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I seem to be doing okay with one meal a day and accepting that I'm going to be sluggish afterwards. It's seven at night; I've not got much planned beyond reading another book and letting the dogs in and out a couple times before they go in their crates for the night at ten and I go up to bed. Tonight was roasted chicken…

I think his theory is that if he hides his head under the settee that she can't chew on his face. He's very patient with his bratty younger friend, but he has his limits.

Sergeant Pickles has a tag with information as to where he belongs. So does Opal, but given that she wants to be about a foot away from me at all times, I think it's more just in case of emergency than anything we may need to worry about.

Tonight's meal was a hamburger and Fritos and a Mississippi Mud brownie. (Still tweaking the recipe, but highly edible nonetheless.) And as always, I got sick afterwards. I really hope my body stops doing these insulin dumps when I eat because it makes me sick. It happens if I eat low or no carb, too, by the way. Doesn't…

Sergeant. He has the hound urge to follow his nose past all boundaries, and the strength of the pit bull to shove his way under/through all obstacles. I offer to you the hole he put in my fence. (Since repaired) And yes, he knocked the bricks aside too. He would be through that hole in about 15 seconds and joyously off at…

Order makes me feel calm and at peace and gives me the ability to deal with everything. Fortunately I know this about myself and can manifest it.

Well, I got the sunroom cleaned up, and we've only had one pile in the house today, so I think Opal is getting the idea. Currently she and Sergeant Pickles are playfighting, with a lot of wide eyes, open mouths, and rolling about gently grabbing scruffs and ears. They're both grinning widely when they break off.

One of my dogs would worry and lick my face until I woke up. The other would assume he'd been given permission to RUN! and be gone for the next three hours visiting the neighbors up and down the block, and running away with a big grin on his face when anyone got close.

I had some premade Moroccan stewed beef with saffron rice and a piece of garlic naan. That was pretty good. I tried waiting until evening to eat because I'd been having some issues with eating in the middle of the day. Waiting seems to have worked. I had my food and cleaned up the kitchen, fed the dogs and took them out,…

I took some time off and let myself do what I was going to do to handle emotions and stress around the wedding, and there was some gain, but I also decided to try IF, and didn't want particularly to talk about it until I had given it a go. I think it is helping with recomp, as I feel like I have less lower back rolls, but…

Hi, everyone! So. Wedding happened, haven't heard from the photographer yet so no photos. It was not a legal wedding, which is great because if I legally marry him I lose my state health insurance, and we can't afford it on the open market. And given that I gotta have my cataracts done, and I'm being followed to make sure…

NHIE: Been to a rock concert.

Girlfriend has decided to eat keto, so I am slowly revamping some things in the light of the fact that I'm the only one who will be eating any of them at all. Tonight was carnitas, and there was much rejoicing, for they were tasty. I'm attempting to just hold my ground because I am out of my ADHD med, and therefore I want…

I won't be. I've had to largely give up nightshades. They make my arthritis worse. A little red salsa here and there, the occasional indulgence in marinara, but largely I've stepped away from potatoes. Today's not a great day for me physically so it's just as well lunch is just waiting for me to eat it. We may get delivery…

Tonight was crunchwraps, which are probably about the calorie cost for us of a burrito and a small bag of fritos, because we only eat half of them. And since I make them they are real food with real meat and cheese in them, and so that is satisfying. Plus, people can have just what they want in them. Green sauce and lots…

It was a nice day here too! I got all the laundry done and folded and put away, in between letting the good Sergeant in and out and in and out. Also got the signs for the gates hung up (Dog in yard, please close gate) on the front gates. There's one on either side of the house, because I kept getting annoyed about having…

Sergeant Pickles is a lot happier now that we have his yard fenced and he has freedom from the long line. 5 foot coated chain link. It looks very nice. I did have to tell him this morning that it would be better if he saved his opinion on the issue he was talking about until the sun was up. (grin) If I keep myself busy…

Well, I am going to have to start watching calories as while I was focused on everything else, bad habits crept in. I suppose that as I did the bad habits for 49 years and the good habits for 2, it's understandable that the bad ones are easier to fall into. But I know what to do. Log my food and stay under 1350 and the…

I spent too long in a hoarded up house to feel good when things get cluttered and dusty. Put a chair together today to replace Fiance's desk chair, which broke. And I'm working on the waistband of a pair of underwear, having figured out how I want to fasten them, which affects how I make them.

And just in case you think I have it all together, I'm sitting here unable to do much because it seemed a good idea to take my muscle relaxant in the middle of the night and now at quarter to nine in the morning it has not worn off. So I am very....relaxed. Which isn't helpful for getting on with the laundry, you know!

My first wedding, when I was 23, I had the big white dress. Even this is to make our parents happy, but it's much simpler as befits two people who are each on their second marriage and are introverts from a family of introverts and people with disabilities, who don't want to mess around. So we can all come together, be…

I've been dealing with a lot of stuff and the weight has gone on a back burner. Plus making a couple of big serious life changes have the anxiety up until I figured some stuff out. (Stuff is figured out.) So we have a venue chosen and paid for and a date set, and now I can relax and just sew and work to get my dress and…

We are going down from low forties to 2 degrees above zero with -15 wind chills. Not looking forward to that. However, I did get something we've been looking forward to! It's not a traditional engagement ring, but I am not traditional, so it works. I wanted something that wouldn't get in the way of all the work I do with…

Cookies are what I'll be working on next week. A plate goes with me to my family on the 24th, the remains of the plate go to his family on the 25th, and my son wants a plates-worth packed so he can take it down to my aunt's on the 26th. No problem. That'll get them out of my house.

The hole is now healed so I'm back to normal eating. I'm not logging quite yet as I'm trying to get to where I can do that again. (Also haven't been weighing.) But I still fit in my hard pants, which is a good enough guide that I'm not doing too bad at maintaining. I think I've been recomping though, because before I had a…

Well, my girlfriend would back then have eaten the other half a pan. So yeah.

Had the problematic tooth pulled, and I feel way much better. I always am surprised when a chronic pain I was just living with eases how very much energy was being sucked up by coping with it. So today I did Under and Behind in the kitchen, which included moving the fridge out enough to sweep behind it. It's more awkward…

This is subtler but huge for me. Two nights ago, I made brownies, because we all needed a little special lift, and having had a tooth pulled a few days ago, that was a soft treat. I ate half one that night. I ate half one the next night. I may or may not have one tonight. This is a HUGE difference from before I started…

Well, he pulled the tooth. But he was very gentle and numbed me up well, so it was okay. And I had a milkshake made with half and half for dinner, which is not exactly standard but I feel like I had something solid, so that'll do. Soup never feels like I had a solid meal.

Tonight my partners are having enchiladas filled with pulled beef and beans. I don't know yet what I am having. It will depend on what happens at the dentist this afternoon regarding my upper left second molar, which has a hole in it. Worst case scenario, I'm having a slurry of pureed pot roast and bread roll soaked in…