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You look quite healthy where you are but you will make the best decision for yourself. Somewhat funny but not is DH is realizing that a lot of his clothing is way too large but because he HATES spending money on clothing he is resisting buying much. He did buy new jeans, a couple of pairs of shorts and a belt only because he didn't want them falling off. He actually said (in jest I hope) that maybe he should gain some weight back do he can fit better into his too large clothing. Guys!
DH and I have had some discussions recently about traveling and my epiphany about how tiring I am finding the packing/repacking/hauling the suitcase.
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
So sorry to hear about your friend's son but good that he is getting help. They are so vulnerable at a young stage of their lives that some kids can't put things in perspective. Hopefully counseling can help him get through this patch.
Darn rodents! Just like the mice and my car! Remember that my automobile policy had rodent coverage? Maybe homeowners does too?
The weather here in Poland was beautiful the first day we were here, but was rainy, cool (60) and yucky yesterday. Today it is supposed to be somewhat warmer and the rain hopefully will stop by late morning. London from Friday to Tuesday is supposed to be sunny and 80. Perfect for the clothing I brought (I am struggling to find warm enough layers here right now).
Liz 5'3" HW: 219 SW: 185 GW: 125 LW: 113 Desired maintenance range: 120-125 CW: 119ish
I don't get it! They test my dad for flipping EVERYTHING the minute he walks in the hospital. First thing they do is get his blood and ask for a urine sample. FFS! Makes no sense to me whatsoever.
Yikes how hard is it to pee in a cup especially if you are a man! Hope it all goes well and sorry for the stress on you. grrr ds
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Good lord, it's not even a complicated or expensive test! I bet your Dad does feel discouraged in the moment when he keeps dealing with this. But as you said, it's not going to get you today! Your Dad vs 100 million stents and he's still standing!!
Sorry about another clogged stent for your Dad. And grrrrrr on not doing a urinalysis to test for infection. How hard is that to do? I know sometimes my Mom's doctors are hesitant to test for a UTI as well. Never made sense to me!
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!
on 7/9/25 2:52 pm
Today was supposed to be a trip to Traverse City with my dad mostly for a dermatology follow up for him, but adding on Costco and lunch. Instead his stent clogged again and I took him to the hospital. They swapped it out fairly quickly for a hospital, and he was able to come home. But the interventional radiology department just deals with the stents, so he wasn't tested for a UTI, so no idea what caused the clog only 3 weeks after the last one. I called his regular doctor and asked if he could come in just for a precautionary urine culture in case it was an infection and the doctor was adamant he didn't think it was (asshole, pardon my french), so no he couldn't have a test. Imagine saying that to a patient with a history of sepsis! When has he ever had a clog that wasn't infection related? So I said to my dad, should we call your urologist and try to get a sample taken there while we're over an hour from home? Stubborn mule said, his office is too chaotic, they can't do it. Why not just ask rather than assume while we're all the way up here??? Argh!!! Stubborn men. So no one tested anything. If he has to go back up there because it clogs yet again, it'll be a massive "I told you so" I will need to bite back. He's also being really depressed about this talking about how angry he is, how one of these days, one of these will kill him. I said, maybe but not today and tried to stay positive. I get it, but positivity has gotten him a long way with his issues, he can't give up now. But I understand the urge to wallow.
Anyway, that was my day. Hope yours were better!
122.5, down again!
Busy day today. Helped out in the church's garden for a few hours then came home and made Greek turkey meatballs and homemade tzatziki sauce for them. Then DH and I took our walk. Still need to shower and do some grocery shopping!
I'll share the meatball recipe if it is as good as it looks! Trying another new recipe tomorrow as well! Got to shake it up every once in a while! I save recipes that I see online to my phone and then forget about them, so I perused them the other day and decided on 4 new ones for this week!
Tomorrow I will lead Bible study, may do lunch with the ladies afterwards since DH is lunching with a friend. Then it will be time to clean for a BBQ we are hosting at our house on Friday night!
Peps, I agree with Diane, if you are comfortable where you are at weight wise, just keep on doing what you are doing! You look awesome and very fit! Who cares about those darn BMI charts anyway!
Diane S, enjoy your walk and pizza!
Liz, enjoy the last leg of your trip! You will be home to Justice soon!
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!
The weight loss is more of an emotional and personal thing. I am 5'7" and the idea of weighing 200 pounds at that height doesn't sit well - especially since I spent so much time hung up on the fact that the nigh normal BMI for my height is 159 pounds. I have a photo of me at 188 which I think is a really good weight for me. I had gained 18 pounds from my VSG goal weight and was "unhappy" about that, but realistically, it was an ideal weight for me.
