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Yes, the same facelift. I still think it is helping my face though it has been 8 years since I did it. My jowls are getting a bit soft, but I'm not sure I will do it again. I had my face and my tummy tuck done at the same time.
And what is wrong with that daily flow? Very similar to DH and my day other than the Justice walk and exercise in the mid to late morning.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
Some of the restaurants shut down between meals but the stores are open all day. I don't mind eating later but I can't stop waking up when it is light out and have never been good at napping. I may have to try to nap tomorrow because the wedding doesn't start until 7:30 pm and the first bus back to the hotel is at 2 am. I think we have to be up and out fairly early the next day too as we will be be traveling to Barcelona that day.
I am glad you returned to such nice weather. Now you can really feel retired.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
That's a lot of bathroom cleaning for 2 people, but yep, even with 2 people (and of course visitors) all the bathrooms seem to get used and therefore need to be cleaned.
The only party going on in our garage is me celebrating that my stall is still cleaned out enough that I can park my car in there! No room for TVs, open lawn chairs or Vikings parties. We need to store old toys, bikes, and lots of cans of mystery paint.
RE: the endless washing. My daughter used a service where you filled a provided bag with laundry, texted them and left the bag at the front door, and then it was returned all washed and folded. She paid $60 in Boston. It wasn't a scheduled service. She could order service as she needed it. Since she had to Uber to a laundry mat, and pay for the machines, it was pretty cost effective for her, and a time saver. Could be a nice time saver for you?
Ugh, thyroid treatment is such a moving target. Do you think the need for a change of dosage has impacted your progress on Zepbound?
Doing a facelift first makes perfect sense to me. It's the public part of you that everyone sees. Also, if you are still losing weight, it's not time for the tummy tuck yet. So new year, newly refreshed face! Congratulations on moving forward on your vision of your best life.
123 on the dot today, just a hair down. Im trying hard to get in 1500 calories per day. I have to make a conscious effort to have a few snack protein bars a days and most days have a treat like a Dove bar as well. This week will have some alcohol added in and lots of restaurant eating so getting to 1500 calories shouldn't be difficult.
No DH walk today but we did go kayaking at our favorite spot! Tomorrow I'm going to go to DC1s apartment while they are at work and try to help clean up some of their hoarders mess. Bad mental health sucks. They want apartment to be date ready but are not even close and are feeling very overwhelmed with it all. They said they took out 11 bags of trash one day last week. Sad when that doesn't even put a dent in what needs to be done. I hope eventually he seeks help from their therapist for this too.
Planning on cleaning somewhere else tomorrow reminded me that the bathrooms needed to be done here so I cleaned the 3 upstairs ones, leaving the one in the basement for another day.
Lots of walking Liz! Good for you! I'm enjoying the pics on FB.
Peps and DD, sounds like you both like to ease into your day like me! DH is an energizer bunny in the morning! Naps are divine! I get better rest with naps than I do at night I think!
CC, hope Kirby doesn't bruise you up too bad getting him all handsome for the trip. Safe travels to MI.
DS, that darn shark! Does he actually use a dictionary? If so he shouldn't be allowed to, it should be the rest of the player's handicap (like in golf).
Time for some back patio sitting! We have a very small front porch, big enough for one chair perhaps but we don't sit out there. Most people do the backyard thing, either a patio or deck. Now in WV where Ben was from, there is a lot of front porch sitting. Some neighborhoods do the garage hangouts in WI, but not ours so much. Some even have heating/cooling with big screen tvs and furniture! Packer parties!
5' 4" tall, HW: 242, SW:215.4 Weight Loss - pre-op: - 26.6, M1: -15.4, M2: -16, M3: -11.4, M4: -11.2, M5: -12.2, M6: -7.4, M7: -7.8, M8: -2.0 Goal of 130 lbs. reached at 8 months, 2 days post-op!
Greetings all
Typical summer day here which started foggy and now is sunny. Scrabble first and I won two but lost to the Shark. Only by a little. He is just so good and is dictionary of weird words. Skipped out on the studio as I need to get it in gear with washing and chores for our upcoming guest. DH has in fact cleared out the back bedroom. I am not sure where all this stuff has gone. Quite a bit was empty boxes but I am still worried I have not found his latest junk stash...,
Wow that is a long walk Liz. I bet there were lots of cool shops and places to look in. Glad the flamenco was good - so classic. And yeah so continental to do stuff late Years ago I remember being in Paris with two people who grew up on a farm. They were annoyed when they could not eat dinner at 5 pm becuase no place was open. But jeepers - 2am is the early bus?
DD I bet you have a sleep deficit so you need some naps. Isn't it great to have unstructured time? The birds here have been pretty vocal as well. Nice. And exercise is better when it is leisurely and not a crammed in chore. In fact everything is better on one's own time,.
Well Peps, so face first. Waiting until new year seems like a good idea though maybe that was not your choice. And hey I spend morning time with coffee on the computer. It is fun.
CC have a safe flight. Glad Kirby is tidy. Cleaned up so he can get muddy in the lake. Flagstaff is pretty far isn't it? Quite the distance for medical stuff.
Hamburgers tonight. Now I need to go start the laundry which seems endless. We have all kinds of sheets and covers over the sectional due to dogs and they all need washing.
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on 7/1/25 2:25 pm
I was up and out early today to head to Flagstaff to get my blood drawn for my thyroid. They had my medication in the office so I was able to get enough to tide me over until they get the results and change my dosage. Hyperthyroidism is like whack a mole with dosages!
Then back home to give Kirby a bath. He's fine with the actual bathing, but transforms toweling off, blow drying, and brushing into full contact sports. If I'm not bruised tomorrow I'll be shocked. He's not fighting me on getting those things done, it's that he gets so excited, he can't contain his paws and teeth. But he's super soft and clean for our flight Thursday.
Storm clouds are brewing and it's 94 outside, but I don't think we'll be lucky enough for rain today. The forest is so parched. We need it! 40% chance tomorrow.
I think that's all for now. Be well everyone!
