Friday, July 25, 2025

116.4 - up a bit but must keep eating a little more. Always so weird to say that. Today is DH's official weigh-in day and he is hoping for his goal of 180. He is getting very snacky though lately - the cravings are kicking in. I suggest Glp-1 meds for that which is what saves me, but he says "he is doing it his way". Still feels like a criticism of me using the meds but he says not.

Yesterday was another beautiful beach day, followed by an evening of stuffed quahogs, grilled chicken, salad, and rice. Nice to eat home once in a while. We capped the evening with another fire in the pit. The backyard is really inviting these days.

DSD will leave late this afternoon to stay at a friend's home tonight before continuing on to NJ tomorrow. It has been a nice visit! I will be washing sheets, towels, etc. while she works today in preparation for the 2 SILs arriving this evening. DH has planned the itinerary for them as always. I may suggest some alternatives like going to the place with music in the afternoons tomorrow.

Have a fluctuating Friday!

It's great that DH lost weight his way. The toughest part though ALWAYS, is maintaining it. That's so hard to do white knuckling it when the cravings start. Maybe he will succeed at that also. I sincerely hope he does, as he's worked hard to get here. People do. I was not one of them. So absolutely no apologies from me for using whatever tools are available. You are maintaining with a fairly low dose of a medication that also brings beneficial side effects like inflammation reduction. Seems like a wise choice.

DH hung a bird feeder near the porch for my viewing pleasure. The cardinals arrived and are lovely. The &%$# chipmunk and squirrels, not so much. Over half the food is gone this morning. I suspect chipmunk filling their greedy little pouches. One just had the nerve to run across the porch right now! How dare they! Bird feeder may need to be relocated. I don't care if they eat most of the bird seed, but why do they have to run by my chair?

DH and I a very nice time last night. The weather was perfect. The band wasn't outstanding, but good enough for a fine summer night in a beautiful park. On the way back to the car we stopped at a bar in a Brazilian steakhouse and had a Caipirinha, a thoroughly Brazilian ****tail. Delicious. Tasted like sun and the beach. Their bar menu has small plates of some of the meats they offer for churrasco. Neither of us can eat the regular portions, but these little plates look very tempting. I think that's where we'll go for my birthday lunch on Sunday.

I invited some friends over for dinner in a few weeks, and my co-workers for a happy hour a different day. This means I need to actually do things like dust.

Trying to decide if I should go do my weights or go for a walk instead today. My walking mechanics are not good. Doing the resistance machines is making me stronger but it doesn't really work on stabilizing and balance. I know I could add the treadmill, but I feel like I need to practice on varied terrain so I can do some modest hiking in Scotland. I think weights will win out today, and maybe a walk tomorrow morning.

199.9 HAHA! I'll take it. I have to admit though, that I felt a tinge of envy when Liz wrote about Mike's expectation of hitting his goal of 180. I am glad his way has worked for him, too. Though I am curious to see how he maintains. I have a feeling that maintaining while on the GLP-1/GIP will be much easier for me than flying solo. I swear having the med has been a game changer. It seems to be my missing link.

My week has been too hectic. The list I created, while stress inducing, has helped me stay on track and get all the sh*t done that needed doing! Best of all is that my dad's move is well organized and I can leave on my cross country drive feeling good about the move to memory care. (I cannot believe it took an entire hour on the phone yesterday with Xfinity to change his service. I'm not impressed by that company whatsoever! It was like an passing an act of congress. I finally disguised my voice as my father's to get it all done. I played the addled nonagenarian quite well, I think. Well, at least good enough to get the job done.)

Other than being overly busy, not much else to tell. I am pleased that I have not let my workouts take a back seat to my chores. I've been to the gym every day this week.

Festive Friday!

Yay for a below 200 weight on the scale and yay for very consistent workouts! You are indeed the workout King!!

Is this the trip that will bring you to Lake Elmo in August? I have the 23rd noted on my calendar. When it gets closer and you know what time works best for a meet up, let me know!

No, this trip is to Ohio. The Minnesota trip is the weekend of August 23-24. Hoping to meet up with you on the 24th.

I will change my calendar to the 24th!

122.4

Still making sales on FB marketplace. Decluttering our stuff is in full force. Now to get DSD to get rid of her crap. They don't have enough room in their apartment for all their stuff so about 1/3 of our garage has stacks of totes with there stuff and they have taken over a corner of our basement as well. I so noticed her closet in her room here is stuffed to the gills! They had a garage at their last apartment which I guess housed a lot of the stuff but then they also got all the wedding gifts in May to add to what they already had.

Took the DH walk already today. Felt good. I've been lax in resistance training lately because I'm not exercising on the treadmill anymore since it is nice outside and my resistance stuff is downstairs. Out of site, out of mind you know.

Fire pit sounds nice Liz. We might have to do that and the hot tub with the kids tonight or tomorrow.

DD, you are embracing retirement! Good for you! I suggest yoga if you want to work on balance! I should listen to my own advice and get some of that in too!

We have so many bins also from the former nesters. While I think my off spring would part with much of it, DH cannot. If we ever move, what a chore this will be!

Greetings all

Another cool and pleasant day. DH had his lunch with the Romeos and I did lunch elsewhere with a friend. It was at a pie restaurant and they have savory pot pies and hand pies as well as dessert pies. I thought it was quite good. My friend ordered me a piece of dessert pie and I actually was done after about 2/3 of it. Pre sleeve me would have never left that food on a plate.

So then I went to the studio where the drama continues. I got a somewhat negative message from someone I thought of as a good friend. It was surprising but I am choosing to not take offense as I think it was random emoting. There will be a meeting with the glass members next week to explain more about how their space is going to be changed. Effectively the studio is taking away space that they just hardly ever use and repurposing it so more people can be served.

So Peps Party Like it's 1999! Love it. Good on you. Don't forget you are going to be retired for a long long time so you don't have to do everything at once.

Dang squirrels DD!. Supposedly there are squirrel proof bird feeders though it seems they find a way. But good on you for enjoying the back yard. We used to have a finch feeder and that was nice as just the finches came to it. I think it blew down in some storm. Might need a new one. Glad the music was nice and the evening was fun. You are rocking this indeed

Well Paula hope your sales go well. Getting rid of stuff is fun. We too have plastic tubs galore.

Liz you certainly are a skilled and gifted hostess!! You are lucky your DH likes to plan activities. Nice.

Not much else. Tesla and Poppy have the zoomies so I think Tesla is feeling better after the dental. She sure wants to eat!!

Diane S