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Greetings all

Early check in for me. Friends arrive late in the afternoon and I have various time sensitive errands to run later so here I am. It's foggy and likely will be all day. Main impact is choosing restaurant with view or no view. Thinking it will be no view but who knows. Our little airport is having an airshow with vintage planes this weekend. Fog is probably not a good thing for that. We are already hearing some weird airplane noises.

Agreed, Liz has got this figured out. Up early, getting things done, eating right. You go girl. You got this. Now go catch the cat!

DD it's noon and I am still in jammies. I see no point in getting dressed until I am going to leave the house which will be in about an hour. Meanwhile I had eggs, did some gallery banking and picked up garbage. Still more to do. Enjoy your days before school. My niece teaches science in Nebraska and she is already back to school. Seems so early but not sure if the kids are back yet. She changed schools to a different system so has to do training.

And hey Peps it's so true that a story or tv show can be so suggestive of food and instill cravings. Glad yours was a cantaloupe as opposed to tiramisu. 60 squats! Don't think I could do 6.

Lordy the airshow planes are suddenly dive bombing. Sounds like a WW2 movie. Guess this is how the afternoon will go. Quite loud.

Nice moment yesterday. Talking to brother unit and he mentioned what a good time he had here and that he would like to come again later in the summer! I thought that coming up here was sort of a duty to him and that would likely be the last time. Yay.

Time to get moving.

Diane S

I did have a new sag appear in my jawline this spring. Is it Ozempic Face or just normal aging. Not gonna lie, facial fillers sound intriguing. I don't see getting a facelift unless I want to give up traveling for a a set amount of time. There's x amount of money to spend, and I'm going to choose trips. :)

I did a good job of working out post surgery because I was very concerned about muscle loss and damaging my metabolism. Once I got past the first 2 months, I started to feel great as my body was really using my fat for fuel, and the low calories weren't leaving me lackluster. I had a rich and bountiful source of energy with me at all times. :) This time around, I can feel that my body does not switch to fat burning with any ease. If I burn up a lot of glycogen, I get shaky instead of tapping the fat. I'm blaming it on Tamoxifen interfering with the process. I probably have damaged my metabolism. I'm not going to lose weight without low calories. That's why I decided to stop pursuing weight loss even though I definitely have body fat to burn. Time to do what I can to heal my metabolism and maximize health.

I love these discussions and the research you share! Knowledge is power. I feel like we are a very well informed group that is always curious and ready to look at new information. TT is irreplaceable :)

I'm down almost 2 pounds since weighing on Wednesday morning. I believe this number is a new low on this current journey down, but I'm not absolutely certain. Anyhow... must be that I was holding on to some water from travel and sitting in the car and/or from the salty prepared foods I ate on the road.

Yesterday's workout, though not super tough is already being felt in my glutes! Only 60 squats, but done on a flipped over Bosu Ball after a 2+ week break gave my muscles a little something about which to comment! LOL! I did a full body workout, which is just what was needed. I felt good when I was all done.

Got a Costco run in last night after exercise. I bought cantaloupe which I have had a hankering for since it came up in the book I'm listening to. Funny how a description of a melon by an author can trigger a want. I also got some berries and organic Honey Crisp apples. I am seriously focusing on getting more whole fruits into my food routine. The documentary I mentioned yesterday really did slap me upside the head about well rounded nutrition.

Have to groom a little old Norwich Terrier later this morning, have an appt. with the nutritionist this afternoon, and a visit and dinner with BFF tonight. I guess that's a pretty full day.

Toodles!

122.8 - the recorded weight for the week. Maintenance is going well so I am staying on 5 mg of tirzepatide for now. I don't want to throw myself in another direction (up).

I was thinking about Kirby's antics and had the realization that he is acting just like a teenager LOL. Another year or two and I bet he will be a very different sort. I can't believe Peps is back to school already. You start so early in southern states. Most school systems don't go bac****il after Labor Day in the Northeast, but they don't finish until the end of June. I'm kind of jealous that DD is doing so well with workouts. Time to get my butt in gear this fall. I did graduate from PT yesterday and the therapist cleared me for whatever I feel strong enough for. I still need to continue with my shoulder workouts but she said I have more strength and motion already than most of the reverse shoulder people she has worked with and I still have the potential to gain more in the next 7 months.

The big move is today: DS left about 20 minutes ago in the fully packed UHaul van. We hired two men to pack the van yesterday and they were absolutely fantastic. Strong, professional, and fast. Really a terrific decision - I arranged for them via the UHaul rental site. I will bring Justice to his fun place in about an hour or so after I take DH for breakfast. We won't have time for a real lunch so a protein based breakfast seems wise. DH has tended to eat things like muffins in the am without any protein and then complain about being starved or light-headed by lunchtime. He needs to get on the protein bandwagon. After we drop off Justice I need to load the plants and the last cat things in the car, then capture the cat and get her into her carrier. Should be an experience.

Onto Portland Maine! Have a fantastical Friday!

Great idea using Dexascans to measure your body. BMI just doesn't cut it unless someone is fully average which no one really is. I had one the year after VSG and found it quite useful but I'd be afraid to compare that one to what it might look like now after 7 years including a year of nothing but walking and having my shoulder replaced.