VSG Maintenance Group
07/13/2020, Monday
Yesterday was wonderful ! We puttered on finishing touches on the deck, there are ears growing on our corn stalks, we tried out a new doggie park (only ones there) and it was diagonal row week mowing in the back yard ! Life doesn't get much better than that !
Shirl, your government's Covid response sounds a lot like what DD is reporting in Canada. She just found out the graduate assistant she hired (US citizen) can't get a Visa to get across the boarder. Stay safe !! Liz, how great to have a fuller nest, although dating with DS and DSD around could be challenging. DD, congrats on DH's negative results and being able to visit your parents !! I loved your ...simple until it isn't phrase. So true about so many things. As I enjoy your FB posts I can see you and DD are totally soaking in all of this special time together. Peps, sounds like between yoga and intense session, you have lots to work through. Sleeping isn't necessarily ostriching, as our subconscious can process and work through vast information during sleep. The long drive should help too ! Be gentle with yourself as you work through tough stuff. Diane... I have to say I have NEVER thought any of our posts were mundane or uninterested. Hearing about everyone finding their new normal is so helpful and grounding for me! My sweet peas are mostly green on the vines, and production is slowing dramatically. Our tomatoes are flourishing, and I attribute it to all of the bee activity around dandelions earlier in the season, increasing the probability of pollen transfer. Ceci, good for you for hopping on the scale !! Thanks for the heads up on diet soda shortage. We enjoy caffeine free diet Pepsi and I can't find it anywhere except Amazon Pantry.
Age: 64; 5' 5"; High weight: 345; Start weight: 271 (01/05/15); Surgery weight: 218 (05/27/15); Pre-Op (-53); M 1 (-18); M 2 (-1.5); M 3 (-13.5 ); M 4 (-13); M 5 (- 8); M 6 (-12) M 7 (-5, Xmas); M 8 (- 9) Under surgeon's goal and REACHED HEALTHY BMI 12/07/15!! (Six months and one week.) AT GOAL month 8. Maintaining at goal range (139- 144) ~ four (4) years !!
Weight 121.8, WW Bluepoints 20. Not bad, but it is a good thing I didn't eat much of the veal parmigiana I ordered at a restaurant last night. I have at least 3 of my size meals left.
Diane, I can't say that "diagonal row week mowing" would fill me with glee, but I'm glad you had such a wonderful day yesterday!
My Sunday was tiring, driving back and forth to the wake and though it was nice to see family tough in some ways. I hadn't seen any of them, including BIL since DH's services. But SIL and I did meet other SIL for dinner at a restaurant which created a really nice oasis in back of the restaurant for outdoor dining. Well spaced tables, lights strung all around, gravel paths and lots of large planters with colorful flowers.
David just called and wants to see me either tonight or tomorrow or both. Hmmm...a bit of pressure (maybe mostly in my own mind). I was already planning on tomorrow so I think I will stick with that and stay home tonight.
And Diane S you are never mundane! I love your dry sense of humor about life.
Everyone stay safe, healthy and cool!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
We had a good visit with my parents. Ate some things that were harder to log. Feeling okay though.
DH and I are planning on going to a farmer's market in Minneapolis. Leaving in a few minutes. I read in the paper that the weekend attendance is down by 2/3 and the weeks at attendance is sparse. Masks are mandated and there are directional arrows. It sounds low risk. If it turns out there are a lot of people we will leave.
More later!
on 7/13/20 8:59 am, edited 7/13/20 2:13 am
While thankfully I don't have clinical multiple personalities, I do have warring entities in my brain regarding food. Yesterday the part of me that was horrified about the scale ordered a Whole Foods delivery of healthy foods. This morning, my demanding part was upset that my order hadn't included breakfast pastries of some sort. When my healthy side takes over, I make good choices. But the unhealthy side has more say and pull right now and has internal tantrums when she doesn't get her way. So I internally tantrumed this morning drinking my coffee waiting for the brat to calm down and pick herself up off the floor. When I'm doing well with food (on a roll), she has very little to say and while she might suggest unhealthy choices, she doesn't throw a fit when she doesn't get them. I want to get back to that inner self model! Does this make me sound crazy? I mean, it's all me, just a very unruly childish side and an adult side when it comes to food... 
Today the cool down starts thankfully. I am not a heat lover! I have my therapist today and need to do some cleaning. Other than that, just more of the same!
Tantrum thrower needs something. If she were my girl, I would rock her, or rub her back, or have her take a nap. Or ask her, what are you really hungry for? The complication is, if she told me what she is really hungry for, I might not be able to get it for her, because, COVID. No wonder our inner demanding selves keep diving into food. It's so available, when the other things are not.
Good Morning All,
Sipping a second cup of tea and pondering the day. Not a lot on. DH has a Doctors appointment and after work will go and remove an older style clothes line for the farm. They dont make them like that anymore - I was wrapt to get it.
DSD and her partner have been approved by the bank so they officially will be home owners next month. So excited for them both as they start the next stage of their lives. We are going to sneak over Friday after work and drop off a heap of boxes for them so they can start packing.
Our cases dropped to 177 yesterday but new clusters all the time. I feel guilty listing the numbers on here when I see the figures from the US. They are truely frightening! Time will tell if we have reached the peak and are on the way down.
Not a lot more news from me..... Took my mum 3 containers of homemade soup last night. Ham and Vegetable that DH made. Should be nice for her. Popped 2 in her freezer. Have her shopping list and scripts so I can fill her medications tommorrow after work and drop over. That should be her sorted for the week.
Take care all and stay safe
S
on 7/13/20 4:08 pm
Don't feel guilty! I'm glad you're that much safer. We just got bumped back into a stronger lockdown. No gyms, churches, bars/wineries, indoor dining, hair salons or personal services. My personal opinion is personal gatherings are a bigger culprit than businesses that have masks and strong cleaning rules, but that is not something they are prepared to police, so the governor closes businesses that are easier to regulate.
