VSG Maintenance Group
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I have lost the energy to tackle the things you are going to work on in your home. That's one of the reasons I am leaving mine.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Sounds like are going to feel like me: Sad to be leaving a home you loved but ultimately glad not to have to caretake it in the future.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
159.4, right in the middle of where I've been landing the last week. Must be my plateau time in the stair step pattern I take in losing.
Worked 2 1/2 hours in the church garden and will most likely be it for me until next year. Beds are being closed out as crops stop producing. I pulled the last of the green beans last week and finished out beet and carrots this week. I think we only have peppers, tomatoes, summer squash and zucchini and basil left and the plan is to pull all of that next week when I'll be vacationing in Door County.
Tonight I have couple's Bible study sans DH since he is working and tomorrow I lead the woman's study. Have left over corned beef from last week so it will be Reuben's for dinner.
Liz, I wish I had half of your gumption! You really are impressive. Since we've decided to keep our current home, we are considering what improvements we might like to make. We had already upgraded the washer, dryer and refrigerator so now I've ordered a new range (induction stove top with convection oven that will also air fry). They have come down in price nicely since we last looked at them. I had had an induction stovetop before and missed it! Next on the list is to replace carpet with luxury vinyl flooring. DH wants to keep carpet in the bedrooms but I don't. Bathrooms and entryway are tile which we would keep and kitchen is wood laminate that is showing some wear and I would replace with the luxury vinyl flooring . Basement has carpet in the family room and bedroom and on stairs leading there, really cheap wood laminate in the bar/eating area and tile in the downstairs bathroom. Not sure if we will tackle that or not.
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!
Liz, I'm saving your post above to guide the continuing moving/unpacking events I'm about to experience over the next three months.
Our new home closes in 10 days. It's a cash sale, so we are moving funds around for ease of wiring the closing amount to the title company. It's "interesting" that banks and investment brokers want to hold onto your money for longer than it seems should be legal for them to do so. What a shock, eh? For example, DF's investment company's policy permits him to put $250K/day into his investment account, but their standard policy is to permit clients to move only $100K/day out of one's account. Happily, DF obviated that silliness with a phone call to a real human being at the company, but I imagine some folks would just go, "Oh, okay." [eye roll emoji]
The weather here is beautiful--sunny with early morning lows in the 50s and 40s for the foreseeable future. I hope we have a gorgeous fall this year for my last autumn in the home I've lived in for longer (21 years) than anywhere else in my life.
Memories! Transitions! Change! Loss! Hope! Love! Peace! I'm finding strength in the Buddhist approach to this process. Nothing lasts forever. You can't keep everything. All that's worth saving is love and kindness. Amen.
ANN 5'5", AGE 74, HW 235.6 (BMI 39.2), SW 216, GW 150, CW 132, BMI 22
POUNDS LOST: Pre-op -20, M1 -10, M2 -11, M3 -10, M4 -10, M5 -7, M6 -5, M7 -6, M8 -4, M9 -4,
NEXT 10 MOS. -12, TOTAL -100 LBS.
I remember the first time (in 1996) I saw a guy in western get-up on a horse sporting a "mobile phone," which is what cell phones were called back then. He had it in a holster on his thigh, just about where his great grandfather would have worn a handgun. It was one of those "the planet has shifted" moments.
ANN 5'5", AGE 74, HW 235.6 (BMI 39.2), SW 216, GW 150, CW 132, BMI 22
POUNDS LOST: Pre-op -20, M1 -10, M2 -11, M3 -10, M4 -10, M5 -7, M6 -5, M7 -6, M8 -4, M9 -4,
NEXT 10 MOS. -12, TOTAL -100 LBS.
Yeah, what they said ^^^ about you versus The Shark. You're biting pretty hard lately.
ANN 5'5", AGE 74, HW 235.6 (BMI 39.2), SW 216, GW 150, CW 132, BMI 22
POUNDS LOST: Pre-op -20, M1 -10, M2 -11, M3 -10, M4 -10, M5 -7, M6 -5, M7 -6, M8 -4, M9 -4,
NEXT 10 MOS. -12, TOTAL -100 LBS.
Adding to our COVID vaccination databank ... I've had Moderna mostly, but also the occasional Pfizer one. I've never noticed which brand makes my arm sore for a day or two, which is the only occasional reaction I've noticed to the vax. Flu and tetanus shots can also make my arm sore. I don't remember whether the RSV vax last year did or not.
And also for the databank, so far I've had COVID only once in 2022.
ANN 5'5", AGE 74, HW 235.6 (BMI 39.2), SW 216, GW 150, CW 132, BMI 22
POUNDS LOST: Pre-op -20, M1 -10, M2 -11, M3 -10, M4 -10, M5 -7, M6 -5, M7 -6, M8 -4, M9 -4,
NEXT 10 MOS. -12, TOTAL -100 LBS.
The Spelling Bee is the very first thing I do every morning (after weighing and making coffee). Then I do Wordle, Connections, and Sudoku (hard). I'm hopelessly addicted to those kinds of puzzles.
ANN 5'5", AGE 74, HW 235.6 (BMI 39.2), SW 216, GW 150, CW 132, BMI 22
POUNDS LOST: Pre-op -20, M1 -10, M2 -11, M3 -10, M4 -10, M5 -7, M6 -5, M7 -6, M8 -4, M9 -4,
NEXT 10 MOS. -12, TOTAL -100 LBS.
That must indeed account for a lot of your skills. Those are great life skills to have.
ANN 5'5", AGE 74, HW 235.6 (BMI 39.2), SW 216, GW 150, CW 132, BMI 22
POUNDS LOST: Pre-op -20, M1 -10, M2 -11, M3 -10, M4 -10, M5 -7, M6 -5, M7 -6, M8 -4, M9 -4,
NEXT 10 MOS. -12, TOTAL -100 LBS.
