Monday, October 21, 2024

Wowzah! That's some great wins for both Buster and you! Coming in first out of 1200 doggies sounds to me like you two are at the very least on a par with Olympic champions.

And good show also on your new pants being already too big. :)

Congrats on such a great show weekend. You guys rocked it for sure!

Thanks for the reminder that the scale is only one indicator. My clothes are fitting much better as I choose outfits from my skinnier closets and tons of people are commenting about the weight loss now, you all know that point when people can't not notice!

Peps, good advice to monitor more than just weight. I don't know if my body composition has changed much in the past few months, but I do have an all around sense of well being that was missing before I shed some excess body fat. And Paula, despite those finger flipping bounces in weight, you're doing so awesome!

In travelogue news, another fun fact about Galveston. There are no buildings directly on the beach for a 10 mile stretch. All hotels etc are across the boulevard from the ocean. There is the beach, then the seawall. On the beachside of the seawall is a lovely wide and well maintained sidewalk. According to several tours, it is the longest sidewalk in America. What this means though, is you can drive or walk down Seawall Boulevard and have an unobstructed view of the ocean. Not something you can do most places anymore.

Oh, being called to dinner (grilled hamburgers), more later.

Love that! I don't like how close the buildings are in Myrtle Beach or Virginia Beach. My Mother and my Dad had their honeymoon in Virginia Beach and back then there was nothing on the beach. I really think that is the way it should be ( it mostly is on Cape Cod).

Greetings all

Nice day here. I did my minimal walking at the gym and then on to the studio. Picked up newly fired things. I also glazed some items as I can put on a latex glove and hold a paint brush. After that I went up to the gallery to take new things and pick up funds for deposit. Beautiful view of the bay. Picked up mail and the usual stuff.

Wow Ann thanks for the info on Arkansas. Sounds like lots of cool stuff to do. Love stuff like that. Years ago we used to go to an Ozark resort in southeastern MO. Wonderful springs and rivers caves. Undiscovered part of America. Anyone ever been to Galena Illinois?

Hey Peps you indeed kicked doggy butt. So glad Buster is figuring out that dog shows are fun!

Good reminder that pants size is as or more important than scale number. So true.

Paula hoping the church change goes well. Not an easy thing.

Wow DD a ten mile long beach view! What a great thing. We all need to put Galveston on the list.

No clue whats for dinner but I do have some wonderful deli roast beef.

Bird flipping at scale! As my hand surgeon showed me I can now flip the bird with my right hand. My fingers were so bent before that I could not. Also Vulcan greeting. Still have some pain but worth it

Scrabble tomorrow. Shark, I am coming for you..

Diane S

Yes, we've been to Galena, and loved it. Part of the drift less zone. There's a little town in Wisconsin, not far from Madison called Mineral Point. It's also a lead mining town that is now an art enclave. I think of it as a mini Galena. And Paula's love of Door County is sell deserved, it's lovely. The Midwest has more to offer than just Chicago :)

We had relatives that lived in Galena, visited often when I was a kid but not since I was an adult. I know the boy scouts have a big event there every Spring (our troop went once but I missed that trip)

Liz, what bad luck that your DS had his glasses chewed up my his friend's dog. How often does that happen?

It was 83 degrees here today and in the 80s yesterday. People are calling it Augtober. In 2020 (that dreadful year) there was accumulated snow on the ground. I'll take this weather.

I was thinking about Ann's statement that she craves adrenaline. I thought I was too once, but now I think what I really am is a novelty seeker and what I'm looking for is dopamine. And I love, love the feeling of flow, where you are so immersed in what you're doing, that the world around you just fades away. I feel that the most when I'm reading. One time when I was a kid, I was reading in the kitchen and something on the stove was burning. The room was starting to fill with smoke when my Mom came in and yelled. I hadn't noticed. My daughter definitely likes adrenaline, which I think gets fed at the VA where she works. And fighting the rats in Boston. What say you tribe: Adrenaline, do you thrive on it or avoid it?

Weight was towards the higher end of my 2 pound weight range, but not over.

DH is finding some renewed success with Zepound. He didn't lose Weight with Wegovy for several months (but did maintain). On Zepbound, he lost 6 pounds the first 2 weeks. He's at 5, so he can keep going up in dosage for awhile, if needed.

Apparently my work friend who was injured broke more than his hip. He will probably be on medical leave for the next 3 months. It hit some of the students hard, and a lot of us teachers are reeling too. His prognosis sounds promising, but still, we learn yet again, things change in an instance.

Yes indeed to things changing in a moment. The older I get, the more mindful I am especially when I'm driving. I also credit not having yet broken a hip to all the yoga I've done and still do. I alost hope that being heavy for so much of my life has strengthened me. I don't yet suffer from osteoporosis, although "osteopenia" is in my medical records.

And about my appetite for adrenaline ... I also do love dopamine, serotonin, and oxytocin. However, the big deal is that I suffer from clinical extroversion. I swear I get a huge rush just making eye contact with a complete stranger, so you can imagine how a conversation about capers on Aisle 23 at Kroger thrills me. I'm also a bit of a control freak, which is now being modified somewhat by being in a relationship with another control freak. As the saying goes, DF and I are discovering infinite opportunities for personal growth.

It seems we're never ever finished.

My northern sun deprived family has terribly crumbly bones. My mother had both hips replaced and 2 back fusions by her mid 70s. I have osteoporosis now, but not nearly the level one might expect from the experiences of my Mom, Auntie, and both Grandmas. I too have credited years of obesity making my bones stronger than the other women in the family. At least it gave me that. :)