Paula…yes, I have been seeing same info that JJ for first vaccine and recommending those people do Moderna or Pfizer for booster. I feel like it’s because of the variants etc. I know in Europe and Canada they have mixed various companies vaccines quite often….that may be where they are studying how that worked? Confusing for all of us…but as both Pfizer and Moderna vaccines are more readily available now and easier to get at local pharmacies etc…perhaps ask your doctors advice and get something different as a booster if your doctor thinks it wise. Very hard to rely on what the media tells us as. Good luck on your test results and in choosing a booster.👍😍 It’s obvious (to me) with so many people getting breakthrough cases of Covid that a booster was a good idea and I am happy my DH and I were so easily able to schedule appointments on line to get ours.

Shari…I hear what you are saying about tracking new recipes…sometimes if you know you won’t make it again is not worth the calculations…when I do that I pretty much can figure out a rough amount based on another similar recipe I tracked previous….doesn’t happen often for me as my DH does not like change in foods. 🙃 We eat same old things over and over. So tracking is easy for me especially on Lose It as it has simply everything, lol. So nice you are able to be so active with projects…I miss those days. Now when I do projects (and DH, too)….we suffer physical setbacks…old injuries act up, new aches and pains etc. Go for it as long as you are able and enjoy the wonderful feeling of accomplishment!! Great for weight control too😋

Last two days spent time at dentist. Routine cleaning and checkup led to crown yesterday. With hours sitting in dental chair, both days I purposely did not take my once daily morning diuretic and so my weight bounced up again. This morning, I am still up .6. Lbs but was able to take normal meds so hoping to be back to my normal system weight in a day or two. I am still happy with 7 lbs down since 9/3/21 start date. Keeping a positive attitude. DH was down a couple lbs now too…then hrs later he is back on scale and not happy…of course once you eat and drink later in day it goes up. He doesn’t get that you only weigh same time, once daily before you eat or drink, duh! (Having never needed to really “diet” his whole life is no surprise he is so impatient). Only fat on his entire body is in his tummy area…he walks 4-6 miles almost everyday, is 6’2” tall, lanky, still has muscle tone, and still makes my heart skip a beat at 76! I think he looks awesome!👍❤️

DW…I have been avoiding a couple to do list items myself, lol! Somehow I just keep not getting to them…but I will one of these days soon!🤪. As to weight…I hear you about up/down in a small range. Have been that way for about a week now but seems longer especially when, like today, I am up that pound! Just keep doing our best that’s all we can do!🙃

Paula, sorry your efforts to help your church are not being fully appreciated…some times we get roped into helping or volunteering our time (only to find it’s not working out)! One committee I was on….I finally stepped down and quit after 7 years! It seemed my hours of work and efforts had started being just “accepted as due to the group” and taken for granted. I started to feel like that old commercial give it to Mickey, he’ll eat anything, lol! Sometimes you need to listen to your inner voice and take some time for yourself.

Shari…we all go off the rails now and then…sure you will soon be right back on the tracks!! I am continuing to be very true to the IF fasting but am plateauing on weight (with slight bounce up/down). It’s much harder to stay on those “rails” when weight loss is stalling! I had hoped I had found a diet plan that would just keep chugging along in slow downward weight path but guess nothing is that simple, sigh!💪👍😎

Hello! I am happy to report that I finally completed 1 2/3 of the lingering "to do" items! A trip to a store tomorrow should help me get what I need to complete the final piece!
I hadn't been to an actual church service since 3/15/20, and had been in the building briefly twice since then, but Saturday I went there to a celebration of life service for a long time member who passed quite a while ago (during Covid restrictions but not from Covid). Masks were required and I didn't stay for the meal. It felt so good to be there-I didn't realize how much I missed it! I may try to go back in December if I've had my booster. I picked December because I'm busy many weekends in November and don't want to return if I can't get there somewhat regularly.
Shari, that is so awesome that you can see friends! We don't have a lot of couple friends either but will get to see the few we have at our dog gathering in two weeks. I have friends that I saw before covid but haven't restarted those connections yet. I do see my local dog friends at classes but my husband isn't involved with that.
Paula, I hope and pray that your church situation will work out and that you will have peace about the situation! Diane, hang in there with the eating plan! I think every path to health has plateaus and your's has been working so well!!
My eating has been fine during the day but I've been eating almonds at night and need to get back to IF! Have a great Tuesday!!

DW, Such a good feeling to be able to cross off items on the “to do” list. And I am sure it had to feel good for you to be physically back at your church. Masks are not required at my church, and from what I see on the live stream of services, not many people wear masks. I realize that I won’t be going back any time soon due to the pandemic as well as due to my mobility issues.

Shari, Congrats on the progress with your ensuite! You continue to amaze me. I so relate to what you said about your passion not keeping up anymore. Actually, I commented to some friends recently that I feel very deflated over the way some things are going at church related to the specific issue I am working on. I have made my ideas/concerns known and will accept whatever course is decided on. It is bad enough that I don’t agree with the planned course, but it even worse because I feel the approach to achieving this course was horribly mishandled. Ugh! ‘Nuff said I guess.

Today was not a good day for me with food and with energy. I felt a lot of fatigue all day, and my eating was way off course. I exceeded my calorie and carb limit for sure and am annoyed at myself for this happening. Back to good days tomorrow, I hope. DS and I have dentist appointments tomorrow, our first visit since the pandemic closed everything. It will probably take forever to have our teeth cleaned!!

Paula…I just had a dental cleaning followed by a crown and then this week another crown. The dental office has air purifying going on in each treatment room, everyone had on masks but me and I had to wear one anything not in treatment room. It was ultra clean atmosphere. They have had no Covid work related cases. I felt very safe. I hope you and John will feel that way also! Good luck and hope you are cavity free!😍

Weight way down yesterday (whole 2 lbs) and back up again today. At least it was bounced down to new low number so if I am maybe bouncing my way to real weight loss, so be it! One day at a time. Is hard sometimes not eating at night and sometimes I want early morning treat with my coffee but so far manageable and I am staying strong to the IF routine. Had a sweet treat yesterday with my tea but not crazy and I doubt it has anything to do with the weight bouncing.

I tend to think small up/down scale number has a lot to do with my “system”…what I drink and eat and how it processes through my body. Some days you just go to bathroom more often and next day weight might be down a little. Yesterday I was sitting a couple hours getting my crown and then sitting more rest of day and evening, too. I was worn out and did not do normal cleaning and chores. Went to bed early….just not a normal day. Hoping tomorrow I will be back down that lb. 🤪. Hang in there everyone, stay strong!💪

Diane, daily fluctuations in weight seem pretty normal to me and do seem to have a lot to do with our “system” as you point out. As you have also observed, it is the general trend that matters, and in your case the trend is clearly downward. I don’t weigh as often as you or most others I guess, so I see fewer fluctuations and happily (so far) my trend is downward too.

Shari, your comments about church leadership made me feel like you were right here at my church! A few other friends of mine have also noticed a change (not for the better) in leadership practices which seem to be happening not only at my church but at other churches as well. I am pleased and relieved that my involvement in this “project” has ended as far as I can tell. As situations arise, I will probably still continue to provide my insights/opinions especially related to the most recent matter, if necessary, but for the most part I will be more low key and less involved.

I had an excellent day today. All went well with the dental appointments, and both John and I felt very comfortable with all of the protective practices. Each room in the dental office had hepa air purifiers, and each patient room was sanitized by some kind of noisy machine after one patient left and before the next patient entered. No cavities, and John and I are good for another 6 months. The dentist also talked about all the precautions they are taking and told us he was even on a local TV show last month to discuss this. I am going to look online for this episode of the show. My eating is also completely back on track today. Healthy eating and no excessive fatigue…..that equals a good day for me! I even accomplished some “to do” items as well!

Hi Everybody! I had quite the blessed day today! I was able to find the Moderna booster online and schedule appointments for my husband and me for this evening and we got the booster! I've been hoping that the approval process for Moderna would be completed and that we could get our boosters before our national dog event next week and it worked out! I am ridiculously happy about it! I also was able to pick up some art prints that we ordered and needed for the dog event. The order was delayed for some unknown reason and I'd called the company the past three days. Finally I said that we had a deadline and the next thing, we received a call that they were completed! Eating went well today until I treated myself to popcorn to celebrate my vaccine. Shari, I hope the interview process went well and hope that you are now able to enjoy your weekend!! Paula, did I mention that we are now looking for a new pastor at my church? Sadly most of the previous Pastor's time was during Covid and I felt like I didn't get to know him. I'm definitely going back in December and will try to get more involved. I used to be very active in church until Covid. Diane, I hope you are doing well!! I think I mentioned that my husband and I went to evaluate a dog a couple of weeks ago to see how it's temperament was to possibly be rehomed through our breeds rescue. We gave our report to the rescue group and I saw online today that a new home had been found and it sounded like the perfect situation! I love a happy ending (or beginning!). Things have been very busy here getting ready for the dog event. We leave on Tuesday and I'm getting excited! Have a great weekend!!

DW, Great news about the booster shots for you and your DH. Such fortunate timing!! Good luck as you get a new pastor. Our current priest assumed his position in August 2020, though his predecessor remains at the parish as well, just not employed by the parish per se. He is now employed by as a media specialist of sorts for a ministry affiliated with our national church. It worked out very well for him because he did not want to move his wife and family from our church and from the town where it is located. I have had a number of contacts with the new priest but it is not the same as being there in person of course. He has been to our home twice in the l5 or so months and we have spoken on the phone a few times, mostly because I wrote a note or expressed some concerns in one way or another.

Diane, John and I will add Peggy to our daily prayer lists. Having a medical incident is scary to begin with, yet alone to have it occur so far away from home.

I did ok today. No problem with the IF. My calories are at the upper end of my range, but not over it, so I am not too concerned. It could have been a bit of a lazy day, but I managed to accomplish a few things anyway, which always makes me happy. I also ordered some Christmas presents online today….getting a little nervous about the potential for shortages/delays as we get closer to Christmas. DS usually has few, if any, Christmas requests, but I remembered something he mentioned a while bag and was able to find it on Target.com, so I ordered that for him and a game for his 4 year old Godson. By ordering the game, my bill was high enough ($35) to get free shipping. Woo Hoo! So when I have at least that one gift for DS I will be happy. I did notice however that quite a few of the items on the Target website were listed as “preorder” or “available soon,” which reinforced my notion to order a few things here and there when I can.