sunday

Sunny warm dry day. Lots of tree pollen.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
115.7 lbs
34.4% Body Fat
71.2 lb Muscle Mass
21.3 BMI

Fit app: afternoon walk
46 Heart Points
2.61 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with oatmilk
2 sugar cookies
1 butter croissant + Marmite
1 pumpkin pastry
spinach calzone
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
L-Arginine L-Citrulline complex 1000 mg supplement

Friday

Taking intro to wheel pottery class tonight. Should be fun.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
115.3 lbs
34.3% Body Fat
71.0 lb Muscle Mass
21.2 BMI

Fit app: afternoon walk
22 Heart Points
1.56 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with milk
1 bowl oatmeal _ cinnamon + dried cranberries
1 slice flourless chocolate torte (300 calories)
1 gimme seaweed snack pack (25 calories)
2 slice Tilamook cheddar cheese (120 calories)(180mg calcium)(6g protein)
Momo Fuku soy + scallion noodles (320 calories) (10g protein)
2 boiled eggs
1 cup mixed greens
L-Arginine L-Citrulline complex 1000 mg supplement
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1 slice sour dough toast

thursday

We got more bad news about another friend's health today. This time it's her heart. Last time it was her liver. It seems like her immune system is on fire.

I went to Cardio Dance class at the gym this afternoon.
No plans after that other than trying to phone and catch up with how everyone is tonight.

12:25 PM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.6 lbs
34.2% Body Fat
70.5 lb Muscle Mass
21.1 BMI

Fit app: afternoon walk
21 Heart Points
1.37 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with milk
2 Trader Joe's Almond Butter Cups (210 calories)
Bolthouse Protein Plus (290 calories) (30g protein)
Purple Carrot Mushroom Ravioli (290 calories)(80mg Calcium)(780mg Potassium)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
L-Arginine L-Citrulline complex 1000 mg supplement

I ended the night with one cocktail, a gin and tonic with fresh lime juice, something I have not had in a long time.

Tuesday

I had an appointment for a bone density test at Atrium this afternoon.
Everything was okay. It will take 10 days to get test results.

Kim was the only one who could show up for Zoom tonight and they were busy making dinner.
Audrey is still with Nick at the hospital, where he has been for a week now. He had a second heart procedure scheduled today that was bumped for an emergency surgery.
Sandy was working late. Pam's dog just had teeth extracted. Lisa had a class.
It's been a bad week for everyone between health issues, personal matters at home, work demands, and the constant impending apocalypse or WW3 started by the USA.

8:55 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.6 lbs
34.2% Body Fat
70.5 lb Muscle Mass
21.1 BMI

Fit app: afternoon walk
22 Heart Points

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with milk
almond butter + apples for lunch
curry chicken salad + crackers for dinner
2 gimme seaweed snack pack (50 calories)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement

monday

It was a very quiet weekend. I spent part of Easter Sunday in the parking lot of the local cinema, with everything around me closed except for one nice restaurant on the holiday. I left the house to escape MonsterMustDie screaming at the computer for hours because he was frustrated with Etsy while, as it turns out, they were doing a live update on the website. When he gets like this, he refuses to step away from the computer and he makes my life at home miserable. So I just sat in a parking lot in the rain and talked on the phone with Karen for a while.

I started today going to a lite yoga class at the gym this morning.
I came in and took a nap. MonsterMustDie got home and started raging at the machine again.
I went back to the gym later to try the Spin class for the first time. I made it through the first 30 minutes. I'll try it again and try to build my strength in my thighs for it. I also need some nicer butt-padded shorts for the hard seats on the stationary bikes.
I think the gym might become my place to escape from home.

Fit app: walks to gym
52 Heart Points
3.68 miles

Good Friday

MonsterMustDie is off work for Good Friday today because he works at an Italian company.
The song in my head this morning is All This Useless Beauty by Elvis Costello.

Fit app: morning walk
24 Heart Points
2.4 miles

Thursday

Feeling anxious about my job interview this afternoon, even though it sounds like a very good arrangement close to home, but something I could take or leave. Everything makes me anxious these days. I am very glad it is not a retail sales job.
The job interview was good and bad. The hours and responsibilities sound perfect from me, not interfering with my SSA payments and well-within my skill set. However, the air everywhere in the building is heavy with the smell of plastic fumes. I could not feel safe or comfortable working in an environment like that after having surgery for lung cancer. It really seemed too toxic in every corner of the building, including the offices.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
115.3 lbs
34.3% Body Fat
71.0 lb Muscle Mass
21.2 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
B12 supplement 1000 MCG
2 slices sourdough toast + almond butter + lingonberry preserves
4 triscuit crackers with curry chicken salad
Momo Fuku soy + scallion noodles (320 calories) (10g protein)
+ 1 cup fresh Organic Girl “Super Greens” (10 calories)

Wednesday

The day started with more urgent phone calls about the single-incident leak in the ceiling of the unit below mine this week. I got in touch with my realtor, the management company, and the owner of the unit. I think everything that can be done to make things right has been set up now.
Next, I had a good experience at the dental cleaning appointment I had this afternoon. I really like the new hygienist I had today and I hope I keep seeing her at future appointments.
I went to the low impact class at the gym today at 3:30pm and finished by doing one round of exercises on the thigh machine before I left the gym.

Fit app: walk to gym
24 Heart Points
1.73 miles

Tuesday

Woke up at 7:15AM after MonsterMustDie had already gone to work.
Went to the Power 30 class at 6:00PM.

8:30 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
115.5 lbs
34.4% Body Fat
71.0 lb Muscle Mass
21.2 BMI

Fit app: walk to gym
24 Heart Points
2.17 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with Half+Half
1/2 gimme seaweed snack pack (12 calories)
curry chicken salad + cracker snack
1/2 Orgain 30g chocolate protein shake (80 calories) (325 mg calcium)
1/2 small 7-Bridges pizza

Monday

Today's agenda is a morning telephone interview via Indeed and an afternoon Physical Therapy appointment.
Physical therapy was just a new diagnostic appointment with a new therapist. It was a good appointment and conversation. I go back again at least one time in late April.
The interview went better than I expected and now I need to set up a second interview this week. Looks like they are totally ok with me sharing a shift with another retiree who has been working there a while. She can train me and I can see if I like the job, which is just 10 minutes away here.

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

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with Half+Half
2 Oatmeal+Walnut+cranberry cookies (300 calories)
3 oz rotisserie chicken
Greek salad from Trader Joes
Momo Fuku soy + scallion noodles (320 calories) (10g protein)
handful of fresh greens with noodles
1/2 Orgain 30g chocolate protein shake (80 calories) (325 mg calcium)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1/2 gimme seaweed snack pack (12 calories)

Sunday

Planning to get together with Karen and Bob today.
I was prepared to make a simple meal at home for the four of us but we went to Blue Rock Pizza instead.
After lunch, everyone came back to our house and had a conversation on the back yard patio for a while.

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 bowl oatmeal with dried cranberries and local honey
1/2 small 7-Bridges pizza
half of Bob's french fries
2 Oatmeal+Walnut+cranberry cookies (300 calories)

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

saturday

And just like that, it’s the weekend again. It's a cool morning today.
MonsterMustDie went to the Market with me this morning. While he insisted he wanted to go with me, he also said we needed to make it quick so he could continue with his own agenda for shopping/treasure hunting and yard work.

Too cold and windy to feel like walking today so I went to the gym instead. Worked on the machines and finished with the treadmill.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1 cup MudWtr with half+half
one slice of chocolate flourless tort
breakfast hot plate from Deep Roots Market
3 shortbread cookies
Pollo Asado Burrito (590 calories)(200mg calcium)(27g protein)

8:18 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.9 lbs
34.3% Body Fat
71.8 lb Muscle Mass
21.1 BMI

friday

My lungs feel heavy today.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with half+half
one slice of chocolate flourless tort
one shortbread cookie
plain yogurt + fresh blueberries + granola
1 orange
4 oz leftover Asian food
3 lobster street tacos

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)

Thursday

I went to an art opening at the local gallery this evening.
The exhibition was good but the hors d’oeuvres were bad enough to encourage me to have a glass of wine to cleanse my palette of them.
It was lovely to see people I recognized this time and to be known. I had a couple of good conversations there about the artwork.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
116.0 lbs
34.5% Body Fat
71.2 lb Muscle Mass
21.3 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
D3 1000 IU supplement 2 cups coffee with oatmilk
2 Pistachio shortbread cookies (140 calories)
1 black bean + sweet potato enchilada (160 calories)
1 cup matcha green tea
1 oatmeal bagel (270 calories)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
Pimento Cheese biscuit
2 green olive + smoked Gouda cheese + salami skewer
1 glass Cabernet Savignon

Wednesday

I had a good checkup at Atrium. Very brief but the news is my blood labs look very good.
My doctor set up a follow-up appointment in 6 months. When I asked why, they explained that they see all Medicare patients every six months - the nature of being elderly (past 60).
Also got the Pneumococcal Vaccine in office and a prescription for Adult RSV vaccination at my local pharmacy.
They did not appear to record the vaccination that I got in office on MyChart.

Picked up more pecans from the neighbors yard while I was walking just before sunset.

Today's Visit
Weight: 117 lb, 3.2 oz
BMI: 21.44
Height: 5'2"
Blood Pressure: 120/70
Pulse: 59
Respiration: 16
Oxygen Saturation: 100%

Fit app: evening walk
39 Heart Points
2.04 miles
54 minutes
T

Monday

Going in for Labs this morning at Atrium Health.

I got a message this morning that lets me know my appointment is as it should be with my doctor.
Glad to know everything should be fine.

Annual Physical or Wellness?
Participants Sara Furr, MD
Victoria Lynn Noah

Message from Jules, Feb 28, 8:07 AM I am scheduled for a visit with Dr. Sara Furr on March 4. Is it more appropriate to be an Annual Physical rather than a Wellness exam? No one explained any difference between Wellness and Physical.
I know I need to continue on my Rosuvastatin 5mg that Dr. Furr prescribed and I assume that requires blood labs, so should this actually be an annual checkup instead?
How should this appointment be billed to Medicare?
- Jules

Message from Victoria Lynn Noah, sent 7:56 AM

Hello,
Since you are on medicare, they usually will not cover an annual physical. She treats the wellness' as a physical with patients who are on medicare. It will be billed to Medicare as Medicare Wellness Visit. Labs are also in, so you can stop by when you are fasting to get them.

I am very relieved that everything is set up correctly after the fiasco with Novant.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
115.1 lbs
34.4% Body Fat
70.8 lb Muscle Mass
21.2 BMI

Fit app: afternoon walk
Heart Points
miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg

sunday

Argh!
I have a "Medicare Wellness" (useless) appointment on Wednesday that I now think should have been set up as an "Annual Physical" appointment. So now I have to wait until Monday to speak to someone at Atrium to fix or cancel the appointment. Meanwhile, I think I need to go in Monday or Tuesday for Blood Labs to stay on my Rosuvastatin regardless. It would be a wasted opportunity not to have everything necessary for a Physical done in one blood draw.

We had a very nice homemade dinner of coq au vin at Karen and Bob's house. I always enjoy visits with them at their home or ours, hanging out talking about news, exchanging useful knowledge, and life in general. We need to get out and around other people more.

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 Half+Half and 1 Tsp collagen peptides
Oatmeal + dried cranberries + cinnamon
Leftover hot bar plate from Deep Roots
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1/2 cup Chex Mix (140 calories) (2g protein)
Coq Au Vin
Green salad with radishes, tomatoes, pecans
homemade bread

saturday

We went to the Curb Farmers Market today, followed by Deep Roots (chicken salad, hot bar food, dried herbs), World Market (chemex filters, OatLy) and Target (coffee, TP).

I tried on this fantastic necklace from my favorite jeweler at the farmers market. I didn't buy it yet but now I wish I had gone ahead and splurged on it.

Fit app: afternoon walk
30 Heart Points
3.57 miles

friday

I had two very good appointments at Duke yesterday.
The first, in physical therapy for my shoulder, gave me some good new exercises and a great kneading out of the stiffness on my left side that I could never do on my own. She worked very deeply, mostly on the muscle tissue, which was stiff as a common effect of radiation therapy. It felt a lot better afterwards and feels even better today
The next was my after-mammogram visit. I got a very good all-clear diagnosis from the mammogram and she spent plenty of time explaining that I had a Diagnostic Mammogram for my dense breast tissue that was very accurate. She took the time to educate me a bit more while I was there and I appreciate that a lot.

I weighed in at 117 lbs Thursday afternoon, so I think I can stop worrying about whether I am taking in enough calories now.

12:00 PM weight: (WYZE scale)
116.8 lbs
21.5 BMI
34.8 % Body Fat lbs
71.4 lb Muscle Mass

Friday - Fitness Center

I woke up today after MonsterMustDie had already gone to work. I usually wake up just before he leaves but he got out a little bit earlier this morning.

I got a phone call from Atrium at 11:20AM today. The girl on the phone said my doctor had ordered blood labs and was sending a refill of my rosuvastatin. As she was hanging up, I asked if there was a limit to how soon to the appointment I needed to show up for the blood labs and she said any day I had fasted. This was the first time anyone said I needed to fast before blood labs there. The blood labs my doctor at Atrium ordered are "for your wellness appointment" without saying what labs would be done, and the fast only needs to be six hours before blood is taken, having only coffee and water. I had to pull that info out of her.

Today was my fitness center orientation appointment.

They did not use any of this equipment but it looks cool. They only explained and gave me access to three training machines before the person in charge of my orientation ran out of time. Pretty disappointing. I tried to figure out the treadmills on my own but I failed at that. I am looking forward to learning how to use the treadmills because that is one of the main things I think will be good to do on bad-weather days (raining or too cold).

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

Fit app: afternoon walk
Heart Points
3.55 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with half+half
Healthy Choice Grilled Chicken Marsala (180 calories)(17g protein)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
2 Pistachio shortbread cookies (140 calories)
Sushi salmon + avocado roll (380 calories) (13g protein)
Ardens Garden Green Energy Machine juice (130 calories) (2g protein)
1 serving Chex Mix (140 calories)
1 slice of Bob's homemade coffee cake

thursday

No plans today. a rare day free of appointments.
Today was spent mostly dealing with idiot AI calls and trying to communicate with my doctor's office at Atrium.
Among other things, the health insurance AI had me pick a time for them call me back. I thought this would be a human calling to talk to me about my prescriptions. Instead, when it was time for the call, it was the AI again. It started by giving me the choice of keying in my birthdate for ID or going back to the main menu by saying or tapping 1. My birthday is in October. No one with a birthday in October, November, or December or with a date that has a one in it can answer that without going immediately back to the main menu. I found a way to describe my birthdate as simply as possible without using a one. Had to repeat it a few times. Then the AI called and connected me to my pharmacy, who did not know what I was calling about.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.6 lbs
34.3% Body Fat
70.5 lb Muscle Mass
21.1 BMI

Fit app: afternoon walk
Heart Points
3.55 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with half+half
4 oz rotisserie chicken (192 calories)
Momo Fuku soy + scallion noodles (320 calories) (10g protein)
2 Pistachio shortbread cookies (140 calories)
1/2 cup mixed nuts
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
2 gimme seaweed snack pack (50 calories)

Wednesday dinner with friends

Today was a trip to Ashboro to meet up with friends for dunch.
We joined Karen and Bob at Don and Alexa's house. It was a very cozy place with a strong Shire vibe and lots of cats and plants.

Our Ellie Cat has been feeling much better now that she's on a daily dose of 10mg prednisolone. She's put on weight and has her appetite back. I still need to set up a return veterinary appointment for her.

  9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.4 lbs
34.3% Body Fat
70.3 lb Muscle Mass
21.0 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with half+half
2 oz rotisserie chicken (96 calories)
2 pistachio shortbread cookies (140 calories)
1 gimme seaweed snack pack (25 calories) (1 g protein)
1 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)
33 oz water
20 oz herbal tea
12 oz earl grey tea

Dinner with friends:
2 slices pork roast
1 large slice of Spanikopita
green salad
Bob's coffee cake
1 glass cabernet savignon

Tuesday - Fat Tuesday - Shrove Tuesday - Pancake Day

It's Fat Tuesday, also Shrove Tuesday, also National Pancake Day.
I finally got around to walking up and joining Atrium Fitness this afternoon. My orientation appointment is Friday.

Yesterday was my first post-lung surgery CT scan. The saw just enough to say there is nothing to worry about but also enough to schedule my next CT scan for three months instead of six so they could have a better baseline for what is going on in my chest. I will be counting the days until the next CT happens in May. Hopefully, these little things will resolve themselves between now and then.

No aggressive osseous lesions are identified.
IMPRESSION:
1. Status post partial left upper lobe resection. Mild soft tissue thickening around the staple line, presumably postoperative in etiology.
2. Slight increase in clustered and branching nodular opacities at the right lung base consistent with an inflammatory process or minimal infection.
3. Otherwise stable CT examination of the chest.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
116.2 lbs
34.6% Body Fat
71.2 lb Muscle Mass
21.4 BMI

Fit app: afternoon walk
18 Heart Points
2.24 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with half+half
2 oz rotisserie chicken (96 calories)
2 pistachio shortbread cookies (140 calories)
1 serving grilled salmon (200 calories)(19g protein)
1/2 cup roasted brussels sprouts (66 calories)
1/2 cup roasted sweet potato (110 calories)
1 large piece of caramel from Bobby Boy Bakeshop

I probably did not drink enough water today.

Monday in Durham

At Duke in Durham for a chest CT scan and Return medical visit today. 

Ate lunch at the Tropical Smoothie Cafe in the medical center to pass time between appointments. 

What I ate today:

Baja chicken wrap (760 calories)

Salt & Vinegar chips (200 calories)

Arden's Garden Green Energy Machine juice (130 calories)

33 oz Deer Park spring water 

1/2 Lindt Dubai chocolate bar (105 calories) (9g sugar)

Friday the 13th

So far, so good. I woke up feeling well today.

Fit app: afternoon walk
15 Heart Points
1.96 miles
5,406 steps

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

Thursday

Today started with a hair cut - just a bang trim at the salon that cuts my hair, which is only 10 minutes from the house.
I spent this morning managing calendars an cleanin house.
I also have new, improved exercises to start today for my back, hips, and shoulder.

12:00 PM weight: (WYZE scale)
115.1 lbs
21.2 BMI

Wednesday

Today was my second Physical Therapy appointment with Dr. Adams at Duke in Durham, NC.
Afterwards, we stopped at The Scrap Exchange for MonsterMustDie to hunt for materials for his assemblage sculptures.
Tonight was a Zoom visit with Brian and Laura.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.6 lbs
34.3% Body Fat
70.5 lb Muscle Mass
21.1 BMI

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 Sugar cookie(149 calories)
3 oz rotisserie chicken (140 calories)
1 oz Blue corn flax seed tortilla chips (140 calories)

Tuesday - hiking on melting snow

Karen and Bob invited me to join them hiking at Hanging Rock park today, meeting at their house at 11:00 AM.
There was still a lot of snow on the ground at the park. At the opening to the park, we were invited to join a woman named Jenna and her mother at the sheltered fireplace, who were roasting mashmallows while celebrating her mother's birthday. They had brought a bundle of firewood and a bag of large mashmallows and were just enjoying the day out. As it turned out, Jenna is a digital artist and she talked with Karen about providing some illustration work for the project Karen is currently working on.

Also enjoyed talking with Audrey, Bridget, and Kim during Women's Night Zoom this evening.

This is my last day of antibiotics so I really hope the UTI is cleared up now. I have my doubts but I feel ok this morning.
I will probably drink daily Yarrow herbal tea for a while.

9:50 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
115.3 lbs
34.5% Body Fat
70.8 lb Muscle Mass
21.2 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with Half+Half
1 Amy's non-dairy Burrito (310 calories) (60g calcium) (10g protein)
1 Sugar cookie(149 calories)
2 Cefuroxine Axetil 250
BBQ plate with slaw and hush puppies

sunday

Yesterday was a good day for a lot of food.
I had leftover hen-of-the-woods parmesan for breakfast.
I hadIa plate of roasted veggies from Deep Roots Market for lunch.
had coq-au-vin for dinner with Karen and Bob at their house.

We have no plans for today. There is still a lot of leftover ice and snow outside but the streets are clear now.
I still have some sensitivity in my bladder from the infection and only two days left on the antibiotic. I hope it is completely cleared now but I really want a urine test as soon as possible to confirm it is gone.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
113.8 lbs
20.9 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with half+half
2 Cefuroxine Axetil 250
1 Soft baked ginger molasses cookie filled with cream cheese icing
1/2 cup Chex Mix (140 calories)
Butternut Squash ravioli (330 calories)

thursday

If it had not been for timing of all the snow and ice we're still getting, I would have planned a Superb Owl party for this coming weekend. I was looking forward to creating another social event for friends and neighbors here but I don't think there is time now to get people to plan on being here.
I am a social creature and I love to put people together in a room or project with me. I miss that life. It's always a battle to get MonsterMustDie to allow me to have people in our home but the fights always seem worth it. I pay for it all. I put it together. I clean up afterwards. He is always stressed by having more than two people extra in our space at a time and, although he actually always seems to be much better at it than me, he hates to interact with people. I am socially awkward but I love people. He can make small talk with anyone if he must and he hates it. I make word piles.
Even crowds at supermarkets freak him out. I have seen him leave the farmers market in a panic. He does his best to make himself invisible. This makes his early dimentia even worse. He spends all his time at home isolated at his desk, skimming either facebook or listing things for sale online. I wish I had a reliable third place or group to put together my follies with.

Isolation has always been torture to me.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.9 lbs
34.3% Body Fat
70.8 lb Muscle Mass
21.1 BMI

Still too much ice and mud outdoors to walk anywhere.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with half+half
2 Cefuroxine Axetil 250
sourdough toast with almond butter (266 calories)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1 pizzelle cookie (60 calories)
1 cup hot cocoa (100 calories)(10mg calcium)
1 slice Harris Teeter Margherita pizza (340 calories)
Arden's Garden Pinapple Apple Ginger juice 15.2 oz (230 calories)
3 oz rotisserie chicken (140 calories)(24g protein)

wednesday

We have decided to start Ellie cat on steroids today and skip the ultrasound test. I think that is the kindest, simplest option for her.
Woke up with my urethra kinda hurting a little this morning but I also did an application of Monistat last night so that might be the culprit today. I did that to try to avoid any yeast infection that often comes when taking antibiotics.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
116.2 lbs
34.6% Body Fat
71.2 lb Muscle Mass
21.4 BMI

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 Cefuroxine Axetil 250
sourdough toast with almond butter (266 calories)
2 pizzelle cookies (120 calories)
16-piece Seaside Roll 9.1oz (415 calories)

UTI is better

After taking two double-doses of the old antibiotics I had on hand, I feel better this morning.
I was able to get a TeleMed call with Atrium late yesterday afternoon, who sent a fresh prescription of the same drug to my pharmacist.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
116.0 lbs
21.3 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 Oatmeal+Walnut+cranberry cookie (300 calories)
2 cups coffee with Half+Half
1 Arden's Garden Yoga juice
4 Cefuroxine Axetil 250
Momo Fuku soy + scallion noodles (320 calories) (10g protein)
1 boiled egg (77 calories)
1/3 cup fresh spinach (7 calories)
24 oz hot matcha green tea
Amy's non-dairy Burrito (310 calories) (60g calcium) (10g protein)
+ sour cream + salsa (35 calories)
sourdough toast with almond butter (266 calories)

Snowed in

We shoveled out enough of the driveway for our cars to (hopefully) get through yesterday but the streets around us are still completely frozen over. We still have power and there is food in the fridge and pantry so everything is still ok now. The showerhead in the main bathroom was acting a bit suspicious yesterday but no broken pipes have been detected.

I woke up this morning with a UTI. All doctors offices and clinics are closed today. I went through old leftovers in the medicine cabinet to find something to start on today and found one that was a gift from a friend that does not conflict with my other meds. Those outdated-but-still-good pills are a lifesaver. This kind of pain is not one I can wait on.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
116.0 lbs
34.6% Body Fat
71.0 lb Muscle Mass
21.3 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
1 Cystex tablet
2 cups coffee with milk
2 Oatmeal+Walnut+cranberry cookies (300 calories)
4 Cefuroxine Axetil 250 tablets (2 at 10:45AM and 2 at 9:45PM)

Snow

It started snowing yesterday and snowed all day and finally stopped snowing at 10:40PM.
The overnight low tonight is supposed to be 13 degrees. Tomorrow night is supposed to be 10 degrees.
Fortunately we never lost power and the snow is light fluffy powder - really deep fluffy snow.

I haven't exercised all day because I never had a moment to myself. I never got out and walked because the snow kept coming down heavily all day. I hope I can do my floor exercies in the morning before MonsterMustDie wakes up.
At least I think I can get a good walk in tomorrow, now that the snow has stopped coming down. I am looking forward to walking outdoors.

Ellie's Veterinary Visit

Today is Ellie Cat's veterinary visit at 2:00 pm. I dosed her as instructed with medication for anxiety last night. I was paranoid about over-medicating her. I sent a message to a veterinarian friend and was assured it was a common dose for anxious cats.
MonsterMustDie went with me to the vet and helped pay for her care today. Next step is an UltraSound at a specialty vet in Greensboro to check on a spot in her abdomen or putting her on steroids for whatever inflamation is possibly happening in her gut.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.6 lbs
34.4% Body Fat
70.3 lb Muscle Mass
21.1 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
D3 1000 IU supplement
OLLY Magnesium Gummy (336 mg Magnesium) (25 calories)
2 cups coffee with milk
1 cup matcha green tea
9 chicken + veg potstickers (360 calories)
1 enormous sugar cookie (113 calories)
1 Orgain 30g chocolate protein shake (160 calories) (650 mg calcium)
sushi tray from Sprouts Market (430 calories)
1 Oatmeal+Walnut+cranberry cookie (150 calories)

still frozen on Wednesday

The roads immediately around our house are still frozen but I am told that Main Street and English Road have been plowed a couple of days ago and are clear and dry. We just have to get out of our neighborhood.

We enjoyed a Zoom with Soogs tonight. MonsterMustDie showed his current art projects. I showed our Squirrel nutcracker and Diane Keaton Collection big wooden dice (an emotional purchase) from Hudson Grace. It was a very enjoyable conversatin. We won't be able to chat for a while, as they've got a family visit to Florida followed by a gig to prepare for the next couple of weeks.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.6 lbs
34.4% Body Fat
70.3 lb Muscle Mass
21.1 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1 Aleve tablet
2 cups Coffee with Half+Half
1 serving Oatmeal + dried cranberries + cinnamon (150 calories)
2 pizzelle cookies (120 calories)
1 gimme seaweed snack pack (25 calories) (1 g protein)
1 small bag Doritos Cool Ranch chips (160 calories)
1 Orgain 16g vanilla (250 calories)
2 fried chicken tender (700 calories)
1.5 cups roasted carrots, potatos, brussels sprouts (225 calories)
1 enormous sugar cookie (113 calories)
6 oz hot sake

Sunday snow day

I notice last night that, oddly enough, I sometimes feel short of breath when I try to yawn. I have no problem otherwise breathing through my nose or mouth but yawning closes my ability to breathe in. 

Of course, now my body wants to yawn tonight but I can't. This is very uncomfortable. It happened again tonight. 

Otherwise, it turned out to be a nice, crunchy snow day. We kept waiting all day for the awful freezing rain that was forecast but it never came. Just some snow followed by sleet, followed by more snow. The accumulation was not enough to completely cover the grass. The trees and power lines are not iced over. 

saturday

Final hours to prepare for ice storm starting today.
I hope we don't lose power because we are without any backup for heat or cooking.

10:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
112.7 lbs
20.7 BMI

I didn't have an opportunity to walk outside today.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups hot "Tumeric Tamer"

Thursday

MonsterMustDie now says we have to stay home for the ice storm to guard the house. His total life investment is in this place and he says he has to be here if anything goes wrong.

I had a very good Physical Therapy appointment in Durham, NC.
Fortunately, the forecast is clear and quite warm today.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
112.4 lbs
20.7 BMI

wednesday

I am still watching the weather forecast today. I decided to reschedule my appointments that were in Durham on Monday. My CT and follow-up visit are rescheduled three weeks further out now.

MonsterMustDie is finding it very difficult to accept the weather forecast this week and my need to make plans to ensure we are prepared for undrivable roads, or worse, power failure at our house. We have no alternative way to stay warm or to power anything here if the electricity goes out for any reason. I probably won't know if I can get him and the cat out of our house on Saturday until the last minute. He does not think it will be that bad and does not want to leave the house when it snows. He is angry and told me not to push him on it. We have friends in Greensboro with a better place (fireplaces, outdoor grill, etc) offering to let us stay with them if we lose power but he feels like I'm telling him what to do.
So, for now, talking about the weather is off-limits until the weekend.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.2 lbs
21.0 BMI
34.3% Body Fat
70.3 lb Muscle Mass
48.0% Body Water
4.6 lb Bone Mass

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 milk
1 chocolate croissant (300 calories)
1 serving Oatmeal (150 calories) + dried cranberries + cinnamon
Amy's non-dairy Burrito (310 calories) (60g calcium) (10g protein)
1/2 avocado (160 calories)

24 oz water

worrisome weather coming

Last night, Karen phoned and asked me if I had seen th weather forecast. The forecast had changed in the last 24 hours to something much more severe fro the weekend. Rather than dry with plunging temperatures after Sunday, the forecast is now for temperatures to start dropping on Saturday with an 84% possibility of snow. Then it becomes even colder on Sunday with the forecast of a Winter Storm - snow and ice in a Wintry Mix. Temperatures stay at just kissing the freezing point or well below it for the rest of the week.

I have three grouped appointments at Duke in Durham on Monday for my post-lung surgery CT images and return doctor visit. I really do not want to have to reschedule these appointments because I worry that I will have to wait too long for the new date to get all three together but it certainly looks like I need to reschedule them now. I will wait until Wednesday or Thursday and hope that, by some miracle, the forecast improves.

I also shared this in a couple of group texts - one with friends and one with family. My sister-in-law replied that my brother has been in the hospital since Saturday with a mystery neuropathy and an elevated white blood cell count. No one had told me this before. I know he had a lot of trouble controlling his blood pressure last year and that is the only health issue I am aware of him having recently... until now. She said they had to cancel their trip to Thailand that they just made plans for after cancelling a trip to Japan when she had heart bypass surgery.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
112.7 lbs
20.7 BMI
33.9% Body Fat
69.7 lb Muscle Mass
48.3% Body Water

Fit app: evening walk
20 Heart Points
1.55 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with half+half
1 serving Oatmeal + dried cranberries + cinnamon (150 calories)
Momo Fuku soy + scallion noodles (320 calories) (10g protein)
1 cup fresh spinach (7 calories)
2 boiled eggs (160 calories) (12g protein)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1 chocolate croissant (300 calories)
1 Aleve at bedtime

48 oz water

Here's an odd thing. We have a tote bag that I keep used grocery bags in to repurpose for wet trash, cat litter, etc. I reached into that today to pull out a new bag for coffee grounds, etc. before the household trash pickup today and the bottom of the bag was full of thin white flakes of plastic, like onion skin, that clung to everything including my hands and house robe. Apparently, some "biodegradable" plastic had disintegrated in the bag and coated everything. I threw the entire bag away, swept and vacuumed out as much as I could, and put my robe in the washing machine.

MonsterMustDie believes that I should not reschedule my medical appointments on Monday in Durham, NC. He thinks that as long as we park on the street that we should be able to make it out of the neighborhood on Monday and from there it should be smooth sailing to Duke. I hope so.

Monday

Yesterday, we had dinner at Karen and Bob's house. Good visit with conversation about family, history, and food.
We had beef ribs, mashed potatoes, brussels sprouts, cheese and crackers. Karen poured red wine for us to share.

MonsterMustDie is very excited about seeing the Peach Monks walk through High Point today. He is planning on leaving work early in order to see them here.

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

Fit app: afternoon walk
24 Heart Points
1.81 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 serving Oatmeal + dried cranberries + cinnamon (150 calories) 2 pieces salmon nigiri (190 calories)
1 yellowtail avocado roll (380 calories) (13g protein)
3 oz rotisserie chicken (120 calories)
1 gimme seaweed snack pack (25 calories) (1 g protein)
1 navel orange (70 calories)
Bolthouse Protein Plus (290 calories) (30g protein)

friday

Last night, in bed by 9:30pm. Woke up at 5:30am today.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
113.8 lbs
34.1% Body Fat
70.1 lb Muscle Mass
20.9 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with milk
1 serving Oatmeal + dried cranberries + cinnamon (150 calories)
1 piece chocolate cake (400 calories)
6 Ritz crackers (100 calories) with Nutella (400 calories)
blue corn tortilla chips (140 calories)
0.79 lb hot plate from Whole Foods for dinner

thursday

Sunny and cold.
Went to an art opening at 5:00pm.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
113.8 lbs
34.1% Body Fat
70.1 lb Muscle Mass
20.9 BMI

Wednesday

This morning was absolutely empty. Dark and overcast outside.
The day ended up being pretty good. Karen and I had lunch together at Full Moon. Then we spent the rest of the day shopping and hanging out together. We went to McKay's bookstore in search of electronics for software testing. Then we spent the rest of the day shopping at the outlet mall.
When we got back to Greensboro, Bob fixed a few settings on my phone and made pickled red onions while Karen finished Chicken Tinga for tacos. I headed home, where MonsterMustDie was rewatching Big Hero. I showed him the clothes I bought and he approved.

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

It feels too cold outside to walk today.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1 serving Oatmeal (150 calories) + dried cranberries
1 gimme seaweed snack pack (25 calories) (1 g protein)
1 Orgain 30g chocolate protein shake (160 calories) (650 mg calcium)
Seafood Mornay alfredo with penne pasta
Buttered Rye Toast

tuesday

Today has been absolutely empty.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
113.8 lbs
34.1% Body Fat
70.1 lb Muscle Mass
20.9 BMI

It feels too cold outside to walk today.

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)
1 cup watercress
1 boiled egg
shortbread cookies (400 calories)
1 gimme seaweed snack pack (25 calories) (1 g protein)

monday

I woke up at 5:30 this morning.
I rolled the trash bin downhill for tomorrow's pickup.
MonsterMustDie is planning on getting a haircut this afternoon after he drops off a package at USPS.
Drowsiness hit me about 1:00pm. I nodded off at my desk for a while. Fought it and had another cup of coffee and got dressed. Then I walked to the gallery to pay for yesterday's ceramics class and ended up renewing my membership to the gallery.

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

Fit app: afternoon walk
28 Heart Points
2.26 miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with oat milk
1 Orgain 30g chocolate protein shake (160 calories) (650 mg calcium)
1 orange
1 cup coffee with half+half
1 oz flax seed blue corn chips (140 calories) + salsa + sour cream (50 calories)
handful of gummi bears (140 calories)

another snacky day.

Sunday

It was much colder and sunny this morning.
I woke up at 4:15AM but I was able to go back to bed around 6:15AM and sleep until 9:00.
Went to a ceramics class this afternoon to make slab pots. I chose to make a souffle dish rather than a standard casserole. Saw my neighbor, Nickie, there.

Really felt too cold and windy to go walking today. I did not have adequate clothing to wear.

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
Breakfast:
Momo Fuku noodles (320 calories) (10g protein) + 1 cup watercress + 1 egg yolk
1 slice of chocolate cake
Lunch:
1 pieces yellowtail nigiri (180 calories)
1/2 fresh orange
Dinner
1 serving chicken schnitzel (400 calories)
1 serving Spaetzle (200 calories)
OLLY Magnesium Gummy (336 mg Magnesium) (25 calories)

Friday

Looking forward to the rescheduled Zoom with Brian and Laura tonight.
We did not hear more from John about how Kathy is today. If all went well, she is back at the VRBO in Durham with Ian and John.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.0 lbs
34.1% Body Fat
70.3 lb Muscle Mass
21.0 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
1 slider bun (100 calories)(3g protein) with lingonberry preserves
1 Dark Chocolate Almond Butter cup (105 calories)
2 Orgain 30g chocolate protein shake (320 calories) (1300 mg calcium)
3 pieces Turkish Delight

Thursday

I am anxious. Today is Kathy's surgery at Duke to remove a brain tumor. We are waiting to hear how things are going from John.
I had poor sleep last night because of muscle spasms/restless leg in my lower back. Woke up achey today.
I am bored. There is nothing necessary on my agenda today.
There are, however two things I've been putting off: joining Atrium Fitness Center and purchasing some art classes at the only place nearby that offers that.
I am also lonely, which the boredom is usually tied to. Both of these things would help with that but I've been spending so much money on various healthcare both for myself and the cat that I don't want to spend more money this month on something not absolutely necessary... unless I could figure out an activity to make money that would not destroy my life. Retail work truly destroyed any possibilty of having a social life or interest here for years with hardly any value at the end of it - 12 to 16 hours of work a week at minimum wage with an unpredictable schedule that eliminated my ability to do anything else.

We heard back from John late in the afternoon.

Kathy was in surgery for about three hours (about what we were told). The surgery was successful. She’s in the ICU and we hope to go back to our VRBO tomorrow. I’ll keep you posted.

and later

We just got to see her in the ICU. Surgery went well and she says other than pain, she’s doing good. I’ll keep you posted.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
112.7 lbs
33.9% Body Fat
69.7 lb Muscle Mass
20.7 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with milk
1 slice marzipon stollen
1 Aleve tablet
Chicken & Orzo soup (200 calories) (14g protein)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
3 pieces Turkish Delight
mushroom flatbread (360 calories) + prosciutto (60 calories) + arrugula

Couldn't sleep so I had 1/2 of MonsterMustDie's CBD gummy at 12:00AM.

wednesday

I slept badly with a back ache and restless legs last night. Woke up achy this morning. No idea why.
Our Zoom with Brian and Laura has been rescheduled for Friday night.

10:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
111.8 lbs
33.7% Body Fat
69.4 lb Muscle Mass
20.6 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with milk
1 slice marzipan stollen
1 salami, cheese, sauer kraut slider
Palak Paneer with Basmati Rice (450 calories)(16g protein)
3 pieces rosewater Turkish Delight
1 Orgain 30g chocolate protein shake (160 calories) (650 mg calcium)

Tuesday

Looking forward to Women’s Night Zoom meeting this evening.

9:30 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
112.7 lbs
33.9% Body Fat
69.7 lb Muscle Mass
20.7 BMI

Fit app: evening walk
9(?!) Heart Points
2.25 miles
6,122 Steps
I guess that somehow, stopping for one short conversation with a neighbor blew away my "Heart Points" tonight. I'm probably taking this too seriously. :(

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
OLLY Magnesium Gummy (336 mg Magnesium) (25 calories)
2 cups coffee with Half+Half in the morning
2 cups tea with honey in the afternoon
Lunch and dinner were finishing off the rest of the leftover blackeyed peas and holiday ham.

monday

What will I do today?

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

Fit app: afternoon walk
Heart Points
miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffe with half+half
1 gimme seaweed snack pack (25 calories) (1 g protein)
1 Orgain 30g vanilla protein shake (160 calories) (650 mg calcium)
1 slice of marzipon stollen

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.