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Here again in a place I so enjoy.
It's been a truly hobbily-hoy beginning of the year so far, and I can't quite get into the flow of things...for example, although the trees are down (as of Wednesday) all the Christmas stuff is still sitting in the dining room waiting to be boxed and stored....jeeps, it's Valentine's Day tomorrow and the snowman china remains in the kitchen cabinets. What's with that?
SEKansas is in the midst of delightful faux spring weather which helps motivate me to be done with hibernation a bit...won't last and expecting some snowstorms into March which also won't last. Defiantly enjoying the hint of change.
Been very hit and miss keeping up with all the delightful activities happening here and will certainly check out previous posts.
goal!!! August 20, 2013 age: 59 High weight: 345 (June, 2011) Consult weight: 293 (June, 2012) Pre-Op: 253 (Nov., 2012) Surgery weight: 235 (Dec. 12, 2012) Current weight: 145
TOTAL POUNDS LOST- 200 (110 pounds lost before surgery, 90 pounds lost Post Op.diabetes in remission-blood pressure normal-cholesterol and triglyceride levels normal! BMI from 55.6 supermorbidly obese to 23.6 normal!!!!
119.2 - minus .2. I was just checking my weekly log - I am only .4 above where I was the day we left for the cruise.
Yesterday was also a one deer day viewing a young buck. We have our last walk this morning and we want to try and go a little earlier to hopefully ensure we have a last view of these sweet Key Deer. We have never stayed on this Key before so it has been a unique experience.
After that we did go to the beach and it was actually hot enough to get in the water. Appetizers at Happy Hour at our new favorite restaurant on the water for dinner. In bed watching a show by 8, and asleep around 9:30 so I think I mostly caught up on my missed sleep from the night before.
Today is a last afternoon in Key West followed by an early dinner meeting our friends on the way back. Will be getting back to a normal eating schedule this weekend.
Have a fabulous Friday!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
I miss ***** Gorda! We thought about going through that area on Sunday on the way home from Captiva but it would add about 2 hours to our drive so we will go straight back across the state.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Sorry you still have the RV. I assumed it was sold by now. It does seem like the resale market for them is tough - we have friends who bought theirs used, then tried to sell it about 2 years later but it has been for sale for at least 18-24 months now.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Spring flowers already! Of course there is no real spring in Florida other than when the live oak trees exchange their leaves in late February/March. I do miss the spring flowers in Massachusetts but they are a lot later and spring is usually very rainy up north.
Yes, a lot of people go around in golf carts on Captiva but there are a lot of cars too. Pretty common mix of vehicles on islands off of Florida.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
We went there a few years ago! It is very cool!
Kirby has the grandparents there to spoil him LOL.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Late check-in for me. 118.8, a new low! Maybe DH should travel without me more often! Lol! Still have not turned on the tv
Did water aerobics and then shortly after that former coworker friend came over and we walked 3.5 miles. I was tuckered after that!
Worked a little more on my art stuff. I have a meeting with the manager of one of the stores on Saturday morning. Coworker friend and I then went to ***** Gorda for dinner. It was really good! I had Tuscan shrimp and she had mussels and lobster!
Talked with DH and DC1 on the phone and now I'm ready for bed! I expect the scale to be up a little tomorrow!
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!
201.3 Like Liz, hovering...
Slept way too late today. Didn't get up until after 9:00!!!! Not sure why I was so tired. I am having weird dreams still each morning. Today's lovely was about poop - dog, people, dirty bathrooms.... just yuck! WTH????
Dad visit today. As usual, happy to see me. He's having a hard time carrying on a conversation and is drawn back to the same idea no matter what the topic is. Today was having filled out a questionnaire/survey on line and being curious what the results will be. (Mind you, he has no device that let's him go on line. No phone, no laptop, no iPad...) The other topic took a while for me to decipher, but it was why he wasn't having lunch with his old pals. He was talking about his time as a college dean at the same time, so I pointed out that most of his workmates had already died - even though I was fairly certain he was talking about being in the lock down of memory care instead of the independent living situation in which he was previously. He took my explanation willingly.
Got odds and ends done around the house, but have not yet trimmed Buster. I'm procrastinating and I'm not sure why. Sigh....
Much more sore today from my workout yesterday than the first workout on Monday. At least, it is the good kind of sore.
UGH.... the RV Saga continues. I will have to pick it up from consignment this weekend. The dealer isn't selling it and wants to drop the price far too low for my liking. I'll have to go the private route and hope for the best. Until then, I figure I'll just dip into savings as originally planned to make the payments and do the upkeep.
Until next time...
Greetings all
Overcast here but not too cold. I made a list this morning and got most of it done. Walked at the gym (apple watch counted one of two flights of stairs) and listened to old Phil Collins music. After that it was studio time and I made some ravens. The place is busy and there is hardly anywhere to park. We got our tax info from the accountant and oy vey we have to pay quite a bit. More than I expected. The state of California is not especially friendly to small businesses. After that I stopped at the hippie grocery for a few things including black bean burgers which we have not had for awhile (not on Liz's list).
CC that cliff dwelling looked really cool. Do you get to go in it or just admire. And yay not only to you have the folks visiting but you have Kirby day care. Fun.
Liz enjoy Capptiva island. Is that the place were everyone goes around in golf carts? Tiki bars are one thing we do not have here. There was a sort of tiki - ish restaurant for awhile but it is long gone.
The back yard is full of robins. We must have worms. Spring blooming is beginning. I have seen daffodils, redbuds, acacia trees and of course rhodies. No tulips yet. I have one rose bush that has bravely made one little bloom.
More shrimp tonight.
Diane S
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on 2/12/26 10:51 am
192 after a yummy dinner at Elote (terrific Mexican restaurant here), so pretty pleased with that.
Yesterday we went to Montezuma's Castle, a National monument of cliff dwellings here. Really cool.
There was also a dog walk in there, a grocery store visit and dinner out, plus Olympics watching.
Today there are no plans other than I need to mail something and walk the dog.
Everyone seems to be having a nice time and Kirby is basically ignoring me in favor of them, which is a nice break!
I hope you all have a good day...
