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The church just almost next to us has a good sized garden that supplies fresh produce for their food pantry. Swann and I noticed it on a walk around the neighborhood - end of season squash and peppers about all remaining). Great ministry; good on you for sharing your time that way.
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August tallied up a 7.2# loss and am under my self set maintenance range (140-150). At 5'7 I'm definitely not under weight, but on the other hand, at my age, a bit of padding is not unattractive either. Figure to refind a few of those #s as we settle back into a more relaxed and normal routine around here.
I'm down to the last (as far as arranging furniture goes) room- and no surprises here, it is the living room with DH's TV plopped down like the albatross they are and mucking up any sense of .... Ok, a deal is a deal, and a way will be found.... The next task will be to set and organize the so called art room - a project I'm going to thoroughly enjoy.
Time to be about it. Stuffed peppers and first loaf of bread to be made today (working out bugs in kitchen efficiency and inevitable rearrangements following).
on 9/4/24 11:50 am
My dad is a horrific snorer with a CPAP and I know I snore, just not sure if I stop breathing. When my dad went to the sleep doc to fit him for the CPAP, he took one look in my dad's mouth and throat and declared, "you were born to snore!" I so don't want one!
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Greetings all
Sorry to have been AWOL. Just a busy time by my fairly low standards of business. Sunday we went to friends for a Labor day party. It was nice except we had to toast the friends who are no longer with us. Kind of sad. I made cheese crisps and brought a watermelon which turned out to be exceptionally sweet. Tuesday was also very busy as I had scrabble, had to get and deliver payroll and then take new art to the gallery. This is several trips up and down the freeway which is ok because it runs along the ocean, bay and forests. Still time consuming. DH brought home an enchilada casserole from costco. Not very good. It might go into the trash after one more meal.
DH birthday is Friday. I am going to get a small lemon cake from a good local bakery rather than attempt it myself. I had planned to take him on a little picnic at our favorite rock finding beach but we will see. I am helping can tomatoes that day and he also has a doctor appointment plus lunch with friends so there are timing issues. As always.
Lordy my gallery stuff was almost sold out yesterday when I took new stuff. Nice but I feel pressured. Oh well.
CC good on you for talking about the tri g meds to friend. Really no reason to keep this stuff secret even though it was kind of rude for her to ask. Too much about weight is secretive which I think leads to more overeating. Anyway sounds like you are doing great. Energy needed to clean up dog toy animal mutilations! And yeah lots of people have sleep apnea including my very skinny brother. Go figure. I think Apple watches and other health watches do some of that monitoring. When our friends were visiting they kept announcing their sleep scores each day. Hmmm
Peps congrats on all the hard work on vehicles. Almost done! And ditto on 20 years. Good on you.
DD also congrats on a good first day. Maybe it's as simple at starting on right foot. Or more likely, good planning and approach on your part.
Hey I am 20 plus years retired and I still have dreams about work and not being able to do everything on time or whatever. And I still have dreams about being in college and not knowing where my classes are etc.
I agree Liz, all the landscapes lose meaning over time. People pictures are what count. Beach nap! What a good idea.
We watched the last half of USC LSU football game and I thought of CC's dad. It was a killer good game. This Saturday will be Nebraska/Colorado which is a major rivalry. CC want to make a wager? I may have studio buddy over for ham and beans.
Studio time this afternoon. Glazing needed.
The daughter of my very best (now deceased) friend contacted me about making a container for the remaining ashes. Though my hands are kind of too crappy for this now, I do have some previous large jars to offer. Must measure for volume but I think it will work. I am thrilled to ship off one of these items and pleased that she wants one. Double win.
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167.something. Up a bit again. Calories were right around 1,000 the last 2 days which is good because I wasn't getting close to that last week! I think I will wait until Sunday to take my injection.
Yesterday's meeting with my Stephen's Ministry receiver went well. Our plan is to meet weekly. Today I spent 2 hours harvesting on our church garden and now I'm doing laundry! Dinner tonight is FFY (fend for yourself) as DH doesn't get home until 6ish and we need to leave by 6:10 to get to bible study. We have some leftover rotisserie chicken from Costco and mashed potatoes and gravy that I made the other day that I think I will dig into.
Nothing else new or exciting to report!
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!
Oh, Devon, notating 20 years abstinence marks an anniversary worth celebrating!
This May was my 7th and I have no doubt was a decision between life and death.
I would definitely look into a sleep study! Both my Mom and brother have severe sleep apnea, so many health problems can come from it!
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!
Congratulations on 20 years of sobriety! That is something to celebrate!
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!
Speaking of stuffed toy guts, the favorite toy at my house is a disemboweled yellow duck. It's skin, which is all that is left of it, is the coveted toy of Blitz, Buster, and Bug. Must be a B thing! Anyhow, Blitz and Buster spend a great many hours trying to keep the yellow piece of dirty fabric away from one another, like it is a prized T-bone steak.
Weight was exactly the same as yesterday. Always makes me think the scale is stuck. It seems too odd to be .something two days in a row.
Though I don't talk about it much, today is the 20th anniversary of the day I stopped drinking alcohol. I had had enough and decided since I was unable to regulate my intake reasonably, it was best to stop altogether before I followed in the same path my mom's sister took. I could see the writing on the walls and didn't want to go there! Anyway, seems like a lifetime ago. One of the best decisions I ever made.
Fantastic workout yesterday. Another scheduled for tomorrow. I thought of you all when I was doing my squats. Over the span of the workout I did 140+ squats. The trainer and I were talking about different body types and how both she and I find squats super easy and rewarding, while others just hate them. I HATE exercises like lunges and leg extensions. Go figure.
CC, you will make your goal. No worries there. Our journey is a little longer and slower than others - and that is perfectly okay. I still have 40 pounds to get to my "goal" (and that's still 18 pounds heavier than my post VSG goal weight, which in hindsight was probably a bit too thin). I know it may take me more than a year to reach my goal and I am perfectly fine with that. I have been told my everyone in the medical profession that the people who lose really slowly are the ones who tend to keep it off for good. I have NEVER been a slow loser because I was a great crash dieter. This time, even on the tirzepatide, I'm not dieting per se. I'm eating smaller portions of all the foods I love and plan to eat forever. I'm not good food or bad food labeling anything. I eat it all, just much more like a normal person than ever before. The tirzepatide has also helped me realize what "normal" eating really is. I have never, ever been a normal eater (since starting Kindergarten anyway). This particular leg of the journey is very, very different for me, and from our conversations, a lot different for you, too.
Must get back to music! Recess is almost over.
