Bizi's New 2021 thread!
 

This year has to be a better year!


will update tomorrow, too tired. Just got back from our holiday.
missed you guys!
bizi

New years day, my birthday was the second day of driving back from Indiana for the holidays. We spent the night in memphis and had some good BBQ not great at the blues city cafe. Some times it is amazing, other times not so much.
My snoring has gotten worse.
Hubby ordered some sound blocking ear inserts that will come in soon.
I have been trying to lie differently on my pillow to see if it helps and I think it has.

Seeing my family was great. Only my parents canceled christmas so I did not get to see them.hopefully when folks are vacinnated we will get to see them again. They are in their 80's and are just being super cautious.
I got on the scale and am very upset by the numbers. This is the heaviest I have ever been.https://mysupportforums.org/images/smilies/frown.gif
Every one was so generous to us for christmas.
It was good seeing Brian hubby's brother.

He was mentally exhausted from the selling of the house. WE stayed for the closing of the house. It was so nice to meet the buyers. A young couple. The house had new paint through out the house and newly sanded floors/finished, they looked beautiful. New screened in back porch . new electrical wiring newish plumbing, new roof new heater/air conditioning. more foundation repair. they finally sold it for $205. there had been 3 families of raccoons in the attics and they had created a mess. eating thru the insulation and wiring.It was a mess!That was the first repair clean up job. It took 9 months to finally get the house emptied and ready to sell.
It was on the market only 3 weeks.They had it staged(bring in furniture and accessories to give the buyers an idea of what their belongings would look like). once they did this the house sold in less than a week. It is what sold the house.

Brian, jeffs brother, did so much work on the house himself too.
glad that is behind him. Although he has a lot of her things that he could not get rid of.Every room in his house has things that are hers that he can't get rid of. He wants to move south, He lives 5 minutes away from his moms house, to be closer to her. Now that she is gone and the house is sold he can get on with his life. He wants to move from INDY to hattiesburg Mississippi. We asked him to move to lafayette Louisiana where we live. He is not sure where he wants to live. he needs to find a job.
Jeff and I will open up our gifts to each other and my birthday presents.
Last night we stopped and ate at our favorite restaurant in baton rouge. new orleans style BBQ shrimp. IT was delicious, and had a good sour beer that I liked a lot.
Need to get moving the house is a mess with all of our stuff everywhere and my stuff that needds to be put back into my car.
the weather is in the 40's 50's. but I feel really chilled to the bone....need to get dressed and ready to go to lunch at chris' poor boys for their gumbo.
May we all be blessed with good health and may this prove to be a better year. So long 2020, hello 2021.
bizi

I'm glad you guys got the house sold and cleaned up. I hope his brother
can move and things too.

Donna:grouphug::hug:

His house is filled full of her things. Things that he can't bear to sell or get rid of. He mentioned renting a storage unit....sigh
bizi

day 4 af
my scrubs are so tight I feel like I have a corset on, it is so unprofessional.
I am trying to eat smaller portions, trying is the key word and not snack at night.
I have not snacked because I was on line most of the evening when I should have done some paperwork. I procrastinate so badly now.
ok time to get some ear buds so I can listen to the cooking competitions while I walk on the tred mill. My excuse for not going to planet fitness because my head set cord is wrapped up in my seat and I can't pull it out.
Brian my brother in law is in the same boat as me.
he is on day 2. He confided that he almost went and bought a gallon jug of sangria but did not. I congratulated him.
habits are hard to break.
bizi

I started trying the scarsdale keto diet. My friend Linda said she went easily from a 1x to a 19 but then went bqck up. I just gained a pound. eek
love
bobby

I am down a couple of pounds this week and feel a bit better. my bottoms feel fine it is the tops that are crushing. I bought x-L bottoms months ago.

bizi I have them embroided with the name of my business and name.
I will lose this weight. I am determined.
hubby just gave me his old ear buds that look comfy. So now I have no excuse but to go, it is .9 miles away from my house. I will go tonight after dinner.
bizi

I am working tomorrow, ( have to take a shower if all goes well.)

get enough sleep not ignore or snooze the alarm.
You know how much I hate to take showers.
I have lost a couple of pounds this week, 5 days af.
I actually went to the gym to walk on the tred mill.

I made a mile and spend 10 minutes on the hydro bed.
I forgot how much I like that. that will be my reward for

going to the gym. Jeff gave me some ear buds

so I can listen to one of the shows there are 5 different channels.
I use to watch the cooking competitions. But they did not have

them on. they closed at 9pm on fridays. So I had time to do the hydro bed.

I loved it. They are different since I was there last 6 months ago.
they are really a chair, lounger like.
anyway So far so good on the not drinking this week.
Am also eating less, better food choices.
Had carrot ginger soup and poppy seed chopped kale salad kit.

Jeff had tabouli and clam chowder.
I work a full day tomorrow 4 clients.
I will still have time to get my gumbo tomorrow.
Jeff bought fancy ear plugs,

did I tell you already? then are charged up and last 3 days,
he listens to tranquil cascade, rain, drone sounds etc.
He can't hear my snoring which is great for him and relieves

me of my guilt of my snoring.
I am needing to get ready for bed. It was a very good
x-files tonight.
bizi

everything sounds so wonderful. Two pounds fantastic. Your husband is a doll.
Love
bobby

My diet includes all of the foods I like swapping up veggies for starchy foods.
Like this morning I still had my BELT but swapped the brown potatoes for brocolli.

They let you do that. Which is great the brocolli was steamed and very fresh tasting.
I was up to 202 last weekend and the scale said 196.3, my stomach
is not as bloated as it has been,
have been trying to suck in my gut so my scrubs top don't look so tight.
I have a doctors appointment next week my GP.
She will not be happy with my weight gain.
My labs are already on line so she must have seen

them the only thing that is high is my total cholesterol

but my HDL is high and the ratio looks great.
my Calcium level is 10 which is on the high end of normal 10.2.
my thyroid level was good.
my bone density showed some osteopenia in my lumber spine not good.

IT has a large area of results that put you into osteopenia so I should
not worry about it. I could not read the grafts on the radiology report.
kidneys/liver are both fine.
there was some areas on my mri of my head that are questionable to me.
I can't remember what it said but it had to do with small micro bleeds.
I need to look at that again before I see her.


bizi

i wonder what the brain thing is about. amazing about the weight. you can lose it so fast. I HAVE TO LOSE WEIGHT. I weight over 30 pounds more than you do.
love
bobby

thanks bobby, weighed 194.6 this morning.
alcohol really put the weight on me fast.
I only eat 2 x a day and tried not to snack....I did cheat with some fresh mango slices last night that jeff had sliced up for me. that is really a high calorie fruit but I only had a med amount.
need to get going running late as usual.
love you bizi

I enjoy being on the internet too much.
I enjoy eating good food...too much but am dealing with this addiction. I am alcohol free for now in this weight loss journey it contributed to my weight gain 100%.
I love snuggling up with my comforter.
Love getting together with my friend, She is my best friend here, I think we will have lunch on thursday.

eating, drinking, internet, and picking are my four weaknesses. I am trying to turn this around so far doing well.

8 days alcohol free, down 5 pounds gone, picking is under control. I could not spend just 30 minutes on line...but really do need to reel it in.
bizi

I saw my family gp this morning. I like her she really listens to me.
I asked about linzess for constipation because I don't like taking

800mg of colace a day and now it is not working. I stuck a suppository

up as far as I could go and did not reach any thing.held it in and after
about an hour I went to the bath room and nothing came out.
sigh
I stopped drinking for now on jan 4 and that is when I started thinking
about dieting. So I have lost a good 5 pounds in 10 days.
I will be getting the covid vaccine soon I am on the list for an appointment.
I tried several assisted living to see if they would allow me to get them thru
them and they said no only staff who for them. I called the covid number
and they said they are not taking any more appointments at this time.

So I was really lucky to get put on this list as at first they said no.

My pharmacy is one of the administering sights. 5 blocks from my home.

So it will be really convenient for me. they call you with an appointment time.
my back has been bothering me so I need to pay attention to it.

maybe I will lie down on my lotus mat.
love you
bizi
I made it to planet fitness 3 times in 10 days. tonight I went and walked 1.5 miles.

a prescription for linzess for 30 days is $465. I checked with the savings card and I don't qualify for it.
The pharmacy said it was ready for pick up maybe they have another savings card. Maybe I will try it for one month to see if it helps.
sigh
bizi

it didn't work for me.

weight was 193.8 this morning down from 202 January 3rd..
That is 8 pounds in 2 weeks. AF for 12 days.

I will take it. Intemittant fasting, no snacking after dinner, 2 meals a day like usual. no alcohol, lower carbs.

It is working for me.


bizi.

went to panera for dinner used a christmas gift card.
hubby had a grain bowl that he did not like because

it had so much rice.
He also had the brocolli and cheese soup with bread.

I had a chicken green goddess salad with avocado

and an egg. spring mix greens, bacon. I ordered the
large one because I was hungry. Ate the whole thing.
It was delicious.
I tried the apple that I subbed for bread and it was

mushy. yuck so I did not eat that.
When I am dieting....I am always thinking of my next meal.
Tomorrow will be BELT bacon, egg, lettuce and tomato
on rye bread not toasted with extra mayo on both sides
of the bread and a side of steamed brocolli.
(instead of potatoes.)
I love to eat!!!!!!!!!
bizi

Well the scale doesn't lie, down almost 10 pounds in 2 weeks.
beer bloat I know but still fun to see the numbers drop.
so that is also Alcohol free x2 weeks.
bizi:)

I am going to a dinner party tonight.
so will be hard to be social and not drinking.
I have social anxiety issues and may take .5mg of klonipin for anxiety.
Have enough to do that and I am allowed to take .5mg in the morning.
there will be 6 of us, maybe we will eat out side????
Am wearing long underwear and wool socks but it
feels like 60 outside.
Need to go put another load in the dryer.
I have been procrastinating doing work for my business again.
It is not any fun but needs to get done.
bizi

that is so great bizi. I started my diet again yesterday. I had creamed spinach and a lot of coffee.

Oh I love creamed spinach!
good luck to you bobby.

bizi

Breakfast: 2 cups of coffee with half and half and stevia sweetener

lunch:
muffaleto wrap with a side of chard at sandras which was delicious!

Dinner:
2 medallions of roasted pork tenderloin
1/2 cup mashed potatoes
1 lindt dark chocolate truffle

40 minutes on the tred mil almost 2 miles(1.95 miles)
Hydro lounger 10 minutes felt great!
64 oz of water thru out the day.
Picked up a very heavy chair for my work desk,
from a girlfriend who is leaving town to go to atlanta.
They made an offer on a condo.Hope they get it
because it has a gorgeous view, and is smaller
but worth the move to a more liberal state.
Her husband has a budding acting career and
she is a writer of books, travel magazines,
she also is an excellent photographer.
And can make gris gris bags!
She lived in new orleans for 40 years.
any way I survived the dinner party, I think I ate too much
lots of sodium in the meal. I won't weigh again until I feel thinner.

I will miss her. She said she would be back every now and then.
And that we would have lunch if she could. I won't see her again....tear.



Will do a little paper work before we watch an episode of x-files.
bizi

sorry about your friend. that is hard. the food sounds great.
love
bobby

have you ever cooked with ginger?
she used a lot of it and it really made the chicken spicy.
bizi

i used to. now I don't cook much. i can't stand up much.

I am sorry you can't stand up much.
((((((HUGS)))))
love bizi

WEll the pharmacy called to schedule my covid vaccine for tomorrow morning,
I might go in a bit early as I have a 10:30 am appointment. my vaccine time is 9:50 am, I know I will have to stick around for 15 minutes to make sure I don't have a reaction.....I hope I don't get a reaction.
bizi

you will be fine!
love
bobby

My arm hurts from the vaccine but

no other side effects so I am grateful.
Going to the gym to see how long I can make it.
Thanks bobby for your support!
(((((HUGS)))))
bizi

2.3 miles at the tred mill tonight,
did not want to wait on the hydro bed.
Some one else was using it.my back
is a bit sore.next time I will wait.
I hurried home to watch the x-files,
but jeff did not want to watch tonight.
Had stuffed green peppers tonight for dinner.
Perfect amount not too full, nor am I hungry
hours later. AF since 1-4-21
+46 what a great day!
bizi

192.0This morning.
bizi

Thanks bobby for reading along and for your support!17 days AF.10.4 pounds gone!
I hope this does not upset you me posting my weight?
love you
bizi

no it is an incentive
love
bobby

When ever I diet I start posting numbers and

I should not weigh daily but it is an incentive

'for me to weigh and see the scale go down

by 2 points.I gained 20 pounds in 5 months.
yikes
thank you for your support bobby.
((((((HUGS))))))
love bizi

i still haven't lost weight. sometimes it goes up and I get terrified and depressed but then it seems as if it is all water weight. I just ordered some chocolate. that is no way to diet.
I am really proud and envious of you which is okay! Keep it going down
love
bobby

As always thanks for your support!
love
bizi

I have been on this computer since 6pm.
got home around 5:30 hubby had said he was

going to have dinner with mike and paul. of course
I said go have fun. and at 9 I texted him asking if
he would want to watch the x-files He said that

they just got done eating. I asked him if he needed
me to come pick him up. he said no.
since it is friday night, I decided that I was not
going to do any paperwork that I was just going

to be on line till jeff came home. it is 930pm now
and he has been gone since 5;30
For dinner I ate left over pork medallions with

spicy tomatoes on top it was very good.

I was still hungry so I had some tea and
then ate a Dark chocolate lindt truffle,
hubby picked me up a new bag of them.

They are so delicious had a piece of cheese
and then a baby orange.finally satisfied.


So I have been on line for almost 4 hours.
This is my hobby.
I am dieting and trying to eat healthier,

was going to the gym to walk on the tred
mill but will go tomorrow. I am not drinking any alcohol.
my back is bothering me, maybe it is the 1970's office chair?
man 2 hot flashes an hour apart. sweater off,

then get cold and put it back on.
Anyway,
I should get off line my eyes are tired.
got up after the alarm, was tired and needed coffee
but did not have time to make it. Maybe I will go get ready for bed.
It doesn't look like we will be watching x-files.
so long,
bizi

Yesterday:
Got a mini pedicure
Walked on the tred mill 3.1 miles, a 5 K.
yay!
Jeff cooked dinner cooked ribeye steaks out on the grill. He had to line the bottom of the grill with aluminum foil to catch the ashes.We really need a new grill.

and he made a meditaranian salad that we have not had in years. cucumbers delicious tomatoes, feta cheese sour cream and dill.
It was a delicious dinner.
I cleaned up, unloaded the dish washer.
We watched the x-files 2 episodes!!!!
great evening.


I have been constipated. today had a small amount but took a whole bottle of mag citrate to hopefully get rid of things. sorry if TMI!

wish me luck.
bizi