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Paula1965
on 7/21/25 6:34 am
VSG on 04/01/15
Topic: RE: Sunday, July 20, 2025

I still have work dreams 2 years after retiring. They are less frequent but I noticed an uptick after meeting with my work colleague last week! We didn't even talk about work much and she had a totally different job working at home reviewing medical charts!



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!












Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 7/21/25 5:16 am - Cape Cod, MA
VSG on 03/28/16
Topic: RE: Sunday, July 20, 2025

I still have dreams about being in school once in a while. Last night I dreamt that I had a report due but kept putting off starting it. I finally got the necessary research done and had 2 hours to write it which I was doing in cursive with a red pen. I made myself wake up because I was so stressed! Probably left over from my days of doing assignments last minute LOL.

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

Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 7/21/25 3:40 am, edited 7/21/25 3:41 am - Cape Cod, MA
VSG on 03/28/16
Topic: Monday, July 21, 2025

117.4 - down 1.4 after a day when I had the hungry horrors and fed them. Weird!

So my 2 younger children left by late morning yesterday to avoid the Cape bridge traffic (DS was successful at that but DD not so much since he left 2 hours earlier than them). I had forgotten that DSD was coming to stay for part of this week too! She arrived at 5. Luckily the deck had been swabbed and clean sheets etc. were back on the beds.

Today DSD will work here, then we are going to take SIL out for dinner. She isn't eating much but it is meatloaf Monday which usually goes down easily for her and will provide some good leftovers. Right now her biggest problems are her persistent back pain and lack of appetite. They want her to go back on Keytruda which early on worked dramatically in fighting the cancer essentially putting her in remission but with her weight so low all that is scary.

Today the fence construction continues so hopefully we can have a free range Justice in a couple of days. Tomorrow will be an early day for me so I may or may not post beforehand. DSD and I are going on the ferry to Martha's Vineyard for the day to scatter deceased DH's remaining ashes off of a sailboat. Most of his ashes are buried next to our eldest DD, some were scattered in Ireland by DS, and this is where he would want the rest to go.

Have a munificent Monday!

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

Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 7/21/25 3:29 am - Cape Cod, MA
VSG on 03/28/16
Topic: RE: Sunday, July 20, 2025

A good family day for you! And hoping no one had a backlash from the yucky sushi :(

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

Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 7/21/25 3:23 am, edited 7/20/25 8:25 pm - Cape Cod, MA
VSG on 03/28/16
Topic: RE: Sunday, July 20, 2025

What an emotional family day you had! That can wring you out, though not necessarily in a bad way. I like the sound of DD's BF - sounds like a really good person who cares very much for DD.

The kids were less than thrilled with the loud bar too. It really was for post-college age folks talking loud and drinking with no shirts on the guys and the young girls in their bikini tops. My kids are 34 and 37, so a bit past all that. They liked the place with the band (not too loud) on the patio better.

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

Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 7/21/25 3:18 am - Cape Cod, MA
VSG on 03/28/16
Topic: RE: Sunday, July 20, 2025

I hope you got a lot of clay worked with minimal discussion about the upcoming storm at the gallery!

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

Liz WantsHealthForAll
on 7/21/25 3:15 am - Cape Cod, MA
VSG on 03/28/16
Topic: RE: Sunday, July 20, 2025

Hopefully you had a nice slow day since you didn't feel fully rested, then a good sleep last night. Isn't it nice to know that even if not rested one day you can always make it up (no having to drag oneself to work feeling that way)?

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

Peps
on 7/20/25 9:34 pm
Topic: RE: Sunday, July 20, 2025

I am finding I am far less stressed about the approach of August! Though, I admit I am having back to school dreams this week. The latest was not being able to find drawing paper in the correct spot (at my school of 28 years) and things being all mumble jumble, e.g. I'm supposed to be in room 5, but I was in room 7 or 9 and the hallways were lined with storage closets instead of backpack hangers....

I am constantly reminding myself that there is time to get things done. I worked on Blitz and Molly today and started to feel pressure to work on Buster, too. Had to remind myself tomorrow is another day with not too much on the calendar, so I can certainly push Buster's grooming off until tomorrow.

I remind myself, too, that it doesn't matter that "school summer" is almost over. Summer now extends far beyond August 6th, which would be my first "official" day back were I not retired. As a matter of fact, I will be on the road returning from Ohio on August 6!

I will be happy when the school stress dreams let up a bit, though.

Paula1965
on 7/20/25 5:09 pm, edited 7/20/25 10:13 am
VSG on 04/01/15
Topic: RE: Sunday, July 20, 2025

123 on the dot today. Seems that weight is my most common!

Good day today. Nice church service this morning, DC came over as usual on their day off, DS2 surprised us with a visit on his way to a friend?s wedding and then DH, DC and I drove the 1.5 hours to visit DS3 in his college town. Saw his new apartment (an improvement over his last two but still a little scary by my standards).

We went out to eat at an Asian place in said college town and proceeded to have the most awful sushi any of us had ever had! Praying we don?t get sick! It was great to be able to see all 3 of my kids on one day. Warms this mama?s heart!

Sorry your restaurant wasn?t all that Liz! The lobster dinner sounded delicious though!

Peps, I remember my body holding on the the weight right before hitting goal! So frustrating!

DD sounds like the visit to your niece?s house was a good time if remembrance for everyone. I?m happy you can continue to be a source of support for your BFF?s son.

Keep up the walking Diane! You do much better than I with consistency! Thank God for eggs and shrimp! Such easy any healthy dinner options!



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!












DiamondD
on 7/20/25 4:38 pm
VSG on 06/13/12
Topic: RE: Sunday, July 20, 2025

Well Liz, now you know that the famous bar/restaurant is not for you. Did the kids like it? I agree with you and Peps, I don't like loud restaurants. It seems there is a trend in this area of urban chic, with cement floors, high open ceilings with exposed ductwork etc. It's so loud with all the hard surfaces and nothing to absorb the sound. Another reason I like patios, they're often quieter than indoors.

A lot of people are asking if I feel any different yet about retirement, since I always have summer off. Peps maybe you're experiencing this too? As I'm processing the change every day, one thing I've noticed is less anxiety about making sure I wring every good thing out of summer I can. Because it goes fast, and because I knew I couldn't take even a week long vacation during the winter, I was almost frantic about making sure I was outside on nice days. Now there is time, and many sunny days ahead to use as I wish. I will say this summer is going by faster than ever!

Yesterday our nephew had his 3 children here. We lowered the temp on the hot tub and they played for almost 2 hours. Water, always entertaining. Around 3pm, our niece sent a text asking if we wanted to come over and celebrate her birthday. She lives in her family home with her husband and her Dad, the widower of DHs sister. I realized that although we see them at other family gatherings, and talk and text with our niece frequently, we had never been back to the house since SIL passed away. 35 years ago, we were visiting their new home when their new furniture arrived, and I helped SIL unbox it and set it up. The same furniture is still in the livingroom. We were in our late 20s, omg, how the years flow by. After the other guests left, and only family remained, we got out photos and told stories about my SIL. It became a poignant and beautiful evening. And life goes on...

Okay, I started the first part of this hours ago. Nephew came home after being at his family's home crying, so we sat in the living room and talked for several hours. When he came in, so visibly sad I asked him if he wanted some space or if he wanted to talk. Clearly he chose talking. (His Mom was at work). I hope it was helpful. If he only took away one thing, it would be we love him, and are here for him.

Later we talked with DD on the phone, and her life is so good right now. She loves her new apartment, and she says het commute is so much easier, she's been early to work. Saturday was meet everybody day: her BFs boss had a BBQ so she met all his department coworkers and their significant others, and then they went to a birthday party for his Mom and she met his family and their friends. She is so happy. The only snafu in the perfect boyfriend is he is terrified of flying, and hasn't since he was 7 and he visited his family in Poland. He is willing to address this, because he understands to be with DD means trips t to Minnesota.

One thing that hasn't happened: I still haven't read the paper! I thought there was going to be so much time when I retired. Being interrupted because of relationships is a good reason though.

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