thursday

I baked an improvised blueberry rustic tart this morning that came out pretty good.

8:15 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
112.0 lbs
33.7% Body Fat
69.4 lb Muscle Mass
20.6 BMI

Fit app: afternoon walk
Heart Points
miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with oatmilk
1 slice blueberry tart
24 oz watered-down cranberry juice
Mac and Cheese with chicken, rosemary, goat cheese

Urology, Diet, Pain meds

I started the day with a Urology appointment in Greensboro.
The NP prescribed a medication for the bladder pain I sometimes experience but Medicare refuses to allow it for some reason, which I suspect is because it is also commonly used for anxiety. I do not think Medicare covers anything that might be considered psychoactive so anything meant to treat mood disorders is no allowed.
Eventually, whatever the problem was, the prescription was filled and I picked it up.

They also gave me IC-Smart dietary guidelines that seem impossible. They want me to avoid acid and potassium.
The only protein I'm allowed to have is fish and poultry (easy because I don't eat red meat).
No beans or soy. (This wipes out most of my dietary protein.)
No fruit other than blueberries and pears.
No mayo (easy since I hate the stuff).
No soy sauce, tofu, miso, or salad dressing.
No yogurt, sour cream, or aged cheeses.
Milk and cottage cheese are ok.
No nuts, other than almonds and pine nuts.
No canned foods that contain nitrites.
No Rye or sourdough breads.
No Preservatives: Benzol alcohol, citric acid, MSG, aspartame, saccharin, etc.
No spicey foods, especially Chinese, Mexican, Indian, and Thai food.
Potatoes are ok (which is quite surprising) .
Garlic is ok.
No onions.
No store-bought tomatoes (I assume this knocks out all tomato sauce).
Only home-grown tomatoes.
No fruit juices, especially citrus or cranberry juice.
No carbonated drinks (easy because I generally avoid soda).
No Coffee
The list goes on...

I refuse to up coffee.
I don't see any mention of dark green leafy vegetables other than crucifers being ok.

Phoned Karen to continue our conversation from last night and we talked a while about gardening, family, and diet.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with milk
Momo Fuku soy + scallion noodles (320 calories) (10g protein)
1 cup mixed greens
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
OLLY Magnesium Gummy (336 mg Magnesium) (25 calories) Bolthouse Protein Plus (290 calories) (30g protein)
Matcha popcorn (140 calories)
1 piece coffee chocolate toffee
Potato chips with avocado oil and sea salt (140 calories)
Ardens Garden Green Energy Machine juice (130 calories) (2g protein)
1 hydrOXYzine HCL 10mg tablet

tuesday

Could not sleep last night. Last time I looked at the clock was past midnight. Got up with the sun a few times starting at 6:00 AM. Finally gave up and got out of bed at 7:15 AM. MonsterMustDie had already gone to work by then.
The dehumidifier was running when I went downstairs to check on it. The readout on front said 70. I had it off last night to run the dishwasher, just in case.

Fit app: afternoon walk
Heart Points
miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with milk
1 bowl pumpkin seed + flax granola (260 calories)(20mg calcium)
with kefir (150 calories)(390mg calcium)
3 red bean bao (450 calories)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
OLLY Magnesium Gummy (336 mg Magnesium) (25 calories)

9:15 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.0 lbs
21.0 BMI
34.1% Body Fat
70.3 lb Muscle Mass

rainy monday

I missed yoga in the morning because the parking lot was completely full.
No other plans on this rainy day. I spent some time digging through old negatives to find photos of Nick. I mailed some out to be scanned today.

I convinced MonsterMustDie to turn on the dehumidifier in the basement, which is moldy and makes me cough to go down there (not that I have any need to other than maintaining the house). He didn't want to do it, saying it would flip the circuit breaker but it would be far better to run it for a while every day, even if it's just for a few hours in the morning or evening, than let it be so damp downstairs.

8:45 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.9 lbs
21.1 BMI

Sunday

The house still smells like mushroom risotto this morning.
I finally made it to the walking meetup in Winston-Salem this morning.

7:15 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
113.5 lbs
34.0% Body Fat
70.1 lb Muscle Mass
20.9 BMI

Fit app: morning walk
71 Heart Points
3.77 miles
9,397 steps

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with milk
1 small Matcha green tea latte
1 apple cider doughnut
3 red bean bao (450 calories)
3 oz rotisserie chicken (208 calories)

Saturday

StarTrek fans and tea today in Winston-Salem.
Got home and MonsterMustDie was watching true crime stories on TV again.

8:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
113.8 lbs
33.9% Body Fat
70.3 lb Muscle Mass
20.9 BMI

Fit app: morning walk
19 Heart Points
1.13 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with milk
1 bowl granola (260 calories)(20mg calcium) + kefir (150 calories)(390mg calcium)
1 piece chocolate toffee
Trader Joe's Palak Paneer (430 calories)
Mushroom Risoto (290 calories)

Friday

Went to Nomad Wine for the Taco El Amigo food truck. Saw a photography exhibit there of large tin type prints.
Zoom tonight with Brian and Laura.

8:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.6 lbs
34.1% Body Fat
70.8 lb Muscle Mass
21.1 BMI

Fit app: morning walk
23 Heart Points
1.45 miles
3,898 steps

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with milk
1 bowl granola (260 calories)(20mg calcium) + kefir (150 calories)(390mg calcium)
Arden's Garden Focus+ caffeine shot(140 calories)
chicken street taco plate
1 glass sparkling wine
salty rice cracker mix

thursday

Another hot day in the 90s.
Went to the gym in the afternoon. Forgot the Cardio class was cancelled but I worked out on every machine that was functioning and available.

Later in the evening, I got together with Karen and Bob for dinner and live music. They were both in good spirits after their family vacation.

8:30 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
2 cups coffee with milk
1 bowl granola (260 calories)(20mg calcium) + kefir (150 calories)(390mg calcium)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
Momo Fuku soy + scallion noodles (320 calories) (10g protein)
Fish and Chips plate at CharBar7
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
OLLY Magnesium Gummy (336 mg Magnesium) (25 calories)

wednesday

Very sunny, warm morning.
Another empty day until we had a very enjoyable Zoom chat with Rick and Rachael, who live in Connecticut.

We had an evening walk together and saw Nicky and Mark, who were walking dogs in the front yard and had just installed new solar lights for their sidewalk. They also had a motion-sensor solar light mounted on a post at the front of the lights that actually looked very good. This was the first time MonsterMustDie met their two very friendly small dogs, who had just been groomed that day.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
120.0 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 milk
Thai basil chicken spring rolls (690 calories)(90mg calcium)
1 bowl granola + kefir
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement

tuesday

I started today by going to Atrium for labs this morning, just in case I keep my Urology appointment on the 15th.
I am not using my brain very well this morning. Maybe I will feel more focused after coffee and food.
I went to Power30 class at the gym at 6:00 PM.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
111.8 lbs
33.4% Body Fat
69.7 lb Muscle Mass
20.6 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with milk
1 Orgain 30g chocolate protein shake (160 calories) (650 mg calcium)
Basil Pesto Veggie Bowl (320 calories)(9g protein)
2 pieces Dubai style chocolate (200 calories)
2 Publix fried chicken fingers

monday

Mornng lite yoga class today.
Didn't leave the house for anything else.
It rained this afternoon for a while, which was nice.

7:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
110.9 lbs
33.6% Body Fat
70.1 lb Muscle Mass
20.4 BMI

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
OLLY Magnesium Gummy (336 mg Magnesium) (25 calories)

Today wa a snacking kinda day.
Veggie dumplings
Bolthouse Protein Plus (290 calories) (30g protein)
baked egg + micro greens + tomato + cheese

sunday

Hot day. Nobody home. I did nothing but pace the house most of the day.

8:50 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
112.7 lbs
33.6% Body Fat
70.1 lb Muscle Mass
20.7 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with half+half
1 cup green tea
2 Pistachio shortbread cookies (140 calories)
1 bowl roasted veggies + Fishwife sardines
1 large slice leftover tosca cake

Saturday, July 4, 2026

Woke up with no headache this morning.
Also think I've found a place for us to stay in August at a friend's house. She phoned me this afternoon while MonsterMustDie and I were shopping and let me know it would be no problem for us to stay there.
Spoke to a mutual friend about that afterwards and let her know things are working out.

Seems like July always the month when people change jobs. My friend was talking about how her company fired a coworker this week... just before she closed on a house the next day. MonsterMustDie had an office manager fired this week as well but this woman, fortunately, already had another job lined up and has two weeks severance to work or not work. Looking back, most of my jobs - nearly all of them - started around the first two weeks of July when I would leave one company for another.

I decided to walk to the tiny stadium to watch fireworks after sunset, once the temperature started dropping. MonsterMustDie walked with me to Stock+Grain. The fireworks display started at 9:30 PM and we got there just in time at about 9:23 PM. MonsterMustDie got a cold beer at Yumi Sushi and I drank a lot of water before walking outside.

7:30 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
112.0 lbs
33.5% Body Fat
69.7 lb Muscle Mass
20.6 BMI

Fit app: evening walk
21 Heart Points

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with half+half
Tropical Smoothie Cafe Blimey Limey (440 calories)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
Pistachio Shortbread cookies (280 calories)
1 cup fresh watermelon

48 oz water

friday

Less headache this morning when I woke up. Staying indoors and trying to remember to mask and hydrate appear to have paid off.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
113.8 lbs
33.4% Body Fat
69.9 lb Muscle Mass
20.9 BMI

Fit app: afternoon walk
Heart Points
miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with cream
1 bowl granola with kefir
yellowtail sushi set (480 calories)(19g protein)(32mg calcium)
1 slice margarita pizza from Harris Teeter (370 calories)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement

64 oz water