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Lots of old bags were tossed during the pre-sale purge here!

169.8, finally broke the plateau. About a week ago I was 170.8 and was sure I would hit 170 ish the next day (even had great elimination). Instead the weight went up to 171 something and just stayed there! Then today I got into a new decade as Peps would say! Hallelujah!

Fished out an old carry on bag for tomorrow's flight and it looked big to me so I checked the allowed dimensions and it was quite a bit over! Regulations must have changed since we last used it. I normally carry my camera gear as my carry on so have not actually had a packed bag that wasn't checked for a long time. So after Bible study this morning, DH and I made a Target run to buy a new carry on bag, travel sized toiletries and then when shoe shopping because one of course needs new shoes when traveling. Since we were out and about we decided to have sushi for lunch and we will just wing it for dinner!

I'll be up at 4 like Liz as my flight leaves at 6:30. Thankfully the local airport is small and we don't have to be there 2 hours before the flight leaves like bigger airports. I'll wave to you Diane when I have my brief layover in Minneapolis!

Glad the Pink concert was good Liz! We were going to an annual Christian music festival every summer but skipped it this year. A few summers back I went to see Foreigner again (a fav from my youth). I went to all the rock concerts in High School but since then have only gone to a handful of country concerts, saw Kenny G in MN in the late 80's, Paul McCartney in Milwaukee in the 90's and went to see Elton John in the mid 2000's in Vegas. I actually really enjoy attending Dueling Piano shows!

CC and Lizanne, sorry to hear about your Dad/husband being in the hospital! I pray both of them are able to make a full recovery from the current illness and return home soon.

DD, I sometimes wonder if the ultra low calories I need to lose/maintain weight loss is sustainable (health wise) as well. I know it is quite a bit below the TDEE calculators out there! I want to be of normal weight but not at the expense of my health. Thankfully my labs have remained fairly stable after VSG so I must be getting in what I need.

Time to get packing that new suitcase!

Liz, glad the show was awesome and satisfying. I agree at this stage of the game, it has to be something I really want to see to brave the big arena shows. Old enough to remember holding up lighters at Billy Joel's Glass Houses tour in 1980.

CC, so sad that your Dad is dealing with his stent again! Keeping him overnight was probably wise. Better to stabilize well, then have him come back later.

It's unseasonably cool here again, not even 70, and, surprise! raining. This weekend it will get sunny, humid and hot, followed by several weekdays of the same. Of course, the best days of summer are always during workshop week. Next year, I will be home enjoying them.

"If you didn't come to party, don't bother knocking on my door, I gotta lion in my pocket, and baby he's ready to roar!" ~ Prince. Sure is fun being a Minnesotan this week. :) You can never play too much Prince at a political convention.

I have plans to meet up with some current co-workers so we can pump each other up later this afternoon. Dreams of a beautiful summer day on a patio can not be, but it will still be nice to see each other.

Working out is still going well. I hope I can keep the motivation when I'm back at school. Weight continues to be stable. I'm spacing out my shot 8 to 10 days, and I'm one step down from the max dose.

DH is going to switch to Zepbound now that our insurance covers it. He lost about 35 pounds on Wegovy, but has been at the same weight all summer. It seems Wegovy took him about as far as it's going to go. He wants to lose another 20 or so, so he's hoping the extra boost of Zepbound will help. Wegovy definitely gave him a smaller appetite, but it didn't shut off the food noise like it did for me. It will be interesting to see how Zepbound works for him. 35 pound loss is a good thing, but I understand why he wants to take it further. I'm staying with Wegovy. I'm sure Zepbound would crush my appetite, but I just don't want to live at the calorie deficit I need to in order to lose weight. As it is, I'm not eating so much, but I think its enough for basic nutrition. I'm having bloodwork done in a few days with vitamin panel too, do we'll see if I'm on the right track.

I would hate having to be in 110 degree weather!

I have never been a big concert goer compared to a lot of people I know - at least not the big loud ones. Most of the music performances I have attended have been Irish, classical or folk bands in small venues. Just a small handful of the big performances (like last nights)

I sure hope your Dad doesn't suffer any consequences from the clogged stent.

I agree that is odd that the rules around dosage levels allowed for compounding are different from state to state. I think Florida and Massachusetts are similar.