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121 - I don't like it when I go up even while in my range. Hopefully it will turn down after today. I don't feel like I am eating any differently.
Yesterday was another beautiful weather day with warmth and a nice breeze off the water. The last few weeks here have been just perfect after a colder winter. It is actually not as hot as it usually would be by now mostly because of the breeze (which was what made the winter feel so cold). Interestingly it was hotter in Massachusetts, New York and New Jersey yesterday than here in southern Florida.
Last night's dinner out with friends was going well until a large flower pot exploded behind us. Weirdest thing, but especially when the chef came out and started accusing the person sitting next to me of knocking it over and costing him several hundred dollars for the expensive pot. What? First of all, I don't think he touched it but even if he did it was too close to the table. No concern that maybe someone was hurt or recognition that maybe it shouldn't have been there. The guy was really inflamed and said he was going to call the police (though he dropped that idea after being informed that one of our group was a retired lawyer and another was a retired cop). The poor waitress was so embarrassed. The other couple in the room backed up the story that he didn't bump it and was as amazed at the owner's reaction as we were. Too bad as we have liked this new restaurant but I don't think we will be back. We had a drink afterwards at a distillery next door. Yummy old fashioned.
Today we are making breakfast at home since our usual place is closed . We go to the Beach Club for "Linner" at 3. They have a special menu but it is kind of an odd mix of lunch and breakfast items. We thought it would be a mix of lunch and dinner items. Oh well.
Have an energizing Easter!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
I'm really happy not to be craving sweets too!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
I was talking to someone about high protein foods and they said that one shouldn't eat shrimp as it would raise your cholesterol. I was pretty sure that recommendation had changed around the same time as the one about eggs so I looked it up and it had. Both eggs and shrimp have a lot of cholesterol in them, but they don't contribute to human body cholesterol significantly. Surprised me that someone still followed older nutrition rules.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
126.5. Lower 1/2 of my range. I'm getting good calories in, so I think I'll take a 1/2 dose tomorrow and maybe a full dose on Thursday to get my day back on track. Last week I went 10 days between shots. I'm definitely hungrier and able to eat sweets again. I preferred the not wanting the sweets!
Treadmill workout today. Same 'ol interval routine.
Fun night with our friends last night. Pizza out and then game night. I only indulged in one glass of wine but had a Scotcheroo too!
Tomorrow will be Easter with my brother, his wife and my Mom
Greetings all
ipad check in while at the gallery. I overslept and dashed up here late with only cheese and crackers for the day. Not a good plan but shrimp tonight.
lots of drama Cc. I agree. You are done with that person
dd npr had a short story about a Japanese family facing interrment had to get rid of pets and home goods and lie to kids. So sad.
yay for beach club liz
more tomorrow when ican type
diane s
My mother was in Portland OR during WW2 and had a friend who ended up with her family in a Japanese internment camp. My mother is rotating in her grave over so many things these days.
It was over 80 in Mass, NJ, and NY today but only 79 here with a great breeze. So funny! (Why couldn't it have been like that up north last weekend???)
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Your beach club is wonderful! Enjoy everything it has to offer. You and your DH are making a beautiful life together.
Sunny today and in the 50s. Its comfortable out of the wind and shade, but pretty nippy if you're not. Green is just starting to appear. We face north. Our neighbors across the street have a lot of green in their lawn, as they are south facing. We'll catch up.
The play we saw last night was tremendous. It's based on a true story/Minnesota history I did not know. During WW2, young men who were interred in Japanese Camps with their families were offered the chance to join the army and go to a special Japanese language training to become spies and translators. Even though they were 2nd generation Americans, many states didn't want to run the program. Minnesota did, so the language training happened here. The subject of internment camps for Japanese citizens is such an ugly part of our history, and sadly, tragically, feels relevant.
Today is a laid back Saturday. We went for coffee, then to St. Vinny's where I indulged my new hobby of buying cloth napkins. If they are in decent shape and the right color for my dishes, I buy them. Today's pale yellow ones were 49¢ a piece. If they get stained, they quickly transition to rags.
Laundry started, kitchen cleaned up, some paperwork needs tackling, and then dinner at my parent's house tomorrow. Then back to school, while resuming my countdown to June 13.
High end because it's a period of celebration! You'll adjust downward again, but for now, enjoy. It's nice to hear about your community. When we were thinking about a winter home in Florida, that was one of the selling points. Now, since we're going to be nomads, DH is stuck trying to get me to golf, instead of joining a league. God speed to him!
Liz, I agree that living in a new community with many other "transplants" creates eagerness to build friendships. Spring Break has descended upon us too! A former teacher and her husband are down vacationing and we'll meet for a late lunch to avoid crowds. Tomorrow afternoon, after three Easter Services, (Deputy Leader of Safety Team) I'll join friends for dinner at one of their homes. I am the only single person in my Mahjongg tribe and my close friends circle. The men join us for some of our adventures and I am just now beginning to feel open to another relationship. Today, I am 144, the high end of my 139-144 range. Too many Easter baked goods and jelly beans !
Age: 64; 5' 5"; High weight: 345; Start weight: 271 (01/05/15); Surgery weight: 218 (05/27/15); Pre-Op (-53); M 1 (-18); M 2 (-1.5); M 3 (-13.5 ); M 4 (-13); M 5 (- 8); M 6 (-12) M 7 (-5, Xmas); M 8 (- 9) Under surgeon's goal and REACHED HEALTHY BMI 12/07/15!! (Six months and one week.) AT GOAL month 8. Maintaining at goal range (139- 144) ~ four (4) years !!
120.2 - methinks when my weight fluctuates often it is due to the need for good bathroom time.
Nice weather day yesterday. We ate lunch and dinner at the Beach Club but didn't stay at the pool/beach there because it was too crowded. Not an empty chair anywhere, so we came back to our neighborhood pool and floated around. Apparently MANY families come down for Easter weekend. The staff says after this next week it will start to look like summer volume around here. My family has rarely visited over Easter mostly because at this point I am close to coming home. We have been eating at the Beach Club a lot because it truly has the best food and view anywhere around here. Lucky us!
Today I have water aerobics, then this afternoon we are probably going to our usual outdoor music venue. Dinner out this evening with 8 of our "new" friends (friends made over the last couple of years). But first, a Justice walk!
Have a superb Saturday!
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish