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201.8
Seeing the 1 in the ones' place relaxed me. Scale Brain is weird. I'm "okay" being anyplace in the 201s, but it seems that 201.9 is my emotionally acceptable high weight. Maybe that is a good thing, as it will keep me on track????
Got a message from one of my dad's care takers yesterday telling me that my dad is asking for chocolates. His beloved Trader Joe's dark chocolate peanut butter cups have been purchased and will be dropped off with his new tube of toothpaste later today. I get a spark of joy being able to do things that please him and bring him happiness in the moment. He has been really focused on "escaping" this week. He even talked about moving in with my aunt, who has been dead about 5 years. My brother, much to my chagrin, told him that moving in with our aunt would not be possible because she had passed away. That opened up a whole new can of worms because my dad doesn't remember and it bothered him that "No one told him" and was questioning why people are keeping important information from him. My response would have been, "That's something I will look into for you, Pop. That might be a really great solution for you." It works in the moment and he honestly won't remember the conversation in 15 minutes.
We never did get sunny skies here yesterday. I got some sun when I drove Molly to the vet office about 15 miles south of here. Good news is the fog is lifting and I can see blue sky today AND... Molly's tests came back showing she was not having a silent heat cycle. Whew.... I really do not want to miss breeding her this time around.
Brother is on his way back here from Reno. I guess that means SIL will be released from Hospital today. Not sure though.
Liz's DH brother sister altercation reminded me of my own dysfunctional food story... BFF always checks out my cupboards for goodies when he visits. Just something he does and I've never minded. Several years ago I was given some super fancy artisanal chocolates by a student. Not only were they beautiful, but rather costly, too. Well, BFF ate the last one of my chocolates and I lost my **** It was utterly ridiculous on my part. When he said he would buy me more, I barked back, "You can't afford them!". It was such an asinine comment we both broke out laughing and I had to apologize and admit that my eating disorder had gone in to maximum overdrive. To this day we use the "You can't afford it" line to crack each other up.
Not much going on here today. I will stick close to home and work on Buster and Grizz and do some light cleaning, but that's it. I think plans will need to revolve around my brother's schedule with his wife.
117.6 - down 1.4 in a day. So weird.
Don't know if DH finally apologized to his sister. They apparently both have the same explosive anger which they supposedly inherited from their father. He started the argument so he needs to end it. Could be a very awkward 4 days if he doesn't.
The golf clinic yesterday was quite good. I got some tips which could possibly make a big difference. We have another session today. Not much else planned at this point.
Have a serene Sunday!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Sounds like a fantastic painting. A lot got done in your house this week!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
And you are grand! So glad you went ahead and ordered the furniture. I am sure you will love it and you deserve it!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
DH's sisters always eat this way. They only like a few things and most of them are very, high in calories.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
BFF does sound exactly like DH's sister. Lots of calories but small quantities.
Great NUT Therapist! That makes perfect sense and hopefully understanding that thought process will help you get past the block.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
on 12/6/25 8:11 pm
Another day of window cleaning frivolity. Still enjoying myself!
Today the scorpion people came and reapplied the product around my house and my painting came! I love it. It's huge and the colors are perfect. I think I'm going to wait for help to hang it to get it placed right. Or I may forget I was going to wait and do it myself.
Tonight I made a delicious mushroom soup. I've been craving some. Nothing happening tomorrow then painters first thing Monday... Now I'm rewatching Stranger Things before I watch the new season. It may have exploding aliens, but the 80s nostalgia is comforting!
Take care all!
on 12/6/25 8:03 pm
Meat fights!? That's a new one! Dessert I could fight over or pizza...I guess as they say, "it's not about the meat".
Wow! A big family disjunction here!!! DH got upset because his sister took the wrong piece of meat and they both blew up! I hate this! I can't eat right now because I can't deal with this. I told DH he needs to talk to his sister. But old patterns? So stupid in the end IMHO...
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
The concert last night was fabulous! It was a classical program with pieces from Haydn and Dvork. We had a guest conductor who was very theatrical. DH said she was a firecracker. Tonight we switch gears and go to a jazz/pop Christmas concert.
I finally finished the Christmas decorating. Last tweak is I need to buy some candles to replace the ones that are mostly burned down. I'm not sure why I was dragging my feet so much, because now that it's done it looks so happy and cozy.
I finally ordered the new chairs I'd picked out over a month ago. I was happy that we were able to meet up with the same salesperson who helped us then so he could get the commission. The last time I bought furniture that did't come in a flat box that you assemble was when DD was in high school (family room couch) She's 33 now, so it's been awhile. I ordered 3 chairs, two club chairs that match, and then a little bit bigger, deeper chair with an ottoman to be my reading chair. That one I even special ordered with the fabric selections offered. Who wee, I've never done that before. I was a little nervous thinking, what if how I'm envisioning it is not how it will look. But I think in the end I will love it.
Interesting thoughts about nutrition, and all the fads we went through. A million times at Weigh****chers, Cabbage soup diet, Stop the Insanity (low fat), Atkins, (the only one that worked at all for me). Did anyone try the brown rice and fruit diet? That lasted a couple of days for me. And always feeling like a failure. Now I look back and think I tried really really hard. Harder than people who don't struggle with obesity could ever understand. I remember during one Weigh****chers try, laying in bed, trying to sleep and so hungry, wondering if I could make half a piece of whole wheat bread work in my points for the day.
The first time I did Weigh****chers in college (1982) I was 162 pounds, and I got down to 132. I was so hungry, but I began to enjoy the feeling, and thought of it as being clean. Certainly flirting with an eating disorder at one point. I remember feeling so guilty for eating a banana, because in the WW fruit exchange at that time, one fruit = 1/2 a banana.
I feel pretty okay with food choices, really, since I was sleeved. The only thing that troubles me is protein. Meat is a struggle, and even protein sources I liked one day, I don't the next. I'm looking at you cottage cheese.
And speaking of feeling okay, I love being in my 60s and finally at peace with myself. In high school, I always felt kind of ugly and chunky (although in retrospect I was not really FAT). I never felt like I had the bloom of youth on me in my teens. In college, I had my "The summer I turned pretty" moment. Glad DH was along for the ride, because I pulled a fast one on him by gaining over 100 pounds in my 30s. He had his memories. Actually, he never once made me feel bad about my weight. Even though I was morbidly obese, I probably liked myself better than I had in my teens. But now, past middle age, I am so much more comfortable in my own (very saggy) skin. I'm okay with the imperfections, because , WOW! I'm still here. And it's grand. : )
