05/21/2020, Thursday

Good Morning All - Flying visit

Up and showered, second load of washing done and hung in front of the fireplace. I have tidied up before the cleaner comes - dog beds outside etc etc.

Heading out shortly to grab some books from a store for my grandsons (will go into the present box) then planning to grab a Cupcake and deliver it to my DS Girlfriends work as a surprise - its her 22nd Birthday today Or may even just take her a slice of Plum cake I made last night in a decorated box - she starts at 9am. They are both coming for lunch tommorrow so Im looking forward to spending time with them. Im making a huge batch of sausage rolls tonight - Maddie loves them.

Today will just be work - still very quiet. Then we will take mum home at 3pm and get her unpacked. Going to see our grandbabies at their other Nannies house for a quick visit then have decided to get takeaway Nepalese for dinner.

I had best run x

Have a wonderful evening all

S

Take away Nepalese..... I wish!

Will set a place for you and Ron Peps :)

Say around 7pm?

The gym today was pretty great! I did a full body workout - 2 different types of squats (1 body weight, the other weighted with 200+ pounds), several back exercises, a few chest, and finished with biceps and shoulders. What was most pleasing was to see that my strength has lessened very little, if at all. I was able to flat chest press 70 lb free weights (total 140 lbs) and manage 90 lb inside chest presses on the free form machine (brutal). That was the high point of the early part of the day. It's only just before 3:00, so lots of day left! Who knows, I may do something even more mood enhancing! LOL!

The nutritionist gave me homework for this week. It remains undone. I've "thought" about it, but I haven't put anything in black and white yet. I should do that before tomorrow. One of the things she wants me to do is focus on the "deep why" of why I want to lose weight. To look better or to be thin is not enough of a reason, she says. My gut reaction to that is "To Hell with you! Of course it's a good reason. It's the reason higher than any other." But I get it.... It's a superficial reason.... It's about my outside, not healing my insides. That's why in the short term it is much easier for me to take the JFDI approach because I don't have to examine my inner psyche. We all know that the JFDI approach does not work for me for very long.... Booooo.....

Ceci, so when I read what you were doing my heart went out to you. That approach is so deprivation driven for me and so "diety", I just can't even go there anymore. You are a brave woman to try! I salute you.

So, as for deeper whys.... I thought about being fit, but that's kind of bogus because even in the MO category, I can do a lot more than most men my age. So, I though of sincere wants. I am going to put them out here, not just for you, but so they become real for me. I would like to get off cholesterol lowering medicine (though it doesn't really bother me to be on it). I would very much like to get off high blood pressure medication. I take a very low dose, but I would very much like to be off of that completely. That one does bug me. Then there are a couple of daily functional things I would like to achieve. The first is to not lose my breath when tying my shoes and to be able to cut my toenails with comfort. The fatter I get, the more difficult that task. And finally, don't laugh because you must remember I have a long body, but shortish arms.... I would like it to be easier to clean my nether regions when showering and after using the toilet. It's not awful, but it's not what I would say is easy. I guess another way to say it is I would like greater flexibility, but the truth is the showering and the butt wiping is what is getting to me.

Memorial Day... not a big event for me and my family. Ron's family started to use it as a memorial b'day celebration for Ron's father about 8 years ago. His step mom is being added to the remembrance this year. So there is some type of get together in Sonoma on Monday. I'm not sure about going. I don't know enough about everyone's habits during the quarantine. If I am uncomfortable, I will use the puppies as my excuse. Babies can't be left alone for very long at all! Need to eat every 4 hours.

C'est ma vie!

Greetings Busy People

Diane M you never cease to amaze me. All the steps and chores! Ditto the rest of you. Wish I could get a transfusion of energy but I have always been a sort of sluggy person.

Hmm Peps, why indeed does one want to lose weight? Its kind of like asking why do you want to eat. It just IS. Many of us can think back to incidents of fat shaming as kids or young adults and there sure are reasons like not fitting into restaurant booths, lack of fun clothes etc. But those reasons are long gone - at least at my age. In my case I feel really "weighted" down by my regain like I am hauling around a couple of extra bags. Anyway I hope to hear everyone's answer to this.

I am sinning as we speak - drinking a 7 oz coke. Not diet. I gave up soda years ago and probably have not had any in 6 months but driving home it just came into my head. We have some in the fridge that has been there for months since we only get it when this one friend comes over.

Our board worked on our studio reopen plan today. I so hate zoom meetings. Take 7 people, most of whom are pretty old, and try to keep them on the same page. No sooner is something said when another person asks the same question. Makes me realize how difficult on line teaching would be . Hope you teachers out there are staying sane.

Had a nice message from my mom's former nurse, lovely person we have sort of adopted. She got a covid test since she works in home health care and it came back "inconclusive". How can that be?

Our stimulus check just arrived. Its a weird number - I think they punished us because in 2018 I had unusual income from inherited IRA. It seems odd since we are both retired and on social security and not paycheck dependent. I am going to ask DH if we can share it with the food bank.

We have one tiny little sugar snap pea on the vines. So enjoying the container garden. One thing about all the dope grow stores around here is they have lots of great container garden tools!!

BB congrats on 10 years. You done good!! I am 10 years and 5 months. Seems like only yesterday I was going to the informational seminar. Never regretted it for a millisecond. Enjoy your little ones.

Cecily please report on the shakes. I watched a video on how to sprout your own barley grass and make shakes from it. I will pass on that. Looks like yard clippings. Hope yours is good.

Well thats about it. DH brought home a 10 pound enchilada casserole from costco. Its quite good but we will be eating it for another week or maybe just toss it.

Stay safe and healthy all.

Diane S