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on 8/9/24 6:50 pm, edited 8/9/24 11:50 am
Doesn't it feel like September?! It is blowing like crazy off Lake Michigan tonight with huge rolling waves crashing on the channel wall. Not something we normally get in August!
i will be here probably until midish September. I need to be home after the 17th for my friend ride from Flagstaff airport (no Ubers or anything like that here), but before the 27th when I have friends visiting.
19 lbs. down. Yay!
DH and I hiked a 2 mile rocky and tree root filled trail today. Good workout for balance. Thankfully all ankles survived with no sprains. Only a few bumbles and no falls! It felt good to get out there and the cool weather was actually refreshing!
I found out that my secondary insurance covers Zepbound with prior authorization. Since there is a chance that tirz will go off the shortage list and not be available via compound, thought I would double, triple check my coverage. Of course prior authorization could be denied (don't know what they require as far as BMI, other meds tried, comorbidities etc.), my PCP might refuse to order it for me (though she stated she has other patients on it) and even if all of the stars are aligned and the med gets approved, it might not be available in my area due to the shortage! At least I have a month left of compound while looking into all of this!
DD, I did fillers just once after I lost all the weight with VSG. It was so very painful that I wouldn't do it again! The actual procedure didn't hurt as they inject lidocaine but afterward for days you have to massage the area to get the filler to spread out evenly. That is what killed! I routinely did Botox around the eyes and forehead before I retired but couldn't justify the cost after I wasn't bringing in an income anymore!
Peps, good information you have provided. My metabolism has been ****ed for so long, I don't think anything will bring it back! That being said, muscle preservation is key and I really need to step up my resistance training game! Like Liz, anything much above 1300-1400 calories per day will result in gain for me!
Diane, I am so happy that your brother wants to visit again! I wish I was closer to my own brother!
CC, how long are you in MI? This cooler weather the last few days is making me think of Fall and we all know what comes after that!
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!
Yeah, that information about fillers would creep me out. And is it fillers that give women those weird puffy lips? Talk about a fake look! I was at a function recently where a plastic surgeon was there with his wife, some of their friends and his ex-wife as well. When they turned sideways all the women all had these protruding lips.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Nice that your brother wants to repeat the visit!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Technically I had "Ozempic Face" after losing 100 pounds post-VSG, but honestly I needed to lose that face - I had a round pumpkin face at my max weight and I hated it. Yes, I had sags and jowls afterwards but that is because I had stretched the skin out (I did have a mini facelift back then).
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
ONLY 60 squats???
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
An Irish fair and Kayaking sound like great fun!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
on 8/9/24 1:23 pm
I think you look wonderful as you are!
I am glad my self-worth wasn't built on youthful good looks, though at the time I wished I had them! How traumatic if it was and then the inevitable happens and your foundation crumbles?
