Friday, October 11, 2024

Weight 120.8 (official weekly weight). Essentially unchanged since mid-August:

Today I close on the house - the walkthrough is in 90 minutes. I am feeling very sad though I keep telling myself that it will be a relief not to take care of it anymore. But I really did love that house, that neighborhood, that town. So many memories. It will be easier once we are back in Florida concentrating on our home there.

We either still don't have power or internet in Florida because I can't access the thermostat or the camera. I will check in with people in a bit to find out. Not nice to be in Florida steamy weather without AC. DS' coworkers made it to Orlando last night (on a commercial flight). DS leaves tomorrow. We fly Monday, but to our local airport which hopefully also opens today. I am still waiting to hear from my friend about his mobile home - he says he will find out today but it sounds like that area of Venice isn't too bad. The biggest damage in Florida was on the east coast from the tornadoes. Several touched down in our town, ripping off roofs and turning over vehicles. But not in our community thank goodness.

Diane S asked about hurricane season. It runs from June 1 to November 30. The peak is September and not many usually occur in October and November but this year is obviously an anomaly probably because the water is so warm. I used to work in Commercial Property Insurance so we paid a lot of attention to this stuff.

Time to get Justice out into the COLD weather here. 50 degrees! Have a final Friday!

128.9

I get the mixed feelings over leaving a memory filled home. Smile and say thanks.

Yesterday was my 6 months check up. (The chart showed my weight at 189 in April). Feeling pretty good about that. Labs came back non-concerning save being a wee bit anemic. Dr only mildly interested in the lower than necessary weight (after being assured that I wasn't purposefully trying to lose). Left with instructions to continue protein forward followed by eating more frequently with goal to gain weight and maintain at about >135

Wow, weird.....warning...OH posting may be winky today. It has cut off fully half of my post. No time to retype at the moment....

I have learned that there are specific characters that when used will erase everything that comes after it on teh post. I believe, the #, greater than and less than symbols are some of the culprits... so is the = sign if I recall...

That's it, then.....I uses the (now and forever to be) greater and lesser characters. And I was so proud of myself for finding them in the first place Go figure

Stupid OH! Weird to be told to gain weight though isn't it?

Definitely a first time experience.

Weight up another pound today. While not what I want, I'm okay with it. I woke up already a little sore from yesterday's workout, so I know I'm retaining fluid for muscle repair. I have a feeling the SORE is going to hit tonight. Tomorrow may not be at all pretty for the hamstrings!

Shot has kicked in. I'm eating lunch because I have to, not because I want to. Orderly Meds was supposed to send out an option to buy several months of meds in advance this week. I have not yet gotten a notice of ability to be able to do that. I will absolutely buy several months in advance to keep my supply! Right now it is an essential part of my arsenal!

I am getting to that point of really feeling good in my skin. Sure, lots of weight to still lose, but I feel "Un-obese" now. Just overweight. I'm teaching my little ones a dance this week and it sure is easier to move around and teach them the moves. I don't feel cloddy and awkward.

I am really happy that Florida was not hit with the force anticipated. However, while that may be a relief, there are areas and pockets of damage that are catastrophic. I am in the camp of thought that all US dollars should be spent at home until Florida and the Carolinas are back in working and livable order. Is that short sighted of me? I don't know. But I sure don't like the idea of sending money to other parts of the world when I believe we should be taking care of our own and prioritizing our own citizenry. It irks me that I have a friend who can't get medicare to cover the only med that works for her rheumatoid arthritis, but we can send money to other countries to help them "win wars". Just seems wrong. Isn't the phrase "Charity begins at home"? Okay.... Rant over.

Well, my friends... I hope for us all to have fantastic Fridays filled with frolicking, fun and frivolity! (How's that for alliteration?!?!?!)

100% agree about helping suffering Americans before sending money abroad.

Completely valid rant!