friday

My lungs feel heavy today.

Fit app: walk to gym
Heart Points
miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with half+half
one slice of chocolate flourless tort
one shortbread cookie

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

Stormy Monday

The weather forecast is dramatic today. I slept horribly with a headache all night and then got three alerts on my phone about a tornado watch in Dekalb County, Georgia. I hope I can sleep well and painlessly tonight.

I've had a headache since yesterday morning. I think it could be a delayed reaction to the RSV Vaccine I got on Friday, March 13. That seems to happen often after vaccinations now. This one is not as immediate or debilitating as previous post-vaccine headaches but it's still pretty bad. Maybe I got the RSV vaccine too soon after the in-office Pneumococcal Vaccine on March 4 but it was more than a week later. My only immediate reaction to the Pneumococcal vaccine was fatigue for a few days.
I imagine the headache could also be partially brought on by factors like the weather - barometric pressure, etc, when my body is already teetering on the edge after the vaccinations.

The headache did disappear by 1:00pm, after food and coffee and moving around a while. I hope it does not reappear tomorrow.

9:30 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
115.7 lbs
34.4% Body Fat
71.2 lb Muscle Mass
21.3 BMI

The weather was too bad to get any walking in ... and the gym was closed.

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)
Bolthouse Protein Plus (290 calories) (30g protein)
Amy's non-dairy Burrito (310 calories) (60g calcium) (10g protein)
Tzatziki sauce (30 calories)
Arden's Garden Pineapple Apple Ginger juice (230 calories)
3 oz rotisserie chicken (210 calories)

Sunday

Felt a headache coming on this afternoon so I took an Advil Dual Action at 1:45pm.

Went grocery shopping for Tuesday's dinner and spent $102 at Publix alone
But I did find corned beef there, along with a decent selection of root vegetables to roast.
I went to Harris Teeter first and the produce department was dismal - not much there and everything I did find was not fresh.

After I got home, MonsterMustDie and I watched an amazing live performance of Gorillaz on YouTube.

Fit app: evening walk
53 Heart Points
4.35 miles
160 Move Min

Advil Dual Action - Acetaminophen 250mg, Ibuprofen (NSAID) 125mg

Saturday

Friday, I had another very good Physical Therapy session at Duke in Durham. The therapist has done a lot to break up scar tissue and loosen muscles made stiff by radiation by strongly massaging that area. That's something I could never do for myself. She also give me more stretches and exercises to stay on. She thinks this was the last session I needed with her before she goes on maternity leave for 3 months. My next set of physical therapy appointments will be to treat my back and hip, which I hope allows me to get past this painful condition I've had since I woke up with it on April 13, 2024.

Friday, I got a couple of important tasks done. I had my car checked out and my oil changed at the Kia dealership and they gave my car a much better review than anyone else did and actually charged me less than I expected.
Later that afternoon, I got my RSV vaccine at the Harris Teeter Pharmacy.

Saturday, I met up with the StarTrek group at Dave & Buster's in Winston-Salem. I made the choice of spending my money on food instead of games. I wish I had chosen games instead because the fish and chips plate I spent $25 was so salty and greasy.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
115.1 lbs
34.2% Body Fat
71.0 lb Muscle Mass
21.2 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with oatmilk
1 bagel + thin slice of chicken + slice of cheddar cheese
Fish and Chips plate

Wednesday

I showed up for a free MS Spreadsheet class at the library. I told them I usually work on Apple computers and the woman leading the class said she didn't know anyone still used Apple/iMac computers any more. They were working on Dell PC's, using Excel 2016.

Looking forward to Womens Night Zoom this evening.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
115.1 lbs
34.2% Body Fat
71.0 lb Muscle Mass
21.2 BMI

Fit app: afternoon walk
Heart Points
miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with oatmilk
1.75 oz Rosewater spice cake (175 calories)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
poppy seed bagel (330 calories) with goat cheese (76 calories)
Amy's non-dairy Burrito (310 calories)(60g calcium)(10g protein) + Salsa +
1 Avocado (320 calories)
Ardens Garden Green Energy Machine juice (130 calories) (2g protein)

tuesday

No plans today.
Walked to the fitness center but it was too busy and the staff had no time to help me with setting up new machines.
I did a session of chair yoga with the much-older ladies and walked home.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
115.3 lbs
34.2% Body Fat
71.0 lb Muscle Mass
21.2 BMI

Fit app: afternoon walk
14 Heart Points
1.23 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with oatmilk
Trader Joe's mushroom & black truffle flat bread (720 calories)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
20 oz matcha green tea
curry chicken salad & triscuits (600 calories)
1.75 oz Rosewater spice cake (175 calories)

Saturday

Went to the Farmers Market this morning and finally bought the necklace.

MonsterMustDie and I spent some time this afternoon raking and bagging leaves. I thought it was a good idea to reduce some of the tall piles of dead leaves in the yard before the rain that is forecast for Sunday. I regret not remembering to wear gloves and a face mask. I'm surprised I wasn't coughing or sneezing the rest of the day after all the dust.

I am tired tonight but I can't get comfortable enough to sleep well because of a headache and restless legs.

Fit app: evening walk
55 Heart Points
3.85 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 milk
hot bar grits, veggie sausage, mini spinach quiche
Turkey Brie baguette sandwich
1 piece rosewater spice cake
3 oz rotisserie chicken
lemonade + tonic water

Friday

Only thing today is 2nd orientation at Atrium Fitness.
They showed me an additional couple of machines and I got on the treadmill for a few minutes. It was very busy in the little exercise room.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
116.8 lbs
34.5% Body Fat
71.7 lb Muscle Mass
21.5 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee
1 black bean + sweet potato enchilada (160 calories)
3 oz rotisserie chicken (140 calories)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
3 Pistachio shortbread cookies (210 calories)
1 cup potato chips (152 calories)
1 piece Trader Joe's Burrata, Prosciutto & Arugula Flatbread (290 calories)
1 Bolthouse Protein Plus (290 calories) (30g protein)
1 Ardens Garden Yoga One juice (190 calories)