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" Real" exercise ( for the first time in many months ) 
Got a three day pass to LA fitness ( will b sleeping in Long Island till I sign lease on apt ... so did upper body stretching/ machines - rowing machine - situps n sauna . Feels great 2 sweat th toxins out !
Busy day today mostly looking at and trying to rent apt.
Gotta inform Law Department and my own atty regarding irrepairable flood damage to hearing system and hwh.
Totally unnecessary to repeat extremely difficult and expensive werk! 
b- coffee and tea lattes w ff milk bites of last nites dinner if I can find a microwave
snack- yogurt
l& d tbd but salad w ff dressing is definitely on the menu
so far - three shrimp from yesterdays Chinese
bought dinner - jerk chicken , collard greens w smoked turkey ( one of my favorite foods 
) mashed potatoes regular n sweet, green beans w garlic , two big vegetable spring rolls. Usually just eat the ( cabbage ) contents w dipping sauce ( soy , hot chinese mustard, lots of duck sauce )
herbal tea latte ( ff sf ) or new kind of imported red wine spritzer - the Spanish old variety was good - I have something from Calabria I think ... again tasting an unusual old variety w soda water lol!
Straight wine goes right to my head post RNY.
Pirate ship name - would have to be a legendary seamonster's name like Kraken - the giant boat swallowing octopus ... giant squid? How about Moby Dick - the boat and peg- legged captain crushing mega whale ? Or some kind of famous harridan?
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on 10/20/25 4:59 am - Amarillo, TX
Mornin y'all.
Busy day ahead. Two appointments and we need to do a few other things. One is the pain clinic. Never thrilled about that one. They are dismissive to say the least.
I'm hoping to get a bracelet going faster today, well this afternoon to be exact. Not a hard one but tedious. It's my favorite weave so I'm not unhappy to do it.
QOTD: Sunny Doom. Partly due to my middle name and I like the word doom with it.
Food is unknown at best. I really need to get back at it harder.
A meme and a different bracelet I made for my boss.
Happy Monday Menuer's. I hope you all had a great weekend. I broke down more garden stuff and put up a new tarp over the rabbit coop. Sunday Irvin and I took a dump truck load of trash to the plant. One of the best perks of working at a waste to energy plant is being able to throw trash away for free. All the years Irvin did property preservation work and collected stuff from trash outs he's finally sorting through things and tossing anything that is junk.
Got back and went grocery shopping at Market Basket then came home and made another big pot of chili for the week and watched football. The Patriots did amazing. I don't want to get my hopes up, but if they keep playing the way they have been they might just make it to the playoffs.
QOTD: If you were the captain of a pirate ship what would you name it? The Red Queen and the carved figure on the bow would have bright red hair painted on it.
B: coffee and protein shake
L: roast beef, swiss cheese wrapped around two pickles
D: baked pork chops
Have a great day everyone!!!
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
Im one of those grrrlz who like to buy clothes in the ( amazingly ) small size I fit into now .
Then they languish in the closet because 1) I dont usually like to dress up
2) because w bounce- back weight I cant button em lol!
gotta git runnin.... 
Happy Sunday to you too! Hope your pruning is going well. I'm ignoring my garden chores this week to concentrate on getting the sewing room from Hoarder to Productive space.
QOTD: Kitchen is 'Early Grandma' and in my dreams the rest of the house would be Country Swedish. Those dreamy whites and light blues, yellows and punches of red. Alas, the budget has prevented most of that. We have no South-facing windows so my plants are all silk and dustable. I bet your plants are glorious. I need one of those garden signs that says 'The garden looked great last week, too bad you missed it' because it is too easy to ignore it while there are so many other interesting craft genres to do.
You do scrambled egg whites/egg beaters the way I do! When going out with gal pals for brunch I always bring some salsa with me. Have to say I do not have your strength to take the fat out of bacon. If I just have to eat it I'll only have half a full piece.
Since I'm currently on wl meds and know they don't work forever I'm trying my hardest to stick to the macro plan and the worse part is not getting to have all the carbs I ate without a complete care in the last few years. Haven't had any fresh fruit except a blatant, prolonged cheat during the Hermiston watermelon season.
Today? B & L: 1 coffee and a chocolate Premiere Protein rtu shake
D: Maybe a repeat of the so called soup from last night. Less liquid and turkey tonight, only have about 2 ounces left I think.
S: Going to see if the sf cocoa/dense protein bar works again tonight.
Still keeping fingers crossed on the apartment situation for you!
Glad to hear you have potential places to view this weekend. AAA? IG Ellie says, "What the hell!!!" I swear they must get those batteries for about two bucks and make amazing mark-up on them. Happened to our family before too. Aren't Subaru's supposed to be like older Volvos in that they run and run until body parts start falling off.
You have a wonderful attitude toward your surgery, so many people grumble about theirs because it wasn't the magic solution they thought it would be. Killing yourself with your mouth...you said it so perfectly.
B: multiple coffees w/Torani (or DaVinci?) sf syrup and a total of 2 T ff half and half
L: 2 T almond/coconut Redi-Whip on a new recipe iteration of Protein Pumpkin Pie cups. The recipe needs tweaking on the amount and type of sweetener but the numbers on it were great.
D: Found a way to start using up that nasty NorCal Organic Pea Protein by using it in a single portion of soup. This one was 1 c home canned asparagus and the juice pureed, seasonings, 1 c chicken bone broth, 4 oz home canned turkey breast. And of course a big portion of the rest of the turkey went to my cat.
S: Might have found a way around the nightime snack monster by having a mug of sf cocoa and a Pure Protein bar. I can cut it into tiny cubes and make it last a long time.
Happy Sunday Y'all ! What are your plans, menus ?
Question - what's your preferred style of decorating ?
Mines white or very lite n brite ... with lots of changeable lighting and colors ( in the lights) . Also lots of plants mostly appropriate for the geography ..( tropicals are for Florida, English border perennials for NY )
I plan to visit a bunch of apartments today and go out to Bluepoint finally
. Actually Im driving there now - know the Citys keeping an eye out so need to show progress on the landscaping / interior neatening by leaving stuff at the curb. May sleep there tonite and help load d trash truck tomorrow lol.
Cars still full of food - last nites d and snack was ff milk ****tail 
(and about a cup of New England clam chowder w bits of cranberry pecan roll n Elis onion sourdough baguette) ... no point in sharing if we can't b honest . Resolved to take my naltrexone more regularly ... it really helps reduce d booze 
b- probably a breakfast buffet w ff chai latte and coffee latte in thermoses -
usually I choose ff scrambled egg whites ( even yellow color theyre just egg beaters made from egg whites) salt, pepper ketchup n hot sauce makes em yummy ( salsa even better if they have it )
the meat part of crispy bacon slices
ff yogurt now and later w banana
little crispy waffles to be eaten later w bacon n 1/2 maple syrup 1/2 sugar feee syrup mix
cranberry juice ****tail
exercise - pruning lol
l, d - eggplant/ snap pea Chinese takeout w wonton soup (dip the dumplings in Chinese mustard, soy sauce and lots of duck sauce homemade dipping sauce ... usually on the lid .
Milky tea w booze ( Naltrexone isnt kicking in yet )
Discovered ( and filmed ) 28 inches of flooding in Long Island basement - exactly what I was dreading n avoiding .
New seven zone boiler and large ho****er heater as well as super strong pump ... all must be replaced. $70,000 plus job. - and the stoopid idiots in City Hall are WHOLLY responsible for turning the electric service off ( to a longterm critical care patient at that )
This was AFTER my atty warned them there was an artesian spring under the house ,that the sump pump constantly working to pump out the basement - long French drain was ESSENTIAL .
Well , theyre responsible to fix the damage their ignorance and stubborness 
caused now . 
Renewed optimism w d weekend ! About ten open houses 2 visit n appointments 2 see apts.
Like the lil doggie says ... Ill find a home soon - no longer ******g on fire hydrants lol
b- coffee ff milk n booze - desperate times call for desperate measures .
Battery finally went out in 23 year old " roo" ( Subaru) ..old grrl looks terrible but werks great ( kinda like her owner/ partner ) Bought her from a tree hugging Minessota hippie so shes covered in peeling paint n stickers .... kinda love it !
. AAA took three hours 2 come and charged $225 for a new one lol.
b- free coffee and yesterday's beignet from Whole Foods - who knew ? theres a line early in d morning ... theyre kind !
l- tons of unrefrigerated great food in car mebbe grilled veal chops w mushrooms n caramelized onion n salad
d- tbd
GOTTA FIND A HOME !!! my beloved pet is waiting for me to pick him up ... 
Im terribly worried quiet as its kept but I cant bring him into my uncertain situation.
Then again ... I think how much better this adventuring is than watching tv on a couch , ordering out , overeating , KNOWING ure killing urself w ur mouth ..
Compared to that dying helplessly while living .. my current situation's a beach ! 
Yes I was set free 14 years ago ... made every mistake possible like a baby but In still happy and profoundly grateful every day .
Crossing fingers, toes and praying tomorrow goes well and you get a home. That bank sounds awful to deal with. Even though nobody posts on the weekends, do pop in and let us know how it went for you.
