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Been away for these last few days (busy, busy...closing Monday) and will catch up on posts asap. Hope everyone is having good 4th of July fun and such and that all family doggie friends are faring well with the noises. Swann is alert to them, but doesn't seem to care one way or another.

Doctor happy with weight loss at yesterday's yearly Wellness Visit. Limited check up with nothing concerning. Recommended I get more electrolytes and hydration which is the one practice I haven't yet raised adequately (never had any problems before...). The only downside to visit are the numerous appointments I've added to an already too long list. Was expecting the mammogram, but evidently time again for colonoscopy and a full out "happy 70th birthday" heart health check appointment.

Liz, I wouldn't be surprised, given the relatively short time these medications have been available, that much is not known yet re med dosing in maintenance. In fact, YOU might become a data point in some current research.

DS is over to help Kurt paint the front porch floor and his requested compensation is biscuits and gravy, so it's off to the kitchen with me.

Planning, indeed, a very salutiferous (and all the synonyms attached to it) Saturday.

Hope the same for all.

I did a lot of maintenance in advance of selling like you. I wanted the house to be appealing right off the bat.

What the heck day is it anyway? These middle of the week holidays especially with tourist traffic restrictions make it really confusing.

Pleasing news yesterday. I have 3 90+ year old handmade quilts made by my great-grandmother which my kids don't want. I reached out to my nephew and wife and they would love to have them. I had a feeling they might. It really pleases me. So I will be boxing them up and sending them to Washington state this week.

I hate overcast, rainy weather. It is warm, almost tropical but the lack of light seriously affects my mood. DH made a reservation at a place on a marina tonight but unless it improves we will be cancelling. It is a great place when the weather is good, not so much otherwise.

DS just got up and announced that he feels sick. Just what the household needs.

I am starting to wonder what happens with maintenance on tirzepatide. Do I stay on the current dose and try eating more or do I step down on the dose or timing until my appetite equals my maintenance calories? And what source can I work with to lower the cost if I am reducing the dose? Last time I googled it I couldn't find a lot of guidance on what works best for most people.

Today's plan is meet friends for coffee, do some more house staging, and go out for date night. I hope my mental enthusiasm increases - a bit more light would help.

Have a salutiferous Saturday!

Greetings all

It's sunny here and almost hot! We are comfortable but much of CA is having a serious heat wave. Friends need to go south for medical tests and were going to go inland to see a friend but decided against it because its 110 in sacramento. No thanks.

So we had lunch at the Chinese buffet. DH and his buddy always want to go there when other buddy is out of town. That one hates Asian food. Oddly, he is driving to Reno which sounds horrible to me.

So we watched 4 episodes of Griselda last night. Great show. I looked up the real Griselda and yikes what a vicious person. they named the 4th kid Don Corleone. I think she killed all of her husbands. Kind of like Breaking Bad South American style.

Last night's steak was good. No clue whats tonight. Did not bring home Chinese buffet food. Freezer spelunking is in order.

Liz it might be kind of hard to leave that house but after fixing and cleaning and all that work on it you will be glad to leave. We did this with our Omaha house that was twice as big as what we have now. By the time we got out of there I was so done with it.

Yeah CC I seem to go in cycles. Some days I want to snack and snack and others I don't. I can't really correlate it with anything except when I am home all day with no plans I seem to snack more. Note to self: be busy.

Paula was asking about extra protein items. Another good thing is pumpkin seeds. Costco has them roasted and they are good. I think they are the highest protein of any seed stuff. Also string cheese.

DD glad you got a respite from travel. You need a catch up day. Yay for First Class.

I think I need to open the front door and let the breeze in. Thats how warm it is!

Diane S

Yeah, ticks are gross. Once I find one I always worry if there is another hidden on Justice or me.

I am like DD. Sometimes more hungry than other times but it does give me a good stop signal and I am not craving the stuff that is usually my downfall. But I am also not a big social eater in that I eat less around other people than otherwise. My downfall is snacking more than anything. So it helps me largely because of the reduced cravings (don't go looking for snacks all the time).