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I'm sorry to hear about your aunt's passing.
You must have really wanted to repent eating that peanut butter cup as you confessed it to us twice! Lol!
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
It's pouring rain here and my friends from the midwest are driving up from san francisco via Avenue of the Giants. It's really too bad it's raining so heavily as the attractions here are outdoors. I am making a mental list of indoor stuff. We have a dinner reservation at 5;30 at the place with a view so I will have to fill a few hours. Gallery, some drive in views, offer of studio time and coffee with cookies.
You guys actually make homemade marinara sauce!!! Yowee that is work. I do appreciate the home canned tomatoes we have had.
Yes Liz I am generally pleased with the condition of my hands. It's about a 50% improvement so it's enough to matter. I still have swelling and one finger is sort of numb. Not sure where that is headed. Need to message doctor. But worth it overall.
So I saw a new dentist yesterday. My usual one had a health problem and retired quickly. He was old as me so not surprising. So this other local dentist bought his practice. I do not like this guy. Bad vibes. He looked in my mouth for about two seconds and told me I need two fillings. Fee for that and cleaning was quite high. Plus I had a hard time figuring out where he was educated and not thrilled with what I found. The whole place had an off vibe. I am going to move on.
Not much else. Waiting around for our friends who are indeed having a Watery Wednesday.
Diane S
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I weigh 99.3 pounds more than Liz. I don't know why, but seeing Liz's posted weight when mentally compared to my own was humorous to me. Ah, the odd places I can find joy! LOL!
I am this week feeling the need to count down days to retirement: 6 months, 16 days. There was something very pleasant about Monday being a holiday after a 3 day dog show weekend. I purposely did NOTHING on Monday except workout and visit my dad. I didn't work on report card grades. I didn't do any chores. I groomed no dogs. I cooked, played games, read a bit and that was about it. I did not feel the pull to go to work yesterday morning even though I was awake before the alarm. Once at work, I enjoyed myself. Today I am in the swing of it. Of course, it helps that Wednesdays I start my day with my favorite class of the week: my k-2 moderate special day class. LOVE those babies!
Weight and eating are going well overall. Though (TRUE CONFESSIONS), I just ate 150 needless calories in the form of a single Reese's peanut butter cup. For dinner tonight I'm fixing up some pre made Chicken Tikka from Costco. Hoping it's good. I wanted to try something protein centered that would be easy to prepare.
I got the sad news that my aunt died. She was my mom's remaining living sibling. My auntie's death ends a very significant chapter of my life and severs the last real living connection to my mom. I will miss that part of my life. The memorial/celebration of life will be December 14 in Baltimore, MD. I have some unplanned travel ahead. I've known about my aunt's death for days, but it is now just seeming real and I am just beginning to feel the feels that go with the news. Odd how I work that way.
Not much else going on here... except the usual ongoing stuff...
Wasp-waisted Wednesday to all!
149.9, just squeaked into the new decade (at least for today). Feeling a bit dehydrated so not sure it will hold.
New Bosch dishwasher delivered today. Very quiet! Made soup again for DH's first wife's sister that has cancer and we are on our way there now to deliver and visit for a bit. She is one that talks non stop and won't let you leave so we have already decided on a prior commitment that we need to get home for!
Couples Bible study tonight and woman's tomorrow morning so I was prepping a bit for that today. Did go to the worship night at my old, old church and it was nice. Temps are dipping down there so down coat is back in use. Have I ever said I hate winter?
Liz, I have some fears about being able to continue these meds due to compounding pharmacies not being able to supply much longer. My supplier won't give us multiple months to be able to stock up.
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!
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The pasta fagioli I made yesterday turned out great. It makes a huge amount so half of what remains will be frozen.
Yesterday was somewhat busy but today gets more so (for us retired people). We need to start fitting in time for a full housecleaning before the next onslaught of company on Wednesday next week. Today I have water aerobics, our last fall bocce game, then a birthday party for a friend. DH plays golf in the beginning of the day. I was supposed to be going to a book club tonight which I was looking forward to but the friend's son cancelled his trip at the last minute so his wife asked if we could get together. I felt that celebrating his birthday was more important than social networking at the book club.
I am still waiting for HenryMeds to ship my bulk tirzepatide. They already took the payment on my card (large amount). Hopefully they send it soon (I don't need it now, but I don't like that large amount on my card with nothing on its way). I was googling about the stop date of December 1 - apparent the FDA is allowing the compounding to continue while they evaluate the appeal about removing it from the shortage list. Lots of people are really upset about losing access to a somewhat more reasonably priced product. It seems like the pharmaceutical company should be able to come up with a better way to supply it that doesn't break the back for those of us who can't get it covered by insurance. The volume of people using the compounds must be huge.
Time to get my act together. Have a watery Wednesday!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
I may have to make lasagne soon. When I first made it I would make the sauce from scratch but eventually started using jarred sauce. So much easier.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
That woman is awesome. It's amazing how much more energy two have than one. Go, team!
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.
I'd eat your lasagna any day. :)
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.
Yeah for people getting good sleep, and not hating how a bathing suit looks!
I had a paperwork day today, so head down, cranking out reports. Not my favorite way to pass a day, but I did get a lot done.
DH had one of those scans today, that measures calcium build up in your arteries. 6 years ago he was in the low risk range, this time he crept over the line into the moderate risk, putting him in the 59th percentile for his age. I preferred when he was in the 48th percentile. His cholesterol numbers and blood pressure readings, and glucose are always in a good range. The only change his doctor recommended was adding aspirin. He already takes a low dose of Crestor. He started that in his 30s, because of his family history: his Mom died at 60 and his Dad at 63. DH will be 65 this spring. First skin cancer, and then a bump in arterial calcium. I told him this is not acceptable, because he's the strong one who lifts the bags into the overhead bin. He's going to try and stop aging per my request.
Lasagna is baking. I use a recipe that doesn't require boiling the noodles. One step removed makes it go just a little faster. I use jarred marinara sauce. I may be a heathen. DS won't actually be bac****il around 9pm if there are no flight delays. I'll pretty much have time to heat him up a piece, hug him goodbye and hello, and then go to bed. Even so, its nice to fall asleep knowing he's in the house, and waking up to the same.
