Thursday

Too hot to be outdoors today. There is also an air quality alert today.
I went to Cardio Dance at the gym this afternoon.

Got some bad news about the condo today. I got an email stating that the AC was not working. Good news is the fan is running okay but there is no cool air.
I asked them not to try to run the AC, and thus kill it's motor, if it is not cooling. It's probably just in need of a recharge.
Fortunately, I recall that every window in my condo opens to let air in. I hope the tenant is staying somewhere else until this is fixed.
It is all entirely up to Todd Jilot, who is the Atlanta realtor managing my condo.

I do not yet know if this will be a fix for a couple $100 or several $1,000. Zoom with Brian and Laura tonight.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with oatmilk
1 slice blueberry pie (360 calories)
1 piece flatbread with hummus
Momo Fuku soy + scallion noodles (320 calories) (10g protein)(20mg calcium)
+ 1 cup fresh spinach (7 calories)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
B12 1000 mcg supplement

Wednesday medical appointments

Wednesday was, I believe, my final return visit with my breast surgeon. All future appointments on my breast surgery are now annual mammograms.
There was an awkward moment for me while checking out because I am so used to setting up the next appointment at the end of every visit.

I also had what could be my final physical therapy visit for my back, hip, and shoulder but there is still some pain and stiffness and I enjoy the visits so I will probably continue the physical therapy for as long as I can as I continue to improve.

Yesterday's stats:
Blood Pressure 103/67
BMI 20.92
Weight 114 lb 6.7 oz
Pulse 54
Respiration 18
Oxygen Saturation 99%

Note to self: Do not sip on a frozen smoothie in a medical waiting room when they will, of course, be trying to read your temperature soon.

This is a very hot week in the Southeast, with temperatures in the 90's. I still walked a bit after sunset. I needed to after being cooped up in a car so long.
Fit app: evening walk
29 Heart Points
7,878 steps

We went to Guglhupf restaurant afterwards because I wanted MonsterMustDie to experience it and he did, in fact, enjoy it. He had the grilled brats.
Sadly, my meal was not very good. I chose falafel sandwich that was awful, with undercooked falafel that was very dark on the outside and raw on the inside.

Grilled Bratwurst

Falafel Doner

Tuesday

8:30 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.9 lbs
34.0% Body Fat
71.0 lb Muscle Mass
21.1 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with milk
200mg CoQ10

monday - debit card activity

Went to yoga a the gym this morning.
Got bored and went to add gasoline, where my debit card was denied and later I got an email saying a $125.00 charge on it was denied. I phoned the bank immediately, at the number printed on the back of the card, and was assured nothing was wrong and there was nothing for me to do or change about my card. The problem, "Wesley" said was with the vendor, not my card.
I ended up putting $15 cash in my gas tank somewhere else and then I went to Publix and picked up a couple of things.
Phoned Karen during my walk to see how her new-patient appointment today was. She said it was great. The new doctor seems sharp and is much younger than "Dr. Chaos".

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.9 lbs
33.9% Body Fat
71.2 lb Muscle Mass
21.1 BMI

Fit app: evening walk
32 Heart Points
2.58 miles
7,281 steps

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
200mg CoQ10
2 cups coffee with milk
1 apple cider doughnut
1 piece spinakopita
+ 3 tablespoons hummus
1/4 cup fresh almonds (170 calories)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1 slice homemade blueberry pie
1 cup hot cocoa (100 calories)

Sunday - Now Don and Alexa know

I made it to the walking Meetup this morning. Then I came home, showered, and made a blueberry pie to take tonight.

We had dinner at Bob and Karen's house with Don and Alexa. This was the night they told Don and Alexa about Karen's latest diagnosis, which is very bad.
They were, of course, immediately supportive and reassuring.
Sadly, MonsterMusDie had to complain about Karen and Bob talking too much about her prognosis as soon as we got home. He is such a selfish little man, I hate living with him.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
200mg CoQ10
2 cups coffee
1 plain cake doughnut
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1/3 cup pumpkin seed+flax granola (300 calories)(20mg calcium)
+ 1/2 cup milk (75 calories)(140mg calcium)
1 bowl toss salad with romain lettuce, tomatoes, pecans, pumpkin seeds
2 slices deep dish pizza
1 slice homemade blueberry pie

Saturday

Woke up with a slight headache, which was probably due to not drinking enough water yesterday. That's my guess.
Went to the "Out Of The Box" closing reception at the TAG gallery late this afternoon. Had a lovely talk with Jeghetto about paper sculpture and puppetry. He was there with his teenage son, who was nearly as tall as him. Very nice man who's seen some great things with similar artists all over the world. He was, of course, familiar with Center For Puppetry Arts and even worked there on some projects. He is also familiar with PaperHand Puppet Project and Bread & Puppet theatre.

7:45 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
112.2 lbs
33.2% Body Fat
70.1 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 milk

Friday

Despite taking a hydrOXYzine HCL 10mg tablet last night at bedtime to sleep better, I still woke up with my right shoulder aching at 4:00 AM. It did not last as long as last time but it was enough to wake me. I was able to get back to sleep until 7:00 AM.
I went out with Karen to IKEA and it became an all-day trip. We had lunch at a Mexican restaurant she knew on the way, Shopped every inch of IKEA. Waited out the heaviest part of a thunderstorm in the store, then loaded Karen's new stovetop in the car and walked through TJ-Maxx before heading home.

Lots of walking around IKEA today.

8:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
111.6 lbs
33.1% Body Fat
69.9 lb Muscle Mass
20.5 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with milk and local honey
1 IKEA cinnamon roll
grilled fish plate at Mexican restaurant
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
OLLY Magnesium Gummy (336 mg Magnesium) (25 calories)
leftover rosemary + goat cheese + chicken mac and cheese
1 St. John's Wort supplement
1 cup sleepy time tea

thursday

I had no plans today. Anyone I know is working or out of town.

I made it to Cardio Dance class for the first time in two weeks and did better than I expected to.
Came home after the gym, rested, showered, and made a salad + mac and cheese for dinner.
Then I went to a new MeetUp (Thrive) at the local independent coffee shop.

8:45 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
112.9 lbs
33.1% Body Fat
70.5 lb Muscle Mass
20.8 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
two cups coffee with milk
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
200mg CoQ10 (someone told me it might be good for aches from statins)
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1/3 cup pumpkin seed+flax granola (300 calories)(20mg calcium)
+ 1/2 cup milk (75 calories)(140mg calcium)
Mac and Cheese with Roasted Chicken, Goat Cheese, Rosemary
hydrOXYzine HCL 10mg tablet

wednesday

Starting at 1:20 AM last night, my right shoulder was aching. The pain, which started at my shoulder and radiated across the muscle on the front of my chest, was enough to keep waking me up. It had mostly subsided by the time I got up at 6:45 AM.

Today is completely empty. Whoever I know is working or out of town and there are no public events that I can find.

7:20 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
112.7 lbs
33.1% Body Fat
70.5 lb Muscle Mass
20.7 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
200mg CoQ10 (someone told me it might be good for aches from statins)
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
2 cups coffee with oatmilk
1/3 cup pumpkin seed+flax granola (300 calories)(20mg calcium)
+ 1/2 cup milk (75 calories)(140mg calcium)
Yellowtail Sushi (480 calories)(19g protein)(32mg calcium)

Tuesday

I just realized I played myself on exercise this evening. I made plans to walk with neighbors to walk at 6:30pm and my favorite workout, Power30, is Tuesdays at 6:00pm.
I will choose social activity over gym if it comes down to that by I really wish I had looked at the calendar yester day while making plans and suggested walking at 7:15pm instead. Really want to spend more time getting to know neighbors.
The neighbors all cancelled out of walking together late in the afternoon and I could have gone to the gym but I could not wrap my head around it by then. I am not mentally in High Point yet after the last two weeks. I'm not ready to move on yet.

8:45 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.2 lbs
33.3% Body Fat
71.0 lb Muscle Mass
48.8% Body Water 21.0 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 oatmilk
Roasted Almonds (170 calories)(80mg calcium)
Salmon Avocado Roll (400 calories)
1 leftover lavender biscuit (270 calories) + raspberry sauce (60 calories) + butter
1 fried chicken tender from Publix (220 calories)
CholestOff supplement
Advil Dual Action - Acetaminophen 250mg, Ibuprofen (NSAID) 125mg
1 cup thoat coat herbal tea
1 cup instant Dubai chocolate matcha - not very good

Monday - home again

It's been a Hell of a month.
I should never ever go to any mechanic unless I am accompanied by a male.
This past weekend is probably the last trip I will ever make with MonsterMustDie, although I'm glad he was able to go with me to Nicky's memorial.
I love and miss my friends.
I wish my family cared.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
113.5 lbs
33.3% Body Fat
71.0 lb Muscle Mass
20.9 BMI

Fit app: evening walk
Heart Points
miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with half+half

1 leftover lavender biscuit (270 calories) with raspberry sauce (60 calories) and butter
1 fried chicken tender from Publix (220 calories)
1/4 cup fresh almonds (170 calories)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement OLLY Magnesium Gummy (336 mg Magnesium) (25 calories)
B12 1000 mcg supplement
1 chicken + cheese rollup

48 oz water

Here are some photos of this weekend in Atlanta, Georgia with friends remembering Nicky Gianaris.

Three Sisters + Two Nieces + One Granddaughter

I am leaving home to spend the weekend with Jennifer today. I am planning to be there until Monday.
Jeanne and her youngest daughter are also coming up from Cocoa, Florida to be with Jennifer and Gaby after Jennifer's injury from a lawn mower. This will be my first time to meet them face to face. I hope I can be helpful to Jennifer while she is healing. It's going to take a long time for her to recover. They can only be in North Carolina for the weekend because they have jobs and lives to go back to.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.6 lbs
33.6% Body Fat
71.2 lb Muscle Mass
21.1 BMI

Thursday

We made plans for dinner with Karen and Bob at their house tonight.
It's already too hot to be outdoors today, IMHO, at 10:00 a.m.

I went to Cardio Dance class in the gym in the afternoon. It was a good, especially tiring class.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.4 lbs

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee + milk
1 chocolate croissant (400 calories)
3 oz Rotisserie Chicken (120 calories (22g protein)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
toss salad with tomatoes, romaine lettuce, goat cheese, fresh basil
chicken thighs with herb sauce - tomatoes, capers, basil
fresh bread
chocolate cake
Advil Dual Action - Acetaminophen 250mg, Ibuprofen (NSAID) 125mg

Wednesday - Women's Night Zoom

I slept well last night. Got a text from Karen just as I went to bed, saying she's been very busy and asking if we wanted to join them for dinner the next night. She apologized for not being in touch. I told her there is nothing to apolgize for. I just assumed she is terribly busy with her projects. Also let her know I already have plans tonight for the Women's Night Zoom meeting with friends.

Zoom was well-attended. Everyone but Kim and Lisa.

8:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.6 lbs
33.9% Body Fat
71.0 lb Muscle Mass
21.1 BMI

Fit app: morning walk
27 Heart Points
1.87 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with half+half
1 chocolate croissant (400 calories)
Momo Fuku soy + scallion noodles (320 calories) (10g protein)
+ 1 cup fresh spinach (41 calories)
+ 2 boiled eggs (155 calories)(12g protein)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement