Good Friday

MonsterMustDie is off work for Good Friday today because he works at an Italian company.
The song in my head this morning is All This Useless Beauty by Elvis Costello.

Fit app: morning walk
24 Heart Points
2.4 miles

Thursday

Feeling anxious about my job interview this afternoon, even though it sounds like a very good arrangement close to home, but something I could take or leave. Everything makes me anxious these days. I am very glad it is not a retail sales job.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
115.3 lbs
34.3% Body Fat
71.0 lb Muscle Mass
21.2 BMI

Fit app: evening walk
Heart Points
miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with Half+Half
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
B12 supplement 1000 MCG
2 slices sourdough toast + almond butter + lingonberry preserves
4 triscuit crackers with curry chicken salad
Momo Fuku soy + scallion noodles (320 calories) (10g protein)
+ 1 cup fresh Organic Girl “Super Greens” (10 calories)

Wednesday

The day started with more urgent phone calls about the single-incident leak in the ceiling of the unit below mine this week. I got in touch with my realtor, the management company, and the owner of the unit. I think everything that can be done to make things right has been set up now.
Next, I had a good experience at the dental cleaning appointment I had this afternoon. I really like the new hygienist I had today and I hope I keep seeing her at future appointments.
I went to the low impact class at the gym today at 3:30pm and finished by doing one round of exercises on the thigh machine before I left the gym.

Fit app: walk to gym
24 Heart Points
1.73 miles

Tuesday

Woke up at 7:15AM after MonsterMustDie had already gone to work.
Went to the Power 30 class at 6:00PM.

8:30 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
115.5 lbs
34.4% Body Fat
71.0 lb Muscle Mass
21.2 BMI

Fit app: walk to gym
24 Heart Points
2.17 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with Half+Half
1/2 gimme seaweed snack pack (12 calories)
curry chicken salad + cracker snack
1/2 Orgain 30g chocolate protein shake (80 calories) (325 mg calcium)
1/2 small 7-Bridges pizza

Monday

Today's agenda is a morning telephone interview via Indeed and an afternoon Physical Therapy appointment.
Physical therapy was just a new diagnostic appointment with a new therapist. It was a good appointment and conversation. I go back again at least one time in late April.
The interview went better than I expected and now I need to set up a second interview this week. Looks like they are totally ok with me sharing a shift with another retiree who has been working there a while. She can train me and I can see if I like the job, which is just 10 minutes away here.

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

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with Half+Half
2 Oatmeal+Walnut+cranberry cookies (300 calories)
3 oz rotisserie chicken
Greek salad from Trader Joes
Momo Fuku soy + scallion noodles (320 calories) (10g protein)
handful of fresh greens with noodles
1/2 Orgain 30g chocolate protein shake (80 calories) (325 mg calcium)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1/2 gimme seaweed snack pack (12 calories)

Sunday

Planning to get together with Karen and Bob today.
I was prepared to make a simple meal at home for the four of us but we went to Blue Rock Pizza instead.
After lunch, everyone came back to our house and had a conversation on the back yard patio for a while.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
2 cups coffee with half+half
1 bowl oatmeal with dried cranberries and local honey
1/2 small 7-Bridges pizza
half of Bob's french fries
2 Oatmeal+Walnut+cranberry cookies (300 calories)

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

saturday

And just like that, it’s the weekend again. It's a cool morning today.
MonsterMustDie went to the Market with me this morning. While he insisted he wanted to go with me, he also said we needed to make it quick so he could continue with his own agenda for shopping/treasure hunting and yard work.

Too cold and windy to feel like walking today so I went to the gym instead. Worked on the machines and finished with the treadmill.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1 cup MudWtr with half+half
one slice of chocolate flourless tort
breakfast hot plate from Deep Roots Market
3 shortbread cookies
Pollo Asado Burrito (590 calories)(200mg calcium)(27g protein)

8:18 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.9 lbs
34.3% Body Fat
71.8 lb Muscle Mass
21.1 BMI

friday

My lungs feel heavy today.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with half+half
one slice of chocolate flourless tort
one shortbread cookie
plain yogurt + fresh blueberries + granola
1 orange
4 oz leftover Asian food
3 lobster street tacos

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
115.7 lbs
34.5% Body Fat
71.0 lb Muscle Mass
21.3 BMI

9:26 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
116.0 lbs
34.5% Body Fat
71.2 lb Muscle Mass
21.3 BMI

Wednesday

I slept well without restless legs last night after taking a MotrinPM. Woke up with a very slight headache.

Karen moved our meeting to Thursday, which is now packed with activities for me. The only thing now on my calendar for today is a Zoom meeting with friends and probably another day of phone calls and emails about my condo in Atlanta. On weeks like this, I wish I could be the only person in the condo so I could be on site and have my place in the city to stay at to be close to friends, possibly working in my industry, and shaping my home in a way that fits me. I don't miss the dysfunctional neighbors but I really miss Atlanta. I don't think the close community in the condo has not existed since the Covid shut down.

MonsterMustDie is out all day searching thrift shops for things to make into his assemblages.
I walked to the Fitness Center and went through my workout on the weight machines. Then I walked home. I should be a lot more relaxed on such a boring day but all that is going on with the condo in Atlanta is filling me with anxiety.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
115.7 lbs
34.5% Body Fat
71.0 lb Muscle Mass
21.3 BMI

Fit app: walk to gym
21 Heart Points
1.3 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with oatmilk
2 leftover boxty potato pancakes
2 Oatmeal+Walnut+cranberry cookies (300 calories) Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement

Tuesday

I didn't sleep well at all last night, despite feeling fatigued all day. I woke up with restless legs at 1:00AM and kept tossing and turning the rest of the night until I got up a bit before 6:00AM today.

Today was very stressful. I had multimple emails and phone calls to answer and pass on about the water leak in the condo below mine. We are not sure where it came from and the owner of the unit below me wants to open their walls up, and possibly my walls as well, to see where the water was coming from. The water has stopped now and it was a single event.
The realtor managing my condo is, as usual, hard to contact and he only communicates through text and email. I have no contact information for the tenant in the unit, which seems strange.
On top of all that, the owner of the unit below me said the HOA dues had gone up to $300 a month. I checked every letter and email from the condo association and there are no messages about this. I had saved contact information for the management company of the building and after two emails and a phone call, she emailed me back to say the fees went up last October. There was also a special assessment due for plumbing work on the outside of the building. I sent one massive check by mail to the condo association yesterday, that I took to the post office myself before it closed for the day.

I didn't make it to the gym today. I was to anxious too exercise. I do plan to try the Power 30 class next week.

I made potato pancakes tonight for dinner with the last of the leftover colcannon from Saint Patrick's Day. That was a very hardy meal. All of the extra ingredients in the colcannon, like onions and cabbage, really boosted the texture and flavor in the boxty recipe I used.

MonsterMustDie wanted to watch the news at the end of the night instead of another episode of Firefly. That was even more anxiety-producing for me but he was not in the mood for SciFi and at least it wasn't true-crime shows, which he also seems to watch a lot of these days. After the regular news, all of the live networks play true-crime shows at night and he just sits and wathches whatever is on after the news finishes.

I took a Motrin PM before going to bed.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
116.8 lbs
34.8% Body Fat
71.4 lb Muscle Mass
21.5 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with oatmilk
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1 Oatmeal+Walnut+cranberry cookie (150 calories)
1 slice sourdough toast with curry chicken salad
4 homemade potato pancakes

friday

I had a very good, although awkwardly long (couldn't exit gracefully) visit and conversation with neighbors last night when I stopped by to return a plate and server from my Saint Patrick's Day gathering. Lovely people, who I hope to spend more time around.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
113.5 lbs
34.1% Body Fat
70.1 lb Muscle Mass
20.9 BMI

Fit app: afternoon walk to gym
24 Heart Points
1.37 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
2 cups coffee with Half+Half
1 slice of bakewell tart (369 calories)
Good & Gather Zen Party Mix (140 calories)

thursday

Woke up achey today. No idea why. Maybe it was the lack of physical activity yesterday.
I went to Cardio Dance class at the gym today for the first time. I will be going to more of those classes. The instructor keeps the moves simple enough that I don't throw the entire class off rhythm and it is enough activity to get my heartrate and breathing up. I think anything that actually gets my blood flowing is good.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
112.9 lbs
33.9% Body Fat
69.9 lb Muscle Mass
20.8 BMI

Fit app: afternoon walk to gym
21 Heart Points
1.17 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
2 cups coffee with oatmilk
1 slice of bakewell tart (369 calories)
Ardens Garden Green Energy Machine juice (130 calories)
2 cups roasted root vegetables + spinach (340 calories)
3 oz rotisserie chicken (130 calories)
Good & Gather Zen Party Mix (140 calories)

36.9 oz water

wednesday

Another cold day but I think last night was the final frost before Spring officially begins.
After he got home from work today, MonsterMustDie apologized for his behavior last night. I thanked him for the apology and reminded him that he is a bad drunk.

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

I could not motivate myself to walk in the cold or go to the gym today.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
2 cups coffee with milk
1 slice of bakewell tart (369 calories)
1 cup of matcha green tea
3 oz rotisserie chicken

Tuesday - Saint Patrick's Day

Spent the morning prepping food to cook and starting the corned beef in a crock pot - just a tiny 2 lb brisket.
I made Bakewell Tart, Colcannon, roasted root vegetables, and corned beef. We had eight guests, which is a very good amount of people here IMHO. Everyone really enjoyed the company and conversation. We got to know some neighbors better, which is always a desire I have.

MonsterMustDie drank too much and was an asshole, predictably, mostly to me. I can't stop him from getting drunk if there is any alcohol around and guests did bring beer. It is a pity that he is a hateful drunk.

9:30 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
112.9 lbs
33.7% Body Fat
70.1 lb Muscle Mass
20.8 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
2 cups coffee with Half+Half
1 serving Oatmeal + dried cranberries + cinnamon (150 calories)
colcannon
corned beef
roasted vegetables