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Sounds like you are on the mend thank goodness. Has DH been as sick?
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
132.5. Still dropping. At least I feel like I'm in the land of the living again! It will take a bit to regain some strength but I'm on the upswing!
No plans for the weekend. Just going to lay low and continue to recover. Liz, I am like you. Rarely get sick and if I do it is usually mild and short lived! This one threw me for a loop! Have fun a****er aerobics!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
119.6, where I was 117.6 two days ago. I didn't eat that much! My weight really does move around a lot LOL. Probably more water weight than anything I would guess.
I am sure that teachers have to develop immunity over time. I think we all do it first as kids, then those of us with kids go through the cycle again when our little ones are doing it. My nephew and niece have come down with most of the illnesses their toddler caught in daycare. I have been lucky enough over my life to have rarely been sick and even now when I got COVID or have a cold it is mild. I didn't even catch DH's last bout with COVID though I expected to since we were close together when he was coming down with it. They say that immunity wanes as we get older. I wonder if that is because we aren't exposed as often or a consequence of aging?
Yoga yesterday was a bit more challenging than last week due to a substitute instructor. I liked the uptick in difficulty but not the instructor so much. She made us all feel like wimps for taking gentle yoga vs a higher level. I heard that people who had her as a substitute in the Pilates class weren't thrilled either. Regardless, I felt good about being able to handle a slightly higher level (though not inclined to move to a more difficult class). We spent the afternoon at the Beach Club and then went for Happy Hour at the main clubhouse. It was outside for the first time in weeks and was mobbed! Everyone was so happy to be out on a warm night.
This morning I have water aerobics, beach club again, then dinner with friends tonight. Busy days again. I am booking 5 regular activities a week now which is a lot for me. I will definitely hold off on doing more golf.
Justice will probably get his walk with DH while I do my water stuff, though if we can get out in 15 minutes I can fit both in. Have a sagacious Saturday!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Isn't it amazing how heavy 25 pounds feels and most of us were lugging around many multiples of that on our bodies before VSG?!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
I have also had all the vaccines. I wish we had a Costco, but I have never lived near one. The closest her in Florida is 40 miles away and in Massachusetts, 50 miles.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
I am on the same page as you. My first year in the classroom I caught everything! I remember being absolutely miserable over our February break - sick as a dog and peeved that I was in bed the entire 5 days off!
Now, after 30+ years amongst the littles, I can offer that my immune system seems to do pushups in the parking lot just waiting for some virus, germ, or bacteria to come along and kick it to the curb. Given the number of sick kids and adults I encounter on a weekly basis, I should be sick A LOT! I am hardly ever sick. Every day I've taken off this year has been for personal reasons - no sick days (though some were reported as sick days...)
Like you, I've had Covid 3 times. The last time was a just like a mild flu.
ABSOLUTELY! That is why I had to stop drinking them. I was fine for several years post VSG, but something happened and I am pretty sensitive now to concentrated whey protein and whey protein isolate. That's why I do the Fairlife ultra filtered milk protein drinks. So far they don't have the same effect on my gut as the drinks made from the whey concentrate blends or the whey isolate.
My guess the reason for my reaction is that I have developed an intolerance for the concentrated amount of whey protein. As a baby and toddler I was lactose intolerant, but developed a tolerance for milk as I got older. I have wondered if my lactose sensitivity as a child offers a clue to why I can't tolerate most whey protein products.
As for the urgency issue... I have had some reactions that were so intense that I didn't quite make it to the loo! Not fun!
There is a mild fragrance with almond, but it is not strong. In an orchard you can smell it, but with a single tree you have to put the blossom right up to your nose. Orange, lemon and grapefruit (my favorite of the three scents) are glorious! My neighbor has a huge grapefruit tree in the backyard that hangs over our fence. I sit below it when it blooms and breathe it all in. I LOVE the smell. I don't know if you have night blooming jasmine in Minnesota, but that is another delicious scent. It fills the air and comes in the windows at night.
In some ways I wonder if all the germ exposure gives better immunity. Most of my illnesses tend not to viral. Except Covid which I've had 3 times, with each time being milder than the time before.
Yes! There are stores closer, but when I want a nice deli selection, it's Byerlys. And their bakery is glorious. It's our go to for birthday cakes. And they bag the groceries for you. No other store in Minneapolis does that anymore. If you want, they put your bags in tubs, give you the big number thing, and then you drive around to the side, and they load them in your car. So fancy!
