Thursday, March 6, 2025

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Nice night last night at the wine dinner at the clubhouse. The food was good starting with oysters and shrimp and main meal of sliced beef and paella. Unfortunately DH slightly scraped the front corner of the car putting it in the garage which he has been afraid of since we bought this place. Previously he always had a double garage door on a 2 car garage into which he would put one car. And he could pull straight in. We have a single garage door and the car has to be swung around just before going in. I have had garages like this so it doesn't creep me as much.

Today I play golf with a friend as a partner. She is nervous because she never played in this league before but it should be fun. Unfortunately it will be 60 with 20 MPH winds. Next time I play in this league will be 3 weeks from now after our trip so it sure better be warmer then.

I am making deconstructed pizza tonight - basically lots of pizza fillings in a casserole. I make it with turkey sausage (removed from casings), lots of diced tomatoes, onion, peppers, mushrooms, mozzarella, and turkey pepperoni on top. Not a lot of cheese so fairly low-carb. DH is doing WW because all of his exercising is not helping him lose anything. I know we have all been there. It is snacking and too large portions at meals that are his problem. He also blames beer which though it contributes isn't probably as big a problem as the food because he rarely has any and when he does it is 1-2 lite beers. He doesn't want to try the Glp-1 drugs as he hates taking any medications, even over the counter stuff. He has had success with WW previously but I don't think he went out socially as much when he did. I manage in social settings because I either have an appetizer or only eat part of my meal. He either eats the whole meal or if we split he will get something like a large Caesar salad with extra dressing as an extra. He has to do it himself, his way, as we all know.

Have a thoughtful Thursday!

211.6 UGH.... never fails as I approach Friday the weight goes up. I'm going to see if pounding down water today helps release some of this water weight. I'm also wondering if the leg workouts I do (usually Wednesday nights) are contributing water retention on Thursdays and Fridays. At least I see the pattern and each week as I go up I'm still down from the week before. But, still, being dysfunctional about my weight, size, etc... that weekly rise irks the hell out of me.

Liz, good for Mike for starting to work on his weight. You are 100% right that he has to do it himself. Ron is in the same boat. I can see he is starting to lean in that same direction, but he's not there yet. Hope the scratch on the car isn't too bad.

The rain never materialized in our area. I guess it hit both north and south of us. Suits me just fine.

Not much else going on here. Dental appointment after school, a workout planned, and am planning on making turkey spaghetti sauce for dinner with a salad tonight. I'll make pasta for Ron, but I'm happy eating the super thick, meaty sauce with only a few bites of pasta.

I'm with you on having lots of sauce with very little pasta, while Mike does the opposite.

129.4. Still in range, breathe Paula! These are normal fluctuations!

Had woman's Bible study today which was good as always! Sold some scrapbooking supplies on Facebook marketplace the last few days which is also good!

No workout today, did the increased speed on the treadmill yesterday and will try to motivate myself to do the hard DVD tomorrow. I've never been much of a gym person but I kind of want to do the weight machines. I bought a universal like set after VSG but sold that when we sold our house before Ben passed. I've always been able to add muscle fairly quickly but now that I'm in menopause, I'll be anxious to see if that still holds true.

Shepard's pie soup for dinner tonight. Recipe says to put a scoop of mashed potatoes in the middle of the bowl before serving which doesn't sound super appealing to me, so I will just dice some potatoes and add with the other veggies in the soup!

Liz, exciting that DH wants to get healthier too. My DH needs to lose about 10 lbs. to get into his suit for DSD's wedding! He's trying!

Peps, I notice a pattern to my weight fluctuations too and have decided it is bowel movement related! Because I eat very little and the meds slow down digestion, I just don't go that often, but when I do, I really do! Hoping for some action soon! Eating a certain protein bar usually works for me!

Same explanation for my variations over the week - the rises seem to correlate with days with less movement, then my body rectifies things and it drops back down.

I also had a poor poop day yesterday. Could be a combination of both for me!