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148.6. Today was split dose injection day. Like Liz, the jury is still out on if this will be more beneficial. I did order then next dose up (7.5) with plans to take less. I think I might even go down to 4.
No bible study today. Lots of cancellations due to snowy roads and busy lives so I made the executive decision to wait until after Thanksgiving to meet again. I think there might have only been one or two others besides me this morning.
Yes, I said snow. Cold, blustery day with about 2 inches of snow on the ground that is thankfully melting quickly. Got the most important rooms of the house cleaned. I really should do the downstairs finished areas too but think I might wait until early next week.
Thinking about making "cheese buttons" for my husband for dinner. It is a dish from his childhood that he has fond memories of and I got the recipe from his sister. It is essentially a dumpling stuffed with cottage cheese and I think onion. You boil them first and then fry. They don't sound too appetizing to me, but I'll try them once! The worst part is I have to make the dough for the dumplings (rolling out and cutting and everything). I don't think they have a dipping sauce but think they should. Perhaps I'll come up with something!
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!
Back down to 218.4. Injection day. I've been using Fridays to track weekly weight loss, so I'm hoping I wake up weighing a little less tomorrow than today. Though, I can't complain at a pound a week, right?
Had a really good self choreographed push-pull workout yesterday. I love push pull workouts because they feel so even on a physical level. For every push (say chest press) I do a complimentary pull (Lat pull). I do it with legs, too - squats followed by dead lifts (quads vs. hamstrings). I am pleased that I am adding another day to my weekly workouts. I will really enjoy having the free time to workout 4-5 days a week in retirement. At least, that is what I keep telling myself.
I have to take an indepth look at why Wednesdays are tricky food days for me. I'm guessing it is a combination of the meds lessening in my body, midweek stress, and the availability of free treat foods at school. I have been allowing myself to lose focus on my goals and rationalize eating treats (baked goods, candy, chocolate) the past few Wednesdays. Granted my "cheats" are minimal compared to what they once were, but I still want to figure some stuff out around this behavior.
Today is ultra sound day.
I like Thumbs Up Thursday! Something so cheerful about that!
Good catch! LOL! I'm not sure if it was a typo or wishful thinking. But anyway, y'all knew what I meant.
119 - shot day (still taking 1/2 dose twice a week - the jury is still out of whether it is better or not).
Italian night was enjoyable - good food and company. Our visiting friends met our friends here and got along well. We were the last people to leave just after 9 LOL.
Today I have my last golf class. We are playing on the course and will learn about course etiquette. Not making noise when someone i****ting the ball? Not driving the cart where it isn't supposed to go? I guess we shall find out.
Dinner with our friends at the beach club tonight. The high is 70 today and will be lower tomorrow. Maybe we try to go to the beach club this afternoon? Or we poke around in shops downtown?
In the meantime, I am going to try to get a quick Justice walk in. Have a thumbs-up Thursday!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
My DH mostly mellowed with dementia - as if some adult-acquired filters left. He showed enjoyment more readily and loved dogs which he had not prior to that (except possibly as a kid). However in his last year or so he became subject to temper tantrums mostly when he didn't get his way and didn't understand what was going on.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Good news on DH's health. I had to look up king tides this time - fancy name for extra high tide?
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
119 huh? Same as my weight this morning ;) Interesting observation about weight changes - I think mine goes lower right after a shot, then creeps a bit each day leading up to the next one.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
I think overall my dad has been a happy-ish person. He is very, very good about not borrowing trouble from the future and brought us both up to follow his example. I seem to have been able to adopt his philosophy and tend not to worry about things well beyond my control. My brother, however, is more like my mom in that respect and does worry. One thing my dad has always had is a very solid sense of self, service, and understood his intellectual prowess. He is extremely well read and holds both a Masters and PhD in communication and education. (My brother has a JD. I am the least well educated of the three boys. LOL! I have only a post baccalaureate degree in education.) I think his interests in the arts and economics and politics have kept him involved and positive. Even though he has a great deal of difficulty with his short term memory now, he still watches a lot of news programs and loves documentaries and takes advantage of the activities in his assisted living facility. I am grateful that he seems to be past the "angry stage" of dementia. He is usually very pleasant, cheerful and upbeat. 2 years ago he had a lot of anger and bitterness about the changes in his life.
Snow! I reminded myself on the way to work this morning that this is perfectly normal for mid November. Last year was the 2nd warmest winter on record. Must brace myself for a typical winter.
Liz your club activities do look so fun! Paula I get what you're saying about wanting to live in a community that offers these things. My friend's parents rented in the same condo in Panama City for years, and there were lots of gatherings, and many of the same people each winter.They would leave Minnesota for 3 months. We still laugh about the time her Mom told her on their weekly phone call, We had something called Jello shots on the bus on the way to the casino. They really were living their best lives in their early retirement years.
Peps your stories about your Dad make me so happy. It gives me hope that life's last years can still be happy. My theory is the way you die is the way you lived, magnified, but I actually don't have that many test cases. Was your Dad an optimistic charming man his whole life? Kind of sounds like it.
I do have one case study that refutes my theory. One of my friend's mother was polite enough, but she was wound very tight and was not given to much joy. Kind of stern, reserved. Dementia brought her to a different place, and she became more loving and often, the life of the party. I wondered if that spirit was always a part of her and life had just squashed it (she did have tragedies, her son was drowning and her sister swam out to save him, and she lost them both), or if it's all just how the neurons fire, or don't fire. Anyhow, I was glad for my friend, because difficult or charming, she was going to have her Mom live with her. I'm glad they had some sweet years together in the end.
Diane, what an intriguing idea for the studio to actually buy the building. Probably benefits and pitfalls galore.
We're having dinner with DH's siblings, and the nieces and nephews who still live around here tomorrow night. I'm always happy to spend time with them.
Greetings all
Atmospheric river underway here. It started yesterday afternoon and the wind was fierce overnight. Tesla was frightened and did a lot of pacing and digging. Poppy is clueless. But it rained overnight and is still raining. There were quite a few power outages and some road closings due to flooding. But we had none of the above and are fine. Still another day or two of it. Plus there might be king tides.
So early wake up for me as we had a zoom board meeting for the studio. It was actually pretty good and I only had to excavate the group out of a few rabbit holes. Discussion of maybe buying out building outright occurred. Landlord is also a board member. The good news is that he would finance as I don't think a bank would loan money on the place without some pretty harsh conditions. But who knows. Just trying to get through the year end stuff. Gallery power was out part of yesterday but seems ok now.
So I went to the gym and did my walking and increased what I did even though it is pathetically small. A big deal for me.
Peps that is so adorable about your Dad. Nice that he is content and not fearful or angry. I know you enjoy these days with him.
Liz, the hoe- down looked like fun. Good eats. Is there a costume for Italian night? LOL GL with repairs.
We started the next season of the Diplomat. Pretty good. Took a bit for me to remember who all the characters are. We also watch Somebody Somewhere which is a sweet show.
House cleaner came this morning and DH went to the cardiologist. He takes a beta blocker and says it makes him tire out. Due to good test results the dr. is cutting back on the meds so DH is pleased. Me too.
More spinach tonight. Maybe steak.. Diane S
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