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Peps
on 3/2/25 9:43 am
Topic: RE: Sunday, March 2, 2025

209.4 Look at that - a zero in the tens place! Now to go for a 1 in the hundreds.... Getting close.

Winter came back yesterday. Even brought rain. It's cool and cloudy today.

Liz, you memory is magnificent, but a lot of those memories of Elise are bittersweet. I hope they don't bring up too much sadness. I can remember things about my mom now without a flux of feelings. Just memories - some nice, some not.

CC, I had a bit of an organization day, too! I got six large 40 gallon bags of clothes packed and taken to Goodwill. I also tackled all the dog towels that Ron washed an never folded or put away, dog beds washed, etc... So I made a very small, but decent impact on the HOARDER GARAGE yesterday. That felt good.

Bonnie, I know I stress that protein and the quality of calories are very important, but I remind you that you have inventive plumbing that has saved your life. You do you, lady! Get those life sustaining calories in anyway you can. And yes, Swann should go as therapy dog... Nothing like a feisty little terrier to brighten spirits!

New dog client today. I'm always a little leery of new dogs... Not sure how they will behave or the condition I will find them in.

Must get on with it!

CC C.
on 3/2/25 9:19 am, edited 3/2/25 1:35 am
Topic: RE: Sunday, March 2, 2025

Busy getting ready for my friend coming to town tomorrow for the week. I rarely get bursts of organizational mojo, and it never happens when I?m not by myself, but last night I got some and tackled the rest of my office. Files with labels made, drawers vacuumed, every piece of paper sorted, many shredded, all tax documents present, printed, and accounted for (have to do my tax organizer still), lots of stuff trashed, some things scanned and sent to my treasurer replacement, and some things set aside to make calls Monday. It feels good!

I also cleaned both fountains and their filters. Blech. One had a melting toad in the filter bag and tiny little bones in the fountain pond. Ick. Then I made up the guest bed, and installed a new piece of racking in the dishwasher that had broken.

I also ordered hand weights that came yesterday inspired by Peps! I have work to do, I struggled to get them out of the box. I ended up with the adjustable Bowflex weights. You turn a dial and it grabs just the number of weight plates you want from 5 to 52 pounds. I could hardly lift one with both hands in its complete, 52 pound state. Pathetic...

Today is cleaning day. I best go get started. Hope everyone has a great day!

Miss150
on 3/2/25 7:34 am
Topic: RE: Sunday, March 2, 2025

140.4

Nice day and feeling very quiet here in the house. DH and DS#1 on road trip to Wichita to visit with DH's older brother who took a nasty fall and was in hospital-now moved to rehab. All fine and progressing well. He is by himself out there - When it gets close to time to go home, I'll go out and clean clean his very nice, but very messy house, stock up, and tend to him for a bit. He used to be a dog person ( Labradors- each and every one of them named Snowball #s 1,2,3...as they came along). I might take Swann out with me as a "therapy dog".

Funny being alone with my time...plenty of projects to do, and probably won't get many of them done. Funny how that works...

Am glad DD's being proactive health wise...I am sure she will weigh in accounting for drs professional advice, balance that with the knowing she has of her situation and then, trusting her innermost promptings, make the right decision.

Miss150
on 3/2/25 6:35 am
Topic: RE: Saturday March 1, 2025

Fare well, Blue. Certainly a dog well loved and no doubt, loved well in return.

Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 3/2/25 4:19 am - Cape Cod, MA
VSG on 03/28/16
Topic: Sunday, March 2, 2025

119.2 for the 3rd day in a row

Yesterday was a beautiful beach day and we also had a great dinner at the Beach Club last night. We are in a stretch of good weather as is usually the case once we get into March. To answer DD's question from yesterday, for some reason being at the beach is the only time DH can sit still for an extended period of time. He gets nudgy if we are at home with nothing planned but can spend 6 hours at the beach. I guess in his mind he is doing "something". He reads, listens to music, and usually naps at some point.

DD called her aunt (my very close SIL) to talk to her about what is going on with her health. SIL had endometrial cancer about 25 years ago so went through some similar testing.

Today is the 20th anniversary of the last time DD went on a visit. Her best friend had just had a baby a couple of weeks prior and DD's first priority after leaving the hospital was to go see her. It was the only time she ever held little Molly though she became her godmother posthumously.

Today the bus is leaving for breakfast in 10 minutes. DH and I are playing golf at 4. Not sure of the plan in between. Have a safe and super Sunday!

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

Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 3/2/25 4:07 am - Cape Cod, MA
VSG on 03/28/16
Topic: RE: Saturday March 1, 2025

What do you do when it is slow at the gallery? Read?

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

Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 3/2/25 4:05 am - Cape Cod, MA
VSG on 03/28/16
Topic: RE: Saturday March 1, 2025

So sorry to hear about Blue but it is good that she went quickly. Always difficult to lose a family member.

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

Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 3/2/25 4:02 am - Cape Cod, MA
VSG on 03/28/16
Topic: RE: Saturday March 1, 2025

We have all been there on knowing we should change what we are eating but stalling at doing it. Protein certainly is not only good for us but when in a food (vs shake) it definitely fills us up more than anything else.

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

diane S.
on 3/1/25 4:53 pm
Topic: RE: Saturday March 1, 2025

Greetings all

A mixed day here. Sun then fog. So it goes. I got some laundry done before going out and about. Walked at the gym. Somehow my iPhone music fixed itself. No clue how. There was an old guy on the next treadmill singing out loud to his air pod music. Pretty funny but better than grunting. Amazing how we are these little matrix units these days. After that it was studio time and I did a lot of glazing. Place was packed when I arrived but parking lot empty by the time I left. Talked to one of our board members who says some other board members want to explore getting a new studio building built. We shall see. I don't think the numbers will work. Not holding breath.

Peps sorry dear Blue is gone. They do not last long enough.

Yay Paula on your goal! You rocked it. Enjoy.

Yep DD when you retire you will not enjoy buying clothes so much. I sure don't. But then again I never did. Shopping was always a miserable mission to find something business appropriate in my size that was not all polyester. I say indulge in what clothes you like. Nice to have a trade clothes person. Also nice your DD will wear your stuff. Hope the family event goes well.

Liz you are Justice are super walkers. Good on you. I swear steps are the secret to well being. I don't do enough. Hoping your DD gets an appointment soon.

DH hates the rotisserie chicken. So I will hide it in some kind of pasta. He will eat that.

Gallery duty tomorrow which means a dull day for me. Hope for good weather as more customers come in when it's nice.

Three little eaglets at Duke farms. I am so attached..

Diane S


      
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Paula1965
on 3/1/25 4:08 pm
VSG on 04/01/15
Topic: RE: Saturday March 1, 2025

So sorry to hear about your Blue! Big hugs virtually sent your way!



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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