I am not 100% sure but I think all of those results point to iron deficiency / anemia. Have you been able to start the Proferrin?

Good Morning and Happy Friday! I am beyond happy that we are here. It was a long week at work and home. I miss Grim! He'll be home late tomorrow night and I am so happy to have him back. He's going to have to fight the cats to get the bed back, though. They've really taken over, haha.

Here is a blast from the past--my knee is all swollen and painful today! Grr. It has been so much better for the last few months and I can't imagine why it's so bad right now. I did a lot of walking around campus and have been over 10k steps Wed & Thurs but that's typical when I am in the office, so I really don't know what's different, but I am annoyed. I have a referral to PT, but the locations were all terribly inconvenient, so I need to call my PCP back and ask to find somewhere else.

QOTD: It's Friday the 13th! What's your favorite scary movie? I love some of the classics like The Birds, Psycho, and Rebecca. And I have to throw Jaws in there, too :)

Accountability: On plan. It's funny how much Wegovy wears off during the week though. I take it on Friday and have almost no hunger until Thursday rolls around. Yesterday I stayed on plan but I definitely had a few moments of really really really wanting to DoorDash some Chipotle for dinner. I resisted. Anyway, I am about to take another dose and if it's anything like the other weeks, I won't want to eat at all today. I'll make a plan, though.

• protein coffee
• fairlife protein shake
• ground turkey taco (insides)

Morning! OMG yesterday was another wild day. Another one when the morning was relatively quiet but the afternoon blew up. I never even got a chance to come back and read.

I woke up to some very insistent cats. I give them their wet food twice a day but they have a big feeder that doles out their dry food automatically a few times a day. Apparently the hopper was empty and even though they have plenty of dry food left in their dish, they noticed it was not coming out and started freaking out. Fezzie literally slapped his little paw across my face about 400 times starting at 1am. I didn't realize why until I came downstairs this morning. He'd make a good Lassie if he cared about anything except for his own food situation.

QOTD: What is your comfiest go-to outfit for a day on the couch? I go with an absolutely giant cotton t-shirt and flannel pj shorts and I would basically kill to stay in that outfit today but I have to look nice for the office today for an important meeting.

Accountability: I was too busy to eat and my stomach hurt when I got home so not much in the way of calories and about 13K steps.

• protein coffee
• egg bites
• almonds and babybel cheese
• chicken sausage

Good Morning! Let's do this, Wednesday!

I got nothing today. Yesterday was the relatively boring work day I wanted/needed, which was a great change of pace from Monday's madness. In fact, it was so quiet that I was able to make a million phone calls to set up all the doctor's appointments I need. It was a total PITA to set everything up with a million new providers but I got it all done. Yay!

I'm taking the early, early train because without Grim here to drive me, I need to go early to get a parking spot at the station.

I got Wordle on the 2nd try, no hints on Strands, and no mistakes on Connections, so it's either going to be a great day, or I have already used up all the good juju for the day. TBD!

QOTD: Where were you on 9/11? I cannot believe it's been 23 years--it seems like yesterday. I had just started a new job as a Head Start director in downtown Boston. I think it was my 4th day or something. It was terrifying because one of the planes had come from Boston, so we weren't sure if there was a threat here or not.

Accountability: Good but I think the Mexican rice I added to my beans and chicken riled up my gerd so I didn't have it again for dinner. I had some plain chicken sausage instead. I'll plan on the same today.

• protein coffee
• greek yogurt and grape nuts
• mexican rice, beans & chicken
• chicken sausage

It is impossible for me to read the words flip turned upside down without slipping into early 90s rap ;)

Good Morning. I am stalling. I have stuff to do but it's 11am and I am in still in my PJs and haven't done a thing all morning. I need to prep for classes, do some work, and other around the house stuff but I am just stalled. Grim will be gone in a few hours and I hide I will perk up after he leaves and get going.

QOTD: We have a lot of house projects (new gas burner & solar) happening later this month. And I am teaching two classes. I hope the rest of the month is boring AF ;)

I take my once a week Wegovy shot on Friday morning and it's practically a fasting day once a week because I am so full and uninterested in food. Yesterday it took me 45 minutes to finish one Greek yogurt and then we went out to eat and I had about 4 bites of a salad. I'm feeling the same way this morning so today will be light. I brought home my salad so I will probably keep plugging away at it but this small salad should probably last me 9 or more meals!

Good Morning and Happy Friday! I have all kinds of exciting news. First, dad is home! I have no idea how he managed to go straight from ICU to home, but he did. The nurses were probably like - GET HIM OUT, lol. My other exiting news is that after 8 years with Ferritin below 10, my last labs came back and it's 47! Big shout out to Grim for keeping me alive. Next, I finally saw the scale drop to a number I was excited to see. It was only below by an ounce, but I am not mad. Anddd I slept like a champion from 9pm - 4:30pm so all it right with the world heading into the weekend :)

QOTD: Any Halloween costume plans this year? I have had big ideas for costumes for years but I never get around to doing anything. This might be my year, but I need some inspiration.

Accountability: I had a good day. Lots of water and stayed on plan.

Tonight we are going to dinner to celebrate Grim's daughter's birthday and the restaurant he chose is called the Cask & Pig. Everything looks suuuuuper yummy, but I just took my Wegovy this morning, so I am not worried about overeating. It will be impossible.

I am not sure what I will be up for earlier in the day but I plan to keep it light with lots of water and probably some greek yogurt before dinner.

Have a great weekend!

It's Lil' Friday and I am ready for this week to be over. We had a kind of crazy thing happen at work (that I can't talk about, of course) but it's going to negatively affect my department for a few weeks, so we are steeling ourselves for the madness. Naturally my body thought that sleeping and resting to prepare would be a bad idea, so I have been up watching TikTok since 1am. Apparently Grim and I are on opposite sleeping schedules. He got up shortly after we went to bed, and literally the minute I got up this morning, he went back. It's nothing personal, right? lol.

QOTD: Do you still write checks? I haven't whipped out a checkbook for anything in about 5 years I think. I do write digital checks through my bank account to pay bills, of course, though. Have you followed the "Chase Bank Glitch" news story? Kids who have never written checks before discovered that they would write checks for huge amounts, like 30K and Chase was making the entire amount available at the ATM without wait, so they were taking out big amounts. Now kids are learning about bouncing checks and check fraud. Yikes. Apparently thousands of kids saw this "hack" and have tried it and they are all about to get arrested. God, people are stupid!

Accountability: I had a little breakfast and dinner but only managed a handful of almonds and lifesavers during the day. I was starving! I haven't lost any weight this week, and I am on the cusp of going down a 10lb mark that would be exciting to see. I hope it's tomorrow!

I think that since I am awake and hungry I am going to start the day with "dinner" and eat lighter from there.

• protein coffee
• cheeseburger (no bun)
• Greek yogurt & almonds
• Caesar salad

Good Morning everyone. Well, it's been a very tough few days for me. Grim was away, and my Dad ended up back in the hospital. Apparently he caught COVID on the plane with me last weekend and he's not doing too well. His oxygen dropped so low that it caused a heart attack. He's in the ICU and they are monitoring him closely. It's so scary and awful. I will just go ahead and admit that I comforted myself with some crappy carbs this weekend and I turned off my phone and just tried to ignore the world. I am really scared -- not that he's not going to pull through, but that his body is becoming too fragile for him to live safely without assistive care. I went ahead and bought some new things for my parents to help make home safer for him, but I don't know if this is a long term solution or not. He's been in the hospital more than not over the last 4 weeks :(

But on the plus side, Grim came home after I went to bed last night and it was nice to wake up with him next to me this morning. Back to work today and hopefully a normal day will help whip me back into shape.

QOTD: What are you looking forward to this fall? I feel like I missed summer because I never made it to a beach and barely saw the sun. So I am determined to take advantage of some autumn joy. I want to pick apples, carve pumpkins, go up to the mountains to see the leaves, and do all the things.

• protein coffee
• 1/2 breakfast burrito
• cauliflower crust pizza
• mushrooms & turkey meatballs

Good Morning! It's almost the weekend, and I am ready! With Grim gone, it will be pretty boring but I have a ton of cookie stuff to do and I also want to start swapping out my summer clothes with fall and do some other stuff to get organized. I feel like we haven't had a weekend at home in months and I am excited to have the time to get my **** together.

QOTD: How do you pick the books, shows, or podcasts you try? I rely on recommendations for books from friends because when I choose things with high ratings from the public I am so often disappointed. Grim typically hears about shows before I do, so I usually let him pick those. As for podcasts, I listen to a show that rates and reviews other podcasts and the hosts almost never let me down.

Accountability: I never made it out to lunch yesterday so the day was protein coffee, a protein bar, and a veggie burger with cheese.

Today might be the same. I hope I'll make it out to get a salad for lunch with my niece but odds are something will get in the way and I'll just have another protein bar in my office. I am sure I will have another veggie burger for dinner because I have no idea what fresh food in the fridge is still edible. Did I mention how happy I am to be home this weekend?

Tonight I will have my next dose of Wegovy, and they upped the dosage! I am a little nervous and pray it sits well while I am adjusting.

2 hours of sleep after 20 hours of travel yesterday, and I have lost all ability to do things like post a picture and type in the same box. So that sums up current state.

I need to get some sleep, then tomorrow I can tell you about our trip. Why do some 3 day trips feel like a month away? This was one of them. I need to rush and get dressed and start work in few minutes. Ahh.

No menu planned.

No ability to think critically or move my neck.

This should be a good one.

Wish me luck.

Hey from Minneapolis! The wedding was fun, and we crammed in a fair amount of sight seeing, too. We are checking out of the hotel in about an hour then we have most of the day to kill because our flight was pushed back and doesn't leave until 7pm. We're all pretty pooped and the heat is oppressive so we're going to spend our time in the Mall of America where I hope my dad and Grim can find a spot in the foodcourt to chill while my mom and I buzz around.

QOTD: I really don't listen to music much at all. When I put my headphones on it's to listen to podcasts and audiobooks. I can't believe I work for a music school, lol.

Accountability: Wow, this trip has been brought to you by Wegovy. I have eaten remarkably little and haven't ben hungry or worried bout food at all. I would be surprised if I lose any weight while we are here, but I don't think I could have gained anything.

Food is unknown, as usual. I had leftovers in the room this morning for breakfast and then we'll see what we can find on the road.