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Ann, I just read your post about a streamlined life. 10 outfits??!! I'm going to lay down, I feel faint.
Didn't know about the Covid uptick. Makes sense now why I was seeing way more than a few people with masks on when I was at the grocery. Haven't see more than 10 put all together in maybe a year.
Hope DS doesn?t get too sick Liz! Date night sounds great! We love doing those too (almost always involves going out to eat!)
Even though I have a long way to go, I?ve been thinking about maintenance as well (and the cost). I?m hoping that once insurance companies see how much healthier people are they will start to cover the meds! It doesn?t even seem right that they can pick and choose what will be covered.
Hope the rest of your day goes better CC. Yikes! Kirby joining you in the shower sounds cute though!
We took down most of the tree in the front yard today. DH and I took a 30 minute walk. Gotta start somewhere! The 2 boys that don?t live local are here and DC will join us all for dinner tonight. I?m grilling out hamburgers and made the kid?s favorite pasta salad! They all made fun of my keto lunch (hard boiled egg, piece of string cheese and 2oz. of ham lunch meat! I tried the peaches and cream premier protein shake last night and it was good!
Injection day tomorrow. Last week at the starter dose. I?m a little nervous about moving up and wonder if I should delay it a bit. If I have an extra dose in my bottle, I might just stay another week on 2.5.
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!
on 7/6/24 11:02 am
A very rough start to the day!! One of those when you want to get back in bed and start over.
Right when I got up, my phone rang. It was ADT telling me my AZ fire alarm was going off. It was before 6am AZ time. I couldn't think straight! Do I have the fire dept go out? My neighbors wouldn't be up yet. I told them to hold off and I would call the house watcher. I woke her up and asked her to go investigate. As I woke up more (and ADT called 8 more times as it kept going off after every reset they did), I had enough sense to look at my smart house stuff and could see it was only 1 of the 2 alarm-wired fire detectors and the non-alarm Nest smoke detectors were fine. I deduced the battery on the one non-hardwired device was dying. The batteries were supposed to last 5 years. The first one died 6 months in and this one a year and a half. The mistake I made was thinking the first one was a fluke and not changing the second! So that is now going to be a yearly task whether it needs it or not! Jen and her husband went and changed the battery. I'm so lucky to have them! Such a rattling way to start the morning. Argh.
Then I showered and Kirby decided I was too far away and got in through the curtain. Soaking wet dog. More Argh.
I went to the post office to get a package they wouldn't drop off because the gate was closed (our neighbor who shares the road closed it to keep out tourists and apparently postal workers). They were already closed at 11:30! But the two were still in there and I had to yell my name and address through the locked glass door, which they heard wrong so couldn't find it. More yelling. Carter is not a hard name. What would they have done if it was Wojciechowski?? Argh again.
My neighbor's kids wanted to come meet Kirby and were an hour late and I hate when people are late! But now everything I had to do today is done and I am doing absolutely NOTHING the rest of the day.
More gray cold weather today. So weird. Hardly any sun since I got here. But it's so much better than the 104 it is supposed to be at home today. Did you see an all time high of 124 in Palm Springs yesterday? How is your brother fairing, Diane?
Hope everyone has a wonderful day with no alarms of any kind!
Beautiful morning out here on the porch. Sunny, warm breeze, just stellar. Rain predicted for this afternoon, and tomorrow morning, and then the forecast finally predicts a dry period. I'm with you Liz, dreary days make me feel dreary. DD has suggested numerous times I get one of those light therapy boxes. I just don't see how that would help. I'm all loaded up with serotonin and dopamine from all the sun in San Diego, along with a mild sunburn. Not the best idea, but it felt great to have the sun sink down into my bones at the time.
I hope Liz, your DS is not getting too sick. My DS had Covid last weekend, and it set him back. He had to miss work, and cancel a 4th of July camping trip. I read in yesterday's paper it is on the rise again, and a bigger surge is expected after the holiday.
Today's plans include going to work out, weed pulling, and a get together with some friends this evening for pizza and wine.
My weight holds steady, so maybe I am in maintenance? I wish I could take a Tamoxifen holiday to see how much that actually impacts my weight loss. I have 3 months of the 1.7 right now. I might consider bumping up to the 2.4 (highest dose) later to see if I can budge a few more pounds. But I'm content for now.
on 7/6/24 9:40 am
I fantasized about dropping a match when I moved last to not have to deal with the mess of moving and giving away!
I find that Medicare Wellness visit to be a waste of time. To me it seems like an excuse for some physicians to charge twice (once for this and once for a physical). I had a conversation about this with a couple of friends recently and found that some doctors actually do a full physical with the Wellness visit which saves the insurers money. Mine breaks them in 2.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Thank you for the info - I'm glad you are blazing the maintenance trail before me.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Absolutely agree with your sentiments!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Made it through the 4th. We had a very successful party. It cooled off in the evening so we could spill out and eat on the deck and watch the fireworks later. Our 4 dogs (our 2 plus our DD's 2) and the cat all survived the fireworks without too much trauma. Yesterday, we pretty much just rested and puttered, putting things away. Today is DH's bday, which is being overshadowed somewhat this year by the BFF's son's wedding later today. Another friend from childhood (but only since we were 9) arrived last night for the wedding and will be staying with us for several days. So I've been busy!
Liz, I'm in the same boat re maintenance. I'm using semaglutide since tirzepatide is harder to come by in CA. What they told me at HenryMeds is to decrease slowly over a couple of months. In their experience, many people do well on half the dose they used for weight loss, though, of course that can vary. It sounds like that part of things IS pretty vague. I agree with you about the cost. I'm on a half dose now, but still paying the full monthly price since HenryMeds is a monthly subscription deal. I looked into Orderly but I wasn't able to get my questions answered satisfactorily without signing up with their service, but it sounds like they may let you pay by the vial. Anyway, I decided to stick with what I have until I'm feeling more confident about my maintenance dosage and then look around for alternatives.
Lizanne
