Slower Weight loss at 50?
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Breakfast for Monday morning was a ripe banana. My delicious, nutritious lunch was 12 Ritz crackers and a glass of whole milk. Those didn't sit as well as I would have liked, but didn't hit me as hard as they could have either so I OK with it. Not sure yet what supper will be.
I have been trying to eat mostly low residue, fairly bland foods for days but it didn't really seem to help. I think I have figured out that it just needs to be tiny meals until I get more over this thing.
Still waiting on the callback from the doctor's office regarding a follow-up.
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Well, leftover mac and cheese won for Monday supper, with a glass of tea, and a small fruit cup of no sugar added diced cling peaches. Then I chewed two store brand gas relief tablets to see it that helps with all my food turning into gas and liquid...it seems like it might have helped after breakfast.
I am pondering bologna, egg, and toast for a possible breakfast, maybe with a slice of cheese, but we will see how I feel about that in the morning.
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Good morning;
Sophie went missing for about 15 hours. I didn't get much sleep last night. At 3am hubby went downstairs and opened the slider and she came running in. She usually stays in the yard and we check on her often, but yesterday I guess she decided to go exploring. She will not be let out again without constant supervision.0 -
Good morning.
Aw, Jo, so sorry, I know you were terribly worried. We stopped letting our cat out by herself as she got older (actually when we moved into our new house), because the yard is smaller, houses closer, and we thought she might get lost or go out in the street. It was hard at first, but she got used to it.
Ed, I hope you're feeling better.
The contractor's cleaning crew is coming today to clean the MB. We still haven't gotten the shower door, but we've put up a tension rod for a shower curtain so we can use it. We're paying them to clean our windows while they're here. I need to take all my stained glass down and out of the way before 9a.m.
The contractor is supposed to start the guest bath today. I'm glad we have a 3rd bathroom in the basement.
It's currently 70F, plenty of sunshine. High 92F. Winds light and variable. Not the best day to have windows cleaned, but they are pretty fast. I've had them here before.
Have a good day, everyone.
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Howdy all y'all. It's terrific Tuesday! Still waiting on that call back from the doctor's office. I think I may call them around lunchtime if I haven't heard anything.
Still with the runs, but the pain is not too bad anymore. Still hydrating, and still losing weight. But then, I am not eating much so some weight loss would be expected anyway from that.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Doctor's appointment this afternoon! Yay!
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Howdy all y'all. It's wonderful Wednesday!
It's currently 22 (72 F) clear degrees out there and we have an expected high of 33 (91 F) with 24% chance of rain.
The doctor diagnosed (big surprise) gastroenteritis. He did prescribe a few generic Lomotil pills to be used carefully to slow down ... things. I took one when I got home but so far have not taken another. I slept much better last night and was not up ALL night in the bathroom. This morning my stomach is making interesting noises but have not had the urgencies as yet.
I ate a very small breakfast and will continue hydrating as the day progresses.
I already figured out a slightly thorny work problem, before 7:00 even! Not that I want to start work at 6:30 every day, but I woke up early and figured I might as well get started. My actual hours are flexible working from home. As long as I get my hours in and the work happens its all good. The boss is still asleep in the other room, across from the back office. I am set up in what was intended to be the dining area, but we use the breakfast area in the kitchen for all that.
Well, back to work and time for more fluid. Maybe I will dare to make a cup of coffee...
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Good morning.
Ed, so glad you're feeling better. Glad your Dr. was able to take care of you. I think I may have a touch of something too, got me up in the middle of the night. I wouldn't mind working from home, but retirement is also nice.
Our windows and screens and frames are all sparkling clean. It took them all day. I think they used to be faster. The house was kind of hot from having the windows open.
The demo work was done on the guest bath yesterday, the transom window is in, the siding on the house needs to be put back, and the dumpster is finally gone from our driveway. Yay!
I have a follow up appt with the ortho PA this morning. She'll probably tell me the healing takes time. Life goes on.
It's currently 69F, sunny to partly cloudy. High 91F. Winds light and variable.
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hi all, Ed and Vix hope you are feeling better. I am getting ready to get in the pool hope you all have a great day0
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Howdy all y'all. It's thrilling Thursday!
It's currently 21 (70 F) fair degrees out there and we have an expected high of 32 (90 F) under partly sunny skies, with 17% chance of rain. Aside from work, I have some towels to fold and I need to get out for some lab work as the doctor wanted a re-check on my sodium.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Good morning.
Thanks, Irene. Great pool weather, enjoy that!
Ed, hope you're feeling better, and good luck with the lab work.
I've got an early PT appt this morning and one with the rheumatologist this afternoon for a sonagram on my hands and possibly more blood tests. I had copies of the results from last week sent to her.
We had a t-storm pass through last night, lots of rain, thunder, and blowing!
It's currently 70F. Sunny to partly cloudy. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 92F. Winds light and variable.
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Howdy all y'all. It's fabulous Friday! It's currently 22 (72 F) fair degrees out there and we expect a high of 32 (90 F) under mostly sunny skies with a 33% chance of rain.
I had a good night, and didn't have to get up even once. We are supposed to be cabin camping again this weekend but we'll see if I really feel up to that yet. Wednesday I would have said no, but I may feel up to it by this evening.
Nothing critical on the agenda for today.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Good morning.
Glad you're feeling better, Ed. I may have caught something similar. I'm hoping to feel better today. Family is coming tomorrow for hubby's b-day brunch. Also my son's anniversary is 9/1. I need to go out and buy a few things.
The guest bathroom is still being worked on, very inconvenient when having company. But oh, well.
It's currently 72F. Sunshine this morning. Scattered thunderstorms developing this afternoon. High near 90F. Winds light and variable.
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Things went south here after I posted yesterday. Our AC stopped working and was leaking water all over the floor. The internet went out, and the electricity was flicking on and off. Lucky us, our son came over, the AC had ice covering the coils, all thick and frozen, and there was a small clog in the drain that he was able to clear out. We had to shut it down and let it defrost. Our daughter said we could stay with her, but we were able to open the windows last night (low 70s), and with the ceiling fans it wasn't bad. We had the family gathering at her house. Our son stopped by afterward and was able to look at the AC again, and rigged up something to get it working until they come and fix it. Great to have an engineer in the family! (And wonderful, generous children).
Was kind of hectic this a.m. trying to get things ready to bring with us, then forgot some of it anyway.
Just going to chill for the rest of today.
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Good morning.
I'm feeling exhausted again.
It's currently 68F a bit foggy, cloudy skies early, then partly cloudy this afternoon. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. High 84F. Winds light and variable.
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Howdy all y'all. It's sumptuous Sunday! We are back from camping, and once again were pretty much off the network grid for the weekend. We had a nice time and I was finally back to eating NORMAL food again. And not having to rush off to the "reading room" within a very short time of eating anything was especially nice.
The camping laundry is in the washer but I still have some unused clean clothes to unpack, and I am a bit tired. J walked all over the campground but I was taking it easy. After 12 days of gastroenteritis, I didn't feel like I needed to be walking that much in the heat, and risking dehydration again.
On Friday, the doctor did call with results from my blood work and everything in my metabolic panel was in the normal range, including the sodium and chloride, so I guess my rehydration last week was a success.
Now to catch up on funnies to post, and all my email and such.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Howdy all y'all. It's marvelous Monday! Back to work. The dishwasher is running now, so there will be that to put away later. My weight this morning registered at only 190 pounds! It would be more at the doctor's office because I'd be encumbered with more clothing and other stuff.
I am hoping I can KEEP some of this unexpected rapid weight loss off. I know gastroenteritis isn't the preferred way to lose weight but since I had it, and did lose it, then keeping some of of it off would be great.
Well, need to get back to work.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Good morning.
Sounds like a nice weekend, Ed.
(I've been having issues just over a week. Trying to be really careful with what I eat and to drink lots of fluid.)
I have a PT appt this morning and can relax the rest of the day as far as I know for now. I'm so tired.
It's currently 72F, cloudy this morning. Scattered thunderstorms developing this afternoon. High 88F. Winds W at 5 to 10 mph.
Have a good day, everyone.
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(I've been having issues just over a week. Trying to be really careful with what I eat and to drink lots of fluid.)
Might want to include some oral rehydration solution (available at most drug stores) in your fluid intake, or at least some sports drink, to help maintain your electrolyte balance. If your sodium and chloride get low, bad things can happen.
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good morning, Ed glad you are feeling better sounds like you had a nice time camping. Vix hope you are feeling better. Stay safe everyone0
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Good afternoon;
Ed-I am glad you are feeling better.
Vix-I hope you feel better soon.
Hi Irene
We are having new front stairs put in. They are here working on them now.
I will post a picture of the finished stairs in a few days.
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Howdy all y'all. It's terrific Tuesday! We currently have 23 (73 F) cloudy degrees out there with an expected high of only 25 (77 F) and a 98% chance of rain. I think we will get wet.
Nothing critical on the home front today.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Good morning.
Thanks, Irene. I guess it's almost time to close up the pool, though it'll probably still be hot for a few more weeks at least.
Thanks, Jo. Those stairs are going to look pretty. It's nice to be able to refresh parts of our houses.
Ed, I have some smart water. It's got electrolytes. Glad you're feeling better.
We've been having t-storms here every evening, and a flood watch through Thursday, but nothing drastic.
Our AC is mostly fixed, working anyway. We need a new coil, but they have to order it. It'll work til then, just leaking a tiny bit of refrigerant.
It's currently 71F, A few isolated thunderstorms developing this afternoon. Storms may contain strong gusty winds. High around 80F. Winds light and variable.
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Howdy all y'all. It's wonderful Wednesday! 21 cloudy degrees out there now, with an expected high of 28 under partly sunny skies. We have a 15% chance of rain.
The dishwasher is running. Nothing else critical on the home front.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Good morning.
Ed, glad you didn't get hit by the storm.
There were some big t-storms overnight here, and we were under a tornado watch, but all's fine.
I'm glad I have nothing on the agenda for today, other than some cleaning and laundry. I'm still really tired, and not feeling my best.
It's currently 70F, thunderstorms likely. Rainfall will be locally heavy at times. Potential for flooding rains. High 78F. Winds SSE at 10 to 15 mph.
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Good morning.
I hope everyone is ok.
We're fine here, just lots of t-storms all day yesterday, flash flood warnings, but we didn't go anywhere. Far enough from the tornadoes. Looks like the sun is coming out this a.m. All is calm.
I have my last PT appt this a.m. and a follow up with my rheumatologist this afternoon. Keeping peeled to my phone, my daughter is due in less than a week. We're on call.
It's currently 58F (cooled off!) and sunny. High of 76F expected today. Winds NNW at 10 to 15 mph.
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Howdy all y'all. It's thrilling Thursday!
Too many carbs last night and I am paying for that this morning. Nothing critical on the home front.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Howdy all y'all. It's fabulous Friday! It's 17 sunny degrees out there with an expected high of 28 and only a 2% chance of rain.
Sounds like a great day to be outside instead of in the home office, but here I am. Oh well, the weekend is coming.
We need to see about staking up a couple of trees in the front yard this weekend, if we can. We may have to just lose one of them, which is a shame.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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Good morning.
Well the guest bath update is pretty much done. Waiting for the cleaners to come in. We are still waiting for the shower door in the MB, it will probably be a couple of weeks.
My medical appts are done for a while, except that I need to schedule a dermatolgist for a skin check.
I have 2 sets of PT exercises I can do at home.
It's currently 67F, plenty of sunshine. High 74F. Winds light and variable.
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Howdy all y'all. It's satisfyingly Saturday! It's currently 15 sunny degrees out there with an expected high of 29 under mostly sunny skies, and only a 2% chance of rain.
I need to get to the grocery store this morning, and we need to see about those small trees that are falling downhill in the front yard.
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A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy enough people to make it worth the effort.
Herm Albright (1876 - 1944)
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