sunday

MonsterMustDie made his first trip of the day to HomeDepot at 9:00AM.
It was too smokey outside tonight to walk. By the time I went outside to get my walk in, the air smelled heavily of wood smoke. I walked down to the school, put on my mask, and walked back inside the house. I stuck my head outside our back door later and the smell was even heavier.

What I ate today:
2 cups coffee
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1/2 spinach spanikopita
1 slice pumpkin bread
1 Bubbies pistachio mochi bite (90 calories)
1 Orgain 30g chocolate protein shake (160 calories)
1 Advil Dual Action tablet
red beans + rice + rotisserie chicken for dinner

9:00 AM weight: 109.6 lbs

Went to the Farmers Market and Deep Roots Market yesterday morning. Got my usual hot bar breakfast of grits, spinach mini quiche, and veggie links

friday

Spent the morning doing a couple of loads of laundry.
Went to the food truck event at Nomad Wine this afternoon. The truck today was Thai Smile. MonsterMustDie had a proper beer while I ate my noodles.
Most of the people I could phone during my evening walk are at DragonCon this weekend or out with friends. I had a long conversation with Audrey tonight.

What I ate today:
2 cups coffee
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite multivitamin
600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1/3 prime rib + potatoes + veggie dinner from Harris Teeter
1 Orgain 16g protein shake
1 very sweet Thai iced tea
1 plate Shrimp Pad See Ew

Fit app: evening walk
45 Heart Points
3.13 miles

11:00 AM weight: 107.4 lbs

Thursday

MonsterMustDie has a check-up at Duke in Durham, NC today. He never wants me to go with him although I really want to go to at least take notes during his visit with his doctor. He never takes notes. He considers this none of my business. He left early, at 8:30AM, for his 10:45AM check-in at Duke.
MonsterMustDie told me his check-up with blood labs went very well. His numbers were perfect. That's all he had to say about it. He went shopping at a few places before coming home afterwards.
It's senior discount day at Harris Teeter grocery so we picked up a prime rib meal, which is huge, along with some other provisions in the evening.

What I ate today:
2 cups coffee
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1 oatmeal-walnut-cranberry cookie
1 Bolthouse Farms Protein Plus 30g smoothie
1/3 prime rib + potatoes + veggie dinner from Harris Teeter
L-Arginine L-Citrulline complex 1000 mg supplement
1 dark chocolate almond butter cup

Fit app:
45 Heart Points
2.53 miles

10:00AM weight:109.8 lbs

Wednesday

Now that my other medical appointments are finally slowing down in frequency, I have decided my main priority now is to stay on track with dealing with my back problems in the hope that I can overcome this. I have a group of four weekly physical therapy visits coming up and a prescribed group of exercises to do daily.

What I ate today:
2 cups coffee
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
1/2 almond poppy seed muffin
Amy's Non-Dairy burrito + 1/2 avocado
Ocuvite multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement

Fit app: morning walk
21 Heart Points
1.32 miles

10:00AM weight: 110.0 lbs

Tuesday

I had a physical therapy appointment this morning for my constant back pain. I hope this provides a plan for me heal enough to travel, work at my desk, drive long distances and have a normal-ish life again. They set me up with a weekly schedule of visits and a list of exercises to try to do hourly during the day. My back hurt more after the visit so I took another Advil Dual Action this afternoon.

Sad facebook event of the day: I decided to walk to the library to attend the Hazard Mitigation Plan Public Input Meeting at 6:00pm. The presentation was nice, with PowerPoint slides and other planners online but I think I was the only person in attendance who was not a government employee. Not another regular resident showed up in person.

What I ate today:
2 cups coffee
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Orgain 16g protein shake (240 calories)
Momo Fuku noodles with 1 cup baby kale (320 calories)
1 boiled egg (78 calories)
1 oatmeal cookie (150 calories)
1 Arden's Garden Green Energy Machine juice (130 calories)
1 Amy's Palak Paneer frozen entree (340 calories)
1 Bubbies pistachio mochi bite (90 calories)

Fit app:
40 Heart Points
2.67 miles

Monday

Sunny morning with clear skies.
My back was especially painful today so I took an Advil Dual Action tablet.

What I ate today:
2 cups coffee
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1 poppy seed almond muffin
2 cups snack of flax seed blue corn chips
1 Orgain 16g protein shake

10:15 AM weight: 109.3 lbs

sunday

Another sad facebook event: tiny flea market of t-shirts.
Saw a groundhog in our yard for the first time. There are plenty of them in High Point but I had not seen one at our house before.
Talked to Sandy and Karen while I had my evening walk.
MonsterMustDie and I watched the latest episode of Jessica Payne's podcast about her trip to France.

What I ate today:
2 cups coffee
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1 salmon + avocado sushi roll from Sprouts Market
1 poppy seed almond muffin
Orgain 16g protein shake
1 or 2 cups snack of flax seed blue corn chips and zen party mix with roasted almonds

Fit app:
33 Heart Points
4.51 miles

Saturday

Went to the Farmers Market and Deep Roots Market this morning.
MonsterMustDie walked with me in the evening, which made it a slower walk.

What I ate today:
2 cups coffee
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite multivitamin
600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement

4.4 oz Siggi's vanilla skyre
hot bar plate: grits + 1 mini spinach quiche + 3 veggie sausage links
1 dark chocolate almond butter cup
1/2 spanikopita
1 Bubbies pistachio mochi bite

Fit app:
11 Heart Points
1.46 miles

9:00 AM weight: 111.1 lbs

overcast today

I had an eye exam this morning. Only change was to my reading glasses/close-up vision. The recommendation was to go from 1.25 to 1.75 on my readers.

What I ate today:
1 cup coffee
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
2 oatmeal cookies
1/2 cup cooked kale + 1/3 cup chicken fried tofu
Orgain 16g protein shake
1 yellow tail + avocado + cilantro sushi roll

Fit app: evening walk
36 Heart Points
2.42 miles

1:30 PM weight: 113.3 lbs

Thursday on the patio

I had no plans today. MonsterMustDie went with me to Whole Foods and I took a quick look in Anthropologie and Pottery Barn. I found a two-pocket shirt and some jeans I liked a lot but it was not a good time to try anythng on. While we were browsing, Karen texted me to invite us to join them for dinner at CB7. We met them there for dinner and live music on the patio. It ended up being a nice evening.

What I ate today:
2 cups coffee
Rosuvastatin
Ocuvite multivitamin
600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
Amy's non-dairy burrito
Arden's Garden Green Machine juice
1 oatmeal cookie
1/2 cup cooked kale + 1/3 cup chicken fried tofu + 1 potato samosa

10:30AM weight: 109.8 lbs

Wednesday

Waiting to meet a new doctor, possibly my next PCP, today at 1:00pm for my Welcome to Medicare check-up. This woman is a Novant family doctor and I hope I like her. Novant, in general, gets very good ratings.

What I ate today:
2 cup coffee
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Momo Fuku noodles with a handful of baby kale
1 oatmeal cookie
poke sushi bowl
600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement

Fit app: walk
19 Heart Points
2.48 miles

10:30AM weight: 108.7 lbs

Tuesday

Cloudy, dry morning. Went to Harris Teeter with MonsterMustDie after he got home from work and was spotted there by one of my former managers at the dress shop. I wanted to be invisible. He asked how I was and all I could think to say briefly was to comment on how my health has been one thing after another.

What I ate today:
2 cup coffee
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
3 oatmeal walnut cranberry cookies
1 Orgain 16g chocolate protein shake
Ocuvite multivitamin
one 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
Amy's Quinoa Black Beans frozen entree
1 Bolthouse Protein Plus smoothie

10:00AM weight: 109.6 lbs

Rather than walk this morning, I spent some time trimming the creeping juniper and english ivy off the curb beside the house.

What I ate today:
1 cup coffee with 1 teaspoon mud/wtr
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite multivitamin
two 600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
1 leftover veggie plate with chicken wings, faux fish, asparagus, and squash
Orgain 16g protein shake
PBJ sandwich with almond butter and lingon berry
D3 25 mcg (1000 IU) supplement

Fit app:
28 Heart Points
2.28 miles

11:30AM weight: 110.0 lbs

Sunday Morning

Sunny morning. Hot afternoon.
Didn't walk until evening.

What I ate today:
1 cup coffee
Rosuvastatin 5mg
Letrozole 2.5mg
Ocuvite multivitamin
600mg Calcium + D3 10 mcg (400 IU) supplement
2 oatmeal cookies
1 slice pizza
1 Salmon + Avocado sushi roll
4.4 oz Siggi's vanilla skyre
1 Bolthouse Protein Plus smoothie

Fit app:
22 Heart Points
1.8 miles

11:15 AM weight: 107.8 lbs