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154.1, up a smidge. I resisted the pumpkin patch treats yesterday but had a slice of the apple pie guilt free for breakfast. I?ve hardly eaten anything like that at all since June so I was due!
Domestic day of laundry, dishes, etc. Weather is very nice outside so we will be grilling hamburgers for dinner. I think I will also try out the air fryer on my new oven and make crinkle cut potato slices.
DSD and fiancé will be here until Saturday I think. Too bad DH is working all week!
Hmmmmmm, Halloween alliterations for Tuesday: traumatizing, terrible, terrifying, tantalizing, torturous, tragic. Take your pick for Thursday! Boo!
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!
Weight 119. Great home-cooked dinner last night. I marinated pork tenderloin cut into pieces and grilled it on skewers with onions and peppers (vegetables partially pre-cooked in microwave). Sometimes it is nice to eat at home! Lemon pepper chicken and salad may be on the menu today.
Water aerobics yesterday was excellent - it felt good to be moving and she does a great job with using every part of the body. I did realize as I have for a while how much restriction there is on my arm behind my back due to the mechanics of a reverse replacement. The other shoulder doesn't allow a lot either so not a big deal.
Don't you sometimes hate how To Do lists never end? We finally got the garage door up to snuff but we need to replace the lock in the back door of the garage, have a plumber fix a few minor but irritating issues and have an electrician move a ceiling light. Nothing overwhelming but always something. At least I am done with that for another house though DH who just did a lot of large projects in his Cape Cod home has to replace the deck now and he wants to put in a fence. The estimates he has gotten are ridiculously high because his house is so far out on Cape Cod (near Provincetown). Not a lot of workers out that far.
Not much on the agenda today other than a long Justice walk between showers and DH has an appointment with an orthopedist for a slipped disk in his back causing periodic sciatica. I guarantee they are going to send him to PT for appropriate exercises.
Have a thrilling/chilling Tuesday (maybe Peps came come up with a better word for Halloween week)!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Congratulations! I know what you mean about soup weather- we don't really have that much with our schedule. But I love soup on a cold day.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
May have to Google shelf life of codeine LOL!
I just hate changing the time - either way. I'd just as soon leave it the same all year and I don't care if we pick standard time or daylight savings.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
We started the Lincoln Lawyer on your recommendation. Very good so far!
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!
Greetings all
More sun today though it rained heavily last night. Between that and coughing it was a noisy night for DH. But I am happily tripping along on my cold pill - no wonder they are used to make illegal drugs. So I picked up and delivered payroll and stopped at CVS to get coffee. They were out of what I want so I might be forced to order from Amazon. ick. Then on to the studio to pick up new stuff. Hauled it up to the gallery and picked up cash for deposit. Beautiful drive up the coast.
Yeah I am with Peps - I like fall back but hate spring forward. During my working years it felt like I had a little extra me time on that one day. But soon it will be dark by 5 pm and I don't like that. Many years ago I went to the Philippines. It's close to the equator so the difference in day length is not much. Dark at 6 pm no matter what. I do enjoy changes in seasons.
Yay Paula on progress. And yay for soup. My favorite thing too. The chili I have been threatening to make for days is going to happen tonight. Burger needs to be cooked. So we will eat healthy for a few days. Not tempted by all the halloween candy.
So last night DH left a dish of potato salad on his chair arm while he attended to Tesla. Well, Poppy seized the opportunity and helped herself to it. Tee Hee I think it was a plot by the two dogs to distract DH.
We started a new series called Kaos last night. It's the idea that the greek gods from Mount olympus are real and in the present day. Jeff Goldblum is Zeus. Not sure if I like it but DH does. I think its kind of making fun of religion in general.
I attempted to call the doctor's office with the idea of scoring some codeine cough syrup. Could not even get a call through. I have a bottle of the stuff but it's 12 years old. Might be ok for scotch but probably not medicine.
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153.7, finally broke that 154-155 stall (at least for today).
The "kids" and I went to the pumpkin patch today. My big indulgence was a Lavender Latte! Picked up an apple pie and some apple muffins. I might have a bite or two of the pie tonight, or maybe not. The kids all got a caramel apple. I wasn't even tempted in the least! Thank goodness for the GLP 1 and I'm on a reduced dose this week!
Making homemade chicken noodle soup for dinner with either rosemary focaccia bread or just crusty bread (I have both). I love soup season!
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!
And a great Morbid Monday to you too LOL!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
I am very much looking forward to the upcoming time change. I don't like the early evenings, but I do love that first day of either extra sleep or leisurely morning! The "spring forward" time change is the one that is hard for me as I've gotten older. Probably because I'm not naturally an early morning person (unless a dog show is involved).
I decided to go up to the 15 mg dose of tirzepatide. The little bit extra I took last Thursday, coupled with a good session with the nutritional therapist, kicked the weight loss into gear again. I'm now just a single pound away from breaking into that new decade! Busy dog show weekends sure do help weight loss.
My biggest issue now with continued weight loss is letting old behaviors creep back in - especially in times of stress and times when I am over scheduled. With the advent of Food Season this week (though honestly it started at most of the schools several weeks ago), I decided to put some "rules" in place. The main one for this week is that I will not eat a Reese's peanut butter cup of any sort until AFTER Halloween. I also have to commit to eating a little more protein at breakfast, which is not hard. I just sometimes don't think to pack an extra egg or other healthy breakfast fare. A Quest Bar is so easy to grab, tastes great, is easy eat, but it's not enough for someone of my size. I absolutely have to eat more solid protein early in the day.
Must go to Costco tonight. I'm completely out of coffee and that just won't do! I suppose I should get some Halloween candy to pass out, too. Oh, and I need to bathe Buster to get all the product out of his coat. And of course, there is my training session at 5 pm... I really do need to stop working so I can have time for my regularly scheduled life! LOL!
And for this week's Halloween theme.... I wish everyone a Morbid Monday!
I like fried okra! No ketchup please!
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!
