Friday, 11/16/2018

Weight: 135.0 (just like yesterday, although I weighed 3 hours earlier this morning)
Macros: Cals - 1,494, Carbs - 130, Fats - 50, Protein - 93, Fiber - 29
Sleep hours: 6.5
Vegetable/Fruit Servings: 8
Water glasses: 2 (I know, I know!)
Exercise: Walked (10K steps)
Meditation: Yes

T.G.I.F.!

Like everyone else, I'm thinking of Bonnie and hoping she's healing well after surgery. Bonnie, we're sending you loving wishes for all the possible best outcomes and for peace for you and your family.

On the eye front, it turns out that Nature's patience was indeed the pace I needed to adopt. Yesterday, my optometrist (who did my post-op testing) said that my cataract surgery was a great success and that although the eye is still swollen it now tests 20:25 for distance vision. He said that as the swelling subsides my distance vision will probably improve to 20:20. He also called my surgeon and said I REALLY need to have my second surgery done ASAP, since my eyes are now incredibly different-sighted (-0.25 in my left and -7.00 in my right). He assured me that if surgery can't be scheduled before my next trip (in early December) he will fit my right eye with a contact lens to correct the distance vision in that eye so my brain will stop freaking out. And that's more than enough about eyes for a while.

Today I'll attend a charity luncheon to benefit the local college library. This evening I have a date with my niece to eat sushi and see "Bohemian Rhapsody." That's right - sushi in the Ozarks where we do what we must.

I'm sticking with yesterday's theme by Ralph Waldo Emerson: "Adopt the pace of nature: her secret is patience."

Weight 124.2 (up 2), calories about 1700. DH's birthday was a success and the fudge cake was great... Need I say more?

It is 52 this morning! But it snowed back at our northern home so I'm not complaining. Coffee at Paneras with the walking group today (but no water aerobics for DH - too cold). Maybe I'll get the windows washed today while it isn't so hot!

Have a fantastic Friday!

I'm told it was a lovely day yesterday. Didn't get out much with a sick kid. Her fever rose to 102.7 and it was kind of scary because she was just clutching me, whimpering, and so hot :( Luckily the fever broke before bed, she slept really well and still no fever this morning! My first time with a really sick kid. We both survived.

Weight unknown. But my babysitter did tell me I'm starting to show today. Still wearing normal clothes, but I can feel my stomach muscles just sort of loosening. Kind of like after a big meal. It's okay. Part of the fun. For once in my life (well, twice!)

Another nice day today. Up to 65. That's what I love about Oklahoma weather. Some people hate it. But in the words of Will Rogers, "if you don't like the weather in Oklahoma, wait a minute and it will change." Beautiful snow Monday. Cold wintry weather Tuesday and Wednesday. And beautiful fall outdoorsy weather Thursday and Friday!

Y'all are convincing me I need to go see Bohemian Rhapsody! I saw mixed reviews, but I'm starting to learn not to pay much attention to those. We are going to see Fantastic Beasts at a balcony tonight--where one can drink and eat and enjoy!

I really hope I can love food for food--and not just fuel. Sometimes I wonder which one I'd choose if I had to. I suppose that's an easier statement to make sitting her in normal size clothes after 8 years. How much easier it is to forget the struggles of legs that wouldn't cross, pants that would roll down when I sat and I had to try and quickly and discretely hike them back up every time I stood. My legs rubbed together so badly that I would have to replace my jeans simply for the fact that I'd worn the fabric thin and holy between my thighs. Not exactly the kind of holy jeans you want! I think I need to write some of these things down and pull them out and remind myself every once and awhile. Life was not bad obese--I think it's very important to remember that too (at least in my personal situation)--but weight is just such a nonfactor now. It's better that way.

ETA: Weight is always going to be a factor. Sheesh, look at my hyper-focus on the scale weight even pregnant! But what I'm attempting to say is that my weight isn't so much a factor in that people don't notice that quality first, I don't think about whether I can fit into a chair, I can shop where I like, etc.

But I sure love food. I know Diane S. saw my picture on facebook about the onion burger place! I'm so so thankful to surgery that I wasn't able to eat it all. In fact, it took me lunch + a crazy hungry pregnancy snack to get through half of it. But oh man was it amazing. It's a place that's been on Diners, Drive-ins, and Dives, and only has 14 places to sit. You essentially sit right in front of the grill. I'd never been because it's so extremely hard to get into. DH and I went on Weds after ob appt on a hunch that perhaps others were fearful of a line out in the cold. That hunch was right and we got right in and seated! I'm not sure if the food was as good as it was (it really was!) or how much it owed to the quaintness factor of 2 employees, the fry top right there.

Gladd Becca is better today and the fever was a one day thing. I've seen the Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives episode about the OKC onion burger shack! They looked scrumptious! Glad your burger met your expectations!

I'm glad Becca recovered quickly. Fevers are scary but as you know it is the bodies healthy response to infection. She must have a strong immune system.

Those burgers sound amazing!

243 today... Okay, how the heck is this possible???? Mind you, I'm not complaining one bit. As a matter of fact, I'm loving it. I need to be prepared for a good long weight loss break, I think. I can't continue to dump pounds at this clip. Maybe I'm becoming one of those stair step loser types. Just gotta remember when the scale stays put for a while to keep on doing what I'm doing and not second guess the process.

Watched two episodes of The Haunting of Hill House on Netflix last night. Stayed up far too late, but of course, woke up right on time to go to work, which, of course, I didn't have to do.

The air quality is bordering on the "very unhealthy" range, though still clinging to the "unhealthy" range. A few miles away, the particulate matter has reached the "very unhealthy" level, so I'm expecting it to make it to that level here by the afternoon. We shall see. For me, it's like having super bad allergies - goopy eyes, stuffed nose and today my throat feels a bit "thick". Our filter is working overtime so the air inside the house doesn't smell smokey at all. I can only imagine what it's like for the people who are stuck in the "hazardous" air quality areas closer to the Camp Fire. I feel for them.

Wondering how Bonnie150 is this morning. Ann, have you checked her FB page today? Maybe one of her sons has posted? She and I are not FB friends, so I can't check.

Ann, glad that the eye doc gave your procedure a stamp of approval. Hope you get the next surgery ASAP.

Good luck to Diane O. heading to Chicago today in the snowy weather.

Liz, glad to see FL has finally chilled a bit. You needed a break from the humidity and heat.

David, thanks for the tips for the cracked skin. Along with my Working Hands hand cream for prevention, the super glue sounds like the medicine to fix those emergency splits!

My theme for today is: Weight Loss is 99% what goes in your mouth and ONLY 1% about your activity level. My workouts give me a heightened sense of security when it comes to eating and I don't want to fall prey to the false thinking that upping my fitness game really plays much part in my weight loss challenges. I know over time my metabolism will benefit greatly from what I'm doing, but to lose the weight it has to be about changing the eating.

Devon -- no, nothing posted yet on Bonnie150's FB page. I figure if there was dire news of any sort that she would be tagged by her loved ones. Therefore, I'm taking no FB news to mean good news.

Greetings Peeps and Peps

Still at 152.5 but flirting with a half lower. Scale flickers. Why does it do that?

Got my new fitbit working even though the band is defective and hard to fasten. Spent a lot of yesterday communicating with them and they will send a new band. I think its a design problem and a new band won't matter.

Hey Ann, glad your eye thing is going well. My DH just had one lens popped out of his glasses and wore them that way until the second eye was done. So did my scrabble buddy. It must be crazy to see with eyes so different.

BB so sorry Becca was sick but glad recovery was quick. Guess kids are that way. I sure hope she doesn't get any of the ear stuff like baby Adalyn. Hey Dave, what's up?

And yeah BB, I hear you on midwestern weather. It actually is charming. What I really didn't like about it was the summer heat. Winter was fine. Out here there is only about a 10 degree difference between winter and summer high temps. Its clear and sunny today but fog can roll in any old time.

Peps is there a second smoke day? So terrible that the air makes it unsafe to leave the house.

Well I need to get a dog walk in (aka a Diane walk) and get some steps on my new fitbit.

Why is it that every single product or service pesters you for a survey of how they performed? And they email you over and over for it. I refuse to do any of them except for my primary care doctor who is great. And I don't know why he does a survey because he is not taking new patients anyway but its part of his group.

Thinking of Bonnie150 whom I hope is resting comfortably. Ann is so right about patience.

So I will patiently wait for the water to heat so I can pour a cup of coffee.

Diane S

Diane, I wish I could pop out the left lens in my old glasses -- but they're the rimless kind, with only temple and nose hardware, held together by the lenses.

Weight 175.8 Thinking it's the trainer workouts because I've been eating much better and that's the only other thing that's different. Maybe it's making me retain water?

I went and walked on the beach with a friend and split a turkey sandwich with her for lunch. Lovely day!

My grocery store (Ralphs) has these fresh meal prep kits where everything is precut and preportioned for you to assemble and cook. I made a good one yesterday - turkey and stuffing meatballs on a bed of roasted brussel sprouts and sweet potatoes. I think it would be easy to replicate outside of the kit. Just ground turkey, a small bit of panko crumbs, chopped fresh thyme, sage and rosemary, diced celery and diced onion. It tasted just like Thanksgiving!

Hope everyone has a great weekend! Thinking of you, Miss Bonnie!