Tuesday, 26 June

I think one's maintenance range must be so specific for different folks.

Cruises and long vacations aside, and speaking PURELY for myself, I know I could not handle a 10-pound bounce range. For me, 2 pounds is OK. Three pounds, and sirens go off.

I'm still "only" 4 years post-op, so I don't know how this might change for me in the coming years and as I change.

BTW, I was wondering the other day if my height had shortened yet due to aging, so I got out the old metal tape measure and put a mark on the wall. Nope -- not yet. I'm still 5'5". So far.

Are you going to track your height with a notch on the wall?

I already made a 5'5" mark on the kitchen wall. ;)

As long as your maintenance range isn't, say, 100 lbs, I think you are ok. :)

Amen to that!

OMG! Is that's what's wrong with me????

Update check in to say

Well I did go to lunch. I got soup and salad. Soup was cream based but tasted funky so I only ate 1/2 c. max.

Side salad had bacon bits, croutons and egg but I took fat free ranch in my purse. Figure it cannot be so bad.

I estimated all this at 430 calories. Hoping its an overestimate, but rather be on the safe side.

Downside is very little protein so hungry now. And having leftover barbecue for dinner instead of salmon.

I know I'm improving so maybe I ought to focus on that. it's not a race. But I also cannot tell when I'm rationalizing my way out of better eating. Hmmmm

UH Oh BB, last time I had odd tasting cream soup I got really sick. Beware. ds

Good morning peep and peep-ets, healing (and hopefully non-poopeating) dog and dog-ets, and especially a welcome to the new and beautiful day.

153.0 Nothing special on the list of things to do today...think I'll just experience the calm and peace of it all. Plumber here and gone yesterday- left a bill 25% higher than his quote- what are you going to do? Kurt to the rescue with "It's ok, you like the work and all is done; let it go."

So, today, let it (what is and we have little power to change) go, and find someway to make a positive impact on this world happen. Poor little globe needs a bit of good energy right now.