Groundhog dog

 Every day I say I want to do better, every day I succumb to the BLTs (bites, licks, tastes). Every day I nickel and dime myself into my weight staying the same. Exercise is pretty good, meals are pretty good, alcohol has been banished (not worth the calories!), but snacks are killing me. 

Weekend

 Every couple of months my husband actually gets a weekend off. Instead of the beach we opted to chill around home. The PRP injection seems to be helping some, but I am afraid we are probably looking at knee replacement in the not too distant future. :-(

I'm sad not to have gone to the beach, but glad T had a chance to be off his feet and catch up on some much needed rest.

Take care.

Disappointed

 I feel like I am still casting about. I weighed for the first time in 2 weeks - down 0.2 pounds. Lol As I've said before, I seem to be doing pretty well at maintenance. 

I was hoping to be in the 160s by my birthday (April 19), but at 176.8 pounds I'm not sure that's doable. having said that, I am going to really focus until then! 

We had talked about going to the beach the weekend, but decided not to. T has to be off his anti-inflammation meds for 5 days after his PRP injection, and let's just say that's been rough. So I think a fairly quiet weekend at home is in order.

Take care.

Tired

 This week has been nuts for both of us at work. If there is a theme, it's been "Everything is on fire." This morning I thought it was Friday. I'm ready to go hide in a tub.

Productive weekend

 Good morning.

My son and his gf (and my grandpuppies!) came this weekend. We knocked a ton of stuff of the to do list, which feels awesome! T and I may head to the beach, or we may take it easy. His work is beyond crazy these days.

Trying to get plenty of movement and keep an eye on my food. Sigh. Again.

Family time

It was really nice to have my mom here. We had a chance to visit and Pepper loves her - and her dogs as well! After she left, he spent the next day or two checking in the guest room. I don't know if he was looking for them or what, but he would go in there and nap! It was too cute.

My son and his girlfriend may come this weekend! I need help with some things around the house and once fishing starts up he is going to be super busy. So that will be nice!

Take care & have a good weekend!

Back

 Good morning.

Been back from vacation for a while, but things here have been hectic! T's job is CRAZY right now, which takes a certain toll on both of us. My job isn't as crazy, but it has its own stresses these days. Currently my mom is here - she has a doctor appointment (she kept her ortho and eye doctor up here rather than switching to new ones). So she's visiting a few days as well. 

We are working with Pepper (the "new" dog). The gal at the rescue has a trainer she works with and Jennifer (trainer) is working with us for free to help get over some potty (marking) issues. He's a sweet guy, but a bit of a project right now! (Just what I needed - not.)

I'm trying to focus on baby steps - right now the exercise bike and weights have fallen by the wayside, but I am walking multiple times a day (thanks Pepper!) and keeping an eye on my food. I realized I didn't record my weight for 4 weeks (I record my weight on Fridays and have for years - although with some gaps). I've been overwhelmed by a lot of things and I am trying hard to prioritize and break things down into manageable tasks/ goals. Self care is a priority - but pushing myself to get more fit isn't necessarily topping my list.

In some really good news, I got my second covid vaccine Friday and my husband got his last Wednesday. So that provides a measure of relief and excitement.

Take care.

Vacation

 Wow! Sorry to be gone so long. T is off for 10 days and I took a few days off as well. We went down to the beach to celebrate my son's birthday. Also his gf's, since hers is 13 days before his! Had a lovely visit and now we are in Helen GA. It's very quiet (off season), and we are just chilling.

T's former ortho basically didn't want to do knee replacement on someone his age (52) unless it got to the point he could no longer work. Believe me, it's not that WE weren't open to surgery, but it was clear that doctor wasn't willing, even though other options weren't working.

Last week we went to a new ortho, who was much more open to the idea. After discussing what has been tried so far, he offered one new suggestion: PRP injections. T has an appointment to try that in a couple of weeks. If that doesn't work, then surgery it is. I know he was very nervous about having surgery, but our quality of life has reached a point that we have to do something. But it's his knees, so HE needed to get to that place mentally.

Anyway, having a lovely time here in Helen. Back soon! 

Take care.