliptical, 1 mile on treadmill and 20 mins Pilates bar
V/W: On track
Totals: TBD
Have a great day!
RNY 8/11/14 with Dr. Kelvin Higa PS Lipectomy 4/12/17 with Dr. John Burnett HW291.4/CW165/GW150
Good morning - It's finally Fri-yay!! I looked through my recent photos and besides photos of my rash from a few weeks ago, (and no one need to see that) I have no recent pics. I will make an effort to take pics because even my avatar photo is from before my revision surgery when I was pushing 240 pounds - it needs to go! Excellent go-to options for food without a plan yesterday! Safe options help me stay on track make it easier to make a good choices. Yesterday was a blur! I ended up working for 2 hours from home last night to finish up because I'm off today and I don't want to leave anything or anyone hanging. Today I have a Dr. appt this morning and I'm getting my hair done after that. I love fresh salon hair, it's never the same when I do it, ever! Afterwards I'm running some errands and want to be home to catch the end of the Dodgers playoff game. It's game 5, we're up 3-1, this could be it! A Dodgers-Yankees World Series is looking most likely and I'm looking forward to that. This weekend will be the usual house, errands and football/baseball, with another attempt to watch Salem's Lot. Last week as soon as we turned it on I crashed! And hopefully a long afternoon nap in there somewhere.
Asking for a friend:
QOTD - If you were given a do-over for WLS, at what age would you have done it instead? Would you have opted out or gotten a different surgery? I wasn't ready for it until I actually had it at age 46 and by ready I mean willing. I had no idea what it what it would really entail so I was not actually ready for it!! I really wish I had it at 30. Or maybe even 10ish when it really started to put on weight as a kid, jk... I definitely would have gotten RNY, may have considered DS, but the possible bathroom issues aren't worth it to me, but DS may have helped me avoid a second surgery.
Accountability - great! 82 active minutes and 10,277 steps and a weight workout that focused on the back - it felt good, but I'm very sore now. Today I'm 167.6 and I'm about to get on the treadmill.
B- coffee, eggs and ham
l - jersey mikes or chipotle
d - pork chops, baked potato w/broccoli cheese
s - jerky, apple, edamame
Have a great day!
RNY 11/21/16 - HW/SW 309 LW 150
REVISION 4/10/23 - HW 240 SW 225 CW 164 GW 155
Thanks. I looked it up and it seems pretty similar. I also have a problem with cat tracking litter around the house and think that the lightweight litter I bought is part of the problem. I am going to get different litter and set up the automatic box this weekend then keep my fingers crossed that the cat will use it. I thought about going with the really expensive one because the cat is about two years old and that means about 18 years of scooping litter, so an automatic box is a good investment. I just did some research first and think $300 is a reasonable amount and those boxes are working well. The cat is a rescue and I have had him a few weeks.
The other thing that changed my life a few years back was buying the $1000 iRobot vacuum that mops, vacuums, and cleans itself. That was after several other robot vacs that worked, but required a lot of time to get hair out that would get stuck on the rollers and need to be emptied almost every day. It runs everyday and picks up the dust, litter, and pet hair and only has to have the bag changed every few months. The newest model also holds a week worth of floor mopping fluid and that would be another great feature.
It seems like so much money, but it is like hiring a maid to do the vacuuming and mopping. Look up the iRobot 10 Max with Autowash Dock. Mine is older and I have to fill up the tank and wash out the pads. The newest model would be even easier.
Sorry about your appt. Keep your head up.
RNY 8/11/14 with Dr. Kelvin Higa PS Lipectomy 4/12/17 with Dr. John Burnett HW291.4/CW165/GW150
More stunning pics! A jersey mikes bowl is great!
RNY 8/11/14 with Dr. Kelvin Higa PS Lipectomy 4/12/17 with Dr. John Burnett HW291.4/CW165/GW150
Mine is Bcharya brand from Amazon for $300 also. I don't know any other brands but this was simple to set up and it's fabulous. It has an app to tell me when I need to add litter or remove the bag from the bin below.
I ordered one from Amazon that was $300. It came yesterday and I have not taken it out of the box yet. It is called Pet Cove Automatic Litterbox. Which one did you end up buying? If you recommend another one I can return this one and get one that you are happy with.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
Years ago there was a woman who wrote a book about her weight loss journey. She kept saying she wished someone would just get a chainsaw and take off her big butt. It was a hilarious book and I can't remember if she lost the weight by surgery or just dieting, but your post made me remember her.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
How is the Ahi Jerky? I'm imagining smoked salmon meets beef jerky? I can imagine how challenging it must be for you to get enough protein, but it sounds like you know what you need to do to get there!
RNY 11/21/16 - HW/SW 309 LW 150
REVISION 4/10/23 - HW 240 SW 225 CW 164 GW 155
