Thursday, April 25, 2024

This morning we leave in a couple of hours to pick up DH's family members for an 8 day stay culminating in a family wedding celebration in Fort Lauderdale next weekend.

In the meantime today is injection day. I was much more hungry last night than I have been and my stomach is rumbling a bit this morning. Hopefully the injection will cut that back. The visit means lots of going out but so far I have been managing by making good choices and having lots of leftovers. I have to admit that my built in tendency to avoid wasting food still kicks in mentally (hence the leftovers). I think I mentioned that this family likes lots of snacks and appetizers? DH bought 3 bags of different kinds of chips, dip, salsa, and hummus. He worried about what to do with the leftovers when they leave. I said we could throw them away but I could tell he was unsure about doing that. Right now that would be my plan.

BTW, the kids we are picking up have a friend who lost a lot of weight on semaglutide and seems to be overindulging on alcohol. Their observation is that she doesn't have more than she used to but it affects her a lot more. I know they warned us about that with VSG, so maybe it is the same thing? I think it is a combination of it hitting the bloodstream faster but also the fact that our bodies are smaller.

Poor Justice is going to be disappointed that there is no long walk today but I admit that I don't mind. We took our formerly usual 3.5 mile walk yesterday, then I was on my feet cleaning counters for a while and my knees were very sore last night. They mostly recover overnight but the long walks seem to continue to be difficult. I suppose once my shoulder is rehabbed enough I need to see a knee doctor. Seems like all my parts are wearing out.

Have a thriving Thursday!

Boo for deteriorating parts! You can put my fingers on the same scrap heap.

Yesterday I had an advisory committee meeting sort of related to the 501c3 I'm on the board for. I was almost late! I had it in my head it was at 1, but at the last minute I realized it was 12:30. Eek. I hate being late for things.

After that I talked to my bff for an hour to help him pass the time driving back to CA. He's fun. I also had such a satisfying errand run - all planned out for no harrowing left turns across 89A (kind of like UPS!) and 5 things checked off my list: library, post office, car wash, hardware store, grocery store. If only I had remembered I needed a bottle filled from the water store it would have been perfection. The things that make me happy are interesting sometimes!

Kirby and I are meeting with the trainer, Jason, tomorrow at 10:30. Part of the reason I wanted the first session here is that he refuses to get in the car. So hopefully he can give us a plan for that and then we can get to their facility in Cottonwood.

Today I need to pop a few plants in the ground and tidy my house. Vacuuming is a daily occurrence with all this fur and I still feel like everything is coated in it. I need to change the bedding too. He is so soft to pet though when he stands still for that and not a stinky golden at all (some are stinkier than others). I also need to dismantle his puppy pen in the family room. The gates to keep the whole room separate will stay up. So funny that he's never tried to jump up on them or knock them down. For that I say, good puppy!

It's only supposed to be 62 and partly cloudy today!!! Heaven.

The scale dropped 0.6 pounds. 5 more and I am back in the 1's. Mentally that is something! While I don't have any full length mirrors in this house (weird I think), I catch glimpses in the door glass and am surprised how much thinner and better I look in them. I think the reflection glimpse is a much better reality check than intentional mirror looking! When you want to see yourself, you see more of what you want to see. When you're surprised by it, you see how you really are. Same with photos...

Anyway, I'm going to start a load of bedding. Take care and have a great day!

Being extremely tired really makes me want carbs! And I mean in a BAD WAY! I seriously thought about eating a bowl of cereal for dinner! YIKES! Instead I opted for sliced sirloin and a small wedge of Ron's meatloaf. But yesterday I did eat chocolate and a sesame cookie at school and a larger lunch than usual. Luckily, my weight was down a bit, but I had to have a talk with myself about being aware of choices. So even with semaglutide on board, there are some situations that are still hard for me to navigate. Good information for me to have and keep in mind.

Liz, I am wondering how much joint cushioning you have left in your knees. Being on the semaglutide has virtually eliminated most of my aches and pains because the inflammation overall is so much less. My hips don't stiffen up the way they used to and I can pop up out of the car and go again. I do hope you can get x-rays of your knees sometime soon. Achy knees suck! I'd rather have a sore hip or ankle, frankly. Knee pain is a little like tooth pain to me - not very tolerable.

I'm off to a good food start today. Trying to keep protein in focus. I'm supposed to get 140 grams per day. Believe me, it ain't easy! Yet, 300 grams of carbs is a cinch! LOL.

Yay for upcoming puppy training? What do you mean he won't get in the car? Doesn't want to get in or will he even jump out? Do you have a crate for him in the car? It does really help pups who don't like car travel. I insist all my puppies learn car travel in the crate.

I hope we all thrive on this Thursday! Good word, Liz!

You are just a few weeks behind me for everything I feel with the meds! Carbs are more attractive, but a little easier to say no to with the GLP-1. It's great, but there are still good choices that need to be made.

I've never had a golden that didn't love a car ride. Kirby has never liked it - cries a lot. But now I can't get him in the car (it's a high SUV). He pulls away from it, goes limp like a noodle so I can't lift him, won't help by putting his front paws up so I can lift his rear, certainly won't jump in. Basically does everything to avoid being put in the car. I got him some nice wide, shallow stairs and he won't go near those either. Lifting an unwilling dog 60+ pound into a high SUV is a back injury waiting to happen.

So not even a treat can entice him I am guessing?

Unfortunately no! I've tried a bunch.

Yeah, those carbs can really add up quickly!

Greetings all

It's sort of drizzling here today. Amazing how much impact that lack of sun has. I heard an NPR report recently about college dormitories in Texas and how they can legally be built without windows! How horrible would that be to never have natural light? Our bedroom window does not have all that great light exposure but it exists. I went to a brand new high school that had no windows in the classrooms since it was to be air conditioned. Big mistake.

We had a studio board meeting today which i ended up running since our president was out of town. Not much controversy. We didn't have a quorum so we could not approve some things but I found creative ways around it. Business is going well and we can afford some raises. After that I was off to the gallery to take a few things for our reception Saturday. Our exhibition person did a great job of setting up a featured corner with what little stuff I had. Then I stopped at the small town grocery for a few items including Fairlife milk which I am now enjoying.

Yep, parts are wearing out for all of us. My pain is hips and upper legs though feet and back are not so good. Actually everything hurts except knees. No clue how I managed that. I think my bad sitting habits with legs crossed are straining my left hip. Yeah I need to just stop it. Fantasizing about a new ottoman to put feet up on. Small dreams indeed. And yea CC, crappy-fingers-are-us. I used to use a paraffin bath which is great for the 40 minutes it lasts but what about the other 23.3 hours per day? I still force myself to do a little treadmill time. 3.5 miles Liz! That seems like a marathon to me!

CC I bet the trainer will have some ideas about getting Kirby into the car. Our bed has dog steps which do get used. But you can't make the dogs use them - they just figured it out on their own.

Peps what is it about carbs that make us crave them? Worse than sweets for me these days.

Deli chicken tonight. I attempted to locate some green veggies to cook but everything at the store looked rather sad. Not the season. Time to consult the Jolly Green Giant.

Diane S

I would be totally depressed in a room without natural light. I always have all the blinds up in all my windows during the day. People used to say my furniture would fade and my response was that then I would get new stuff. Better to have the light.

i had to "train" Justice to use the bed steps. I would put my arms oneach side and guide him up. Took a few days but then he got it and loves them now.

I don't have much to say :) Today was busy, but fine. As usual, I am tired. Tired because it's a demanding workday, I'm 62, and I'm not sleeping well at all. My last day this year is June 10. I'll make it!

DD is coming for a visit May 1- May 13. I'm so happy. I haven't seen her since Christmas, and that's way too long. I'm hoping DS will visit while she's here. I haven't seen him since the end of January. Also too long.