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Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 10/9/25 3:31 am, edited 10/9/25 11:24 am - Cape Cod, MA
VSG on 03/28/16
Topic: Thursday, October 9, 2025

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Well, my dermatology visit is going to cost me some money ultimately. My DH is probably going to grumble about me being vain too. I am having a laser treatment to reduce the brown age spots on my face (especially on the sides). I am also going to have a little filler on each side of my mouth and a small amount in my lips to reduce the lines around my mouth (but not to increase the size of my lips - no duck lips for me!). My step-daughters all do Botox so I thought why not?

We won one game of bocce yesterday (we play 2 against a team each week). What a painfully slow game as 2 sisters are the coaches and they insist on everything being measured even though sometimes it really isn't necessary. Each team is different.

Then we watched a fun movie on Netflix: About my Father, with Robert De Niro in it.

Today I finally get caught up on my mammogram and bone density. Much easier to get tests scheduled around here vs. on Cape Cod! Tonight we are out with friends to dinner then a show featuring one of our club's waitresses (she is also a singer). Could be a late night for us (we are generally in bed by 10).

Have a thriving Thursday!

Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish

Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 10/9/25 3:18 am - Cape Cod, MA
VSG on 03/28/16
Topic: RE: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Sounds like the votes for Honeycrisp apples are unanimous.

Like DD, I have had no negative side effects, only positive ones like a reduction in the inflammation in my joints (and decreased appetite/increased fullness). Everyone is different and some people do better on one of the medications vs the other.

Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish

Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 10/9/25 3:15 am - Cape Cod, MA
VSG on 03/28/16
Topic: RE: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Maybe DH was teasing you? You should be proud of the work you have put in. Great that you had a good result!

Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish

DiamondD
on 10/8/25 6:14 pm
VSG on 06/13/12
Topic: RE: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Oh yeah, those blue jays are bullies, but they sure are pretty.

DiamondD
on 10/8/25 6:13 pm
VSG on 06/13/12
Topic: RE: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Your surgeon did the cutting, but you are the one who came into surgery with a good level of physical fitness and weight loss, so you should brag on it. Congratulations on working hard to get where you are!!!

PaulaW1965
on 10/8/25 1:42 pm
Topic: RE: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

123.7. Had my last follow up with my plastic surgeon today. They are very with my healing and results and so am I. I commented last night to DH that my belly and legs looked more like a 20 year olds vs. a 60 year olds (minus my vericose veins) and he said I was being vain. Grrrrrr. Guess I won't share those thoughts with him again! I know you all understand! Not vain, just excited about my results and more of a compliment to my PS than anything I've done! Now when I get my 4 pack back from doing ab exercises, I'll brag all I want! Lol!

Pictures for listing our house will be taken tomorrow. May even have an open house over the weekend. Unfortunately we have 3 of the 4 kids visiting this weekend too!

PaulaW1965
on 10/8/25 1:30 pm
Topic: RE: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

I agree on the honey crisp apples! Granny Smith used to be my favorite but now Honey Crisp is, which is odd since one us very sour and the other quite sweet but both a crisp!

DiamondD
on 10/8/25 12:29 pm
VSG on 06/13/12
Topic: RE: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Maybe get the prescription from your doctor and keep it in your back pocket. If needles bother you, apparently you can get the real deal auto inject pens from Costco Pharmacy for $500 a month. It's cheaper from compounding pharmacies if you are comfortable drawing up the meds into a syringe and injecting yourself. Seems like that is what almost everyone else in our group is doing. Potentially, there are side effects. I had some constipation early on, although explosive diarrhea gets a lot more press, my doctor said in her practice, constipation was much more frequent. I can say I have no side effects of any kind at this point, except decreased thoughts about food (but not as suppressed as before) and a sense of being done eating sooner than I would have without the medication.

diane S.
on 10/8/25 11:35 am
Topic: RE: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Greetings all

Early check in on this overcast day. The house is getting cleaned so I can't get on with my busy schedule until that is finished. The busy schedule includes washing hair, making eggs, going to gym and then to the studio. DH decided that today is the day we should go for flu and covid shots. I think I will wait a day or two. He can go by himself if he thinks today is the perfect day. Our locally owned small pharmacy is getting super busy since the Rite Aide closed down and the CVS sucks. People think the local pharmacy should take over the rite aide building but I think that place has bad karma. And the way the aisles were arranged was very bad feng-shui.

Yes DD, honey crisp are the best apples - at least of those widely available. The liberty are quite good and we used to get this kind called rubenstar at the orchard. Deep red, super white inside and very good. It is the time for apples - a fall good thing. Enjoy the haircut and the other chores that become almost a joy when you can do them on a weekday with no pressure.

Liz too bad bocci got canceled but sounds like you had enough fun for one day. Yeah eating out too much gets weird. We do the opposite. I need to get take out. Or at least stop at the hippie deli. Hope your niece is doing well.

The neighborhood is full of halloween stuff. Across the street is almost an entire zoo of skeletons. Reminds me I need to start organizing our halloween party which mainly consist of moving junk.

So tomorrow is my annual fog a mirror for medicare wellness check. Got the lab results already. Moslty good. Last time I was there I had talked to doctor about weight loss meds and he said yeah go ahead and he said he would write me one or I could do an on line thing - whatever worked. Seems like I kept putting it off until I completed one project or another project. But last I checked there is no law saying I can't do more than one project at a time. Maybe after tomorrow I will get in gear. I hate this extra weight and it really gets in my way. Note to self :JFDI

Diane S


      
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Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 10/8/25 11:33 am - Cape Cod, MA
VSG on 03/28/16
Topic: RE: Wednesday, October 8, 2025

Blue jays are pretty but so big compared to a lot of birds. When I had birdfeeders they would muscle in and kick all the little birds out.

Good to know about Honeycrisp since we do see them here. They may not be as good as there though. Once in a while they have McIntosh but they are a poor substitute for the ones we got at the orchard up north.

Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish

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