Thursday, March 14, 2024

6 days to shoulder surgery

On a better note, I lost 2.6 pounds in the last 6 days. I have really been trying to avoid being on a diet but to make better choices and stop as soon as I feel even a little bit full (which thankfully still happens at a good point with VSG). Can I sustain this? I'm really not sure so after the surgery I will evaluate whether I need semaglutide to continue the loss. My sore knees have been a big motivator. I am so missing our long morning walks (though we are taking shorter ones again).

Tonight we are going out to dinner at a restaurant on the water "off-campus" with a bunch of friends. We all call being in our development and going to events here being "on-campus". It is truly like being at an older person's college sometimes. We are celebrating my birthday 2 days in advance. So nice to have a fun group of people our age to do things with.

I've been thinking about DD's dilemma and what Peps said about the workload she has. Not only is it not fair to DD, but I'm sure it makes it difficult to attend to the children who need her. If I was a parent of one of these kids and fully understood what the administration is doing I would be extremely upset. I hope DD's retirement is soon for her sake, but I also hope her community/school system figures out how to improve the situation for everyone.

Rant over. Have a thick Thursday!

DD, I can't Imagine that workload for 24 kids. 6 days, Liz! Does it seem like it's happening to someone else? I seem to think that way before surgery. Peps, so pleased the shots are working for you in so many wonderful ways!

It's very hard to type with a large adolescent golden retriever draped across you chewing a slimy ball against your hand. Fergus was so independent (on the doggie spectrum) that he did not want to cuddle or be close. This one wants to be on me all the time. A happy medium would be nice! The funny part is as I'm drinking my coffee my stomach gurgles, and he turns around every time and sticks his nose into my middle to investigate the noise with concern.

The scale was down 2 pounds today for 16.6 lost. I'm seeing that the day after my shot I have a woo**** must be the anti-inflammatory nature of semaglutide based medication. I was last this weight while I was in my Sedona rental and gaining from the stress of moving. It's so weird how I know how much I weighed during about every moment of my life.

One of the side effects of Zepbound is indigestion and something they call sulfur burps. I haven't had either probably because I take a PPI every day, but for the first time, I woke up last night and got to experience them for myself. So gross! I think my dinner may have been a little too spiced too close to bedtime. Note to self.

A bird just flew into my window. I think that season is starting up again.

My friend is supposedly coming today. He should text me in 15 minutes that he's leaving. I still have some tidying to do, so I better get on that as well as get myself in the shower!

Take care all!

I hope your friend truly makes it there!

I think Kirby believes you are Mommy ;)

BTW, we saw an older blocky golden this morning who made me think he could be Kirby in his later years. He is 13 and still doing great though he had both hips replaced last year. What a sweet dog!

I used to just take Pepcid. When I started Wegovy, my clinic had me take Omeprizole twice a day. I've never had the burps, and very little indigestion or nausea. No more really then my normal life, as my sleeve could sometimes be touchy out of the blue. I don't think I should be taking this much Omeprizole for much longer, it is a pretty big dose.

I take omeprazole once a day (and did before VSG). It is pretty effective.

He made it!

Greetings all

The sky is blue and the sun is out though it is windy. I think the color of the bright blue sky is something visible only in nature and never quite duplicated in painting or photography. Yay for blue.

It's so encouraging to read everyone's success whether with meds or without. You go girls and guy! Good on you all for not throwing in the towel. I have been pretty close to throwing it in for awhile but not quite. Seeing small but real benefits from my minimal walking keeps me going. A little less pain means a lot. Need to get organized to see about meds. While some of the garage trash is gone there is now the process of moving stuff from back room.

DD your work issues are not enviable. Seems like there should be a rule that before administrators can assign a new task or additional student, they have to do that task for two weeks in addition to usual work. Time and energy are finite resources and cannot be stretched or expanded. It just takes away from something else i.e. personal time. Sending you good energy to make it through the next quarter. lordy, Peps description of the documentation sounds extremely daunting. *****ads all this stuff? And does it really benefit students? Schools are begging for teachers and staff around here and everywhere. Well Duh??

CC sounds like you have a lap dog. Yay. Fun. Poppy is also a lap dog but she is grown and 17 pounds. Glad your friend is coming. Kirby will have a new playmate. Congrats on the weight loss success. Gives hope.

Yeah the restaurant Chez Rat had other issues besides the rats. Like the employee bathroom had only ho****er which was too hot to wash hands. How does that happen. I read far too many of the details of this closure.

I made pasta last night and feel like a criminal. It was a case of what was around and convenience. It's not like we ate huge amounts but still don't feel good about it. Better meal planning needed.

Well onward to do something fun. Like studio. Diane S

My Dad and his wife like pasta, but the quantities they make are criminal! I've never known anyone to actually make "one serving" of pasta per person. Why bother?

Liz, I love the off campus lingo. When I would visit my parents Florida house, I would think, when I graduate like these people... I felt like they were the real grown ups.

Thanks for all the support about work. Peps is right, we're driving the young teachers away. I learned my craft during less crazy times. And that is how I am surviving. I can crank out reasonably good paperwork like nobody's business and I'm fortunate to be someone who writes and reads pretty fast. I've encountered a lot of different scenarios so I've usually got an idea about what to do when a student is really struggling. Peps, there is no caseload limit by statutes. Our new special ed administrators are taking advantage. And I only have one prep to do all this paperwork and prep for the classes that I teach that are standards based content to provide an English Language Arts credit. The new teacher in our department this year cries just about every day, and won't be back. It's too much. I have cried once this year, after a day of really difficult meetings. I told DH I am just so sad. He said you're sad because you know what to do, but you don't have the resources. So true. The kids who fell behind during Covid are not catching up, the gulf between them and the kids who are okay is getting wider. They need MORE than ever before, and instead they are getting less attention than before. I think our community is waking up to what the school board did when they hired a new superintendent. Some interesting statistics. Our school is ranked 9th in the state for educational outcomes. Our salary is 69th. But guess who is the 2nd highest paid superintendent in the state? He has one more year on his contract.

Had a good workout. Once I get into it, I wonder why I ever stopped. Such good stress relief. The scale will not budge, but I'm feeling good.