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Good Afternoon, I am glad you were able to create a plan with the plant manager. It is always helpful when there can be a dialogue about a concern or something that is causing stress. This week is a good week here at work to get caught up on projects and improve some processes before we jump into payroll again next week. Tomorrow I will be pretty busy making some quarterly tax payments (Jim, I am sure you can relate!).
QOTD: I bought an Ipad a few months ago and I use it less than I thought I would. I wanted to stop using pen/paper for notes but I still tend to do that instead of pulling out the Ipad. I do use it for my telehealth apps which was the other main reason for it.
I took a rest day and menu is about the same as yesterday.
I hope you all are having a good one!
RNY 8/11/14 with Dr. Kelvin Higa PS Lipectomy 4/12/17 with Dr. John Burnett HW291.4/CW165/GW150
The trip was great! We had a long day of for the concert but it was so worth it and then Saturday we just shopped and walked around San Diego. The drive to/from wasn't bad and Em slept some but we also had to time to chat. I can't express how much I love my time with her.
RNY 8/11/14 with Dr. Kelvin Higa PS Lipectomy 4/12/17 with Dr. John Burnett HW291.4/CW165/GW150
I have a pet camera that is still in the box. One of these days I will open it up and figure out how to set it up. The way cats are he might decide not to use it. Like his fancy heated bed that he refuses to have any part of, a lot of what I buy him is not used.
It is 73 with bright sunshine today. Reminds me of the poem that says What is so rare as a day in June. Then if ever come perfect days.
Once long ago I took the exam to work as a postal employee. I had an interview and the person hiring told me I had the top score on the exam and if I wanted the job he had to give it to me. It was a perfect June day. He told me that i would be working in all types of weather and would have to deal with things like dogs. He wanted me to understand that all days would not be a perfect June day and he told me that his opinion was that I would be happier in an office and not out carrying mail.
I was looking for a job and the pay was excellent but he did convince me not to take the job. I got called to GM about a week later and that was an office job with no worries about being out in bad weather or dealing with dogs.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
Kelly, our schedules are unsynced lately but I've wanted to hear about your trip - hope you had a great time!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
Good morning, everybody!
Ha on the tapestry! It's been beautiful in Chicago this week, but my son's are keeping the house so cold that I keep thinking that it's chilly out. At least until I walk outside.
Last summer I went to lane swimming at 5:30, and the last two times, I have tried the 12:00. Our pool is shaped like an L, so the 5:30 swim uses the longer lanes (50 meters). But I love the 12:00, it's not crowded and the sun is at its peak. I think I'm all in on 12:00.
The Orvis location in downtown Chicago is closing, so they are having a closing sale. I think that I will walk down at lunchtime and see if they have any great deals. All that I actually need are a few tungsten beads and some thread, but I could still return with a full bag, we'll see.
Marilyn asked if I could be home by 5:00, so that she could leave for tennis after she picks me up. Hopefully, I can make 5:30 CrossFit.
QOTD: Yes, mostly tools for projects that never got started.
Breakfast: bagel
Lunch: hot dog
Dinner: hopefully some meatballs are left
Have a great day, all!
Jim Age 59 Height 6 Feet Consult Weight 344 SW 289 Pre-Surgery -55, M1 -25, M2 -16, M3 -21, M4 -10, M5 -5, M6 -1, M7 -4, M8 0, M9 +4, M10 -4
on 6/11/25 6:01 am - Amarillo, TX
I look forward to seeing it! I loved it!
mornin y'all!
Yesterday's PT kicked me right in the butt. I am so so sore. Two days of rest then another session Friday. My a/c died last night so we have to put in the extra one we have today. It's going to be up in the upper 80's and lower 90's for the next 7 days. So sleep was nonexistent pretty much. Maybe an hour or two. It's an easy fix so it's just one bad night. Thankfully we have an extra one!
Our couch came in yesterday. They will deliver it Friday. Yay! So excited! I hated our old one so much and never sat in it. It was truly the dogs couch. It stunk and was slathered with spit and hair. They won't be able to get on this one while we're not here and on it. We're going to make a raft of cheap pool noodles to keep on the seat.
QOTD: story of my life. I love gadgets of all kinds. I like to figure out how to use them and then I tend to forget about them. The cricut wa neat at first then no one appreciated what I made so it went sour for me. Cook books. When I'm in a manic mood it's worse for impulse buying.
B: breakfast burrito, coffee
L: not sure. Maybe a wrap from Burger King. Depends.
D: chicken satay.
Morning gang. Halfway through another week and finally see some sun. Of course this weekend is going to be a total washout. Really getting sick of the rain especially on the weekends my only time to do a lot of stuff outside.
I had a meeting with my plant manager and the lead FA1 and we talked about scale coverage late yesterday. I will be covering from 7am to 4pm Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I do have my fourth of July week off. I found out that when you are out on FMLA you do not accrue PTO time so Renee is going to be in for a rude surprise when she finds out she is not going to have 30 hours of time off that she thought she would have. I also found out that she was bragging to other co-workers that she could have only taken 2 weeks out since the procedure she was having done wasn't very invasive, but she wanted the Summer off so she could ride her new motorcycle. You know what they say Karma is a *****
QOTD: Have you ever just spontaneously bought something because you thought it would be useful? I didn't, but my husband did. Last Winter he bought the goats this huge, heated dog mat because he thought they would be cold. It is still in the box.
B: coffee and 2 scrambled eggs with cheese and onions
L: salad with cottage cheese
D: ribs on the grill
30 minutes on the treadmill
Oh Mel I bought that tapestry and I plan on hanging it up in my office. When it comes in I will take a picture.
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
on 6/11/25 1:29 am - Amarillo, TX
Thank you! It is frustrating but i doubt it'll change. Tange is my little orange kitty, we found her up in our elm tree in the fall of last year. She is such a sweetheart so I guess that's why it's so hard to deal with.
PS...how you know your RNY is still fully intact 18 years after your surgery: try to eat meat and broccoli and after three ****tail fork bites of each it is now stuck. Dang, I needed this protein, calories and fiber today.
Happy Tuesday, would anybody like some of our heat? 97 yesterday (forecast was 94 with a Heat Advisory) same forecast today and probably hotter. One good thing about our scorching summers is we don't generally have humidity. With the heat I'm back to ginormous icy shakes in the morning that often satisfy for breakfast and lunch.
Tip: for you if you get frustrated by home made frappes and shakes separating into slush and liquid: add 1/8 - 1/4 tsp of xanthan gum. It keeps the mixture bound together and more enjoyable. I have a Vitamix and really pile on the ice to create volume so the xanthan gum helps.
PT finally started yesterday and the assessment was embarrassing and made me determined to make progress. But I was in so much pain yesterday after. Have to find my exercise ball and re-inflate it for part of my home exercises. Hope it isn't cracked with age! lol
Jennifer- Sorry your job is being inconsiderate. Reminds me of the military expectation- 'Do More with Less'. So often one person is required to do the work of two or more, crazy.
Melody- I hope your PT goes better and what is Tange? Must be awful if your kitterses have to be separated from the household, may they recover quickly.
Jim- Your posts about the exercise you're able to do are inspiring and give hope for getting mobility back to be able to do real exercise. Keep up your great work.
QOTD- No but I wanted to every.single.shift the last year at my job. S*xual harassment's no joke, when you get HR involved then it's unpleasant and uncomfortable in a small (local) organization. I actually sought hysterectomy for an excuse to quit because it was a physically demanding job. Was repaid with surgical complications for that white lie. And I'm a weenie not wanting to cause any unpleasantness. Continued to have nightmares about the harassment for several years. I did get fired when I was a teen from a so-called designer (claimed her lines were all the rage in Vegas) because she wanted me to put rolled hems in knit chiffon with a home sewing machine. That is super difficult and they all came out awful. Her whole setup was sketchy and my mother always swore it was a 'front for dr*gs', that was one of Mom's pet sayings. The firing was done unprofessionally and shot my confidence. Eventually got a job in retail but the firing did teach it can be survived.
B&L- Chocolate Protein/Collagen SF Almond Milk frappe.
S: 1 cup watermelon
D: 1 slice meat crust pizza and steamed broccoli.
LS: 2 tb ch-ch-ch-chia seeds in 24 oz water (going to try to work this in daily for extra fiber)
I've got one week to hopefully get to 15 pounds loss for my tele-appointment with the dr.
Stay cool everybody!
