Serial Starters
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Good evening,
108 was the high today and it will be worse Sat/Sun - does it make a difference you ask? It is measured for me in how many seconds before I feel like I am behind an hot air blowing exhaust pipe and why oh why did I go outside??
Lana you mentioned rain- I am quite jealous as another long summer is upon us here in the "golden state".
Errands very early tomorrow and after that I am not sure. Knitting small projects not the time for heavy blankets...
Drollings- welcome and planning and new habits are key. At least they have helped me - and this past year helped me from not getting larger.
Lynn!!! Thank you for the update. Be the tortoise, slow and steady wins the race. Glad you have a good pt as well.
Sanity is on fumes, so I wish all a good night. Stay safe and sane out there.0 -
got my coworkers laughing with this one - I just thought it was so me and I had to share as I had a fit of giggles at work and had to explain.1 -
I'm starting up working out again. I used to be a triathlete. And then I was in a motorcycle accident and gained a lot of weight. I have 135 pounds to lose. I keep giving up and starting over again because I still have that triathlete brain, and I know I've done better in the past. I just need to accept my new limitations and move on. Which may seem easy, but here we go again..1
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SUNDAY
Good morning, just.
Titanium - welcome and let us know how you things are going.
112 is todays high and I refuse to go outside unless I have to. Fire/security alarm thing went off last night got "fixed" and went off again at 2am - so I am hoping it is fixed.
Salad for dinner is all I can handle in this heat.
Lana hope your trip is going well.
Off to wilt somewhere. Wishing all a good day. Stay safe and sane out there.0 -
*** July 11 ***
I missed stopping by yesterday because I arrived in Fall River, MA to find out that the wife of the couple was in the hospital, having broken her other hip on Thursday, with surgery on Friday. Crazy! She is doing very well!
Welcome to the new folks 👋🏻
Sara - sorry for the heat you are going through. My sister is getting some in Redwood City, but not like Sacramento! Hugs and ice packs 💖
Lynn - thinking of you, as always 💖
Waving to Tracy in Tennessee and Missy ..... waving to Missy from nearby Fall River Mass.....and Maureen and Runa.....Runa pop in sometime and say hello 👋🏻
Maureen - I hope that you are settling in in Charlotte. 🤗
Hey - I will miss stopping in tomorrow. I have to get up very early to drive to catch a ferry across Long Island Sound.
Lana, in the land of No Scales and no adult supervision3 -
Good afternoon,
Lana - that is a real vacation, enjoy it.
Hottest day was yesterday but still wilting after yesterday.
What I could do list is longer than what I want to do or will actually do, just is.
Nap time is calling.
Stay safe, sane and cool out there.0 -
*** July 12th ***
Just getting us started.
Long day ahead....
Lana1 -
*** July 12th ***
Just getting us started.
Long day ahead....
Lana1 -
Hello! Happy Monday!
Waves to all!
Just a quick pop in!1 -
The guilt and shame for being a serial starter is always real when I start from square one again, usually at least a few pounds heavier than the last time.
On the other hand, thank goodness for this thread. I appreciate normalizing and acknowledging the struggle to stay on the windy, wobbly track.1 -
Good evening,
Raev - welcome and post when you can!
Heat temps are more enjoyable and easier to live with.
Work is completely bananas. Okay, more than usual.
Close to 5k steps and will see what I can do about getting 6k.
Wishing all a good night. Stay safe and sane out there.0 -
*** July 13th ***
Good morning all~~
I'm finished with all of the visiting of people and back in my apartment in NYC. Today and tomorrow will be appointments and packing up some stuff to take south.
I did not get on the scale this morning. I'll leave that for tomorrow, maybe.
Being here is very depressing; too many good and bad memories and reminders of how much I have yet to get done. One day at a time, right?
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LanaCabana537 wrote: »
*** July 13th ***
Being here is very depressing; too many good and bad memories and reminders of how much I have yet to get done. One day at a time, right?
Lana
You got this, Lana!
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Hello!
I agree - you got this Lana!
Not much new here. Also not stepping on scale...will do that after I get rid of crutches and then start my goals again.
Waves to all.
Raev - welcome. Keep on keeping on. One day at a time - you also got this!
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Good evening,
Lana sorry you have to meet some demons, but slay them and keep going.
Long day at work too much caffeine and sugar gave me one of those rotten headaches.
Tomorrow off but with any luck will have a productive day shopping.
Scale is at least not going up and I am grateful
Wishing all a good night. Stay safe and sane out there.0 -
*** July 14 ***
Hey there Sara and Tracy and Lynn👋🏻 You ladies are the best 🤗😘
Tracy I hope that you are doing well~
Sara - enjoy your day off!
Lynn - I hope that your knee is improving steadily and that you are managing a bit better every day~
I got on the scale this morning, and I am glad to see that there's only a one-pound difference since the beginning of this escapade.
Waving to Missy and Maureen and Runa and Dawn and everyone else who may stop by later on~~
Lana
264.4 today0 -
Good morning!
Yay for the good feeling about the scale Lana!
Humid day with some pretty good storms moving in this PM. Hoping no damaging ones.
Have a great one - Waves to all. Hope everyone is doing great!0 -
Good afternoon,
Went early and shopped for shoes with friend who was "kidnapped" for 4 hours. She enjoyed it and we will do it again as I found out she likes thrift stores.
Not very hot which is very appreciated. Until I went to eat lunch today scale was on a down ward trend. We shall see tomorrow and I got a battery for my pedometer.
Just got up from short nap, so drinking water/liquids and doing rest of my to do list.
Lana - hey you have been good on the scale and enjoying yourself - you deserve a medal!!
Wishing all a good night. Stay safe and sane out there.
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*** July 16th ***
Hey Y'all~~
I couldn't post yesterday, as the internet was frozen.
Today I'm waking up in a decent hotel with good internet. This is my last day of driving - I'll sleep in my own bed tonight.
Sara - I love thrift stores! It's nice that your friend made a good shopping partner 👍🏻
Lynn - when you can, we will take you shopping too! I hope that you are feeling a bit better (healing from the crutches-abuse!)
Waving to Tracy in Tennessee and Missy and Runa and Maureen and everyone else who stops by later on 👋🏻
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Good evening,
Friday and I am brain dead and feel like mush. Will just go to bed early.
I asked boss why there were 2 names on the cubicles and was told it was "not her project and she had nothing to do with it" in the tone of a dragon breathing fire.....
Had to stop post -
Young coworker called - I had a going away present for her and she was in my area. Her plans time wise got messed up compliments of her now former boss. She is the free spirit and loves hummingbirds so I got her a small necklace hummingbird pendant. Easy to pack!! She is moving the Bay Area and her new chapter.
Also bought a faith based inspirational book for another lady at work who goes to church. She is depressed as a younger sibling died and it worries her she is next. Thought is natural in the "who is next" but a kind distraction might be appreciated.
Didnt want to write and essay.
Wishing all a good night. Stay safe and sane out there.
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Saturday
A quick hello, I have 2 more rows on slippers and then I have to sew them up which I really dont like, but I want to get them done for church tomorrow.
Better eating on meals today which is encouraging.
Wishing all a good night. Stay safe and sane out there.0 -
*** July 18 ***
Good morning all~~
Wow - I totally missed getting here yesterday.
Hey Sara, on Friday you wrote "I asked boss why there were 2 names on the cubicles and was told it was "not her project and she had nothing to do with it" in the tone of a dragon breathing fire....."
Are there 2 names on all the cubicles? Are some of the names brand new? I'm curious to hear more about this as it unfolds.....
Lana
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*** July 19 ***
Most days of the week I have scrambled eggs for breakfast, made with a generous amount of butter. That's how my mother made them, and it reminds me of her.
But I'm thinking I'll make a batch of hard-boiled eggs today, and have them for breakfast some of the times, as my normal-weight sister does.
Waving to all who stop by later on~~
Lana
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good evening,
Lana!! Glad you are doing well.
My boss was overruled by the director of our department and people are coming in on the weekend to work on the bills that have been generated by COVID vaccine administration. Sorry the last couple of weeks have just been so exhausting that complicated sentences almost hurt. What that means is that someone will have to come in part of the weekend to assist..... (no no not me) and so things are rather heated verbally.
This is a double dose - double scoop of confusion this week as the deadline between the company I work for and Blue Cross are at a stale mate and people with certain insurance policies are facing immediate termination from the medical group because they have Blue Cross. This "happens" tomorrow and I am one of the people who answer the phones from clinics wanting an update.
No stress from work. Nah!!!! Add the new software programs with all new codes and zero training. Phones calls are breaking records at work. I have only had one person hang up on me so far which for me is fine as I could not understand her and she "knew everything".
My change in culinary calories is to buy decaf instant coffee and not use the coffee at work - it doesnt kill my stomach and I only use dry milk and no sugar ( I have been putting 2-3 teaspoons in at the end of the day).
Monday is done. Stay safe and sane out there.0 -
*** July 20 ***
Good morning All~~
Sara - Thank you for the details. When work is overwhelming, it helps to not look at the big picture. Just take one phone call/client at a time, and do your best to help that person. Rinse, repeat.
I am very glad for you that you have your Wednesdays off, so that you have to do the steeplechase race only two long days in a row, and then get a break. Big hugs 🤗
Hey Tracy 👋🏻 - How are you doing? Are you in your new work position? How is it all going?
Lynn - How are you feeling?
Maureen - How are you doing in Charlotte?
Waving to Missy in Rhode Island and Runa in Oklahoma and anyone else who stops by later on 👋🏻
Lana
264.8 today
271.2 highest ever
237.0 Thanksgiving goal1 -
Good morning, Cabana Crew,
Easing into my new position. Was in the plant every day last week and probably will be for a while until I get the rhythm down and know which days can be done from home. Quite honestly, though, morale improves if someone sits at the front desk.
Will keep you posted, but so far, so good!
Tracy in Tennessee
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Good evening,
Came home and fell asleep. Dinner is half over. Tomorrow a nice lady gives me a pedicure and I will help make dinners for people at church.
If someone on the phone at work asks where I got my list of "x" I offer to send them a copy. I do not work for the FBI and this is company information. If someone wants to help themselves I wont stop them. This lowers the amount of "easy" calls we will get but hey why not help those who want to help themselves.
This weeks pair of slippers is a red and a white (not stark white but not beige). Will donate the slippers to the Craft fair in Nov at Church.
I may be better off sleeping in tomorrow. Need to recharge the batteries.
Wishing all a good night. Stay safe and sane out there.0 -
*** July 21 ***
Good morning ☀️
Tracy - do I infer correctly that it is you and your smiling face that is at the desk improving morale??
Is your work a long drive from your home?
Sara - get your rest and enjoy your pedicure. You are a very good soul for helping with the dinners at the church.
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I hope for myself to get some good news today. The struggle continues for me and my accountant to get through on the phone to the IRS to find out what the heck has gone wrong with my receiving my tax return refund (from a return filed last October). It is a sizable amount, and I need it!
The IRS is such a wreck, I don't know how they exist. Two months ago, we were on the phone with 3 different agents, for 1 hr 40 minutes, with the end result of "call back in 30 days".
It's a forehead slapper.
BBL
Lana
264.0 today
271.2 highest ever
237.0 Thanksgiving goal1 -
Good morning!
Lana - IRS....yuck. that is so frustrating- it is your money and they can just put you off for 30 days? Imagine if the rest of us would do that at our jobs!
Sara - I am sorry our work is so stressful. That is not fun. Keep yourself in balance. Stress is bad and to be honest...work is not worth it
Tracey- glad the job is going well! That is exciting!
My update- I am officially walking, well gimping along! Crutches and brace were thrown to the side on Monday afternoon. My calves and back hurt from the weight shift and limping and bad posture from this whole thing! But slowly but surely I will increase strength and get back to a normal gait. Can only bend 90 degrees. Need to increase that and Dr. has some good goals for me to do that
Not liking PT, but I know it is good for me.
Will step on scale again. I took it away during this entire thing. Had enough stress.
Waves to all! Hope your Wednesday is a great one!
~Lynn
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Hi Lynn~~
So glad to hear that you are officially walking. The brace went at the same time as the crutches? Wow~
I bet you are a hurting mess, exactly as you said. Sorry PT is not a happy time. Hopefully that will change. This week may be rough, but maybe by the weekend and certainly next week you will be feeling a bit better/stronger/in less discomfort.
Leave the scale in the closet for now. As you said - you have enough stress.
Do you like fresh fruit? It's summertime and the cherries and peaches and such are pretty yummy now......you know, to put on your ice cream! 🤣😂🤣
Big hugs 🤗
Lana0
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