Happy October! Can't believe how September flew by!

DW, your plans for Disney World are exciting and great motivation for weight loss and good health in general. I remember that you chose your user name because of your intention to go to Disney World in 2022.

Shari, Great that Tony will return home soon. I hope some home health services can be provided to help Walter and Tony.

When I called the flooring store on Monday the owner answered the phone and said he would contact the installer. The installer lives about 10 minutes from here, called, and said he would come after his supper. He told me I should call him directly if the floor needs to be taken care of further as more glue could still seep through.

I had an excellent eating day and am well within my points budget. I seem to be making wiser food choices and still haven't been really all that hungry. Wednesday we go to get our haircuts. I dread it every time because it takes a lot out of me and I stress about getting in and out of the van.

No haircuts today because our hair stylist didn't feel well and cancelled us early in the morning. That was fine with me. She tends to be prone to migraines so I suspect that was the problem. I was very glad for the found time being able to have a relatively easy day since I didn't create a Wednesday to do list. I had wonderful delicious salmon for supper. I think I like salmon as much as I like pizza, and salmon is much better for me. Shari, do you track your macros on myfitnesspal or elsewhere? I now have a better understanding of macros when you post here. Weight watchers has greatly improved its tracking for macros. It is much easier now to see how I am doing with the macros instead of just focusing on the points. I am very pleased with my numbers today as I was in the appropriate range in all areas.

Group coaching can be very helpful Shari. I would guess it can be enjoyable too. Today went well for me. My motivation is average, and my hunger level has been quite manageable. I made a rather large pot of turkey chili at John's request. We will save the chili leftover from today to eat on Saturday so I won't have to cook much while we enjoy our college football games. Buster went to the groomer today. He is now wearing a pumpkin neckerchief courtesy of the groomer. I think John and I will see our "groomer" for haircuts next week.

Shari, God bless in FIL reaching the age of 94! Congrats to you for adhering to your plan, so tough to do with family social activities.

I had another very good day today. I am in the groove to do all my tracking and am pleased with having a few points leftover today. My macros were under or at the lower end of my ranges. I will have to pay closer attention now that I understand this better. The floor installer came again today to remove more glue from the floor. He is an incredibly nice guy, a man of faith too. He told me he will be going away for a few days next week so to call him on or before Monday if more glue seeps through.

I am sure your work was intense as you helped clean out a room for Walter! Throwing things out makes so much sense (to you and me….but I wonder about Walter). I would expect that you get quite a few steps from the process!

The installer told me that more glue could continue to seep through for a while yet. Craig was here today and said he thinks the installer used too much glue to begin with. He could be right, but this installer has been doing this for years and is quite respected. So I am really not sure. But already today we see more glue seeping through, just not as much as before.

I did ok again with eating and tracking. I have a few points leftover, as well as my "weeklies." My day was somewhat productive but not overly so.

Hello! I hope that you both had a good weekend! Mine has been busy and a little bit sad. A friend from church passed away this past week and I went to calling hours this afternoon. I hope to attend the funeral tomorrow morning but won’t know until I get to work tomorrow and can ask a boss. Meanwhile, I’ve started a new adventure thanks to my DD. She sent me a text invitation to join one of her “games” on the “Waybetter” app so I signed up . The game is to walk 5000 steps 3 days/week and 6000 steps an additional day. That should be doable! I’m proud of myself today- my workout friend cancelled but I went anyway . The gym is very slow on Sunday afternoons so I enjoyed a good workout! Have a great week!!

Hello! Happy Wednesday! Shari, congrats on your weight and inches loss!! I hope and pray that things will go well for Walter! Paula, I’m glad that your haircut day went well! Plus fresh vegetables!!
I’m having a busy week and always feel exhausted. I am getting tired of many of my dog club responsibilities and am considering resigning one or two of my positions. I will pray about it… I did go workout with my coworker and felt better after the workout!
Tomorrow after work we take DD to the airport. She is going to visit a friend. Her dogs will stay here and I will visit her cats daily. She returns next Tuesday. That’s all the news from here. I hope you both have a wonderful Thursday!!

DW, Stepping aside from positions within organizations is often not an easy decision. I am sure you are a solid and valued contributor with all you do in your organizations and church. I understand the need for a break and hope you are able to find a balance that works for you.

Shari, It's good to have a long weekend to look forward to. I hope catch up on rest along with catching up with housework.

I allowed several distractions and interruptions to interfere with my working on my to do list. So now I am pretty far behind and not happy about that. I am prepping for a visit from 2 of our Texas relatives (my cousin Tom who is John's Godfather and his wife….I am God mother to 2 of their children). They arrive Wednesday the 15th and will stay till Sunday the 19th. They will stay at a local hotel, as I told them in advance that I am not up to taking care of house guests, even those I love as much as I love them. They understood, but I am sure they would prefer staying here. Even though they aren't staying here I have a lot of house prep and meal planning to do. We have no solid plans for anything while they are here. We expect my cousin Sherry and her DH to spend some time with us too. (Tom's dad, Sherry's dad, and my dad were brothers.)