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Crab legs! Yum!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Medicare loves Advantage plans because it is guaranteed cost for Medicare. I got one for deceased DH because that's all I could easily find information on from the Medicare site.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
That form of texting would drive me crazy!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Congratulations to DD!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Weight up a half pound this morning. Oh, well.... I had a hope that it would actually be down some more today, but that was not the case. Still, I'm down 49 pounds from my high last December and 44 from when I started the meds in late February. That's pretty damn good in my book.
Still not back to my cheery self. I'm okay with that, too, I suppose. But, it is tiring. I think a nap may be in order soon.
Tuesdays at school are not going to be my "easy day". I teach six different periods, change schools mid day and end the day with two severe SCD classes that range in age from 4 to 11 years old. My TK-1 severe SDC class has 14 students! I have no idea how that's going to work. Last year there were 7 and that was barely manageable even with 2 aides in the classroom. Fingers crossed.
Dog appointment this afternoon cancelled due to owner testing positive for covid. He actually asked to keep the appointment and wear a mask. I said no.
Not much else to report....
Still not at 170. Grrrrr. Not sure what bumped it up a bit but it can go down anytime now! The good part is I'm not feeling so food adverse and can get close to my 1000 calories in without feeling forced. I think my energy level is improving just a bit as well! I'll take those things for a slower rate of weight loss any day!
Glad DS doesn't have Covid Liz or anything else that you might catch! I'm still planning on masking up for my plane trip on Friday which will be odd, can't remember the last time I had a mask on!
Cool and sunny here today. DH and I plan to take a walk once he awakes after his last night of work for a few days. I'm trying to get some cleaning in this morning. I think I'll make crab legs for dinner. The grocery store DC 1 works at had a great seafood sale a month back so I picked up some King crab ? legs. Crab is my favorite protein! Now to decide what to make as the side dish!
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!
20 texts is crazy! I wonder if it is a woman thing though. My kids answer me in one word responses all the time and half of the time I don't understand what the youngest one even means. He definitely has his own language!
Have a great walk with Kirby!
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!
Yay for DD! That's awesome! I love that you make travel and experiences a priority!
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!
Twenty texts? That's a crazy monologue!! I bet you can find a way to tell her nicely. You're not saying you don't want to hear from her, just formatted differently.
Liz, thanks for the thoughts on Medicare. I am very leary of Medicare Advantage. Anytime a medical product is advertised (and the plans are constantly being advertised on TV and print) I think some group is chasing profits. In order to generate profit, access to care must be limited in some way.
Retirement Spending: If we've planned this the way I think we have we should be debt free when I retire. The house is paid for, the cars will be paid off. That's pretty much it for debt. I was joking with DH if he thought we could keep at least one of our cars running until we die. Probably not :) When we were in the thick of it raising kids, bills everywhere I asked DH how we would ever be able to retire? He said are you planning on taking dance classes? Playing the saxophone? Voice lessons? Will you need special shoes for track? And he was right, some of the expenses that were overwhelming me did fall away. We will not live lavishly, but we will be fine, and will have room to do some of the things we love for as long as we are able to health wise.
