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Liz, many good thoughts for your daughter. A repeat biopsy is no fun. Even if they numb you up appropriately, its unpleasant, but sometimes they're too cavalier about women's pain when it comes to our reproductive systems.

I'm 100% in agreement about needing a decent amount of protein. Its such a struggle when you're eating small amounts of food. I'm always sure I'll do better in the summer, but that hasn't been the case ... but I can't wait until summer, so I'm trying harder today. Target goal for the day is in sight.

Paula, it's sobering/infuriating to hear how many of your small group has been impacted by sexual abuse/assault. Sometimes it's hell to be a woman. (Not to diminish the fact that men/boys also suffer). Surviving and thriving is the best outcome. Whatever they tried to do, they couldn't put out the spark. As Miss 150 posted one time, something to the effect of get out of my way, I've got magical **** to do.

Diane keep up with your million eye drops and your protein. You've got magical **** to do too. And a new niece soon. Talk about real magic!!!

Ann your book club sounds divine. I had a group like that, our Controversy Club. I loved we had people in the group of varying viewpoints and I was proud of our discussions and ability to hear each other out. Sadly, one of our members whose intelligence and wit I so admired, even though we are on different ends of the political spectrum, has fallen down a rabbit hole since retirement. I seem to make her angry when I didn't before. I'm losing interest in trying to keep the peace with her. I was willing to try for awhile because we'd had many great years together, but I think it's run it's course.

I had a lot of fun with my new vocabulary activity. The kids were humming with energy as they got their slides together. Each student will be teaching the others their assigned word, using definitions, parts of speech, antonyms and synonyms , sample sentences and visuals for their assigned words. And I can look at each slide deck and help edit before they present, insuring they look so competent before their peers. I also presented the activity to 12 other staff this morning, and we had a great discussion about how to tweak it for different groups of students. We all gave a pretest, will do the activity, then a post test and compare data to see if any of it was effective. This is the stuff I enjoy, not those stupid reports.

It's in the 50s here today!! A taste of spring.

P.S. Here in CA if you are 70 you can ask to be excused from jury duty without a doctor's note. Below that you need one. Everyone gets called frequently here because lots of people just don't show up. On my last one I got excused because I don't do stairs well and dislike walking on city sidewalks with are uneven and hazardous. Plus a few other excuses. I have showed up many times in the past. I am done with it. ds

In Florida you can still get called for jury duty after 70 and can still serve if you want to. But if you don't want to go it is an automatic out. Probably basically to accommodate people who have a difficult time getting around.

I'm enjoying a leisurely "I'm practicing retirement" morning. The judge called us to report at 10:30 today. Whoo hooo!!!! It seems so civilized, except that unless I'm dismissed from duty, I am stuck there until 4:30. Being used to my teacher schedule, 4:30 seems very late in the day. If I am selected the trial will take roughly two weeks. Not sure how I feel about that.

Liz, it's interesting to me that in Florida the cut off age is 70 for jury duty. One would think that in Florida with so many retirees that they might make it 80+. In California, I don't believe there is any cut off age. There were a few octogenarian appearing people in our jury pool. One of the women who was interviewed yesterday had children close to my age, so I'm assuming she was close to 80.

210.9 WHOOO HOOOO! I've been waiting for weeks to make it here. Doesn't matter whether it sticks. Once I've seen it I know it comes again and the downward trend is still holding.

Thanks for the nice words on TT. I should tell you that I don't do arm exercises. That's all from using them as helper muscles for chest and back exercises. I do shoulder exercises though. I am terrified of losing arm mobility and shoulder strengthening seems to be key to that.

I was thinking about protein last night. Here's what I came up with: First, most of us don't get to obese eating tons of protein. I think we can all agree on that. Once we had VSG protein became a focus, but it was hard to get enough, so in came the shakes which don't seem to be a favorite among our tribe. When we did transition to solid protein, it was hard to eat very much because our sleeves were young and still quite small. We'd fill up quickly and then sometimes feel icky or sick after eating protein because it sat so heavily in our guts. I even developed a sensitivity to super concentrated whey protein isolate. All of this makes protein less desirable over time. When I started the semaglutide and then the tirzepatide I struggled to get enough food in, let alone protein. I had to make protein a focus again. Plus, I was absolutely determined not to get Ozempic Face or let the meds cannibalize my muscle mass that I had worked hard to gain. I don't think there is any one right answer here, but I do encourage everyone to consider the importance of protein moving forward. Proteins really are the building blocks of the body. It is the macro that keeps the body in reparative mode. I was reading on one of the medical sites last night that as we age our need for protein actually increases - especially for post menopausal women. Okay, off my box....

We are having a glorious spring like day. The creek willows are just starting to leaf and against the blue, blue sky today they create a beautiful picture.

Wonderful Wednesday to all!

Your book club sounds very cool Ann! Glad you have found some like minded ladies to connect with! My church group just keeps getting deeper. There are only 6 participants and 2 leaders and so far 4 have shared experiences with sexual abuse and I have not even shared my experience with it yet. One person had planned on taking the "secret" to the grave, they are in their 70's. Really cool to see people opening up and beginning the healing process!