He was a musical genius and a wonderful loyal, faithful and loving human being .

I can't help thinking his way 2 early demise relates to excess weight.

I had VBG surgery with Dr Weber. Worst mistake of my life he botched my surgery and I will never be the same.

When we?re largely immobile we don?t get little spider veins as we age nor varicose veins ( which bulge a little ) as a part of ? normal ? aging.

An unfortunate side effect of diligently exercising ( or often just working on your feet ) after Bariatric surgery and significant weight loss is the itching and discomfort and unsightliness of these veins starting.

The GOOD news is there are easy ways to prevent them forming ( and cure them permanently / keep them from getting worse if they?re already present )

K2 vitamin and Horsechestnut herbal capsules both help leg circulation the lack of which is what causes spider veins.

K2 cream ( available at the Vitamin shoppe ) minimizes the appearance of burst capillaries which usually look like bruises. So does self- tanner ? or a real tan on your legs.

Persistent itching ( particularly around the ankles ) after exercise is a sign your capillaries are stressed . K2 and Horsechestnut are in order- and anti itch gel .

Very quickly leg circulation accommodates to regular exercise so this is just a temporary thing .

Permanent capillary vein issues can be cured with ( largely painless ) sal****er micro- injections and even minor surgery can be done if absolutely necessary in the case of painful and protruding varicose veins that can significantly impede good limb circulation.

Insurance usually covers both procedures.

Know other trix? Please share !

Good Morning!

Returned after 12 last nite - 4 hour long opera and unexpected roadwork . Tired and disgusted at the state of my home this morning.

Still getting out early instead of gardening till after lunch did the trick - today may be an interview for a grant and lawyer-seeking, social security office etc.

Hurry up n wait but having these documents ( and an attorney) are essential. Neck hurts but what else is new .

There?s a ten am dancercize class at the gym I signed up for and Blink Fitness is on my way uptown just not within walking distance .

NY Sport Club has come a long way down though ( or was it NY Athletic Club I worked at by Rockefeller Center ? )

All the equipment is there but it?s very crowded ? we?ll see how much I use it . Better than having a rower in the living room I guess?

It?s a toss up between great ( free) gyms and classes but with limited chiropractic and dental coverage or full coverage for both and no classes and basic gyms .
Of course I want it all but it ain?t gonna happen ( unless I?m willing to teach somewhere). Don?t know if my ancient personal training certification can even be FOUND lol.

Needless to say I can?t find ANY documents EVER thus a huge source of frustration and wasted unnecessary effort re- obtaining what?s necessary.

Another annoyance - the super has decided to be a PITA and hid the buildings only cart a week ago . I?m pretty much the only tenant that uses it mostly to carry heavy plants . Over the weekend I had to lug up three large trees by hand and still have drying out plants and IKEA in the car.

Thinking about using their large wheeled trash/ recycling cart residing in the trash room but it?s sure to **** George off .

yesterday - B - Pret egg white Greek frittata ( not bad but my eggs are better thanks to Butter buds . L- mushroom soup, bit of tortilla chicken soup, four lf grrlscout cookies n bites of kosher veggie soufflé .D - one large shrimp n ****tail sauce ( small pouch day ) Midnite D - Asian crunch salad from Trader Joe?s minus the chicken n dressing- used low fat Japanese sesame dressing instead. Accountability- four pieces of candy jumped in my mouth at nite then rugelach. I often wake up n read n drink a decaf tea latte in the wee hours.

Today - morning dancersize class ? some very light weight and stretching work in the gym afterwards, (real work) B - spanakopita w extra ff feta and spinach/ garlic sautee.Chai tea latte . S / L - coffee latte shrimp ****tail veggie soufflé and Whole Foods salads . Some kind of lite soup. D - TBD .

Seeing Grounded tonight hopefully.

It?s amazing to witness the artistry and stagecraft live literally watching from the footlights.

Have a great day ! ( I realize I posted this in the wrong place - but all are welcome to join the daily accountability posts on the RNY board anyway ...)

Promise - it REALLY helps with weight loss and fellow- traveler company !

I know on that first link it mentions "Amanda Halterman" all over it, but I assume maybe that's an alias for Slaton (?) The lead in to the link said it was Tammy Slaton (correct spelling of last name, btw). Anyone know for sure whether that is her? The second link is definitely to Tammy, as it is a People magazine article. Same for the link within it, w. her showing off her new hairstyle to that hip hop (?) tune in a very short video. I admit though the gal in the video in the first link doesn't look much like the girl (Slaton) in the video in the second link.