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143.3! The lower weight stayed! Yay! I'm officially calling normal BMI and just over 13 lbs. from goal!

Another grey, cloudy, cold winter day in Wisconsin. Our Maui vacation can't come soon enough!

What do you all think of this crazy drone stuff going on? I'm thinking government for sure!

Made another Etsy sale yesterday! Yay! This year will still be a big loss but I don't need to buy much for the business anymore. Hopefully we can recoup some of it with tax breaks!

I see home prices are coming down quite a bit in Florida. Insurance is still a mess and of course the risk of hurricanes isn't going away. I'm content with our decision to stay put for now. Will have to see where we will winter in 2026!

Good luck with your golf scramble Liz and enjoy the dinner out! I think it is super cute that you and DH celebrated your own little Christmas together! I remember doing that when DH and I were dating!

If we got there at 7:30 am, we'd probably be assured a scone and mug! :)

27 degrees here, so 26 degrees warmer than yesterday, but somehow still cold. Icy sleet falling, so I am glad we got out this morning for our coffee and great conversation. We stopped at the grocery store on the way home, because I really want to make some cookies this weekend. With the semiglutides on board, we should be able to enjoy them without over indulgence.

In that regard, Wegovy is working so well for me. My current eating is a mix of being cognizant of the need for nutritious fuel along with a few, shall we say, nutritionally frivolous foods. My weight stays in a 3 pound range. I've weighed myself on different scales (we have 3 digital scales in our house!) just to make sure I'm not kidding myself. Could I be thinner? Oh yes. Am I loving this spot right now where I can maintain one weight and still have a few cookies? OH YES!

Well, before the cookie baking begins, I do need to wrangle up something a bit more on the protein side. I think I'll make broccoli cheese soup. Using Fair life milk gives it a pretty good protein to calorie ratio. I look to see that a food is at least 10 grams of protein or more per 100 calories. This soup recipe gets close.

No weight as I'm in the hotel this morning. Second leg of the trip was delayed. Didn't get into Baltimore until close to midnight. Got into the hotel about 12:45. Was still awake at 2:30 east coast time. UGH.... Woke up at 8 am and thought to hell with this and dozed until just before 10.

Yesterday's food intake was sad... 2 Quest bars, a turkey and cheese wrap, a 60 calorie pretzel bag, and airport cookie bag (300 calories). I am unimpressed with myself. Only cool thing is that with tirzepatide on board I wasn't starving, but that is not enough food! That's about half the calories of what I should be eating in a day (though I could skip the cookie bag....wink, wink)

Celebration of life is at 2:30. I'll go early with my cousin and help set things up. I pulled out my family ring to wear for the occasion. I stopped wearing it when I got too heavy. Fits nicely on my pinky, but I prefer it on my right ring finger (though I've been told it's okay to wear a pinky ring). Anyway, still too snug for ring finger. May always be because I do not plan to lose another 50 pounds which is the weight I was when I had the ring sized. The ring is unusual. It's the family crest. I was always told the stone in the ring is lapis lazuli, but i'm not sure it is. I'll post on TT.

Going to dinner with the cousins and their extended clans tonight. Should be fun! Will be interesting to see if the Alabama side of the family can handle my uncle's favorite Indian restaurant. Apparently some of them live very sheltered Alabaman lives.

Oh, it's cold here! 33 degrees, with a high of 37 predicted. Yeah, that's cold for the California boy!

Congratulations on your body giving you a good drop. Sweater dresses are so fun and cozy but one definitely needs the right body to pull them off.