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155.2. Up again and calories are still below 1,000 everyday!
I might be a dopamine seeker. And I agree with Liz and DD that sunshine and water are the way to go! I love to take hot baths to wind down at the end of the day. In fact, DH and I went into the hot tub last night! I really wanted a glass of wine with the soak but was very low in protein for the day so I drank a Fairlife instead. Perhaps when the kids are here later in the week!
More organizing bundles of scrapbooking supplies to sell. Such a big job.
My meeting at church was cancelled last night so I couldn't let them know of my plans to change churches. I think I will just text or email the coordinator. I express myself better in the written word anyway.
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!
Re the conversation on Osteoporosis. My Mom and my Grandmothers grew up on dairy farms, so they were not lacking calcium rich food. But what they didn't have: vitamin D fortification in their milk, because they were drinking raw, homegrown milk. And up at this latitude, you are not going to be able to get enough vitamin D naturally. My paternal Grandma also had a goiter when she was young, due to iodine deficiency. There is an identified area in the Great Lakes Region where the soil lacks any natural iodine, which is where she lived. Iodized salt has pretty much eliminated this condition now.
Liz airfares are so nonsensical sometimes. Is Veteran's Day big on the east coast? Here only Federal Employees have the day off. Schools etc are open. My daughter was delighted the first year she got Columbus Day off in Boston, and asked why we pay practically no attention to it in Minnesota. I told her we know the real truth, and it was Lief Erickson who "discovered" North America.
Peps, I searched for things to make me feel right too. I enjoy a ****tail for sure, but potato chips always called to me much louder. We can open a bottle of red wine for dinner, and forget to drink the rest the following day, letting it turn to vinegar. I took Prozac in my early 30s, and would have stayed on it longer, but I got pregnant, then nursing, then pregnant. It did seem like it helped flip a switch in my brain though, and a lot of what felt right while taking it remained. I might like things like valium and xanax a little too much, so good thing they aren't readily available, and I don't have enough ambition to go drug seeking. Sunlight and water are still my favorite mood altering substance by far. When I lizard, I can feel something deep inside unspool.
I've also thought about whether if I had treatment sooner for my mental health, what would my life be like? It's taken me years and years and years to untangle everything that went down in my childhood and early 20s. Who could I have become without the abuse? Who knows. But I have the things I so desperately wanted when I was young: safety and peace. I am so incredibly grateful for our peaceful home.
Whew! Lots of deep thoughts when what I was initially thinking about was do I still love the thrill of a good roller coaster?
Some administrators are still acting like we aren't grievously under staffed. Sure, Ill case manage 21 students, teach classes, and I still have time to watch some videos to learn how to use this new curriculum you purchased. Basically teach myself to use this whole new system. Ah, the joy of being a short timer. By the time they figure out I'm not using it, I'll be starting my endless summer.
DH has MOHS surgery tomorrow to remove a skin cancer on his face. I'm confident it will go well, but of course he is a bit nervous. I am taking the day off to be his designated driver.
Liz, I'm glad Justice gets to enjoy the holidays with you. So easy to travel with a little dog in tow. My 50 pound plus size dogs make it a little trickier! LOL!
Oh, DD! You thought provoker, you!!!! You really got me thinking about adrenaline seeking vs. dopamine or serotonin. I think I have a bit of an adrenaline seeking tendency. I love roller coasters, and the feeling of "flying". I can see myself parachuting or parasailing, even extreme zip lining, but never ever bungie jumping. But I think I have an extremely strong proclivity towards dopamine seeking behaviors. I sought comfort food at a very young age, and by my teen years I was a closet eater, smoking pot, cigarettes and trying a few harder recreational substances... I didn't start with alcohol until well into my 20s. Probably a very good thing since I consider myself an alcoholic! I have always loved substances that change my mood and make me feel "good". Back in the late 70s and early 80s I loved the way Dexatrim used to make me feel - very zippy and tingly and really helped curb the appetite. I remember I was kind of sad when it was deemed unsafe and taken off the market. I know now that much of that seeking behavior came from poor neurological chemistry. Taking an SSRI was a game changer for me. I believe a lot of my chemical use was an attempt to self medicate. I wonder sometimes if my chronic depression had been diagnosed earlier how my life may have been different. Not being diagnosed until after 50, I'm sure depression was a major player in life choices. Anyway.... Today is today and it is best to look forward!
Weight is slowly going back down, but not as fast as I want it to. I'm very tempted to up my dose next month. Not sure I want to though. But, I do need to break this next decade sooner rather than later!
Another busy after school day - hair cut and then a dog client that will go until about 7 or 7:30.
Not much else... Wishing everyone a tuneful Tuesday! Sing like no one is listening!
I just booked a hotel room for Christmas - they take dogs!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Weight 119.6. It is so dark in the mornings here. It always takes me a while to get used to that. But weird to be sitting in the dar****il 7:30 am (up north it would get light 1/2 hour earlier). As the season goes on the discrepancy moves to an hour. But there is more than that in extra light at the end of the day so I guess that makes up for it.
Adrenaline or Dopamine seeker? Hmmm... probably the latter. I am definitely a sun seeker LOL.
DS got his glasses replaced yesterday and I did a bunch of errands while DH golfed. Today is likely a beach day while DS works. He has meetings all day. We are going back to the Beach Club for dinner tonight.
DD and her DH are likely not coming for Veterans weekend after all. The fares are jacked way up - at least double to almost triple the normal cost this time of year. Even though I have tons of points after charging most of the wedding, I still don't have enough for 2 round-trips. Kind of disappointing.
Trying to figure out Christmas - I would like to stay in a hotel in my former town on 12/24 and 12/25 to make it easier to go to DS' birthmother's on Christmas Eve and to my SIL's on Christmas. But we have the dog to consider. We might leave him in Florida with a friend or might send him to his caretakers on the Cape if she takes dogs over the holiday. Lots up in the air. Comes with change I guess.
Have a thoughtful Tuesday!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Gee, DD -- regarding your family's osteoporosis history, I didn't realize that sun deprivation plays a significant role in bone strength. I just asked the Google about this connection and learned that "Vitamin D deficiency not only causes rickets among children but also precipitates and exacerbates osteoporosis among adults and causes the painful bone disease osteomalacia."
ANN 5'5", AGE 74, HW 235.6 (BMI 39.2), SW 216, GW 150, CW 132, BMI 22
POUNDS LOST: Pre-op -20, M1 -10, M2 -11, M3 -10, M4 -10, M5 -7, M6 -5, M7 -6, M8 -4, M9 -4,
NEXT 10 MOS. -12, TOTAL -100 LBS.
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. :)
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)
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!
Not an adrenaline seeker at all. My heart goes pitter, patter enough on its own, I don't need to encourage it! In fact, I avoid caffeine for that very reason!
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!
