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You can only try. Your conversations with your parents sound similar to the ones my stepdaughter would have with her Aunt in her last years. Her aunt never married and her health was really poor in her last years. She was living in a house filled after years of hoarding. She resisted most suggestions my stepdaughter made about getting any help of any type (personal care or help making the house more liveable).

I think our group is probably one of the most informed group of lay people around about the ins and outs of safe weight loss. I'm getting my meds through my WLS clinic, they do continue to do blood work. I think they track a few things that arent standard with my PCP, but could probably be done if requested. Where it was once at yearly check up, they are asking for bloodwork every 6 months now, and want to meet with me every 4 months. I get a yearly labs from my oncologist also, so plenty of people are checking my blood! I think the amount of visits at my clinic is overkill, but my insurance covers it and the medication. If it didn't, I would go your route buying from a reputable compounding pharmacy.

Weight stable. Shot day was yesterday. Had my annual exam today with my PCP (an NP). She wasn't super pleased about me getting the GLP 1 online. Was more concerned about the (lack of) monitoring than the drug coming from a compound pharmacy which I get. I embellished the monitoring that is being done to quell her fears some. My company really doesn't do monitoring at all. They just send a text and ask if you want to stay at the current dose or go up in dose. No questions about symptoms or amount of weight lost. That's what I embellished. Thankfully, I've researched the meds well and feel I know what to look out for. Do any of you have regular labs ordered from your GLP 1 provider? My labs with this visit are all good.

Cooler day today which is a relief from the heat and humidity we have been having. DH golfing today and DC 1 hanging at the house again. Not sure what I'm going to do. Grilled steaks for the others and grilled fish for me tonight. Hopefully the rain holds out so I can do the grilling outside.

Fun afternoon and evening in Boston for our 4th dating anniversary. It seems like DH finds this more momentous than us getting married. We went for a ride on the swan boats as DH had never done that which amazes me because he lived closer to Boston than I did as a kid. But my father worked in Boston so we would go when we visited him for lunch. We ducked into the Cheers bar when it started raining for a snack and stayed until we could walk back to our hotel. Dinner at Ruth Chris was good, but the old City Hall building didn't retain much charm. Only the ceilings were interesting - the rest was pretty modern. But did I mention that the hotel we are in was the old Charles Street Jailhouse and our room is in the corner of the old jailhouse? It definitely has some charm with the old brick walls. When we got back from dinner, this is what the bed looked like:

Today we have a late checkout, then will head back to Cape Cod. We will probably walk around the city some more prior to that.

This is the last time we will be able to get away without making arrangements for Justice. DS moves north on Friday. Seems to have come quickly.

Have a marvelous Monday!

Greetings all

It's an overcast day which generally makes me sleepy. But I did get going earlier than usual. Amazing how much one can get done if you start early. Got some laundry done and headed for the studio. I made four owls using a different clay than usual. It's very soft and feels nice but we shall see how it finishes up.

Time for me to start tidying up since my friends will arrive friday. Mainly I need to just put away all the hodge podge of stuff that is all over the house all the time. Endless.

Liz its good to hear that Justice is almost his old self. Yay for dogs. Enjoy Ruth Chris. Supposed to have the best steaks. I hear you on the scallops. I had the same craving for fried oysters awhile back. Ate a couple and that was enough. Now they seem icky. Congrats on weight management.

Ann good luck on your search for the perfect pants. In my opinion there is no such thing but I gave in to stretch pants years ago. It would be a joy to find something nicely tailored that fits. Remembering my fat youth where pants wide enough for me were made for a person 7 feet tall. Enjoy your drive to K.

DD hope you get plenty of Tea Time in today. When do the kids start back? T -minus 285 days and counting until you retire!

More dinner from the costco trough of a casserole tonight. Might have to toss it after this.

Tomorrow I need to force myself to get up early and go for a blood draw. Annual fog-the-mirror check up is the 15th and they send lab work out of town these days so time needed. I probably should alert the highway patrol that I will be on the freeway for 30 minutes without a cup of coffee....

Diane S