sunday

Too cold to join the hike this morning.
We went to Trader Joe's and picked up frozen entrees, Triple Ginger Brew, and beer for MonsterMustDie.

9:30 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
112.2 lbs
33.8% Body Fat
69.7 lb Muscle Mass
20.6 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with eggnog
1 bowl oatmeal (150 calories)
1 gimme seaweed snack pack (25 calories) (1 g protein)
This was mostly a day of nonstop snacking on leftovers.

saturday

MonsterMustDie is painting the fireplace again today.
Medicare turned down my claim against Novant Health.
Because I had cabin fever, I drove to Deep Roots Market and Sprouts Market. My haul was paper towels, hemp milk and fresh tumeric(based on seeing Elizabeth Ingram using it), more salad greens, and chili lime tortilla chips. I wanted to get my favorite oatmeal-cranberry-walnut cookies but I still have too many sweets at the house leftover from the holidays.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
110.7 lbs
33.4% Body Fat
69.0 lb Muscle Mass
20.4 BMI

I felt too cold to walk today.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee
1 cup black eyed peas
1 slice mushroom quiche
1 cup brown rice
1 cheese souffle (leftover)+2 tablespoons cranberry-pear chutney
1 slice marzipan stollen
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement

friday

The plan for today is house cleaning and putting up holiday decorations and baking the cheese souffle I ran out of time for yesterday.
The decorations are still sitting in the living room but I did make the cheese souffle. I could not find my large souffle dish but I had 5 smaller souffle dishes to spread it into. It was a good endeavor for something I haven't made in years. I lost my original "Never-Fail" recipe with the companion fresh cranberry-pear sauce and had only been making it on special occassions since being diagnosed with high cholesterol in my 30s. I used Alton Brorwn's cheese souffle recipe and kinda improvised on the cranberries, which are out of season now, using dried cranberries with much less sugar added.

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

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1 roll with lingonberry preserves
tossed green salad with balsamic dressing
2 small cheese souffles with cranberry-pear chutney

New Year's Day 2026

We hosted a New Years Brunch here at Casa WereMonster.
I made garlic kale and black eyed peas. Karen and Bob brought ham. Alexa and Don brought their wonderful mushroom quiche and chocolate cake. Marcia and Michael brought cornbread. It was a good, hardy meal shared with fine people. Conversation was great and it was the first time in quite a while that we got to see everyone. MonsterMustDie splurged and bought a bottle of champagne to share. Those who could still imbibe had champagne and those who could not had some of the delicious triple ginger brew that Trader Joes sells seasonally.
I think I'll sleep well tonight.

tuesday - Ellie's veterinarian appointment

It occurs to me that I should wait until after I should wait until after I take the cat to the vet to take a shower this morning. This is the same place with fleas in the upholstered office furniture.
After her appointment, the vet scheduled a follow-up in 4 weeks and suggested having an ultrasound of her abdomen. They gave me sedatives to give the cat the night before and the day of the next appointment. The appointment cost me $478.59.

monday

Foggy morning but warmer. The cat feels much better today but I'll keep her veterinarian appointment on Tuesday morning because she's overdue for a check-up. Time for me to throw more money at everything for new year's maintenance - cats, people, house.
It has turned into a very windy afternoon. We can hear the wind roaring through the trees like a loud surf today.

I donated more used books at the library today - a couple of cook books that belonged to my mother that I will never use.
Planning to watch the last-released episode of Stranger Things tonight.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
113.8 lbs
33.8% Body Fat
70.5 lb Muscle Mass
20.9 BMI

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
2 cups coffee with half+half
Amy's Brown Rice + Black-eyed Peas bowl (300 calories) (9g protein)
1 Ardens Garden Green Energy Machine juice (130 calories) (2g protein)
Ruffles potato chips

sunday

Cold and foggy this morning.
I listened to podcasts on headphones and made coffee while MonsterMustDie slept in this morning.
It remained cold and foggy all day. I had my evening walk in a cool mist, not quite wet enough for an umbrella to be useful.
I got in from my walk and made a greasy frozen pizza and salad for dinner and we watched two of the final episodes of Stranger Things. I made the mistake of reminding MonsterMustDie that this is the final season and there are only two episodes left. He knew this previously but has forgotten it completely now and I need to remember to just let these things drop and not mention them.
It's a lot easier on him to let every hour of each day be new to him without sadly being too aware of how much he is losing. He tells me I am being negative and too discouraging when I remind him of things. A large part of what I need to do is keep my mouth shut.

9:30 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.6 lbs
34.1% Body Fat
70.8 lb Muscle Mass
21.1 BMI

Fit app: evening walk
33 Heart Points
1.95 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
chicken sausage, sauer kraut, pretzel bun
Adobo Mushroom Bowl (260 calories) (10g protein)
5 white chocolate peppermint pretzels (addictive)
green salad with walnuts and raisins
pepperoni pizza

saturday

MonsterMustDie found his key in the place he kept insisting could not be where it was. I will say no more about this other than I am very happy that the key was found and I feel very disturbed by the fact that he does not remember from one day to the next where he went or whether he left the house at all.

10:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
113.1 lbs
33.8% Body Fat
70.1 lb Muscle Mass
20.8 BMI

Fit app: evening walk
48 Heart Points
3.88 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
chicken sausage, sauer kraut, pretzel bun
walnut baklava (270 calories)
salmon avocado sushi roll (380 calories) (13g protein) (47mg calcium)
1 gimme seaweed snack pack (25 calories) (1 g protein)

friday

MonsterMustDie slept in this morning until around 9:00AM, which was good.

Ellie Cat seems to be feeling a lot better today and she's eating and drinking again.

MonsterMustDie has lost his car key again. This is the last key he had and he refuses to order a new key for his car. I am begging him to at least order one today so he can eventually have a spare key again but he refuses to do it. This kind of behavior drives me crazy.

10:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.5 lbs
34.1% Body Fat
70.5 lb Muscle Mass
21.0 BMI

Fit app: afternoon walk
5 Heart Points
5,391 steps

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
Momo Fuku soy + scallion noodles (320 calories) (10g protein)
2 boiled eggs
1 Aleve tablet
chicken sausage, sauer kraut, pretzel bun

Christmas 2025

Merry Christmas.
Nothing happening today.
Zoom meeting tonight with Brian and Laura.
I also had a long conversation with Cindi tonight after our Zoom. It was a very good catch-up.

We were kinda worried about Ellie Cat today. She started the day with vomiting several times in the morning. Then she had no desire to eat anything and just stayed curled up sleeping the rest of the day. She is getting quite old and I believe she has teeth problems again. I went online and made a veterinarian appointment for her as soon as possible, which will be Tuesday morning.

10:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.4 lbs
34.1% Body Fat
70.5 lb Muscle Mass
21.0 BMI

Fit app: afternoon walk
52 Heart Points
6,115 steps
2.35 miles
63 Move minutes
1,005 calories

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 + eggnog
fresh baguette with radishes, butter, Marmite, goat cheese, fruit preserves, etc.
4 peppermint + white chocolate pretzels
1 Orgain 30g chocolate protein shake (160 calories) (650 mg calcium)

Christmas Eve

Pizza tonight with Karen and Bob. Bob always makes home made pizza for their family on Christmas Eve.

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

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with half+half
Momo Fuku soy + scallion noodles (320 calories) (10g protein)
1/2 cup baby kale
2 boiled eggs
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
2 large slices home made pizza
1 glass red wine
potato chips and french onion dip
12 oz lemonade

tuesday

Wondering if it would be possible to have a New Years Day brunch at the house.

9:10 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
110.2 lbs
33.2% Body Fat
69.0 lb Muscle Mass
20.3 BMI

Fit app: evening walk
24 Heart Points
4.03 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee + milk
1/2 Focaccia (150 calories)
Amy's non-dairy Burrito (310 calories) (60g calcium) (10g protein) + salsa + sour cream
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
6 trisket crackers with curry chicken salad
20 oz hot apple cider
sliced roast chicken (50 calories) (11g protein)
slice provolone cheese (100 calories) (7g protein)

monday

No plans today.
I am feeling a tiny bit achy in the bones today, mostly my left shin and right elbow, which I assume is a mild effect of the Zometa treatment on December 3.

9:10 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
110.9 lbs
33.4% Body Fat
69.2 lb Muscle Mass
20.4 BMI

Didn't walk today. I'm feeling a bit stabby-achy and I have not worked up the courage to take anything for fear that it will conflict with the Zometa treatment. This is probably an unnecessary fear since my last blood labs showed no compromised kidney function, which appears to be the main concern with that.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee + milk
1 bowl Oatmeal + dried cranberries + cinnamon (150 calories)
1/2 Focaccia (150 calories)
OLLY Magnesium Gummy (336 mg Magnesium) (25 calories)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement

Sunday

Sandy phoned during lunch and told me that they got my Halloween card to them in the mail yesterday. The postal service is still completely dysfunctional in Georgia.

We had the first Zoom in a long time with Rick and Rachael. MonsterMustDie showed them his assemblage art and his latest craft finds. They talked about their winter garden and plans for next year's planting. They got some contaminated wildflower seed last year that had a lot of horsetail seed in it and they decided to mow everything down before it bloomed and went to seed. They also have a wildlife cam in their yard that has shown them a great variety of creatures in their yard including bobcats, eagles, hawks, owls, racoons and even two opossums.

9:10 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
110.9 lbs
33.4% Body Fat
69.2 lb Muscle Mass
20.4 BMI

Fit app: afternoon walk
52 Heart Points
3.87 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee + milk
1 bowl oatmeal
2 sushi rolls
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1/2 Focaccia (150 calories)