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Stay the course and damn the torpedoes as it were! Face forward; easier waters ahead soon (so says my 8ball which is hardly ever wrong).

My stepmom took my dad to the hospital for fluids. He was acting really weird and we couldn't get him up out of the chair to walk him to the car, so called 911 to help. The house is built up and there is no way to get in or out without steep stairs and we were afraid he would fall and hurt himself. They helped him out of the house, took vitals (bp was 94/42, so he was really dehydrated which is terrible for him and the kidney) and a trip to the ER got him a Covid diagnosis! Claudia had it over the weekend. They both thought it was a cold as neither had a fever. He got an IV at the hospital and is home feeling a little better. Sucky summer for him so far!

Hoping my Covid free streak continues. My hypochondria is whispering that my throat might feel scratchy.

190.8. Going the wrong way!

It's been raining pretty hard for hours. I wanted to run some errands, but keep thinking the rain is going to stop soon, and more keeps popping up... At least it's soothing to listen to and cool out! And it's straight down, so all the windows are open and the rain smell is coming in.

Still an infirmary across the driveway at the parent's house. So I continue to steer clear.

I don't really know anything else. Take care all!

Liz, I'm glad you are thinking about your muscle mass. It is important! Clinical studies are showing an average of 22% lean body mass loss over a year of taking tirzepatide, while up to 40% decrease in lean body mass was seen in certain patients in a 72 week period.

As for hanging skin, as much as I am loathe to say it, I am finding that in myself, too. I believe it has to do with age and fat loss, rather than muscle loss. I have always had very sturdy legs and as I lose weight, my thighs are becoming more defined, so I know I'm not losing much muscle there. BUT.... on my left thigh, especially, I have icky loose skin! Blech.... Never had that before. Yuck, yuck, yuck! But it is what it is and I prefer the smaller me to the larger bodied, fluffier version of me! LOL I've also got bat wings and some saggy man boobs. Also, as we age, our skin loosens naturally due to subcutaneous fat loss. It's just a sad truth of getting older. I will take loose skin and aging over the alternative!

Ate salty, salty foods yesterday, so I'm up a half a pound or so. But several handfuls of movie popcorn and two small slices of pizza for dinner along with good company was well worth it! I enjoyed the movie, too! However, I thought afterwards, "Did I really need to see Twisters right before driving through the midwest at the tail end of tornado season in the northern plains?" LOL! I did love the special effects and really enjoyed seeing Maura Tierney in a mature role!

Today is packing day! Have to pack the car, my clothes, and doggy supplies. Two weeks on the road is a lot! I don't usually do more than 5 day stints, so preparing for a full two weeks living out of a suitcase, going from hotel/motel seems a bit daunting. At least, I have a wonderful number of choices for show clothes to bring along. I am loving that!

I will be spending a lot of time on the road the next two weeks, so I'm guessing my check ins will be intermittent.

Peps has me worried about my muscles. Though I don't feel weaker I think I have lost muscle in my legs and arms more than in past weight loss as my skin is much looser. My arms aren't that surprising because of the shoulder surgery and I am working on strengthening them daily but realized that I should add some work for my legs. Though I have continued my long walks I haven't participated in other strengthening activities like I have in the past, again because my shoulder has restricted me. I googled exercises focusing on legs that I can do at home. In the fall I will be able to rejoin some past activities and potentially start working with the new trainer here but will have to wing it on my own for the summer. In the meantime I am paying more attention to how much I am eating still trying to have enough protein in the mix.

The home inspection was last night and I have retained an attorney. The broker said the inspection seemed to go well but we won't know until later this morning if they want me to make any fixes.

I had the strangest dream last night that they found a room off my basement that I never knew I had. It was sort of an office with an oversized AC unit in it. They requested that I replace it with a smaller more appropriately sized one. Weird!

We worked on some details for a trip in March with friends last night. We are chartering a boat in the British Virgin Islands with 2 other couples for a week, staying the 2 nights prior in Tortola and the 2 nights after in St Thomas. Should be an incredibly fun and amazing trip. The others have done things like this in the past so not as amazing to them but they are super fun people and we are really looking forward to it.

Today we need to clean the condo so it is ready for the bachelorette party descending here a month from today. Tomorrow we fly home assuming Delta has stopped cancelling flights. I hope we make it as I have 2 appointments on Thursday that I need to get home for, and we drive to NY on Friday to see DH's DS and DIL who are here from Poland for a week.

Have a writative Wednesday!