Saturday, January 13, 2024

It is POURING out. The last quarter mile of our Justice walk was very damp. The poor guy was not happy ****il we got home, then his tail was wagging like crazy). Another weather front - we seem to be getting them every other day this winter. It was 74 this morning and will be 64 by late afternoon.

I found Zepbound in my area at CVS with a GoodRX coupon for about $1100. That was the best I could do. I think Wegovy was $1300.

We drove almost 2 hours south yesterday to check out Delray Beach which I have heard about but never been to. Really nice area, kind of like a mini Fort Lauderdale. We ate lunch at a nice outdoor restaurant on the intracoastal. It was sunny and pleasant there while raining up north near our home. It may be like that today too.

DS is due back from the wedding he attended in a couple of hours. He was about an hour south of here and the weather was pleasant there yesterday which is good since the wedding was outdoors.

Still waiting for a proposal from DD's BF (who had asked for my blessing as we were leaving after Christmas). He apparently told my DS that he was planning on it in mid-January. I am already worried about venue availability since she has said she wanted to have the wedding in September.

In the meantime, time to finish drying my hair. We will probably do a Linner out with DS this afternoon as we are going to a Wine Tasting at normal dinner time this evening.

Have a non-soggy Saturday!

Beautiful day here and we should get to 51 today. Start of the warm up. I feel for people with -50f wind chills today!

Kirby pooped in the house 3 times yesterday I think partly because of the increased food and partly as a precursor to him ending up with diarrhea last night. I was up every hour overnight taking him out. It calmed by 5am and he seems to be better today. I gave him a smaller breakfast with some pumpkin and Fortiflora sprinkled on it. He's being a good boy this morning too. Except right now he's got hold of my sweats strings and it pulling...

Needless to say I'm really tired! Also my friend who would be an excellent filibusterer kept me on the phone for two hours. She's very nice, but a bit of an energy vampire who leaves no room for, "gee, I need to go..." So I dozed on the couch for 45 minutes this morning. Not sure what I'm going to do today. My folks are watching 3 football games, so I'm free.

Of course there was an article this morning about all the gastroparesis lawsuits against the weight loss shot companies... Does give one pause and make you hope you're not one of them.

Anyway, I hope everyone has a good Saturday! Stay warm and dry if it's not where you are!

I hadn't read about those lawsuits until I saw this. Thought provoking.

Have you looked into Zerona treatments along with a rigorous diet plan? Given your small amount of extra weight (compared to some of us) I think it's a fine option for you.

I haven't heard of Zerona... Looks like LLLT? (Low level laser therapy) I know they do that for hair loss.

Yes. The laser actually breaks down the fat cell wall allowing the liquified fat to seep through and into the lymph system to be flushed out of the body. FDA approved and proven to be effective in several studies. Couple that with a weight loss food plan and weight falls off pretty fast apparently.

I never heard of Zerona but it sounds a lot like cool sculpting which I am leery about. Mostly because I have read reviews similar to this on RealSelf, a site I found very useful when looking into PS in the past: "Zerona doesn't always work. A majority of RealSelf members who tried it have rated it Not Worth It, primarily because they didn't see results. One member even had 16 treatment sessions, with no perceptible fat loss."

While it isn't pouring here, it is indeed non stop raining. Molly and I are holed up in GOAT. I don't show until 2 pm today, so I have had a very relaxing morning. I slept late, took Molly for a potty walk (short one due to the rain) and am now putzing on the computer while drinking coffee.

AS of THIS moment (which could change like the direction of a butterfly) I am leaning towards biting the bullet and following an NSNG food plan. I seem to have the most success with that type of weight loss plan. While I could scrape together the money for Zepbound, I think I will have the same success with NSNG, if I can stick to it. IF I add the Zerona treatments, which will still be the cost of 4-5 months of Zepbound, the weight will come off faster. My revision surgery options are not ideal either. There is traditional bi pass, the turbo sleeve (mini DS), or a re-sleeve, which has a very low success rate. All of those options are more expensive, but the turbo sleeve sure is appealing, but at the same time not - due to the possible malabsorption issues.

I am trying to wrap my head around this thinking: Obesity is a chronic condition/disease. If I had diabetes, I would have to live with that most likely using meds, but also I would be forced to make life long changes to my eating habits. I think it's time to, like DD in Minnesota, approach my own obesity like a chronic disease. IF I CAN over time maintain this thinking, perhaps it will be easier to make the necessary changes to maintain a significant weight loss.

Anyhow, that's my thinking today. Yet, like I said, liable to change on a whim.

Two people I follow on instagram that might fit with your no sugar approach are eddie-abbew (uses a lot of swear words to describe processed food, but he's right!) and the.ketogenic.nutritionist. She is very focused on the role of insulin and hormones on weight gain and weight loss. Very common sense. Both say calorie counting isn't as important when you remove sugar and garbage from your diet.

Such interesting and thoughtful conversations as of late. I feel incredibly lucky my insurance is paying for the Wegovy and I'm tolerating it. But, just like surgery, it isn't without compromises.

Another issue to wrestle with, picking a weight goal that is "good enough". I am squared away with never leaving the overweight BMI category. I am never going to be skinny again. It was fun the year after surgery to get as low as I did, but I don't think that weight is sustainable for me, not now at 62. But everyone has to decide what they can live with. Being able to shop for clothes wherever is important to me. Being able to wear a small heel on my shoe or boots, fitting in all theater, booth and airplane seats, these things matter to me. I've reached my first " good enough" weight, but I am interested in seeing what another 10 pounds lost would bring. I hope I still have some hair if I get there.

We went out with DHs siblings and spouses. It's rare it's just the 3 couples. We had a very nice time. Lots of reminiscing.

Bitter cold here, and no sunshine for almost 3 weeks. The doldrums of January. Plans I had for this evening and tomorrow evening are cancelled due to illnesses of the other attendees. Not too sad actually. We finally got all the Christmas stuff put away, so there's that.