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Dec. 15th, Sleep and Meals
So sleep sucked. It took 2 hrs plus to fall asleep and I had less than an hour of deep sleep. I hate insomnia.
my meals on the other hand were great. I cooked a small prime rib for myself and that is what I ate. Stayed under calories but I only guessed at the ounces because I forgot to measure. 
The scale was down 1 pound. So I’m happy.
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LOL’ing at Jacques & his granddaughter flipping crepes tonight…
My cousin & his wife successfully caught the semi-feral dog & delivered her to my clinic for her surgery mañana. Dee brought beef stew, spaetzle, & a very rich chocolatey-brownie creation. I only had like 2 T of the spaetzle (pure carbs!) but a brownie square also. Oh well, I’ll take the leftovers to my girls mañana.
https://allrecipes.com/recipe/11793/german-spaetzle-dumplings/
I used to be a real carboholic - still eat more than I should! - but I’m happy to say the cravings are nowhere near as bad as in years past.0 -
My sleep last night was fairly decent - pretty good for the first half with restlessness in the early morning hours. And, as I mentioned, diet was indulgent so no surprise that the scales are up 2 lbs this morning…
I woke up to the text and I’ll be shorthanded again today. I understand that K is struggling after losing her mom 3 wks ago. They did not have any funeral/memorial service which of course is not for the deceased but for the living family members left behind. (Dana was cremated and she had some memorial jewelry made) I’m glad that my mother’s arrangements are all pre-made; I’ll just have to go through the motions.
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Dec 16th. Meals and Sleep
Meals yesterday were good. Left over prime rib. I also had cheese sticks only because the weather here sucked and I hurt everywhere so I wanted to take Aleve and you need to take it with something in your stomach.
Sleep wasn’t as good as I would want but it was better than the night before. My weight is hooding at 223. Which is better but not as good as the start of October. 
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Since getting up this morning I’ve been accomplishing several things. One blood work done. ECG. An X-ray on my shoulder. Tomorrow I am having ultrasound on my shoulder.
I went to get some groceries. More frozen dinners. I got my lotto tickets for the first half of the week.1 -
Here we are, 1 week before Christmas - ho ho ho!?! (I’m noping out). My car has another coolant leak so I’ll see about dropping it off at mechanic’s this afternoon; let’s hope it’s nothing too tragic. Heard nothing from my son during his “weekend” (he’s off Mon/Tues, then he forewarned me he’ll be working 12 days straight - his own version of The 12 Days of Xmas!?!), and we’re having our clinic Xmas dinner tonight with my staff…0
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Your day sounds very busy.
I had my ultrasound today on my shoulder. My Dr. called to say my blood work came back great. My cholesterol is just below borderline and since I’m losing weight she doesn’t expect it to get worse and the ECG came back fine and now we have a baseline in case my heart rate goes low like my dad‘s dead. He was in a 70s and his heart rate dropped down to 30. I’m 10 years from being 70 so it’s good to have that baseline.0 -
Dec. 17th. Meals and sleep.
Yesterday I only ate the one time. I had four fillets of fish. They were breaded though, but that’s I ate. I did however, have three alcoholic drinks. They were really good. I have to special order my Tia Maria for pick up so I’ve ordered four bottles. I’m hoping that I’ll get me through Christmas and New Year’s.
. Sleep on the other hand was awesome. I fell asleep pretty fast and according to my Fitbit I got over two hours of deep sleep. I can’t tell you how much I needed that deep sleep. I got a sleep score of 91. I don’t think I’ve ever had a sleep score that high before. 
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Dec. 18th. Meals & Sleep.
I made homemade chicken vegetable soup. I made it from six chicken thighs, two onions, the sweet kind, celery, and carrots. I ate it for brunch and supper. I have no idea if the calories are correct. I don’t know how to breakdown my homemade soup into calories.
Sleep was good. I got a score of 90. Got over two hours of deep sleep. And 11 hours total of sleep. My personal experience with this sleep is something a little different. The first two hours felt like I was falling asleep not actually asleep. Then I got up to pee, and then after that, I think I slept solidly until I had to pee this morning.
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I scored an 85 last night, which is about the highest for me… I lounged around that last hour & a half or so, just snuggling with the little dogs, not fully asleep. But I was holding really still since Izzy had her head on my forearm, I didn’t want to disturb her ;-)
Dropped my car off with mechanic this morning, hoping he doesn’t find anything serious but he’s pressure testing everything so it won’t be ready until tomorrow.
I’m fasting today since we stuffed our faces at my clinic Christmas dinner last night which hasn’t been difficult at all, I’ve been pleasantly surprised. Just starting to feel a few pangs so I’ll probably defrost a steak to go full carnivore.
Those calories look high to me for chicken soup as long as you didn’t add any oil or butter?? 6 chicken thighs should be about 600 calories, the vegetables are negligible
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I’m pleasantly surprised that my ol’ carcass does work correctly sometimes if it’s given the proper tools: my weight is down 2 lbs this morning after a single day of intermittent fasting so I’m back down to 191.
But what isn’t cooperating this morning is my coffee maker I always set it to brew “strong”, but my coffee came out very weak & watery this morning - I had to add some espresso powder!0 -
Dec. 19. Meals and sleep
My meals were higher in carbs but under calories.
Sleep on the other hand was good but not great. I woke up in the middle of the night having to pee and it took quite a while to fall back to sleep and that’s what it shows my restlessness in the middle of the night. But I still got a score of 80. I had over an hours worth of deep sleep.
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Well, let we just saying I am not a fan of the “quick n’ easy, cook a steak in your air fryer” method I read about somewhere!
I had read about popping a frozen steak in the air fryer & cooking it in about 20 minutes but that did not out work for me… I had to finish it off on the grill and it seem to toughen the meat besides. The dogs got a few bites but I was not wasting a $20 ribeye.
Zach called me last night for a nice long chat since V was working (I never know when these little opportunities are going to crop up) - V’s grandfather is not doing well, his cervical vertebrae as well as his esophagus are damaged from his radiation treatments & the VA says nothing more can be done, he’ll never be able to discontinue that feeding tube. All week long they’ve been pushing back releasing him so I don’t know what the long or even the short-term plans are now??
We have lined up extra nursing care, PT & occupational therapy for my mom, but I’m doubtful as to how much meaningful recovery we can expect for her either. She is so weak & frail.
Zach is doing his own “12 Days of Xmas” since he’s scheduled for 12 days straight including Christmas Day, but hopefully he’ll be done by noon’ish so I’ll get to see him Christmas afternoon? Let us hope - a few more of the items I mail ordered have been trickling in. I got Z some night vision binoculars & a portable coffee press that I saw advertised on FB. I still need to get tokens for V’s grandparents & my mom…
Izzy claimed that prime “center lap real estate” this morning 😊❤️💕
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I thawed out the prime rib roast over night. I’ve seasoned it and wrapped it in saran wrap and put it in the fridge. Xmas eve I’ll take out before bed so it is room temp before putting it in the oven. I still don’t know if I’ll be by myself or have company. It’s a big roast so if I’m by myself, I’m gonna be eating it for an entire week.1
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My sleep last night Dec. 21 was not great. Today I just feel tired. I did get over an hour of deep sleep but it doesn’t feel like it. Tonight I have a bit of a headache. I think it might have something to do with the weather we are supposed to get tomorrow. I’m taking my son’s gf’s dog to the vet tomorrow for an ear infection. It’s supposed to snow tomorrow and I haven’t put my snow tires on yet and I really don’t want to.
. Food was ok but not great.
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My sleep last night was “fair” - I think it gave me a score of 73? I had a hard time unwinding because it turned out the Cowboys game was the best they’ve played all year - it pleasantly surprised me that they won! It felt like a case of divided loyalties also because I have a soft spot for Baker Mayfield (the Buccaneers’ quarterback) - he is a Texas boy! But he couldn’t sling the ball around accurately enough in the end when it counted…
My weight is up a pound because I had a chili dog yesterday.
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Dec. 22nd. Sleep and Meals
My sleep was ok. Not long enough for me but I had to set my alarm to get up. Took my daughter’s(she was once my son’s GF) dog to the vet for a nasty ear infection. Also got flea meds too. Then went shopping because the store had prime rib roast on special for $6.88 lb. I got 2 plus a pack of rib steaks. 2 per pack. I have my Xmas prime rib roast in the fridge all seasoned up marinating. I’ll take it out Tuesday night before going to bed. When I get up Xmas day I’ll put it in the oven. I am going to have a crap load of leftovers.
. Come Xmas day I don’t know what I’ll get in the way of company. I’m expecting to be by myself. The next day I may have a friend pop over, whom I treat like a second son, to have Xmas dinner from the leftovers.
Yesterday’s meals was beef ribs. I can’t remember if I ate anything else.
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I just took the tamales out of my freezer to defrost for Xmas Eve…
This is the closest I’ll get to sending any Xmas cards:
Happy Holidays from Val & Silas!!!
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Whelp, so much for a peaceful holiday! My poor mom fell Monday night; didn’t seem to bother her too much at the time but yesterday her wrist was painful so long story short, we spent yesterday afternoon in the ER; she has a hairline fracture in her wrist and pneumonia so they admitted her to the hospital. Merry Christmas!0
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Oh dear. I’m so sorry. That is unfortunate. I hope today goes better.
I didn’t sleep well. Last night. I’ll be by myself today. Still cooking the prime rib though. I’ll just be eating leftovers for a week.
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I’m surprised I got as much sleep as I did - but little-to-no deep sleep leaves me feeling crappy…
This has not been a fun festive season! The highlight was my conversation with my dear old friend last night who always manages to be uplifting & supportive despite his own health issues - he has had chronic vomiting, has lost like 35 pounds but can’t get in to see a gastroenterologist until March!?! WTH is wrong with our healthcare system??
If he continues to lose weight at this rate, by March, he will be dead!
13 minutes of deep sleep is downright laughable
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Maybe if he goes to the hospital for his vomiting they will set up a gastrointestinal testing right there0
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My sleep was better last night than the night before
. I cooked a prime rib yesterday
. I ate 2 of the bones. It was awesome
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Looks great!!! Here I am belching with indigestion after being a polite wife & having a bowl of hubby’s French onion soup (he made it with yellow onions) Blergh!
I’ll go grab myself some Tums in a few moments.
Hoping for better-quality sleep tonight; my sinuses have been draining like a faucet; ain’t nobody got time to be sick!!!
My mom will be transferred to rehab facility on Saturday since Medicare will cover it after a 72-hr hospitalization0 -
I’m glad to hear about your mom. Yellow onions in French onion soup. Yuck. I prefer sweet onions myself. I hope you feel better soon.0
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Last nights sleep sucked. I got 4 hrs starting at 6:45 am until noon. My meals yesterday were leftover toast. I sent half home with my son. He and his GF and son came over yesterday to exchange gifts. Felicia and Nathan, her son, stayed while Davey went home. He has a dog who is going to have puppies any day now. He didn’t know until a couple weeks ago. He’s not even sure when she’s due. He thought maybe Christmas now he thinks New Year’s. So he stays close to the house and he’s not gone long because he doesn’t want his dad to have to handle the puppies.0
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This is one morning I’m glad NOT to be in horse camp - severe thunderstorms started rolling through about 3 AM. But that meant I didn’t get much decent sleep either, since I had storm-phobic dogs crawling all over me, slobbering & panting! (My own shepherd mix Willow & my mom’s little MinPin Abby) I’ve been giving out tranquilizers like candy - then when I tried to stretch out this AM, lil’ Tina Fea was jumping on my back, it was like Goat Yoga only with a tiny little dog!!!
My mom will be transferred to rehab facility this AM, so I’ve got to suck down my coffee & get moving. Happy to see 189.6 on the scales but it’s a bad sign to be starting off hungry; for the most part I’ve been practicing OMAD - met a friend for a late lunch yesterday, had cheese & crackers for dinner. Need to prioritize my protein!
The Three Musketeers
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Yesterday evening I met up with 3 of my riding buddies for Tex-Mex, but Susie was in a wreck as we left - thankfully she’s unhurt but it ruined a rear wheel on her truck. We had pretty much given up on riding this weekend anyway, with all the rain & mud…
I’ve got to get on up into town in a bit, so I can help mom eat at least one good meal per day also. I’ve been coughing up a lung with this sinus crud. Peran is going to use my truck to take our neighbor to Costco to get a new television - Friday night’s thunderstorms fried his…
Zach completes his 12-d stretch of work today & then gets his “weekend” off Mon & Tues. Since Tues is NYE, I doubt I’ll get to see him. I dropped off a frozen bunny for Mila the python yesterday, but he was getting ready to take a nap.
14 min of deep sleep, are ya kidding me??
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Wow. Our rain started about 3 am and will continue until tomorrow. I’m taking my son’s dog to the vet tomorrow. She scratches too much so it’s either fleas or a skin condition.
My sleep last night was better than the night before last. Food handle been off only because I keep eating Christmas chocolates
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Happy New Year’s Eve!!! No big plans for us - the clinic is open half a day and then I have to go gather up some clothes to take over to my mom at rehab. I got the new registration sticker for her car so we’ll be good to go next week when she has to go get the cast put on her arm.
I spent last night watching PBS’s retrospective on Jimmy Carter. I was 12 years old when he became president; I don’t remember much about it other than the big deals about the Iranian hostage crisis, and then the Middle East peace talks he hosted at Camp David. He was a great man.
Sunday night’s sleep was horrible since I was over-anxious with all I need to do to help my mom settle into rehab - I had fallen back into a deep sleep right before my alarm went off, which was miserable but last night I slept a little better.0
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