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200.4 again today. This bodes well for a good drop within the next week or so.

Yesterday I was reading about the carnivore approach to eating. Kind of fascinating what people want to believe about that kind of diet. But, that's not my point... In the visuals of BMI they showed an AI of a man at a 31-32 BMI (which is where I am - Obesity Class 1). I tried to drag the photo, but it was protected. Dang it!!!! But I was able to drag a cartoon chart of BMI silhouettes. According to the cartoon humans, I am definitely in the normal range. Another helpful example to me of why I mustn't let the BMI measurement get to me.

I have thought more deeply about BMI and why it bothers me. I believe it is because it triggers my "I'm not normal" feelings. My young life would have been a lot easier (in my mind), if I had been more normal. The traits of being a "gay" kid, having a bone disease, becoming overweight, being "pretty", being artistic rather than sporty, all took their toll and left me with emotional baggage. I can remember wanting to be more normal as a kid. Later, as an obese adult, I wanted be able to eat like a "normal" person. (Only, my idea of normal was eating like an athletic 16 year old boy, and we all know how much 16 year old boys can eat!)

Today is all my own! The only thing I have scheduled is my NUT session and dinner with the Friday night crew - Ron, BFF, Auntie Kathryn and me. I have already put up a wire screen on the screenless screen door that goes from the kitchen to the garage this morning. Over the years the screening wore and stretched being pushed on by doggy heads and paws, so we took it off when it became torn and useless. I like the solid wire screen better. It'll do it's job keeping dogs from going into the garage if the kitchen door is open. Grizz does not think much of this blockade. His displeasure is quite clear! The garage is a favorite of his. But he's so little it's easy to miss him if sneaks in.

Yes!!!! Like Liz, I wish you all a Fantastic Friday!!!

118 (Justice is 11) - so neither of us gained weight over the last 3 weeks. Very, very happy with that! I think I may have lost a bit in the beginning in Spain when SIL really couldn't go out so I was walking a lot but not eating much for lunch. I made up for that on other days such as around the wedding and in London.

Yesterday was a run-around and do errands day. Today will include a bit of that but different kinds. I'm up early (still somewhat on Europe time), so hopefully have time to get a good walk with Justice before I have to go to an appointment for a thyroid ultrasound. About 18 months ago when I had an MRI for my shoulder they found some nodules on my thyroid. I've had an ultrasound and a biopsy. The biopsy was negative for one module but didn't have enough material for the second one to be sure. So I am having one final ultrasound to put it to bed. My thyroid hormones are normal and I have no other issues so I doubt there is anything wrong but my doctor convinced me to do this last one.

DS arrives around noon and DD and DSIL around 6:30 or so. We have a dinner reservation at 7:30. It will be nice to have most of my family in the house. Justice will be thrilled.

Have a fulfillingly fantastic Friday!

It sounds to me like you are getting plenty done. You just aren't used to the relaxation parts. Enjoy them!

Liz, beware the coyotes. The coyotes here have developed a ploy to lure neighborhood dogs into an ambush to become Coyote Cuisine. The pack will send a youngster, not a pup, but adolescent to play with domestic dogs and get them to follow them into the open space where the rest of the pack is waiting to dispatch the the dog.

Years ago my Cairn pursued a coyote. I swear if I had not been following her and screaming like a mad man that coyote would have turned around and gobbled her up. She was only about 7 months old and that coyote kept turning around looking at her, as if he was contemplating the risk. My Airedale at the time was amused by the whole thing, but did not offer to assist me in discouraging the coyote.