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Alinnell, I'm a Police 911 Dispatcher in SD

It's pouring here now but at least it's still 55 degrees

Welcome NamesJames; I'm relatively new here myself

Hi, all!

I've been MIA, but all is well. I haven't been very organized at home, so food choices have been less than great, but I'm not overeating.

What's up? Hope you are all doing well!

The group got very quiet....

I'm here and well.... Kittens are keeping me busy along with life-- work, exercise, food, etc....

It's my "tax season" almost-- my Read-a-thon starts next Monday (for 3 weeks), followed shortly after by our Book Fair-- so I'll be busy busy!

Hectic few days here, too. I'm rolling into open enrollment prep, so the next couple of months will be my busiest all year.

It has jumped to the 70s here after the almost snow day last week, and will be 77 tomorrow. Tree pollens are now starting to pop. I now have sandpaper eyes and a splitting headache. Welcome spring.

It's nice here today after several days of rain I have been busy trying to help my 87 y.o. new neighbor John. He has 6 dogs, all salukis, and was in hospital/rehab last month for congestive heart failure. He had two stents placed and the heart seems to have recovered, athough he wears out quickly. All of his other friends have died or moved away from our small town. I'm more of an acquaintance than a friend, since I wasn't part of the coursing dog crowd that lived here, but while the others are willing to send a bit of money now and then, I'm the only one left that can physically help..John's family, a brother and son, have not stepped up. They are far away and don't seem to care. It's not quite as frustrating as JZJ's situation, but it's stressing me out and taking several precious hours out of my days. Most of John's stuff is still in the old house, where evidently he kept the dogs indoors for months or years and didn't clean up after them. The smell is incredible, not to mention the filth! I feel the place should be bulldozed or set on fire, but John has all of his "valuable" things that he claims can't be replaced. Oh, John lives on $600 a month, so no chance he can pay for moving or cleaning. He still drives, however, so goes over every third day or so to retrieve small items from his old house.

If I get social services involved, the first thing they will do is take away the dogs and put them down. I'm really trying to avoid that. I'm still feeding and caring for the dogs. Five of them are in the new place, in indoor/outdoor runs. The sixth is hiding under the old house, which is about a mile from me. John can't catch him. Animal Control does not have large traps. I got some tranquilizer from the vet, but I know the dog will just sleep it off underneath the house.

Anyway, I could go on and on with stories about this old guy, but I'll just try to enjoy the better weather instead. And try to keep on my eating plan.

I worked in the freezing rain, regular rain, blowing sleet, and a bit of snow today. Blech. Glad it's over!

Dagmar

We're supposed to have a thunderstorm tonite and then temps down to minus 10. I'll be skating with the dogs tomorrow.

Dagmar

Oh, Alice-- that is just heartbreaking. Would John be willing to rehome his dogs? I can't imagine that he can care for them, or even himself. Shame on his family for letting him live that way. You're an angel to have stepped up. And here I thought I was doing a kind deed by answering the door to girl scouts and giving a donation, while my Doberman was inexplicably puking in the next room. Puts things in perspective!!

My dh is going to Arizona later today to (yet again) help dd move. Hoping this new roommate situation lasts longer for her. She moved last summer and had to just take what was available when the roommates she was planning on living with all decided to remain living with parents. So.... it wasn't ideal. Her new "spot" is right by her work and she'll have more space-- a large master bedroom and her own bath. She has yet to meet the other roommates though-- she only met the one that is moving out and subletting to dd. So.... praying it all goes well. It's her 24th birthday tomorrow, so dh will be there to help her celebrate (and move!). It will be the first time I handle the kitties by myself. They're quite fun, but pretty active at night-- last night there was some game going on under my bed that involved a lot of sliding on the wood floors!

It is time to come back to 3FC. I just can't shake my original setpoint and while I am still quite a way off my highest weight, I've been at "162 +0/-5" for several years now. As in, normal life and activity results in a stable 162 that I don't like, so I go through phases of deciding to do something about it and lose about five before my attention wanders and ... back to 162. I did a dry January challenge, which should have saved thousands of calories. No change.

So ... a lot of non-value-added food has been tossed, and LoseIt was re-upped to Premium, and I have been going to bed earlier in order to get prepared to exercise in the morning.

And as always, the other key is community. So here I am. Thanks for still being here too!

Welcome back Becky! (My Words with Friends friend!)

While I didn't do dry January, I did limit my intake (and continue to do so). I've lost 10 and sadly to say I have at least another 30 to 40 to go because I REALLY let myself go. But, I'm giving myself until September with the first quarter being very strict. I'm enjoying what I'm doing which is limiting calories, carbs and fat and increasing protein. Kind of keto but not focusing on fat like some keto people do.

My mantra is this:
Protein is a goal
Carbs (and calories) are a limit
Fat is a bonus that makes the food taste good
Remember, you still need a calorie deficit to lose weight.

I've been eating a ton more salads and lean meat, cutting all breads and pastas and beans and fruit. I figure if I eat 5 servings of vegetables I can forego the fruit. Also, I haven't had a bite of candy or cookies since the new year (that is HARD when I have a basket of candy bars at the office).

Hey Becky! Been following your travels of Fb.

Dagmar

Allison Just curious why you are keeping the basket of candy bars at work? I find it a lot harder to resist stuff if it's there.

Dagmar :

Hello again, Becky!
I haven't done LoseIt before but I started the premium account a few months ago and am enjoying it. What premium features are you using? Meal plans or?