Tuesday, June 25, 2024

Not much house progress yesterday as we had quite a few errands to do including getting beach stickers for my town and DH's for the family members. One front porch was power washed and I went through my backup closet and got rid of a lot of clothing. There is still a LOT there. I am going to have to get a fairly large portable closet to put into the basement of DH's home when I move. Possibly I will pare more at that point but I already had 5 bags of stuff. Some of it made me shake my head: 3 black dresses which were essentially the same style? Late this afternoon I will either attack my main closet or start on the pain cans and other possibly hazardous materials downstairs. Not fun but necessary. The dumpster comes tomorrow and I am getting a storage unit at the end of the week to start moving DS's excess stuff out. We have a donation pickup scheduled for July 12, but will do one or two drop offs of things that organization won't take prior to that. A lot of work still!

Good news though! DS has an apartment. I think he will like it and is very excited that his cat will have a nice view of the woods out the window LOL. We may have to juggle where he is going to live just prior to his move as I may be ready to put the house on the market before his early August move date.

I have a PT session today. The last one was almost 4 weeks ago before I went to Aruba. I did my PT every day while I was gone with the exception of travel days and snorkel days. I know I have made progress but it will be interesting to know if I am as far along as I should be. After that I might spend some time at the beach before my work on the house. It is supposed to be a beautiful day.

Have a torsible Tuesday!

Liz, the speed with which you're purging is inspiring. And I think (because I'm not that decisive), unusual. I agonize so much over every white teeshirt.

I also still worry about discarding clothes that are a little bit too big for me, because I always want to have something to wear when I regain 5-10 pounds.

Will I EVER NOT regain weight?! That's not just a rhetorical question.

One definitely needs to get in a mindset to do it. If I feel wishy-washy I stop and do something else clear-cut for a while. I am not purging by size, but rather if I have worn it or not for the last 4 years which covers my goal weight range and my regain weight. I too know I have to think about not necessarily staying at the same weight. Shoes are the same way. I still had some clothes and shoes from when I last worked (November 2017) and haven't worn since then - gone!

Down a little bit this morning. (The scale I mean... not mood)

I had a DO NOTHING DAY yesterday. Literally, I got up sat in my chair with my coffee, caught up on email, played some computer games, unpacked, napped, watched a little TV. That was pretty much it! LOL! I will look at it as a RECHARGE DAY. Sounds so much more positive than a DO NOTHING DAY!

Oh, I did complete my passport application! I have an appt. to get my new passport tomorrow. It's a lot cheaper to do it online, but I think it might be less hassle to do it at the Post Office. They know what they are doing. I do not.

I have a client coming at 10. This afternoon I must get the car washed and need to at least get Molly bathed. If it is cooler than yesterday, I will try to get a workout in, too. I have made some progress on my list, but must continue before the summer slips away completely!

BTW - had to look up torsible/torsibility.

CC, I forgot to mention I thought of you while at Disneyland. Kevin was admiring the artificial effluence painted on sections of the fake rock ceilings and walls. I immediately thought of you!

The workmen were here all day yesterday. But I have a working powder room sink, a non-cracked and painted wall and a new toilet that will take some getting used to.

We had another storm with a quarter inch of rain yesterday. Bring it on, I say. More expected this afternoon.

I need to start packing or at least list making. I am also going to acknowledge that I basically wear the same 6 shirts and 3 shorts every day with flip flops. So that, underwear, pants for cooler days, sweatshirt, jammies, and one or two sun dresses for parties or dinner out will be enough.

The bug guy came today. He does my friend's house right before mine so afterwards we were chatting and have both wondered when we signed up to be his therapist? It's sad, but sort of a drag when you know he's coming over. He's a bitter man and always worried about money. He is often comparing himself to me as, small-world, we are from the same town in CA. Me in the nice part with a probation officer mom, him in the barrio left by his parents to be raised by his grandmother and got into gangs and trouble with the law. One's cir****tances really are just a crap shoot and I am unbelievably grateful for my twist of fate.

Only one scorpion found in a sticky trap in the garage. That's a win, especially since Amy had 2 live ones and 4 dead in her bedroom and master closet. She says I must have sent mine over there...

The scale was up a POUND today. What's up with that? I just answered my monthly email from Emerge asking for 10mg and requesting it go to MI.

Today I need to make some phone calls and I have a board meeting at 3. Hopefully it will be quick.

Take care all!

I feel bad for that man's tough start in life, but even more so that he carries bitterness and grievances above all else.

CC, scorpion whisperer. Next time you'll have to give them a different address. Share the scorpion fun.

When I changed states, HenryMeds had me meet with a Massachusetts NP to get a new prescription based in Massachusetts.

OH is giving all kinds of gateway errors...

They emailed me back and they filled my prescription, but Hallandale can't ship to MI, so they are switching me to Empower pharmacy until I get back to AZ. Their shipping is running long (7-9 days) so it will take a little longer. I have an extra week of the 7.5, so it should be okay. I did call the local grocery store (Meijer) and Costco, but they don't have Zepbound in 10mg, so I will stick with the compound for now!

So much for purging and decluttering, I just returned from shopping again. 3 pairs of pants, a light jacket, a shirt and a dress. I will try to justify these new expenditures by insisting I did indeed need new pants after a 40 pound loss. The dress was just because I wanted it. :)

I know the prevailing wisdom is when you lose weight, purge your too big clothes. After my surgery, I consigned a lot as I moved through sizes. And I do purge frequently because something is showing wear, or doesn't suit me anymore. However, it may be unwise, but I am packing away my too big pants. Nice, well fitting pants are always the struggle as I go up in size. My sincerest hope and desire is to NOT ever need them again, but this journey has shown me that detours happen. So should I have regain, at least my bottom will be covered while I work to lose it again.

My weight is holding steady, I'm working on the protein everyday and trying to challenge myself ( old lady style, nothing crazy) when I work out. I'm feeling really good. Apparently there is something to this healthy eating, adequate sleep and consistent exercise. Who knew?

I feel the same about clothes especially since I am hard to fit! People say, "don't keep them or you're giving yourself permission to go back into them." I don't think that's true. I think we're realistic. Everyone hopes and prays to never need larger pants again, but when you are late for an event and nothing fits, emergency pants are a blessing.