friday

I woke up kinda sluggish with the vague sense of a headache but my head was fine after the first cup of morning coffee.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
110.2 lbs
33.2% Body Fat
69.0 lb Muscle Mass
20.3 BMI

Fit app: afternoon walk
Heart Points
miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with milk
3 cups kefir + milk + berries smoothie (390 calories) (18g protein)

Thursday

Yesterday, MonsterMustDie noticed my passenger-side brake light was out so replacing that was my task for today. I took it into Firestone, where they told me that I needed to buy four new tires for $917.53. I took a print of the quote for tires and just had the light replaced for $18.66. *sigh*

I pulled a steak out of the freezer to cook tonight with the small potatoes MonsterMustDie brought home this week. Around 1:00pm, I was considering what to have for lunch. We have a few frozen entrees - most are his - and various bits in the refridgerator. MonsterMustDie looked at me and said it was a bad idea to eat lunch just 4 or five hours before I plan to eat dinner, like two whole meals a day is too much. This is an old man who survives entirely on low-alcohol beer and "protein bars". I pulled out an Orgain shake for lunch and closed the refridgerator door. I am between a rock and a hard place trying to eat healthier at home.

Another problem I have is that, probably just because I am easily distracted, I can not seem to accomplish anything after lunch these days. Looking back over my unproductive week, I can have one task a day to complete in the morning. Today is finished.

9:00 AM weight (WYZE scale):
112.4 lbs
33.6% Body Fat
69.9 lb Muscle Mass
20.7 BMI

Fit app: afternoon walk
37 Heart Points
2.53 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with milk
1 Vanilla Skyr (130 calories) (15g protein)
1 Orgain 30g chocolate protein shake (160 calories) (650 mg calcium)
1 cup eggnog (150 calories)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
Ribeye Steak (465 calories)(32g protein)
Potatoes (145 calories)
Roasted Kale and Brussels Sprouts (38 calories)
OLLY Magnesium Gummy (336 mg Magnesium) (25 calories)
D3 1000 IU supplement
Ardens Garden Green Energy Machine juice (130 calories) (2g protein)

Wednesday

Today was a big day at Duke. I had my first Zometa IV treatment today.

After we got home, I had a Zoom meeting with Audrey to discuss my Medicare plan.
We decided I am stuck with what I first signed up for because I am past the 6-month margine after beginning Medicare October 2024.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
113.3 lbs
33.8% Body Fat
70.3 lb Muscle Mass
20.8 BMI

Fit app: evening walk
44 Heart Points
3.2 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with whole milk
1 serving Oatmeal + dried cranberries + cinnamon (150 calories)
1 packet of peanut butter crackers (during infusion)
1 bag of chex mix (during infusion)
1 bottled water (during infusion)
Whole Foods hot meal: fried tofu, brussel sprouts, kale, chicken
1 potato samosa
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement

I didn't have a chance to eat anything else today. I thought I'd have time for a quick lunch or more snacks between appointments but that was bad judgement on my part to think there would be enough free time to go down and grab something.

tuesday

I have done nothing today except to begin to look back over my Medicare account to see what I need to change or add. This left me with even more questions than answers as to what I should do before the December 7 deadline.

It looks like my prescription medication coverage by Wellcare either works where it is not supposed to or if Medicare itself covers my medications already or if my financial assistance from Duke is paying for my meds instead, which leaves me wondering if my Medicare part B account is worth having at all and I should quickly change it or let sleeping dogs lie.

Now that MonsterMustDie is home from work today, I don't think I will have time to speak to anyone on the phone or spend any time looking things up until tomorrow morning while I am home alone before my appointments in the afternoon.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
111.8 lbs
33.5% Body Fat
69.7 lb Muscle Mass
20.6 BMI

Fit app: evening walk
45 Heart Points
3.92 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with eggnog
1 chocolate croissant
Amy's Brown Rice + Black-eyed Peas bowl (300 calories) (9g protein)
5 pickled okra (10 calories)
Dumle chocolate (71 calories)
20 oz matcha green tea

monday

Will we decorate or make holiday plans today? No idea.
I was feeling a tiny bit dispeptic again this mornng but I was fine by the afternoon.

11:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
112.0 lbs
33.5% Body Fat
20.6 BMI

Too cold to walk today.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
2 cups coffee
1 chocolate croissant
Sushi salmon + avocado roll (380 calories) (13g protein)
1 plate thanksgving leftovers
1 cup hot cider

sunday

My stomach feels ok this morning. It's cold and overcast but not foggy.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
112.9 lbs
33.7% Body Fat
70.1 lb Muscle Mass
20.8 BMI

Too cold and windy to walk today. Nowhere indoors to do it either today.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
1 cup coffee
1 bowl oatmeal with dried apples
1 Orgain 30g chocolate protein shake (160 calories) (650 mg calcium)

Saturday

Sunny and cold this morning.
My stomach is upset this morning. The first cup of coffee of the morning made me a tiny bit nauseous.
Late in the afternoon, after not eating much all day, I went to CoHab Space to check out the Friendsgiving potluck they were having. It was a good group of people of all ages, many with their children there, and lots of dogs. People were roasting marshmallows over the fire pit and making smores. Someone made BBQ and there were a couple of pies and a bundt cake decorated with flowers. Someone brought a pizza in that appeared to be mostly ignored. There was live music inside. Someone had the bright idea to make patties/biscuits out of dressing. I'm glad I stopped in.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
112.9 lbs
33.7% Body Fat
70.1 lb Muscle Mass
20.8 BMI

Too cold to walk today.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
1 cup coffee
1 cup Trader Joe's raspberry yogurt (120 calories)
1 Orgain 30g chocolate protein shake (160 calories) (650 mg calcium)

Friday

I got up at 7:30AM this morning. MonsterMustDie slept in until 8:30AM.
Staying inside today to avoid Black Friday shoppers. Karen and Bob are out with family at a tree farm today, picking this year's Christmas tree.
It's a very chilly day outside and I didn't talk myself into going walking outdoors until late in the afternoon.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.9 lbs
34.2% Body Fat
70.8 lb Muscle Mass
21.1 BMI

Fit app: evening walk
37 Heart Points
1.87 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
Leftover Greek salad for breakfast
2 cups Coffee with half and half
Leftovers of turkey, green beans, mashed potatoes, sweet potato souffle, stuffing
1 slice pumpkin pie

Thanksgiving 2025

Thanksgiving was spent with Jennifer's family. Gaby and Ella cooked dinner and it was a huge success.
I am very thankful that we now have people who can cook in our family. The turkey was perfect - crisp skin, tender and moist, well-seasoned. That was served with fresh green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, herb stuffing with veggies like carrots, celery, etc. All that and there was pie for desert.

We played a game afterwards, "Artsy Fartsy", and caught up a bit. We met Ella and Rachael and I am inspired by Rachael telling me she has a good experience as a professional pet-sitter. Maybe that can me my retirement job. It sounds like something flexible enough to have a life as well as an activity that give me purpose. I can't do production (which was probably the cause of my cancer) or part-time retail work (which took away any chance of having a life here) anymore but I need work.

Wednesday

Woke up with the same headache I went to bed with.
I splashed my face with warm water and put a very warm wet wash cloth over my eyes for a few minutes.
The headache appeared to be gone by 9:19AM. I hope it stays gone.

 Gonna be cold tomorrow. High in the 40s and low in the 20s. Most Thanksgiving days I remember were very cold so the cooler weather seems right on time. I enjoyed this last warm night walking through the Sunset Hills neighborhood looking at holiday lights.

 

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.2 lbs
34.2% Body Fat
70.5 lb Muscle Mass
21.0 BMI

Fit app: afternoon walk
Heart Points
miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with eggnog
1 cup oatmeal with dried cinnamon apples and dried cranberries

tuesday

Not much scheduled today. I lost a work glove that was halfway tucked into a pocket while I was raking leaves in the back yard before trash pickup.

As it turned out, the city only picked up the recyclables and nothing else was picked up. The recording on the city website said said yard waste has been cancelled this week. The household trash bin is also still full, at the curb, where it might sit all week.

I had a slight headache most of the day, starting in the afternoon. Because of the headache, I only did half of my exercises for the day and I took took an Advil before going to bed.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
3 cups coffee
large poke salad bowl
1 serving Trader Joe's flatbread
1/2 cup Zen Party Mix
Advil Dual Action - Acetaminophen 250mg, Ibuprofen (NSAID) 125mg

Monday

I raked enough leaves to fill the bin and a couple of leaf bags before pulling all the bins down to the curb this morning in preparation for tomorrow's pick-up by the city.

Today's main activity is a return visit to Duke breast clinic this afternoon.
I regret that I never got around to doing my exercises or walking today.

Duke After Visit Summary:
Blood Pressure: 100/67
Temperature: 97.5
BMI: 21.08
Pulse: 56
Weight: 115 lb 4.8 oz
Respiration: 18
Oxygen Saturation: 99%
Height: 5'2.01"

11:30 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.6 lbs
34.2% Body Fat
70.5 lb Muscle Mass
21.1 BMI
48.1% Body Water

Fit app: afternoon walk
Heart Points
miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
3 oz rotisserie chicken
1 cup blue corn chips
Yellowtail + avocado roll (380 calories) (13g protein)
1 bowl Miso Soup (206 calories)

60 oz water

Sunday

Another misty morning. It's nice to look out at the fog outside the kitchen window.
We walked up from the house to see the Christmas parade on Main Street this afternoon.

We ended the day having dinner with Karen and Bob at their house.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
113.3 lbs
34.0% Body Fat
70.1 lb Muscle Mass
20.8 BMI

Fit app: afternoon walk
23 Heart Points
2.08 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with eggnog
Ardens Garden Green Energy Machine juice (130 calories) (2g protein)
2 cups pomegranite herbal tea
home made beef chile
chicken enchiladas
1 Aleve tablet 3 ginger cookies

Saturday

Misty, wet morning but it's warm.
We spent a full day together - a rare thing - that was actually pleasant. First we went to the Piedmont Craft Festival in Winston-Salem. Then, since we were already in downtown W-S, we went shopping on Trade Street.
After we got home, MonsterMustDie walked with me to Stock+Grain to take in the Holiday festivities there, ending with a raffle and fireworks.
I made plates of various leftovers for our dinner afterwards, since we spent the day with very little to drink and the only food was a veggie roll-up sandwich at the Craft Show, that we split.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
113.1 lbs
33.6% Body Fat
70.3 lb Muscle Mass
20.8 BMI

Fit app: evening walk
31 Heart Points
3.98 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with eggnog
1/2 veggie wrap
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1/2 slice mushroom quiche
1/2 portion flatbread
1 cup matcha green tea latte