Wednesday, December 18, 2024

119.2 ****tail party food didn't have much impact.

1 week to Christmas and we leave by 1:30 pm for the airport today. It will be a long day as we likely won't be home until at least 10 pm. Long day for Justice especially. Then tomorrow morning I have to be out the door to drive to my former town by 7:20 am. Yikes!

The ****tail party was very enjoyable. One couple took a trip to Italy with their children and grandchildren (11) this summer and they showed us pictures of their dream vacation. An amazing but also an incredibly expensive trip, but truly a vacation of a lifetime with great memories for everyone.

Hopefully it stays dry this morning so DH can get in his golf game and I can go to water aerobics before we leave. But first a Justice walk! Have a whirlwind Wednesday!

142.2! Currently Im losing like I did at the start! No complaints about that. I'm down 50 lbs. with just over 10 to go to get to goal! The finish line is in sight (sort of, we all know the race is never over).

I'm still using the last of my "expired " meds. Tomorrow should be the last of it. I've decided not to take my GLP 1 while in Hawaii, mainly because I don't want to transport it. I will take my dose a day early the day we leave and then just skip one week and resume when we get home. Being able to eat a bit more while on vacation (maybe) sounds good too! I got an email from our concierge to look at activities we want to book while there and get them scheduled. I know we want to do whale watching, a sunset appetizer cruise and snorkeling for sure. I really would like a helicopter tour but dang they are expensive! I'll have to talk with DH and see what he wants to do!

Same ol' same ol' grey weather. I think I need one of those sun lamps for seasonal affective disorder (not really feeling depressed, but light/heat therapy sounds nice). I always used to go to tanning beds when I was younger, especially before tropical vacations. I wonder if they are still around with all the skin cancer risk now known? Speaking of which, I have to find myself reef friendly sunscreen since Hawaii has outlawed the other stuff!

Couples bible study solo since DH will be working. We are supposed to get snow tomorrow so we will have to see if Women's Bible study will meet or not!

Liz, will Justice be flying with you all?

reef safe sunscreen

You piqued my curiosity. Came right up on a Google search.

Yes Justice is going north too!

214.7 The weight drop was real, I guess! Happy, happy! Fewer than 30 pounds to go. 199 lbs. doesn't seem like such a stretch any more! I'm kind of flipping out about that.

Gym day today - chest and legs.

I love the new tree! Months of research paid off! Hoping this one lasts a good 10-15 years, too! The artificial trees are truly a cost effective investment and make life so much easier.

Safe travels, Liz. Ann, hope the move is going well.

Have any of you ever made a list of your 20 favorite foods? I was reading about that yesterday. It's a sensible way to lose weight I think. 18 favorite healthy-ish foods and 2 indulgences. Sticking to those foods you enjoy on a regular basis over time helps with loss and maintenance. How flipping logical.

The skin pain (allodynia?) is lasting longer than I would have hoped. I bought lidocaine gel to calm the nerve endings. I used Voltaren first, but it did little if anything at all. I think the lidocaine is helping. The sensitivity is not nearly as bad as Sunday and Monday. Hindsight being what it is, I realize I have had minor issues with the skin sensitivity on and off, easily dismissed, but this last flare up on my leg was much more noticeable and intense. When my clothes cause pain just touching my skin, it is absolutely maddening! Today, my jeans are causing sensation when I walk, but it's at least bearable.

Okie dokie.... Not much else to report...

20 favorite foods? Sounds like a lot actually. Will have to work on that.

Greetings all

It's still cloudy here and that will likely continue. Started the day with a zoom meeting (in my sweat shirt robe) for the studio. We did not have much that mattered. Some people are doing waste of time employee evaluations all because one person thinks our director is snippy and wanted to evaluate just her but could not come up with a mechanism to do such a snotty thing. Another tempest in tea pot expanded to take over kitchen sink. After that, the house got cleaned and cleaner left some christmas goodies for us. I will try to skip that stuff. Then I went to the studio for a while and after that to the gym for a walk. I really need to work on upper thigh strength and treadmill is not doing it. After that I needed some hamburger buns and stopped in a gas station convenience store. They had nothing of the sort. I realized the entire store had nothing but super highly processed chemical concoctions. It was hard to tell the snack food section for the auto supplies.

At the gym I was listening to another walker have an extended conversation while she walked. Like the whole time I was there. Most of it was drivel but this person said she was making a "vision board" for the upcoming year. That actually sounds like a good idea if I understand it. Visual representation of goals and concepts and inspiration for the year. Might be a thing.

Well you guys have all rocked the new meds this past year. Maybe I should put that on my vision board for next year. It could also have pictures of the 20 favorite foods. I guess young people these days are very visual and not into the written word.

Meanwhile have safe travels Liz. Paula when we were in Maui many years ago we took one snorkel boat trip to the Molokini crater. That was a great thing to do and I would do it again. We heard whale song while in the water and saw many whales on the boat ride. But it was cold on the ride back. Bring a wrap. We also did the helicopter ride but it was kind of cloudy and in spite of all my air sickness pills I spent much of the time worrying I was going to barf. Also, DH and I had to pay extra because we were fat. So don't fret if you skip it.

Wow, the frogs here are really loud! It's their breeding season and there is a small pond on our street where they gather. After dark it is almost a roar.

So my brother is all excited about trying to make the Maid Rite loose meat sandwiches which were Tastees in our town growing up. He finds a recipe on the internet. It says "put meat and onions in a kettle". He does not understand that part. Tee Hee. I am going to make some tonight; hence the search for hamburger buns.

Cheers. Diane S

I read today that a new study found that performing 10 bodyweight squats every 45 minutes during an 8.5-hour period of sitting improves blood sugar regulation better than a single 30-minute walk.

So maybe add some squats holding onto a chair?

I don't understand how some people can talk on the phone all the time - when walking, working out, and even while in the bathroom. The latter just grosses me out.

Maybe the elliptical would be better for your thighs? I'm sure Peps would know the next logical step for you. Our water aerobics person had us add squats recently (on the pool stairs as far out of the water as a person can be doing them).