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Happy bday, Peps! Welcome to Florida, DD! Well done to all the lifters, treadmillers, cooks, posters, and temporary lurkers.
Yes, we deserve sweet hugs (real and virtual) for all we do and are going through. Life is always going to be part performance art.
Yesterday morning I had a fitness consultation and orientation to the gym by a lovely young woman. I learned what I most wanted to find out which is that at 127 pounds, 5'5" and 79 years old my body fat is 36%, which ain't that great IMO. The interwebz tell me I should be no more than 30-31%. So that's my goal. I also realized I'd love to have a home scale that tells me my body fat % every morning--not just my weight. Am about to go shopping for one online.
Our dinner party last night was fun with one exception--I felt like I was being force-fed by the truly large portions the hostess served, although everyone else seemed to be able to finish everything. I know this is a VSG issue (11 years later). I also have trained myself to be a slow eater, so that diminishes the amount of food my brain wants me to eat.
Good news was that the awesome 2012 Italian wines we took were wonderful--had not gone bad at all!
I will also say that DH's bolognese is much more to my taste than the hostess's--although she'd copied assiduously Ina Garten's recipe. I realize all this makes me sound like an ungrateful guest. Mostly I felt socially pressured to eat something I didn't enjoy a lot--which pre-VSG I'd never have experienced. I think I need to take a class in how to politely tell others no.
Today is a super lazy day. We both slept until 9am--very late for us.
Nothing else to report. So glad to have each of you in my life. Thanks for your stories, observations, and common sense!
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'm so glad y'all made it to the plane and you're in true recovery mode.
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.
Welcome to Florida! It is 10:30 now and the sun is out here so hopefully it is for you too!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Quick post to let you know, yes, we are breathing the humid air, and loving it! It was snowing when we left Minneapolis, which delayed our flight by 2 hours. We got to our room at 1am. It's overcast right now, with peeks of blue sky. Optimistic the clouds will burn off, or at least partially. We're going to make a quick Publix run, then pool. Only other plans are a dinner reservation at 6:30pm.
They might be. Not officially diagnosed. For sure they have depression and anxiety and strive for perfection!
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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Happy Birthday to Peps! And hoping that DD will be poolside with her Mai Tai by mid-day (after a restful sleep)!
Yesterday the beach club visit got cut short as it was pouring at the beach though dry at the house. Apparently the intracoastal was the cutoff. VERY humid day, so hopefully the rain that did make it here last night will reduce that for today. Our Valentine's Dinner was quite nice and very not crowded LOL.
Today the friends who stayed with us over New Years on the way to the Keys are stopping in their way back north. So some light cleaning is on the agenda this morning in addition to water aerobics. We may rent with them for 2 weeks next year.
I was up at 5:30 am this morning after being awake for an hour, so still have more than another hour until Justice walking time. I do like this time of the day but it sure makes it difficult to stay awake very late. Have a Salty Saturday!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
I also have difficulty distinguishing between types of hunger other than when I'm not hungry one minute but suddenly feel like I am when I see or smell a particularly appealing food.
Yes the Pooh/Piglet valentine seemed particularly appropriate to post. I feel like we all rely on each other here when we are having "Not Very Okay At All" days.
Congratulations to Buster and you!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Pink roses! Lovely!
Isn't it funny that we "see" temperature changes.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
So sorry for DC1's struggles. Definitely tough to be a parent.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Liz, I LOVED the Pooh and Piglet post! What a perfect Valentine piece. Thank you for sharing that.
At a dog show today. Buster won me a beautiful red apron from Royal Canin for Best of Breed and $50 for winning the Owner Handled terrier group! The dog did me right for Valentines Day. Let's see what he can muster for my b'day tomorrow.
Shot day yesterday. 45 units of the old stuff, 30 of the new. I sure like the old pharmacy. I got an extra 110 units!!! I will sure miss the "leftovers". I don't notice any difference with the new med, so that's good - meaning no side effects from the change. I am trying very hard to notice the difference between real hunger, boredom hunger, emotional hunger, etc... It's still not that easy for me.
DD, enjoy Florida! You should be there by now, since it's 9:00 PM here in CA. Hope you can truly enjoy your vacation.
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