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Sorry for discussing BB's weight loss when she doesn't post here, but her start weight was 167 and her lowest post-vsg weight she wanted to get back to was 151, so indeed she started the drug wanting to lose around 16 pounds. Then she dropped to a low of 127. So I believe you are correct that she lost 40 and Peps has a valid point about starting the drug when one doesn't have much to lose! And for people like us with long standing weight issues, watching numbers on the scale fall without much effort can be a drug in itself it's hard to wean off of.

Cool, very blustery day here on Lake Michigan with occasional spitting rain and the possibility of waterspouts. Kirby is concerned by the acorn****ting the roof from the trees around the house. I won't be doing a lot outdoors.

My flight home is booked and my friend lined up to pick me up. Summer is winding down. Though it was 98 in Sedona yesterday, so maybe less summer for MI, but still summer in AZ.

My scale was 187.6 today. Which considering my eating of late is kind of a miracle. There always seems to be a push at the end of summer to get all the foods in, go to all the restaurants, eat with people soon leaving until next summer... I'm trying to push back on that and made shrimp stirfry with lots of veggies last night. But then Claudia made dessert, which she never does and none of us needed. It will be good to get home to my closed environment.

Anywho, that's all I've got. Hope everyone has a great day! DD, so ecstatic for you that you got a great class!

167.1, back down a smidge. I took advantage of my increased appetite and lack of food aversions last night and enjoyed some Moo Goo Gai Pan at a local Chinese restaurant. Chinese food has been one of my food aversions and last night it finally sounded good. Total calories were still less than 1,000.

DH off today but worked a split shift (5:30-1:30 pm and then 1:30-5:30 am) to help out a coworker, so he needs to sleep until about noon. Gives me a chance to get some computer work done.

Our plan tonight is to go to a winery about an hour away. They have wood fire grilled pizza and have a band playing tonight. I happen to know all of the band members since they all had attended my church in Oshkosh at some point and we all raised our kids at about the same time. I'm hoping their wives and some other people that attended my church will also be there. It could turn out to be old home week for me.

I did take my injection last night so I expect food disinterest and aversions to return in the next few days. DH said it was nice to see me enjoy a meal last night. I'm a little like BB in that food was becoming unenjoyable a good bit of the time and if I did enjoy it, it only lasted a few bites before I "was done".

Diane said it was warm up her way. It was downright HOT here. Was 100 degrees when I drove home from school.

Had another good workout this evening - even with the heat.

I'm in the I need new clothes phase of weight loss. I don't have much that fits right now and I'm not loving the oversized look of most of my shirts. What's a boy to do? Buy some new gym clothes, course! Well, they are in the shopping cart. Haven't pushed the "buy" button yet.

The tirzepatide conversation piqued my curiosity. As you all know, I had a lot of trepidation about taking the weight loss meds and did a lot of reading before I took the plunge. I did not do a deep dive into finding information on taking GLP-1 for "cosmetic weight loss" yesterday, but did try to find some information. Closest I could find was warnings against using the GLP-1 meds for small weight loss goals (5-20 pounds). The reason being that the rebound effect of going off the GLP-1s can be extremely intense and lead to a regain of more than one lost. So, in Bonnie's case I am wondering since she had very little weight to lose and was within normal BMI range when she started, if the hormonal effect was significantly stronger on her - thus the low dose needed to cause an intense long term appetite reduction and food aversion. Or perhaps, she is more sensitive to the med. But it sounds to me like her "Food Noise" is back with capital letters!!!!! For me the lack of "food noise" is one of the greatest benefits of the GLP-1. The other information that I found very interesting is that one of the research MDs working with the drug suggested that before decided whether or not to take the med patients should ask themselves if they are ready to commit to the drug for the long term - even for maintenance. He said patients should be ready to take the drug "for life". I am hoping that when it comes time for me to reduce my dose there is some type of guidance. I have devised a plan already and am hoping the compounding companies will work with patients on maintenance plans. I have no qualms about staying on the med indefinitely. I have never felt more normal around food as I do taking the med. I still get great pleasure from my food, but am very easily satisfied and have little trouble eating all my favorites without feeling triggered.

Let's just say I was happy today was shot day! LOL!

BTW, weight was up .7 today. Totally fine by me, though.

DD, so happy for your lovely class this year. You'd already know if it was going to be a doozy. I'm sure you're getting a bit of a honeymoon, but it sounds like you are in for a lovely last year! YAY!

Off to bed for me....

Another decent day!! I thanked the kids for making the first week so fun. They have been awesome. I forgot my small group classes could be like this. DH just asked me how my day was, and I said great! He looked surprised and said, really? Yup, really. There will be bumps along the way, but it will expected kind of bumps.

I have a sub tomorrow so I can go to the funeral of my nephew's father in law. Cancer takes another good soul, someone my exact age. Sobering.

Not much else to say. We have tickets to a jazz concert tomorrow evening. Saturday, hoping to go to farmer's market. There's also a Pagan Festival in a pretty park in Minneapolis and DH is curious to see what exactly this entails, so that may also be on the agenda. I have my belief system as a Catholic, and it gives me peace, but I have no problem with hearing about other ideas. Would probably have shook up my Grandmas though if they knew I was hanging out with Pagans. :)

Lots of talk back and forth in our thread yesterday! Also, I saw a post on TT from BB about her struggles with hunger now that she is off the medication. I wonder if she could try a half dose?

We are leaving in a bit to drive back to my home. The fire detector inspection is this morning. I am spending the day doing something with SIL, then will likely come back here to DH's home for a few more days tomorrow. We have no other plans for the weekend now that a couple of things have been cancelled. We might have gone to visit DS in Portland ME, but he is leaving for a weeklong business trip tomorrow.

Today is shot day and I have no idea what my weight is so I will likely stay on the same dose. I do feel like I am eating more so most likely have not lost anymore which is the goal right now in trying to figure out maintenance.

Have a thrilling Thursday!