Saturday, August 27, 2022

Back on Cape Cod! We had a nice time at the community dinner. We were home by 8 and watched a strange movie recommended by a friend. I think I will skip her future recommendations.

Peps, so great that you are feeling good in your skin and making good choices. CC, I hope the closing went well! Hopefully your anxiety will ease after that. No second guessing! It is a dream home and will be perfect for you. Diane S, I hope the lady fence fixer has been successful at securing those dogs. No fun running around the neighborhood chasing them (for you anyway). Paula, yeah aches and pains just seem to be normal after a certain age (menopause or not). Some days are more achy than others and there doesn't always seem to be a reason.

Today we may actually stay at my house and delay our move to Mike's until tomorrow. My DD is in town and I will probably go to lunch with her and my SIL. The upside of staying is that we don't have to deal with the traffic this afternoon and I do actually like my home. The downside is that I can't take Justice for a morning walk there. Hmmm...

I am feeling pudgy. I haven't weighed since the start of summer but I don't think I would like what the scale says. Time to start making some better choices like Peps and Paula.

Have a surprise Saturday!

We had a bonfire and dinner at the home of some dear friends last night. The wife and I are friends since high school. So, I have a 4 day weekend in October and the 4 of us made plans to travel together to New York City. Yeah! I can't stay home all school year :)

It's overcast today, we're hoping its not rain because we want to go kayaking. We'll see.

Not much else. I'm trying to get back to more structured eating, but lets say I'm really easing into the concept. It does help that we have no interesting snacks in the house (on purpose). I made another big pot of very vegetable forward chili for quick lunches and snacks.

Monday is our 35th wedding anniversary. We are going to celebrate at a French restaurant we like a lot in Minneapolis when I get home from work. Then its time to get more disciplined. We have "Planet Fitness" on our calendars for Tuesday evening. I had to push myself physically a few times during the summer, and it felt good to do something I wasn't sure I could. I feel like I want to continue this, and choose some workouts that will challenge me to get stronger.

Good morning! If I don't post rather early - seems I don't get around to it.

No weight- currently ostriching- There is a reason, of course- the nefarious carbs, AND an excuse for eating them that sounds justifiable-BUT is in fact, just bull****

Sounds like everyone is- or is in the process of settling into the fall season...with new toys (Devon, Goat III is absolutely a good thing- good for you letting the worrisome Goat go; let the joyful adventures begin!)

Diane, I am afraid your dogs having realized that your fence can be breached, may consider such activity as a pleasurable adventure. Hopefully your making a strong fence will discourage the fun. Swann, jumping vertically, easily clears our 4 foot gate (and does so numerous times when we leave the house), but, somehow has not figured out he can go over the fence - same with digging. It would only take one successful time ...he is a natural escape artist, but just doesn't know it.

I got the results from my DEXA and am what is called ostopenia - significant bone loss, but not enough to call it osteoporosis- so significantly upping intake of K2, Calcium, and D3. Seems like multiple factors: older aged female, the sleeve , and the Whipple (malabsorption issues) increase the likelihood of osteoporosis.

A request has just been submitted for serious effort in kitchen. While I love to cook and bake when the muse beckons, I have long moved beyond any desire to cook just because it's mealtime (and often don't). Good thing DH understands and does not expect daily effort. It is a good thing he doesn't know about Shirl; he would leave me and surely make fast tracks to Australia!

I moved from Ostopenia to Osteoporosis 2 years ago. It's on both sides of my family, so I felt some inevitably. I was diagnosed later in life than my Mom and Grandmas though. I wonder if the years of made my bones stronger from all the work they did helping haul that extra weight around ... I take a lot of vitamin D, but nobody has recommended vitamin K. Do you take that as an additional supplement?

The jury us still out re K2, but suggested in part because it is regularly prescribed in Japan to treat post menopausal women w/ osteoporosis-

Another terrible anxiety night - pounding heart (but not a raised heart rate so weird), ringing ears, feeling like I could pass out, fear, near hyperventilating, intrusive thoughts... Why is it so much worse at night?? I had a big meltdown last evening and my best friend talked me down. I love him so much! It started with an article about housing market crashing and overpriced areas. I felt like I had just set a mammoth pile of money on fire with the house closing yesterday. My friend said he would have said something if he thought I was making a mistake and since I am not selling any time soon, it doesn't matter in the grand scheme. He did ask if I had thought about a new AZ therapist for managing the anxiety. He might be right. I also think I need to cut back on the caffeine as it can't help matters.

So after about 2 hours of total sleep, things feel better in the light of day. I took myself out to breakfast since I was awake early and read a book. It was nice. I might go read my book by the pool and take a dip. I'm trying out a new no smell bug spray. Monsoons bring mosquitoes and they are day biters!

Peps, it's Goat 3.0 day right?? Yippee! Liz, I feel way pudgy too. Enjoy your lunch! MissBonnie good luck with the cooking, I feel very similar to you - it's fun when the mood strikes, but it strikes rarely these days. And I'm sorry about the osteopenia. Paula, I feel the same when I get up after sitting a while. Even worse when I've been sitting on the edge of the bed or something really soft for a bit. I'm hunched and staggering for several steps! DD, the caprese sounded delicious! Sounds like your plan for DH's work schedule is a good one with more flexibility, but still some income.

Your friend is right - as long as you don't plan to sell quickly it is fine to buy in this market. It will be your dream house!

Greetings all

We started the day by watching our college football team play a game in Dublin. They lost due to some stupid mistakes, as usual. College football is very serious business in Nebraska, as you midwesterners know. So the calls are out to fire the coach which in my opinion is not productive. But no one has called to ask me. At the stadium in Ireland the internet connection for fans went out so they were giving out free beer. Seriously?

BB had some great thoughts on TT so I hope you all will check it out. She is right that she has been very successful in dealing with a complex problem - weight - and should keep doing what she is doing which is day to day sensible stuff. I still wonder why keto works and low calorie works but each program excludes major parts of the other. And someone still needs to figure out what's in our heads that makes us overeat! Methinks there is some evil biochemical gremlin at work. (read:grehlin).

So the fence fixing is becoming pretty much fence replacing but thats ok. Needs it. and I mentioned there is wire going underground to keep the escape artists in. These terriers are born to dig and once they figure it out it takes a lot to stop them.

I stopped into the studio today. Not much going on since its sunny. Then I hit the grocery for my favorite bottled tea. Tejavo or something like that. Plain fairly strong tea without junk added. My way. Also got a steak for tonight and tuna salad. My culinary ambitions are few.

Bonnie sorry for the osteopenia. I have it too. I go for a scan in a week or two and I fear it has progressed. You'd think that would get me to take calcium but I am sporadic. Lets make a pact to do better with calcium. I hate swallowing the big pills but I could get chewables.

And old age continues to such. Like Paula (but I am far older) I stand up and I am stiff as a board. And off balance. You would think I would learn that mpving around does help. My neighbor (fence lady) commented to DH about me gimping around. Oh well.

I have a lovely home grown cucumber to go with steak tonight which DH will only eat if there is ranch dressing.

CC I am sure you have made the right decision on your house. It will be a treasure to you for many years to come. Even if some fools are blathering about housing prices being in flux the fact is that they are never going to drop significantly any time soon and a nice home in a beautiful area will always hold and increase in value. Nerves are pretty normal in a big transition. Glad you have your friend. He is right. Its the in-between part thats unnerving.

I too am feeling pudgy. Actually more like bulbous. Story of my life. Tired of tyranny of scale.

Thats about it. Time to make dog dinners.

Diane S

Count me in as one of the stiff people who needs a couple of steps before I am walking correctly. BFF and I laugh about it, and jokingly race to see which one of us can resume a normal gait the soonest.

Yeah, with dogs fence replacing is critical as they always find the weak spots, LOL.

Count me in on the Osteopenia ranks - I think I am due for a bone scan soon and just praying I haven't advanced to osteoporosis.