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I have been snuggling a lot with Justice in this cold weather especially when we have lulls in between family activities (like this afternoon).
We leave Monday morning and the next weather system which starts early that morning is supposed to be rain from here into Boston (where our flight originates). So unless the ice/rain line changes we should be fine getting out.
Nice that DS and DD still have friends nearby. I think that is what is difficult in these lulls here - there really isn't anyone we know any closer than an hour+ away.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Happy Birthday CC ! I hope the Year of the Horse brings you many good things.
Liz, do you think your flights might be impacted by the snow tomorrow? Hope not. I hope your sinus issues are more resolved too before you have to get on an airplane.
Peps, I'm glad Ron defended you. You are no sterotype, you are perfectly yourself.
The light show was really fun. The lights were amazing, and they had a great choir. It was done by a company called Fever. I think they also do candlelight concerts nationwide. We've seen those advertised, but weren't sure of the production quality. We will try one out now for sure. One thing I really liked too is that when they do shows like Luminesence in historic buildings, money goes to the restoration fund of the building.
We all slept in this morning. Like Liz, DD is fighting a virus that may be a sinus infection at this point. DS and his girlfriend left to go snowshoeing and then meeting up with one of my son's lifelong friends who is home for Christmas. DD got together with her friends that still live here, or were home also. I love that they have these connections. One of DD's friends was someone she met in kindergarten : )
DH and I don't have any plans for today. I don't need to cook anything, because we still have enough leftovers. Yay! I think I am recovered from the marathon cooking that began on the 23rd and ended Christmas night.
It's so fun having a doggy in the house. Last night he snuggled under my TV watching blanket and fell asleep in my lap.
Happy birthday!!!! Enjoy your return home (after the pain of traveling).
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
on 12/27/25 8:24 am
I think driving the tarmac in ORD takes longer than the flight! I'm here for the next 4 hours. Then on to PHX. Planning to get my free birthday coffee at Starbucks and watch the latest season of The Diplomat while intermittently people watching. It was another icy morning with a deicing of the plane. It was sunny in the air though! Bless all of you who do and did this winter after winter!
Looking forward to a chilly house! It was really nice to spend the holiday with my folks and I think they were really glad I came.
Not much else to report. Enjoy your days!
118.2 - no damage from Christmas Day or brunch/leftover eating yesterday. Amazes me, but I guess I have learned that it is the sustained eating pattern that causes a gain (or loss). My weight is about the same as it was the morning we left Florida 11 days ago.
We had a nice brunch with DD and DS before driving the 2.5 hours back to our place on Cape Cod. That extra hour makes it feel so remote compared to where I used to live.
Last night was a better sleep night than the prior one when I coughed and choked most of the night (and quite a bit yesterday afternoon). I think the steroid spray is finally starting to knock back the sinus infection.
Light snow outside right now so we are leaving a white Massachusetts in a couple of days. It has actually been very pretty and not affected our driving luckily. The cold has been rough though.
We had originally planned on being here the rest of the weekend before we leave early Monday morning. However DSD decided to stay at my SILs before driving back to NJ tomorrow so we are going to meet them for dinner tonight at a nice fish place which DSD has wanted to go to. But my drive there to drop something off tomorrow has been cancelled (I will leave it with SIL), so that gives most of tomorrow back to do laundry, clean a bit, and pack.
Have a sparkler Sunday!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
A lot of those Hallmark movies do like to stereotype people, but some of them are somewhat moving. Same story in each though: People find each other, have a quick connection, something goes awry and they break up, then all is resolved and they live happily ever after. The end.
Congrats on 200. I really do believe that sometimes when eating in a deficit, our bodies try to hold onto the weight at all costs, but then when there are some extra calories added back, it relaxes and lets go of some of that weight it was holding onto.
I am glad you had a good holiday and Ron definitely deserves some down time to recoup.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Sorry to be checking in so late today! Had a bit of a busy-ish day.
200 on the dot even with all the recreational eating done yesterday. Was a lovely, lovely Christmas Day with Ron's family. The drive was really easy with only very light rain and easy traffic. Really good food, excellent desserts and delightful people - can't really ask for more.
Had fun watching a few Christmas movies last night, too. Those Hallmark movies really are schmaltzy, but you know, they can be fun, too. We watched one because my SIL said that one of the characters reminded her of me. The character didn't really remind me of me. The character was obviously gay/effeminate, honestly blunt and a caricature of a gay party boy. Other than gay and blunt, I failed to see similarities, but you know... to each his own. If that's how she sees me, so be it. Ron's hackles were raised by the comparison. He disagreed vehemently. Gotta love him for defending my honor! The other one we watched was The Holiday Sitter, Hallmark's 2022 gay Christmas movie.
Today things went back to normal for me. Took Molly for a progesterone test, stopped at the pharmacy to pick up my meds for upcoming surgery, popped into the grocery to get eggs, made lunch, met with the NUT therapist, and hit the gym. Ron took a well deserved "slug" or PJ day. He's beat after 3 masses between Christmas Eve and Day (plus all the prep they take), and the excursion to Sonoma.
Left overs for dinner.
CC, Paula, safe travels home. Diamond D, hope you are still enjoying your children. Hosting is exhausting and stressful! Sorry you were a tad overwhelmed. Diane S. glad the rain didn't impact your day. It was pretty intense here Christmas Eve, but by morning the powerful part of the storm had passed through. Liz, your Christmas sounds like it was pretty perfect. Lucky you! Hope the sinus infection clears!
Cheers!
More on the road actually! Nice visit but I will be glad to be back to our new home. Being back in our old town didn't make us want to move back! Perhaps if it was in July! 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!
That was a whirlwind trip! Safe travels. You'll know those roads very well after your multiple trips.
