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I hope your day gets better.
RNY 8/11/14 with Dr. Kelvin Higa PS Lipectomy 4/12/17 with Dr. John Burnett HW291.4/CW165/GW150
Good morning, everybody!
I don't know what they were cooking at the pool snack area last night, but it sure smelled good. Last night was endurance night and we went hard for nearly the entire 50 minute class. I hopped out of the pool, wedged myself out of the wetsuit, dried off, and once I started walking wa**** with this yummy smell. I did resist the urge to eat at the pool by myself and went home to join the family. I made a couple of tacos with some chicken we had leftover and those were good.
We had a nice little surprise because two episodes of Seal Team Season 7 was released on Sunday. We interrupted our normal watching of the entire Bobby Flay oeuvre to watch them both. Aside from the endless commercials they were good.
Thankfully, the 9 course meal at the Bangkok Peninsula is out. There were a couple of reasons , but one was that my friend remembered that my stomach is the size of a tennis ball. But, I think that her husband was glad to be spared the cost. And we will go to the same restaurant and order normal menu items.
QOTD: I read a very sobering statistic. Diabetic 65 year old men have a less than 1% change of living to be 95. Most retirement planning models start with the assumption that you will live to be 95 and continue to enjoy an expanding lifestyle during those years. So, I definitely think often about whether it would be better to just enjoy life now than to try and make it through these next two years of work. But I have a fair amount of fun as things are.
Breakfast: bagel
Lunch: leftover hamburger or chicken
Dinner: spaghetti and meatballs
Have a great day, all!
Jim Age 58 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good Morning! I'm glad you and Grim are both doing well. Yesterday was a pretty busy with a few unplanned meetings but it did go by pretty quickly. Thank you all again for all the support and comments yesterday on my 10 year surgiversary.
Does anyone have any thoughts or experience with shock wave therapy? John went to a chiropractor yesterday for some hip/back/neck issues and they ended up talking about his plantar fasciitis. He is going to try the shock therapy for that. Anyhow, he asked if it could be used for my ankle/tendon issues and they said absolutely. I am thinking it might be worth a shot before I undergo surgery again but am trying to do some research on it.
QOTD: I still wonder in the back of my mind how things would have changed in the last six months if I'd changed jobs. I feel I made the right decision but won't lie about there sometimes being that "what-if" thought passing through.
TSS: 10 years
B: SF latte, Fiber/protein oatmeal, turkey sausage, 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: Tri tip salad with avocado, a banana, and dark chocolate
ES: Protein ice cream and carbmaster toast
E: 1/2 hour elliptical and 20 mins Pilates bar
V/W: On track
Totals: Cals:1311 Protein:103 Carbs:129 Fat:50
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
G'morning all!
Glad to hear Grim is home and resting.
JB, when you got on the GLP1 medication did they give you a list of food to stay away from? It seems like the drs are not doing their jobs if you have to do trial and error to see what works and what doesn't work.
I'm having a busy day on the road but nothing major. As usual I have packed so much protein like I'm going into a famine or there are no stores around. But I'd say better be ready than looking around for a protein source.
QOTD - oh goodness me, so many forks and I chose one thing over another. Looking back I think I'd rather be busy than inactive. As they say you can sleep when you are dead. But my future goals are always changing, isn't that the beauty of life? Nothing is written in stone and we have the power to change it at will.
My meals yesterday:
- Coffee
- Fluffy yogurt + edamame pouch
- Cherries, figs
- Protein icecream - chocolate brownie
- E: strength training
Happy taco Tue!
SW:261 6/26/17 GW:150 10/6/18
CW: 141.6
PGW: 140-142
Looking forward to hearing about your dinner!
Jim Age 58 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning all and Happy Tuesday,
My car is functional again and I'm grateful for the freedom. I don't think I'm ready to hang up the keys just yet. I did notice that I had zero anger without driving. The public transit is very accessible here but it takes forever. Chicago Transit authority is pretty incompetent.
I'm really looking forward to dinner tonight. I won a contest for a $20.24 tasting menu at a fancy, French place. I think I'm getting a black car to pick up Emily. If she hasn't figured out it, I hope to show her that I can be house-trained, can behave in public, and like nice, shiny things as much as I like simple living.
QOTD- I definitely reflect upon life's decisions. However, the past is history, tomorrow's a mystery, and all we have is the percent. While I have made some very poor decisions in my past, it has all made me the man I am today.
B: Virgin bloody Mary, eggs and sausage.
L: Fairlife shake.
D: There will be fromage. French restaurant so it will all be fattening.
HW: 371 SW(8/9/21): 324 CW: 215. 0 lbs til goal of skin reduction surgery. I'm still looking for a new plastic surgeon.
"Every day is a good day. There is something to learn, care and celebrate." - Amit Ray
Good morning ~ Happy to hear Grim is home and doing well and that you feel well enough to go into to work! I'm grumpy today. I had haunting work dreams all night and woke up in back/neck/shoulder pain. Bad enough for me not to get on the treadmill and seriously consider staying home from work. I miss Advil but maybe Tylenol and a shower will help. I have too much to do today, hence the dreams and can't get it done on a laptop at home. Off to work I go.
QOTD - Yes, I'm rethinking my decision to stay at my job right now. I'd love to be able to retire, or have a job that I never have to think about when I leave the office. Most of the time I love my job, right now is not one of them. And last week was so good too. I'm just tired of the roller coaster. 9 more years... at least it's a single digit.
Accountability - great - 50 active minutes, 10,077 steps. Today 167.8, no treadmill and swimming is TBD, actually - the water sounds really good so that is happening.
B- coffee, cottage cheese, tomato, protein shake
l - RGF burrito, greek yogurt and salsa, baked tostada chips
d - beef stew, roll
s - apple
Have a good day!
RNY 11/21/16 - HW/SW 309 LW 150
REVISION 4/10/23 - HW 240 SW 225 CW 164 GW 155
on 8/13/24 4:17 am - Amarillo, TX
Good mornin all. Glad to hear Grim is doing well.
Not much happening today. My mom is going to mow. I may weed whack if she'll let me. I'm exhausted per the usual.
QOTD: I regret a lot of my choices. I try to remember that hindsight is 20/20 and not to dwell on things. It is not usually that simple though.
Mel
Nope, editing my menu after actually looking in the fridge. I organized it by what is going to go bad before I eat it, so here is the revised menu based on not wasting anything!
- protein coffee
- egg bite - before it goes bad
- yogurt & granola
- salami & cheese - before it goes bad
Morning all! Grim is home and doing well. I'll let him tell you all the fun details. I am doing better, too--fever is down and I am back to just a low-key sore throat and earache, so I'm heading into the office soon for a big meeting with the college prez. It's going to be a very long day. I'd kill for a day in bed with Grim and kitties.
This meme is becoming more and more true for me as I am getting further into my adventures with Wegovy. I know I shared that any little amount of sugar is giving me RH, but this weekend I also found out that anything fried is giving the same reaction. I had some fried clams at the Clam Shack and had the same awful reaction. Not only is it helping me have less of an appetite, it's really keeping me on the straight and narrow because anything that is unhealthy is really making me feel awful. Yay!
QOTD: Are you rethinking any of your life decisions / goals? I am feeling a little overwhelmed with everything I need to do for both work and the cookie biz and I'm starting to wonder if running a small business is a smart idea while I am working full time? I am soooo overwhelmed by it all right now and can't make the math work about how I can do everything I have committed to next month. Plus we have some unexpected travel coming up and it means I am going to have to either cancel or reschedule a sold out class, which is really upsetting. I hate to be unreliable, and I think it might be better to just scrap the whole thing at this point. It's a hard decision through because recently things have really taken off, but I don't love never feeling like I can relax because there are 100,000 things hanging over my head. What to do? What to do?
Accountability: I had zero appetite yesterday. Nothing. I finally forced myself to have my breakfast yogurt at 1pm and couldn't even fini**** I had the last 3 bites of lobster at 4pm, but then indulged in a potato with cheese & bacon that I made from Grim when he came home at 7:30pm. I already feel full from my coffee this morning, so I am guessing I am going to have a repeat of a no-hunger day today so I will keep it light with yogurt and add some nutty granola for extra protein, if I can manage it.
- protein coffee
- yogurt & granola
- yogurt & granola
- garlic chicken
