Tuesday, August 20, 2024

Still not at 170. Grrrrr. Not sure what bumped it up a bit but it can go down anytime now! The good part is I'm not feeling so food adverse and can get close to my 1000 calories in without feeling forced. I think my energy level is improving just a bit as well! I'll take those things for a slower rate of weight loss any day!

Glad DS doesn't have Covid Liz or anything else that you might catch! I'm still planning on masking up for my plane trip on Friday which will be odd, can't remember the last time I had a mask on!

Cool and sunny here today. DH and I plan to take a walk once he awakes after his last night of work for a few days. I'm trying to get some cleaning in this morning. I think I'll make crab legs for dinner. The grocery store DC 1 works at had a great seafood sale a month back so I picked up some King crab ? legs. Crab is my favorite protein! Now to decide what to make as the side dish!

Crab legs! Yum!

Weight up a half pound this morning. Oh, well.... I had a hope that it would actually be down some more today, but that was not the case. Still, I'm down 49 pounds from my high last December and 44 from when I started the meds in late February. That's pretty damn good in my book.

Still not back to my cheery self. I'm okay with that, too, I suppose. But, it is tiring. I think a nap may be in order soon.

Tuesdays at school are not going to be my "easy day". I teach six different periods, change schools mid day and end the day with two severe SCD classes that range in age from 4 to 11 years old. My TK-1 severe SDC class has 14 students! I have no idea how that's going to work. Last year there were 7 and that was barely manageable even with 2 aides in the classroom. Fingers crossed.

Dog appointment this afternoon cancelled due to owner testing positive for covid. He actually asked to keep the appointment and wear a mask. I said no.

Not much else to report....

Almost 50 pounds since December is indeed pretty damn good, especially since the process has not been painful like traditional "dieting".

Severe SDC?

Severely disabled special day class. Very limited language - more than half the students in both classes are nonverbal. In the class of older students (grades 3-5) only 1 student is able to interact conversationally.

Goodness, that must be hard. But I imagine your class is the highlight of their week (and the non-special needs kids as well!)!

You are so right CC. Before I moved to high school, I taught in elementary program rooms for students with autism and cognitive delays. They LOVED music class. And because their motivation was high, we could work on skills like taking turns, remaining seated, sustained attention... 14 is way too high of a number!!! Even if you had 2 to 1 staff ratio, that's simply too many bodies in the room.

Greetings all

It's almost hot here. Maybe 70. Works for me. Started the day with scrabble. Won one. lost two. The Shark killed me. I am still bleeding. I can only beat him if I have incredible lucky draws. Oh well. Our Scrabble group is sort of like this group in that we talk about the events of our lives. But we are also able to talk politics both national and local so thats fun. Stopped at the store for a few items in my never ending effort to avoid cooking.

Liz I am glad your DS does not have covid. But I am with you - keep distance. No need for you to get sick. I think I know that one kind of eucalyptus you are talking about. Good luck finding it. We have lots around here but it's not the decorative kind. Also smells like a cat box.

Well Peps, maybe they are piling on you a bit in your last year. At least on the one day. I don't know what SDC means other than some kind of special needs. It amazes me how much help there is for less able students these days. When I was a kid, there were just the "dumb" kids. Not much help at least that was apparent. Things are so much better now.

Congrats to all of you with stable weight. What a concept. Wishing continued stability.

DD I may have mentioned that years ago I read a book "Your Money or Your Life" about how to plan for early retirement. Eye opening for me. You are probably way ahead in the planning and there is probably all kinds of software and how to stuff now but this book was a good pep talk. And enjoy those shows. Experiences count way more than "stuff".

Yay crab legs Paula. Yummy indeed. Go for it.

We are donating our 1998 SUV to public radio. A way to get rid of it. It won't start again and I want it gone. DH has busied himself removing everything from the car which is not much. If I thought I could get away with it, I would fill that old car with junk and get it all hauled away. But not nice to the charity.

CC sounds like too many smash burgers. And wants with the texting? I don't understand why people do lengthy conversations in this way. Why not use telephone? But sounds like your friend is doing a soliloquy and not having a conversation. Stay home if that feels right.

I skipped the studio today because I just felt like it. Too many "must do" s makes me cranky. And I need to go to the detested CVS for stuff I can't find elsewhere. Must prepare myself.

Diane s

My mom always said (and she was right) that eucalyptus smells like cat pee! Lots in Orange County. And side note, she would jokingly pronounce it "EE-cal-eh-PEW-tus" and I have to adjust it in my head every time before I say it out loud so I don't say it her way.