Wednesday

We had a good Zoom tonight with Brian and Laura.

I am taking one week off statins to see if that makes any difference in my back muscle aches. Going back on it next week to see if I feel the same.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
112.9 lbs
33.5% Body Fat
70.3 lb Muscle Mass
20.8 BMI

What I ate today:
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
2 cups coffee with milk
1/3 cup pumpkin seed+flax granola (300 calories)(20mg calcium)
1/2 cup whole milk Kefir (75 calories)(195mg calcium)
3 oz Rotisserie Chicken (120 calories (22g protein)
roasted brussels sprouts
roasted fingerling potatoes
pumpkin spice shrub (pumpkin puree, brown sugar, cider vinegar,soda water)
Chobani key lime Greek yogurt (140 calories) (11g protein)

tuesday

Power 30 class at the gym late in the day.

9:30 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
112.9 lbs
33.5% Body Fat
70.3 lb Muscle Mass
20.8 BMI

What I ate today:
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with milk
baked egg + spinach + cheese
Yellowtail sushi from Yumi

monday

Today is morning Yoga and paying more bills.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.6 lbs
34.0% Body Fat
70.8 lb Muscle Mass
21.1 BMI

What I ate today:
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with oatmilk
leftover Athenian chicken plate
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
pumpkin spice shrub
turkey-pickle-mozzarella cheese-mustard-oatbread sandwich

The Weekend

I met Karen, Don, and Alexa at the Winston-Salem Apple Festival on Saturday. First, there is nothing apple-related in the festival. I have no idea what the name was about. The lines for the food trucks, which were mostly sweets, were very long. The museum was open and there was a REMAX hot air balloon. Also, navigation was a nightmare. I regret this trip and wasting the best part of my Saturday on it. It took forever to get there with multiple failures navigating coming and leaving. This was actually a huge waste of time. I don't think I will be going to that event again.

Sunday, I had better luck at the Greek Festival. I went with Karen and Bob and had a good lunch of chicken pita sandwich and bought a lot of "groceries" from the homemade Greek market. Saw groups of teenagers performing Greek dances in traditional clothing when we got there. Later, there was live music performed under the same big tent as the dancers. Very nice.

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

Friday - dinner with friends

We had dinner tonight at K+B house to celebrate a better than anticipated diagnosis for Karen.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with oatmilk
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
three Cephalexin 500 MG capsule (missed the dinner dose. Urgh!)
1/3 cup pumpkin seed+flax granola (300 calories)(20mg calcium)
+ 1/2 cup milk
blue corn tortilla chips (140 calories)
1 slice mozzarella cheese (60 calories)(150mg calcium)(5g protein)(2.5g saturated fat)
At dinner tonight:
toss salad greens with pepitas, raspberries, pecans
lasagna
eggplant parmesan
chocolate cake

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

wednesday rain

Raining this morning. Feels like a good start for Autumn weather.
Still taking antibiotics.

Started a Zoom visit with Brian and Laura that was cut short when she got sick. Then they both started feeling ill from "eating stupid" and had to go. I can only assume they had something spoiled for dinner.
I say when in doubt, throw it out.

7:45 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
112.7 lbs
33.4% Body Fat
70.3 lb Muscle Mass
20.7 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with oatmilk
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
4 times daily: Cephalexin 500 MG capsule
2 fried chicken tenders from Publix
1/3 cup pumpkin seed+flax granola (300 calories)(20mg calcium)
+ 1/2 cup milk

Autumnal Equinox - Tuesday Rain

It's raining this morning. Thunderstorms are forecast today.
I went to Power30 class at the gym this evening.
I did not walk much outside today.
Keeping an eye on my ankle. Staying on the antibiotics, covering it with a bandaid most of the time, and taking antibiotics.

We got an unexpected delivery this afternoon. Apparently, someone sent us a gift of Halloween wrapped toilet paper. It arrived at our front door in a big, brightly colored box. There was no gift note that I saw inside.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
113.1 lbs
33.5% Body Fat
70.3 lb Muscle Mass
20.8 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with oatmilk
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
4 times daily: Cephalexin 500 MG capsule

1 peach
1/3 cup pumpkin seed+flax granola (300 calories)(20mg calcium)
+ 1 cup Kefir (150 calories)(390mg calcium)
Fresh Market chicken salad + baguette
Amy’s non-dairy Burrito (310 calories)(10g protein)(1g saturated fat)
+ 1 Avocado (320 calories)
Ardens Garden Green Energy Machine juice (130 calories)

Monday

Went to Yoga class this morning. 

Looked down at the scratch on my left ankle this afternoon and was surprised that it looks much worse today than yesterday. The more I looked at it, the more paranoid I felt. Showed it to MonsterMustDie and he said it looked infected to him so, after 5:00pm, I decided to go to the Urgent Care clinic to have someone look at it. A nice young PA named Brody looked at it and give me a prescriptions for a mild antibiotic and ointment. Went straight to the pharmacy after that, was able to pick it up before they closed, and came home.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with milk
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
CoQ10 200mg
one Cephalexin 500mg capsule

1/3 cup pumpkin seed+flax granola (300 calories)(20mg calcium)
+ 1/2 cup milk (75 calories)(140mg calcium)
1 large chocolate croissant (370 calories)
1 Reece's peanut butter pumpkin (170 calories)(3g saturated fat) just to see what it looked like (does not look like wrapper image)
1 bowl leftover lentils + rice + brussels sprouts
1 salmon filet (250 calories)(24g protein)
blue corn tortila chips + sour cream + mild red salsa

Sunday

They don't wait for anyone at the Walking Meetup. I came in hot to the MeetUp starting point at 9:00AM. Saw the group gathering and waved. By the time I parked my car, everyone was gone.
Just as I was about to leave, I saw the group exiting the other end of the trail. They invited me to join them for the second half of the walk and said they were just taking a toilet break. I joined them walking for another two miles.

Fit app: morning walk
90 Heart Points
4.46 miles
11,243 steps

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with oatmilk
1 cup matcha green tea
1 large chocolate croissant (370 calories)
Momo Fuku soy + scallion noodles (320 calories) (10g protein)(20mg calcium)
+ 1 cup fresh spinach (7 calories)
+ 1 boiled egg (78 calories)(6.3g protein)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement

Saturday

Yesterday morning, I got the Pfizer Covid vaccine at Harris Teeter. I choose to get one vaccination at a time because I think it is the flu vaccine that gave me an intense, debilitating headache twice in the past. At least getting one shot at a time will let me be certain what the culprit is if I have one again after getting the flu vaccine alone, if I decide to get it this year at all.

We spent this morning shopping for weekly provisions. We decided to go to Lidl because MonsterMustDie wanted chocolate croissants. Then we went to Fresh Market, where they had an in-store demonstration of them cutting a fresh wheel of parmesan. I shared a photo of it. Karen phoned a few minutes later and asked if we were near them in Greensboro. I told her we were and she asked if we could come to their house to help them move a countertop into place before we headed home - no hurry, since Bob still had to make some cuts. We swung by Target for the last of our things and then went to their house.
Several hands make light work. Moving the countertop was too much for just the two of them but it was an easy task for the four of us.

My right nostril is completely shut tonight. I can only breath from the left side.

7:45 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
113.1 lbs
33.7% Body Fat
70.3 lb Muscle Mass
20.8 BMI

What I ate today:
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with milk
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
CoQ10 200mg
Turkey & swiss sandwich from Fresh Market
one Bolthouse Protein Plus (290 calories) (30g protein)

Thursday

I started today by going to Atrium for Blood Labs and Urinalysis.
Got home and swept the sidewalks clear of leaves and acorns.

Went to Cardio Dance at the gym. Came home and showered. Did some laundry.
Got my Friday hair moved up to this afternoon.
Made plans to meet K & B at CB7 for dinner and live music on the patio.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee + oatmilk + a scoop of collagen + local honey
Spinach Palak Paneer (440 calories)(17g protein)(360mg calcium)
Avocado Oil Potato Chips 1 oz(160 calories)
1/2 cup popcorn with coconut oil + sea salt
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
Ardens Garden Yoga One juice (190 calories)

At CharBar7:
Turkey Avocado burger
Brussels Sprouts
1 glass red wine

tuesday

My gut is still not quite right this morning.

MonsterMustDie has a checkup in Durham this morning but he prefers to go alone to all of his appointments, so I will be completely alone most the day.

The repair on my condo AC this month cost me $251.00 this week. Much better than having to buy a new AC.

I went to the 10:00 AM software class at the library this morning. Puttered around on Excel for a while.

7:15 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
111.6 lbs
33.4% Body Fat
69.7 lb Muscle Mass
20.5 BMI

Fit app: afternoon walk
Heart Points
miles

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with milk
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 cup milk (150 calories)(280mg calcium)
salted popcorn
Chobani key lime Greek yogurt (140 calories) (11g protein)
black beans + white rice + cheese curds from Harris Teeter

monday

Went to bed last night a little after 9:30pm. Woke up around 12:30am with a headache and restless legs. Stomach was a bit upset too.
Drank some water, took an Advil, hoping I can sleep off this sick feeling.
Woke up feeling much better. The Advil worked.

Totally empty day. Too hot outside for me to do anything.
I did speak to Karen, briefly, for the first time in a while. I had a car question for Bob earlier and she texted me after that. Then we spoke on the phone, trying to make plans to go to Charlotte IKEA together. Our schedules, between appointments and other responsibilities didn't work out to any solid plans that's a start.

Just to get out of the house, I went to Publix to buy salty snacks, which we are out of here - potato chips, popcorn, crackers.

8:20 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
112.2 lbs
33.4% Body Fat
69.9 lb Muscle Mass
20.6 BMI

What I ate today:
Advil Dual Action - Acetaminophen 250mg, Ibuprofen (NSAID) 125mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with oatmilk
1/3 cup pumpkin seed+flax granola (300 calories)(20mg calcium)
+ 1 cup milk (150 calories)(280mg calcium)
last of the leftovers

Sunday

Walked in Winston-Salem with the MeetUp group this morning.
Got home and was profoundly lonely and bored and went out for gasoline and to Target to pick up some spring water.

I was outside trimming grass along the sidewalk and pulling some weeds just before sundown and noticed a gas smell outdoors. Smelled like butane or something used to start a grill. I got MonsterMustDie to step outside a minute to see if he could smell it too and he said he did. I couldn't smell it from inside the house.

Fit app: morning walk
66 Heart Points
3.79 miles
9,785 steps

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with milk
1/3 cup pumpkin seed+flax granola (300 calories)(20mg calcium)
+1 cup milk (150 calories)(280mg calcium)
Leftover chicken + roasted potatoes + asparagus + broccoli
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
CoQ10 200mg
Steamed purple Sweet Potato Buns (700 calories)

Friday

MonsterMustDie had his Covid and Flu vacinnations at Target CVS after work. I drove him there and we came straight home because he said he felt a little woozy afterwards.
We went to an art opening at Nomad in the late afternoon. Our neighbor, Mark, met us there and we really enjoyed having a lively conversation on the back patio. The guys talked about their love of BMW cars. We also talked about regional accents and how Mark is from New Hampshire.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.6 lbs
21.1 BMI

The only exercises I did were floor workouts and weights at home.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with milk
Amy's Mattar Paneer (370 calories)(13g protein)(90mg calcium)
2 Pistachio shortbread cookies (140 calories)
1 cup matcha green tea
Kettle cooked potato chips with hummus
whole natural almonds
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
CoQ10 200mg
Lobster Sandwich at the food truck at Nomad
1 glass cabernet savignon at Nomad

Thursday

MonsterMustDie has been consistently one day ahead of himself every morning. He thought today was Friday. I had to ask Alexa to tell him otherwise.

This was my day.
1. Missed cardio class to have a vist from a friend of MonsterMustDie that he used to work with at Parisian.
2. Saw a very good art opening of large paintings at TAG.
3. Had a phone call with Sandra. She and Chaz both have Covid from DragonCon.
4. Zoom chat with Audrey. Did a lot of screen sharing of photos of the paintings I liked and latest Etsy rabbit holes. She is still painting her house and planning to wallpaper the bathroom.

8:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.9 lbs
33.8% Body Fat
71.0 lb Muscle Mass
21.1 BMI

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with milk
1/3 cup pumpkin seed+flax granola (300 calories)(20mg calcium)
+ 1 cup milk (150 calories)(280mg calcium)
CoQ10 200mg
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1 Pistachio shortbread cookie (70 calories)
1/2 turkey+mustard sandwich
2 deviled eggs
2 skewers with cheese+pickled okra+salami
2 pastry cups of chicken salad
1 glass of cabernet savignon

wednesday

Did some floor exercises this morning.

In the continuing trend of my money disappearing rapidly, my realtor hit me for -$374 this month.

Two good things today:
Went to a new opthamologist in Greensboro today. He assured me that my eyes are in great condition despite my worries. Good to know.

Kathy texted to let us know that John is much better today after spending two days in ER, unable to walk. He got a room last night and by this afternoon, he is able to get around using a walker. The hospital say he will probably be sent home tomorrow.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.5 lbs
33.8% Body Fat
71.0 lb Muscle Mass
21.0 BMI

Fit app: evening walk
18 Heart Points
1.27 miles

What I ate today:
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups instant mushsroom coffee with 2% milk
1 glazed doughnut
1 chicken burrito (270 calories)(12g protein)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
CoQ10 200mg
4 oat cake crackers
2 slices deep dish pizza

Tuesday - checkups and medical bills

I am still waiting for Atrium Health to tell me why I am being fully charged for my gynocology appointment that I was told Medicare would cover.
Meanwhile, I had a checkup appointment today with my PC who insists that she sees all of her patients over 60 years old every six months rather than once a year. I don't think she is doing anything other than talking to me. I wondered what this morning office visit was and if it is covered by Medicare or not.
I got a call at 8:05 this morning from my doctor's office to say she was not in today and they needed to reschedule my appointment. I took the opportunty to ask what this appointment involved and how it was written up an if it is covered by Medicare. They said it is a recheck of my cholesterol. The nurse told me that Dr. Furr wants to see patients with any complications at least every six months. She also said the appointment should be covered by Medicare. I told her about the bill I got from my gyno's office at Atrium and she said that should have been fully covered by Medicare as well but she could not contact billing to question that - it was my gynocologist responsibility to do that. I asked her to please put in billing questions on both things to my PC to get the ball rolling on proper paperwork. I also did not know my PC appointment was a cholestrol check because there was no appointment made for blood labs.

Meanwhile, I looked up the bluebook value of my KIA that I just spent $6,000 a Battleground KIA and Planet KIA. The bluebook value of the car is $4,000. I wonder if I could have actually bought a newer car for less money. I hope it lasts a long time now. Meanwhile, the large metal parts that Bob and Karen said I should make the mechanics give me is still sitting wrapped in plastic outside. I think Bob wanted to inspect it or there was some legal reason I have to keep it. They have not looked at the part or further advised me on what to do with it. I need to finish dealing with that and move on but I don't have a clue what to do next.

Power 30 workout today at the gym.

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
1 can Columbe latte
1 Starbucks Grande Misto (cafe au lait)
1 salmon filet (240 calories)(26g protein)
+ 1 cup fresh spinach (7 calories)
2 Pistachio shortbread cookies (140 calories)
1 Krispy Kreme doughnut (from our neighbors)
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
CoQ10 200mg
2 oz french baguette (150 calories) with honey

Monday

No plans today and nobody else is home.
Woke up with an anxiety attack around 2:30 AM. Drank some water and checked my email (not a good idea when I'm already stressed) and went back to bed.
We went to Nomad Wine in the afternoon for a "Sweet and Savory" food event that was just chips + dip and apple pie. I had a glass of red wine and MonsterMustDie had a couple of beers. While were were sitting on the back patio of Nomad, we met a couple who came to High Point to see the Thomas Dambo troll sculpture, Little Sally. They said they had previously visited several trolls in Raleigh. Because they live in Greensboro and I am always trying to meet people, I exchanged phone numbers with the woman, Lynne. I already forgot the name of her husband.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.0 lbs
33.8% Body Fat
70.8 lb Muscle Mass
21.0 BMI

Labor Day Weekend 2026

Saturday morning
MonsterMustDie and I went to the Farmers Market.
Saturday afternoon
I went to the gym before they closed in the afternoon and worked out just a bit on the machines. There were too many old men there just hanging out in the seats of the weight machines so I did not go through a complete workout. I didn't want to wait for them too long so I left after getting through all of my upper body workout and just one leg machine.
Saturday evening
I went to a lecture and demonstration at the Cline Observatory in Guilford College with Karen and Bob last night. Very interesting, brief talk about women astronomers and the makeup of stars. Then they invited guests to come up to the rooftop observatory. This was the first time they had gone to any event at the observatory,despite the fact that it is just across the street from their house. All of us had a great time.
I came back to Karen and Bob's house and hung out for a while, chatting with them for a while afterwards. I was completely beat by the time I headed home, for some reason. I'd call it a good day with friends.

Sunday
We did absolutely nothing and went nowhere and spoke to nobody.
I went to Target and World Market just to get out of the house. I picked up a couple of nail files for MonsterMustDie to use on one of his assemblage art projects.

friday

No plans today other than pacing around the house and watching my mind entrophy. When things are this dull, I can't feel inspired to do anything.

9:00 AM weight: (WYZE scale)
114.6 lbs
34.0% Body Fat
70.8 lb Muscle Mass
21.1 BMI

Another day that is too hot to do anything outdoors.
Fit app: evening walk
16 Heart Points
1.51 miles
4,187 steps

What I ate today:
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
2 cups coffee with oatmilk
the last slice of home-made blueberry pie (360 calories)
+ whipped cream (40 calories)(10mg calcium)
1 oz Whole Natural Almonds (160 calories)(70mg calcium)(75mg magnesium)(6g protein)
Ginger Chicken Dumplings (420 calories) + MomoFuku chili crunch + tamari
Ocuvite Adult 50+ multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
3 Pistachio shortbread cookies (210 calories)
3 oz Rotisserie Chicken (120 calories) (22g protein)
1 glass pinot noir

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. MonsterMustDie showed them his wooden maniquin leg again. Laura showed him a very nice, small, unidentified ceramic sauce pot.

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