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CC C.
on 1/23/26 9:09 am
Topic: RE: Friday, January 23, 2026

I talked to my folks this morning and the wind chill was -30! Brr. We have only dipped briefly below freezing on a couple of nights. The plants are all confused and sprouting when they should be sleeping. The weeds especially. The neighborhood suspends its landscape maintenance in the winter because it's normally not needed. So the weeds are having a party out there.

The water weight is all gone. No change today from yesterday. I sent this to Peps, but I bought something silly, that could be cool and motivating. It's a onesie that you put on and scan yourself with your camera and it takes all your measurements and tells you how your body is changing over time. I've never been good with a tape measure because I never know if I have it in exactly the right place or holding it too tight or too loose. Should be fun! For a hundred bucks, I've wasted more than that on stuff that didn't work.

I need to go to the store today. Tonight I'm having dinner with friends. In there somewhere Kirby needs a walk.

The tumbleweed pile is waiting to go. I did the math and it's basically 2400 cubic feet of thorny weeds! 20'x20'x6'.

That's it for me. Take care all!

Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 1/23/26 2:54 am - Cape Cod, MA
VSG on 03/28/16
Topic: Friday, January 23, 2026

We are sitting in the Port of San Juan right now at 7 am waiting for our room service breakfast to be delivered. Our bags had to be packed and outside in the hall by 6 am. One of the downsides of cruising.

Fairly slow day yesterday going onto Tortola to have a snack and a couple of painkillers. The weather was beautiful even though the forecast called for rain at anytime. Not much interesting in the shops there so I just spent the rest of the ship credit we had to buy a few articles of clothing and some jewelry. The credits are not refundable, we had an all-inclusive plan, and we didn't take any excursions so it had to be used in the shop ;)

We need to shower after breakfast and be off the boat by 9 am. Next stop is a resort on the beach about 15 minutes away by cab. We will be there for 3 nights returning home on Monday.

Have a phenomenal Friday!

Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish

Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 1/23/26 2:46 am - Cape Cod, MA
VSG on 03/28/16
Topic: RE: Thursday, January 22, 2026

I seem to recall that BB had her robotic vac do a dog poop spread. I have one but it isn't one of the ones that automatically empties itself so I have to stick around to empty it several times. I probably could avoid that if I ran it daily but I don't want the thing running around all the time (it isn't fast and also seems to repeat places a lot). So I don't use it (and now we have a housekeeper to do the floors on a regular basis - much better).

Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish

Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 1/23/26 2:40 am - Cape Cod, MA
VSG on 03/28/16
Topic: RE: Thursday, January 22, 2026

The plan for your tooth sounds wise - I think you would end up in the same place anyway. I wonder if implants have gotten any less expensive? I paid for one for deceased DH in 2015 and was shocked at the cost. And even though we had dental insurance it wouldn't pay anything toward it because the caveats of what was covered were so stringent. The teeth on both sides of the implant had to be completely cavity free for it to be covered which in most people our age is almost never the case.

Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish

Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 1/23/26 2:36 am - Cape Cod, MA
VSG on 03/28/16
Topic: RE: Thursday, January 22, 2026

Totally doable weight loss goal. I think setting a realistic target makes it so less likely that you will sabotage yourself. Losing 60 pounds in 160 days is crazy. It took me 8 months (240 days) to lose 35 pounds 2 years ago.

Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish

Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 1/23/26 2:25 am - Cape Cod, MA
VSG on 03/28/16
Topic: RE: Thursday, January 22, 2026

Don't discount that weight loss. It may hold! It has been quite a journey for you getting your head around your eating. You have made so much progress especially over the past few years.

Florida would be very different for you especially with the dogs I think.

Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish

Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 1/23/26 2:22 am - Cape Cod, MA
VSG on 03/28/16
Topic: RE: Thursday, January 22, 2026

Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish

CC C.
on 1/22/26 5:55 pm
Topic: RE: Thursday, January 22, 2026

The pile is 6 ft tall, 20 ft long and 20ft deep! So. Much. Tumbleweed. And they are SHARP with thorns. Not nice at all!

diane S.
on 1/22/26 3:47 pm
Topic: RE: Thursday, January 22, 2026

Yep I have seen that too. One reason I never wanted a robot vac though our dogs are pretty good. Stilll it was funny to watch it assault the dog biscuits...ds


      
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Paula1965
on 1/22/26 2:35 pm
VSG on 04/01/15
Topic: RE: Thursday, January 22, 2026

I love the term Romeo lunch!

I saw a video once of one of those robotic vacuums that rolled over dog poop and spread it all over the floor! Be glad yours was only dog biscuits!



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!












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