sunday

My stomach feels ok this morning. It's cold and overcast but not foggy.

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

Too cold and windy to walk today. Nowhere indoors to do it either today.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
1 cup coffee
1 bowl oatmeal with dried apples
1 Orgain 30g chocolate protein shake (160 calories) (650 mg calcium)

Saturday

Sunny and cold this morning.
My stomach is upset this morning. The first cup of coffee of the morning made me a tiny bit nauseous.
Late in the afternoon, after not eating much all day, I went to CoHab Space to check out the Friendsgiving potluck they were having. It was a good group of people of all ages, many with their children there, and lots of dogs. People were roasting marshmallows over the fire pit and making smores. Someone made BBQ and there were a couple of pies and a bundt cake decorated with flowers. Someone brought a pizza in that appeared to be mostly ignored. There was live music inside. Someone had the bright idea to make patties/biscuits out of dressing. I'm glad I stopped in.

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

Too cold to walk today.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
1 cup coffee
1 cup Trader Joe's raspberry yogurt (120 calories)
1 Orgain 30g chocolate protein shake (160 calories) (650 mg calcium)

Friday

I got up at 7:30AM this morning. MonsterMustDie slept in until 8:30AM.
Staying inside today to avoid Black Friday shoppers. Karen and Bob are out with family at a tree farm today, picking this year's Christmas tree.
It's a very chilly day outside and I didn't talk myself into going walking outdoors until late in the afternoon.

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

Fit app: evening walk
37 Heart Points
1.87 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
Leftover Greek salad for breakfast
2 cups Coffee with half and half
Leftovers of turkey, green beans, mashed potatoes, sweet potato souffle, stuffing
1 slice pumpkin pie

Thanksgiving 2025

Thanksgiving was spent with Jennifer's family. Gaby and Ella cooked dinner and it was a huge success.
I am very thankful that we now have people who can cook in our family. The turkey was perfect - crisp skin, tender and moist, well-seasoned. That was served with fresh green bean casserole, mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes, herb stuffing with veggies like carrots, celery, etc. All that and there was pie for desert.

We played a game afterwards, "Artsy Fartsy", and caught up a bit. We met Ella and Rachael and I am inspired by Rachael telling me she has a good experience as a professional pet-sitter. Maybe that can me my retirement job. It sounds like something flexible enough to have a life as well as an activity that give me purpose. I can't do production (which was probably the cause of my cancer) or part-time retail work (which took away any chance of having a life here) anymore but I need work.

Wednesday

Woke up with the same headache I went to bed with.
I splashed my face with warm water and put a very warm wet wash cloth over my eyes for a few minutes.
The headache appeared to be gone by 9:19AM. I hope it stays gone.

 Gonna be cold tomorrow. High in the 40s and low in the 20s. Most Thanksgiving days I remember were very cold so the cooler weather seems right on time. I enjoyed this last warm night walking through the Sunset Hills neighborhood looking at holiday lights.

 

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

Fit app: afternoon walk
Heart Points
miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with eggnog
1 cup oatmeal with dried cinnamon apples and dried cranberries

tuesday

Not much scheduled today. I lost a work glove that was halfway tucked into a pocket while I was raking leaves in the back yard before trash pickup.

As it turned out, the city only picked up the recyclables and nothing else was picked up. The recording on the city website said said yard waste has been cancelled this week. The household trash bin is also still full, at the curb, where it might sit all week.

I had a slight headache most of the day, starting in the afternoon. Because of the headache, I only did half of my exercises for the day and I took took an Advil before going to bed.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
3 cups coffee
large poke salad bowl
1 serving Trader Joe's flatbread
1/2 cup Zen Party Mix
Advil Dual Action - Acetaminophen 250mg, Ibuprofen (NSAID) 125mg

Monday

I raked enough leaves to fill the bin and a couple of leaf bags before pulling all the bins down to the curb this morning in preparation for tomorrow's pick-up by the city.

Today's main activity is a return visit to Duke breast clinic this afternoon.
I regret that I never got around to doing my exercises or walking today.

Duke After Visit Summary:
Blood Pressure: 100/67
Temperature: 97.5
BMI: 21.08
Pulse: 56
Weight: 115 lb 4.8 oz
Respiration: 18
Oxygen Saturation: 99%
Height: 5'2.01"

11:30 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.6 lbs
34.2% Body Fat
70.5 lb Muscle Mass
21.1 BMI
48.1% Body Water

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
3 oz rotisserie chicken
1 cup blue corn chips
Yellowtail + avocado roll (380 calories) (13g protein)
1 bowl Miso Soup (206 calories)

60 oz water

Sunday

Another misty morning. It's nice to look out at the fog outside the kitchen window.
We walked up from the house to see the Christmas parade on Main Street this afternoon.

We ended the day having dinner with Karen and Bob at their house.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
113.3 lbs
34.0% Body Fat
70.1 lb Muscle Mass
20.8 BMI

Fit app: afternoon walk
23 Heart Points
2.08 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with eggnog
Ardens Garden Green Energy Machine juice (130 calories) (2g protein)
2 cups pomegranite herbal tea
home made beef chile
chicken enchiladas
1 Aleve tablet 3 ginger cookies

Saturday

Misty, wet morning but it's warm.
We spent a full day together - a rare thing - that was actually pleasant. First we went to the Piedmont Craft Festival in Winston-Salem. Then, since we were already in downtown W-S, we went shopping on Trade Street.
After we got home, MonsterMustDie walked with me to Stock+Grain to take in the Holiday festivities there, ending with a raffle and fireworks.
I made plates of various leftovers for our dinner afterwards, since we spent the day with very little to drink and the only food was a veggie roll-up sandwich at the Craft Show, that we split.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
113.1 lbs
33.6% Body Fat
70.3 lb Muscle Mass
20.8 BMI

Fit app: evening walk
31 Heart Points
3.98 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with eggnog
1/2 veggie wrap
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1/2 slice mushroom quiche
1/2 portion flatbread
1 cup matcha green tea latte

friday

The only thing I did today was go to Publix for more coffee.
The rest of the day was spent spinning around decisions I do not feel confident about making.
The good news today is that Medicare is now reviewing my claim on Novant Health, so I hope that will be resolved one way or another soon.
I need a job or purpose but not another retail job that takes my life away.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
113.5 lbs
33.7% Body Fat
70.5 lb Muscle Mass
20.9 BMI

Too wet outdoors to walk today.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with eggnog
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
OLLY Magnesium Gummy (336 mg Magnesium) (25 calories)
Momo Fuku soy + scallion noodles (320 calories) (10g protein)
1 cup fresh cooked kale
2 boiled eggs (155 calories) (12g protein)

20 oz water
16 oz hot apple cider

Thursday

Yesterday was spent with Karen at BCBS office talking about medicare plans and at the Merry Merry Market at Revolution Mill in Greensboro. We had pizza for lunch.

We went to an art opening at the Congdon Yards Gallery tonight. MonsterMustDie was especially intrigued by a large assemblage sculpture in the photos for the art exhibit.
Later, we had a Zoom visit with Brian and Laura. We screen shared photos of the art show and photos from a couple of weeks ago of Little Sally, the troll sculpture by Thomas Dambo. John had his show-and-tell with the assemblages he is working on.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
112.7 lbs
33.6% Body Fat
70.1 lb Muscle Mass
20.7 BMI

Fit app: afternoon walk
34 Heart Points
1.91 miles miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with eggnog
2 slices leftover pizza
1 gimme seaweed snack pack (25 calories) (1 g protein)
1 Orgain 30g chocolate protein shake (160 calories) (650 mg calcium)
blue corn chips and curry chicken salad (290 calories)
2 chicken salad sliders
2 brie & cranberry canapes
leftover green salad with blueberries, blue cheese and candied walnuts
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement

32 oz water
20 oz green tea
8 oz red wine
8 oz eggnog

tuesday

Another stiff morning, better after stretches but those stretches were difficult.
Called Kim this morning because she is retired now, like me, and was home. She once again encouraged me to find a nearby park and go walking today. I didn't decide on a park to walk around but I did go out for a while, just to get out of the house.

9:00 AM weight: 112.7 lbs
33.6 %
20.7 BMI

20 oz water

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee
1 pumpkin biscotti
Eggnog (300 calories)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
2 servings cracker mix (280 calories)

monday

Wondering what I can accomplish today.
Whanged my right knee on the cruel bed in the master bedroom, as I usually do, rounding a corner. That bed never fails to put a bruise on me each week. I hate it and yet MonsterMustDie, who was the one who chose it when we moved here, sleeps in my old bed from my condo in Atlanta that I still love.

9:00 AM weight: 111.3 lbs
33.2 % body fat

20.5 BMI

20 oz water

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee
2 pumpkin biscotti
HC Fudge Bar (100 calories)
hummus and crackers (200 calories)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
Popcorn with coconut oil (100 calories)
sushi tray (450 calories)

sunday

We went to Nomad Wine for the food truck in the afternoon. I had only $8.00 (thought I had more) so I just had one chicken empanada. MonsterMustDie had a regular beer while I ate my single empanada and enjoyed old issues of Bon Appetite that on the coffee table. They still have a lot of BuzziSpace furniture there, which MonsterMustDie always points out.
I had leftover Trader Joe's brussel sprouts and rice that turned out to be too disgusting to eat, so I threw out most of it. Wasn't that hungry tonight anyway. Everyone has their Christmas lights up now and trees up inside their homes.
Downtown High Point is installing a lot of lights, including a large round structure, inside the tiny stadium.

I felt especially stiff while doing exercises in the evening before bed.

9:00 AM weight: 113.3 lbs

Fit app: evening walk
35 Heart Points
3.26 miles miles

Saturday

Spent the morning shopping with MonsterMustDie.
We got provisions at the Curb Farmers Market, Deep Roots Market, Harris Teeter, and Ace Hardware.

After we got home and unpacked, I walked to the holiday market at a nearby church, where I saw lots of very cute things, many of which I would have liked to buy but it just was not fun shopping alone.

Fit app: afternoon walk
34 Heart Points
2.05 miles miles

friday

I must remember to simply download ics files to my calendar rather than just typing things in most of the time.

No plans yet today.

9:00 AM weight: 112.2 lbs
33.4% Body Fat (WYZE scale)
20.6 BMI (WYZE scale)

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee
1 cup matcha green tea
2 pumpkin biscotti

0 oz water

thursday

I need trustworthy advice on my Medicare account but I can't find it here.
I do not want Karen talking me into changing what seems to be working for me at this moment. I really want to stay the same this year but I am willing to sit with her on Wednesday to listen to the BlueCross-BlueShield sales pitch and explaination.
As of last night, mid-anxiety attack, I decided I am not changing this year.

9:00 AM weight: 111.8 lbs
33.3% Body Fat (WYZE scale)
20.6 BMI (WYZE scale)

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement leftover stir-fried vegetables
2 Trader Joe's pumpkin biscotti
pasta + marinara + spinach + rotisserie chicken

Wednesday

City services resumed today after taking Veteran's Day off on Tuesday.

MonsterMustDie and I went shopping in Ashboro this afternoon. I tried to talk him into going to thrift shops to look for cheaper materials for his assemblage sculptures that he is making now but he could not be convinced to go anywhere else.

9:00 AM weight: 112.4 lbs
33.5 % Body Fat (WYZE scale)
70.1 lb Muscle Mass (WYZE scale)
20.7 BMI (WYZE scale)

24 oz water

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement leftover stir-fried vegetables
1 portion Trader Joe's leftover mushroom flatbread
pasta + marinara + spinach + rotisserie chicken

Tuesday

Cold morning. First actual frost of the year today. It was already above freezing when I woke up.

9:00 AM weight: 112.4 lbs
33.5 %

20 oz water

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
1/4 spinach calzone

first cold temperatures

Not much going on today.

9:00 AM weight: 113.1 lbs
33.7

Fit app: afternoon walk
9 Heart Points
.84 miles miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee
1 bowl oatmeal with dried apples + cinnamon

sunday

I cough-sneezed and almost shot raspberry yogurt through my nose this morning.

We went to see the new Troll sculpture, "Little Sally" by Thomas Dambo this afternoon. 

Saturday

I went to meet for Pizza with Trekkies this afternoon. Then I stopped at Trader Joe's before going home. 

9:00 AM weight: 113.1 lbs
33.8 %

Fit app: evening walk
Heart Points
miles miles

Friday

We're heading into the end of unseasonably warm days and into the chilly frosty Autumn this weekend.
MonsterMustDie and I went on a brief trip to Revolution Mill to check out what shops and art might be there.

9:00 AM weight: 112.0 lbs
33.5 %

20 oz water

Thursday

I tried to have dinner at the Lobster Truck at Nomad Wine but there was no truck today. I waited for a few minutes before giving up and having an Orgain protein shake before going tonight's Fireside Talk at the gallery formerly known as SECCA. We ended up being so late we missed the first half because of stopped traffic from a multi-vehicle accident on the way there.
I had a frozen burrito for dinner when we got home.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee
Bolthouse Protein Plus (290 calories) (30g protein)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
OLLY Magnesium Gummy (336 mg Magnesium) (25 calories)
one fried chicken tender (150 calories)
1 Orgain 30g vanilla protein shake (160 calories) (650 mg calcium)
Gummy Fruits (45 calories)
Amy's Beans + Rice Burrito (310 calories)
1 cup chamomile + lavendar herbal tea
Advil Dual Action - Acetaminophen 250mg, Ibuprofen (NSAID) 125mg

20 oz water

9:00 AM weight: 110.9 lbs

Fit app: afternoon walk
20 Heart Points
1.5 miles miles
I need to drink more water.
Second night in a row, I've got restless legs while becoming sleepy.

Wednesday

With my medical appointments moved up a month, I have all day to try to accomplish something.
Went to the artist talk with Thomas Dambo at the High Point Theatre. As usual, nothing was well organized. Everyone had to wait until 5:45PM go get inside for the 6PM artist talk. The promised food trucks at 4:30pm never materialized before everyone was inside and seated. The battery in his mic died mid-presentation and had to be quickly replaced. Another typical evening here. Really, the only good thing was free parking.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee
Publix sushi (420 calories)
handful of potato chips
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
one cup hot spiced apple cider (138 calories)
one fried chicken tender (150 calories)
Momo Fuku soy + scallion noodles + 1 cup fresh spinach (320 calories)
Gummy Fruits (45 calories)

20 oz water

9:00 AM weight: 109.8 lbs

Tuesday

I can't get MonsterMustDie to drink water before his blood work today and he keeps forgetting that we have no small bottles of spring water in the house. He has lost the travel cups he used.
MonsterMustDie phoned me at 11:00AM. The blood work was done and he was waiting to see his doctor. Of course, they had a hard time drawing blood because he was a bit dehydrated, as he usually is.

Karen is working at the polls in Greensboro. We don't have anything to cast a vote on in High Point today.

Duke is pushing all three appointments I had on Wednesday up a month so now I have all day free tomorrow.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
Ardens Garden Green Energy Machine juice (130 calories) (2g protein)
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
Amy's Beans + Rice Burrito (310 calories)
1 slice pumpkin bread (109 calories)
1 cup hot spiced apple cider (138 calories)
OLLY Magnesium Gummy (336 mg Magnesium) (25 calories)

48 oz water

9:00 AM weight: 112.2 lbs

Fit app: evening walk
Heart Points
miles miles

Monday

It is a sunny morning. MonsterMustDie was still working in a back room full of fumes that smells like he is sniffing glue, after blowing leaves outdoors when he first got home from work at 12:00 noon, but he did not complain when I quietly opened windows in back and turned on fans indoors.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
Ardens Garden Green Energy Machine juice (130 calories) (2g protein)
1/2 teaspoon Marmite (11 calories)
1 Tablespoon Brie (100 calories)
4 slices home made baguette (277 calories?)
1/2 pecan brownie from Cheesecakes by Alex
dinner: baked russet potato with home made chili and chopped fresh spinach (500 calories)
2 cups hot apple cider (326 calories)

24 oz water

9:15 AM weight: 112.9 lbs

Fit app: evening walk
56 Heart Points
3.46 miles miles

walking forward, falling back

Daylight Savings time ended at midnight and we officially "gained" an hour when the clock fell back at midnight.
I woke up at 6:30 AM from a disturbing dream. I dreamt that we were in my car together with him driving and I look over at him and he is unconscious, head hanging down, drooling, hands still on the wheel.

MonsterMustDie is still acting wonky today but he's at home and entertaining himself quietly, mostly. However, every time he opens his mouth, it seems like he is either insulting me by talking like I am an imbecile or criticizing something or someone I like. I know he probably means no harm but he is very annoying today.

I got home from shopping-to-get-out and the entire back mudroom smelled so heavily of solvent and lacquer that the fumes even drifted into the kitchen around the door. He wanted to show me something and I said the fumes were too strong for me to stay there or in the kitchen. (This is not the first time this has happened.) He got very angry and accused me of saying he was spraying inside the house. I told him I knew he didn't do that but the wet or still curing chemicals were still making me light headed and the back of my throat burned. I'm sorry. I can't stand it, especially after lung cancer surgery. I suggested, as I have before, that we find a place out of the house like the shed that pieces can continue to cure and dry for 24 hours. He said he'd just throw EVERYTHING out of the shed. I have no correct words to say but I can't live like this.
It now dawns on me that sitting in these fumes for so long each day might be why he is functioning so bad this weekend.

8:00 AM weight: 111.6 lbs

Fit app: evening walk
24 Heart Points
3.38 miles miles

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
one blue algae supplement
lunch: baked russet potato with home made chili (500 calories)
1/2 pecan brownie from Cheesecakes by Alex
dinner: baked russet potato with home made chili (500 calories)
1 slice smoked Gouda cheese
OLLY Magnesium Gummy (336 mg Magnesium) (25 calories)
Saint John's Wort herbal supplement

48 oz water

Saturday

I baked frozen Samosas for breakfast.
I am planning to go to a Halloween party at Karen & Bob's house tonight. I might be going alone because MonsterMustDie generally does not like gatherings of people and recently his brain has decided that now Karen is mad at us or doesn't like him. Sometimes the part of his brain that controls emotions seems to take over the logical, thinking part. Most of the time, he thinks I am mad at him when he sinks into these moods. I tell him constantly that no one is mad at him and everything is ok.

MonsterMustDie broke down all of the outdoor Halloween decorations this morning and brought them inside. Everything is taken down and in the living room, staged to bring all the boxes down from the attic and put it away.

Also, today, MonsterMustDie unsuccessfully tried to replace the water filter cartridges under the kitchen sink. What should have taken five minutes took two hours and cannot be finished until the new cartridges arrive on November 6. Returning or exchanging the faulty cartridges was not an option on Amazon, where I purchased them. Meanwhile, the bracket that holds both filters up is hanging against the bottom of the cabinet because he unmounted them to put the new cartidges in.

9:20 AM weight: 113.8 lbs

What I ate today:
2 cups coffee
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
3 Samosas (480 calories( (120mg calcium)
3 cups hot cider
Gummy Fruits (45 calories)
Amy's brown rice + black-eyed peas (300 calories)
OLLY Magnesium Gummy (336 mg Magnesium) (25 calories)
Advil Dual Action - Acetaminophen 250mg, Ibuprofen (NSAID) 125mg
1 bowl home made chili
1 baked potato
1/2 cup party mix

57 oz water

Fit app: afternoonwalk
31 Heart Points
1.69 miles miles

MonsterMustDie was very well-behaved at the Halloween dinner at Karen and Bob's house. He was very quiet but friendly to everyone. He didn't pressure me to leave ASAP and we ended up being there chatting with them for a while after all the other guests left.