I weighed in on Saturday and the scale gave some interesting measurements. I think it might be because of bloating/water retention. Garmin says its my period time and I have symptoms but no actual flow. It's the last year of my implant so it's usually a bit odd.

I gained 2 pounds but my body fat went down about 13%. I don't know what to think of that. I was going to weigh in Sunday but forgot. I might hop on tomorrow or just wait until my usual Saturday weigh in.

I know I didn't eat enough to really gain 2 pounds but workout clothes were tighter than usual on Sat/Sun so definitely thinking more bloat/water retention than actul weight.

Sounds like things are progressing @CMorning99 . Funny about your "water feature.".

@RunsOnEspresso I keep thinking my extra pounds are water retention, but after a month... probably not. Sounds like we all need to do a little bit better with intake.

I'm so sorry it has hit you so hard @Avidkeo . Can you go out for a nice long walk, as long as you don't go too fast?

@quilteryoyo my weight (and measurements) have been slowly moving in the right direction and body fat % was staying in line with weight. Not sure it's my intake. Definitely feels like something weird/one-off but I guess I'll see when I weigh in on Saturday again LOL

Been reading and liking or hugging as appropriate. I've just not had a lot of time to write when I'm home... plans keep changing. I'm trying on my phone, while the daycare kids are sleeping, but am so slow. And, I tend to hit the wrong button and lose my post, which really irritates me. Doing okay. No news from the neurologist yet. Haven't seen the results on line yet either.

This is teacher appreciation week, so the board of directors are feeding us to keep us happy. 🤣😂. Today is ice cream for snack.

@avidkeo - hope you are feeling better and taking it easy to get back into things slowly. Are you back to work now?
@swenson19d - So glad Kevin is home! He looks like he is really happy to be home too! That is so funny about the seatbelt! Hobbes knows with me he has to put his harness on and with dh he doesn't... Will he duck down to go through the doggy door? Hobbes is taller than his door but scrunches down to go through it.
@quilteryoyo - You have really had a tough time with your internet. I cannot use the app and think I would be considerably less active if I had to do all this on my phone or through the app. It will be interesting to see what the new changes are that they are advertising for the new dashboard. I am not holding my breath for much though.
Also I hope you are feeling ok. Saw on your newsfeed post that you weren't feeling well and I hope it is nothing more than being tired and working too much without eating much.

I saw the PT today and he was very encouraging. Basically he thinks much of the pain I am having is muscular. He worked on my triceps today and OMG it was painful but felt better afterwards. He said there are no limitations on what I am doing. I can lift, I can run... My arm may hurt but it is not indicative of the break necessarily. He said I have been protecting my shoulder very well (not a compliment) and that I need to stop it. I have exercises to do multiple times daily and we are focused on relieving pain and increasing range of motion at this point. Next will be restoring strength. He is optimistic that I won't need surgery. Also he is a runner too but now mostly a cyclist and knows all the areas where I run.

@shanaber that sounds positive! I hope your arm heals fast with all the exercise.

Good morning!

It has been busy but mundane here at work. Just still getting all the paperwork done to get our deployers out the door...and they like to argue with us LOL

I has my dermatologist appt yesterday and it seems I chose poorly. On our insurance provider list you can sort providers by "recommendation" and that is what I went off of...I was early and googled the group and they had 2.5 stars. Most were about how they are understaffed at the front desk and one about the doctor I saw being "rushed". I checked in and the ladies up front were nice enough, although I had to spell it out I needed to sign a release b/c my records needed to go back to my PCM. I saw they had the faxed records from my PCM printed out. I then got rushed to a room without finishing my paperwork and asked about 4 questions and handed me a gown. As I was changing I could hear the doctor outside the door waiting for me to change. He came in quickly asked if I had any history of issues (uh, did you read my records I sent?...Obv not). As he looked at 1/4 of my scalp he went on this generic speech about what moles look like (probably does that so he can charge the insurance for counseling)...he glanced over my arms and legs...didn't look under my bra strap and said he had a mole he wanted to take. I told him it has been there for 10 years with no change (my old good doc just took pictures every visit and it never changed). He seemed surprised I knew what I was talking about and said something about we should check anyway...pretty sure he was padding his bill. He stabbed me with numbing, my old Doc had the magic touch where you didn't even feel the numbing sting and could have a mole off in 3 seconds. This guy fussed and fussed since he didn't get a clean swipe of the razor. The nurse then said if I don't hear anything, the mole was fine and walked out the room. I was left sitting there in a gown stunned and not sure if we were done. I got dressed, left my paperwork on the exam table and walked out.

Today at work has been a technology thrash...I am so bad with trouble shooting. Not to mention they have everything locked down on admin only so you can't fix anything anyway....and then the IT guy is gone.

So far I have been successful with staying at 1650 calories a day, today is the first day where I am hungry, not starving, but hungry at meal times. No exercise all week though. Weight is holding steady after the 2lb drop on Tuesday. I am going to give it another week and see if I lose anything at this level...prob should add in exercise too.

Nothing exciting for the weekend. There is a work BBQ, but doubt there will be much turn-out. They moved from a Friday afternoon to a Saturday so not much incentive for the airmen to go. And the commander did not authorize alcohol so the old timers plans of margaritas were dashed too. I have not committed to going. I should go to "lead the way" but I have not made friends here and it would be me at a table.

I hope everyone has a good weekend!

@CMorning99 that appointment sounds awful!

@quilteryoyo glad you got your MRI results and there isn't anything too scary, though doesn't help figure things out.

Day 2 of shift. So far the weekend had been OK. Only had 9 patients all shift, got to watch a movie - the eyes of Tammy Faye. I am NOT religious in any way, it was a really interesting watch. She seems like an amazing person. I can absolutely see how she was a LGBTQ+ icon!

I hope the rest of the weekend continues like this!

@quilteryoyo - glad you got your MRI results and everything looks pretty good. Interesting though that they can see markers for/from migraines.
@Avidkeo - I hope the chest pains go away! That is so scary and would certainly freak me out! I have heard of the movie but not watched it. May need t check it out.
@CMorning99 - I have had a couple of experiences with dermatologists that are similar to yours. Not sure why they are such a-holes. One women who had come pretty highly recommended sat and argued with me about whether or not my father had melanoma. I finally asked her if she wanted me to get my stepmom on the phone to discuss what her husband's diagnosis was and she backed down. I never went back. I have a wonderful dermatologist now and see him yearly for my check up. I hope the mole comes back fine - sounds like it will.
I hope the BBQ turns out and you go and enjoy yourself. It may surprise you that others want to come and sit and interact with you. If not, too bad for them and you have gotten a free, hopefully enjoyable meal... Also what about some virgin margaritas? Might still be fun and taste delicious?

After much hemming and hawing I got out for a run/walk and it ended up pretty good. I am doing the PT exercises for my arm 3x/day and one round is part of my pre-run warmup. Boy do they hurt. I have been doing them on both sides just to be consistent but it also shows me how far I have to go.
Last night we got dinner from Waba Grill - a teriyaki type chain. It was pretty good but when I went to log it I was shocked at how much sodium it had! Yikes! Not surprisingly, my weight was way up today... Tonight one of our new neighbors is having a 'fiesta' and has invited us over for tacos. Should be fun!

Speaking of neighbors - while out with Hobbes today I was stopped by some other neighbors complaining about the people who moved into Hilde's house. The guy that bought it has 'short term' renters in it and he hasn't paid the gardener so the gardener hasn't cut the lawn in over a month. Its a mess. I wanted to tell these people who live on other streets that they are fortunate - they don't have to look at it every day, we can't avoid it. I'm thinking about taking some pictures and sending them to the owner and letting him know about the complaints. Why pay so much money for a house and then let it deteriorate so badly. I just don't understand.