Monday again

Casadena

Had a good weekend, what was everyone up to?

Casadena

Friday night I went to a pride party at my college best friends place. He and his partner are awesome and it was so nice to see a few old friends and meet a lot of their ppl. I'm realizing that i've become very socially awkward over the last few years bc i was there for 3 hours and was EXHAUSTED.

Saturday, we took the boys to the zoo and met H's sister and her bf. Most animals were sleeping or hiding so we actually didn't see a lot but the boys had fun running around and got to ride on the carousel for the first time which they LOVED. 

They did AWESOME at swim lessons yesterday. G told me about half way through "mommy, i'm not even going to cry today...this is so fun". So i'm glad they're getting used to it! N crashed hard after baths and lunch so I did some stuff around the house then joined his nap! While we did that, H took G to run some errands and then they stopped at the PGA store and he ended up getting him a tiny set of golf clubs. They are super cute and he's excited - H is going to take him to the driving range for the first time this weekend

climbingsingle

Had a nice relaxing weekend despite the weather. Cooked a bunch, enjoyed some seltzers, was able to get in the pool both Saturday and Sunday. 
N's gone for the week at the survival school so it's just me and the dog and cat this week. 

Found out that we have off both Monday and Tuesday next week for 4th of July! Super excited!! Hopefully this week goes fast. 

banana468

I went outside yesterday!  I was going to post a pic but there's too much info about or location in it.  

Kiddo is improving but we're here a while.   We start a medication today/tomorrow, a PICC line tomorow for nutrition and then we're going to see how she does day by day so she earns that discharge. 

She's on super clear fluids and it's going to be an extremely slow process to reintroduce food.  For the @levioosa medical team members she's not allowed broths or juice yet.  Those are going to come after we see improvement. 

We continue to keep her brain stimulated, make her do activities and I think I'm going to need to put a shelf in her room for all the LEGO she's assembling.

VarunaTT

I was supremely unmotivated.  All I did was see a movie on Saturday (Victor/Victoria which was okay in general and it hasn't aged well) and Tripletts of Belleville on Sunday (I can safely say I don't enjoy French anime either). 

Went and helped Mom out on Sunday.  She comes up with the weirdest damn things for me to do sometimes.  She found this new gadget that's supposed to go off when the mailbox is opened, so she knows when the mail is in.  I realize this is important and actually useful for her, but it was a POS item.  Add that it was hot AF outside while I'm tromping around trying to install/test/get signals correct and everything and she was all up in trying to help and I wasn't being my finest self.  I'm having problems, b/c when I come visit there's always a chore list for me.  I get it, I know she can't do these physical things, but also I'm here to see you, not do chores.  I'm just whining, there's really nothing to be done about it.  She needs the help and these aren't things that you can really have someone just come in and do.

climbingsingle

@banana468 sending her all the good healing vibes!

short+sassy

@Casadena, so cute!  She's 16 now, but I remember going with my niece to the zoo when she was 3.  That was the San Diego Zoo.  It is enormous.  She vehemently insisted that she was a big girl who did not need a stroller.  And God Bless it, we walked almost that entire zoo at a toddler's pace, lol.  Probably not very fun for my sister because they went there all the time.  But it was a magical day for me as a non-parent to see the zoo from my niece's eyes.

((Cue the Rocky theme for my grand plans))

I took my second Mounjaro shot on Saturday (it's a weekly shot).  I took it mid-day instead of at night so if I had the same serious side effects as last week, they would mostly be over with to go to work today.  Fortunately, it was substantially better. Phew!  A little bit of stomach upset and some mild nausea, but nothing that was a big deal.

In addition to massively cutting my insulin down and improving my blood sugar numbers, I have also lost a freakish amount of weight considering the short timeframe.  7lbs. in a little over a week.  Obviously that will slow way down in the coming weeks/months.  But it's giving me hope that maybe I've unlocked whatever it is that has kept me from being able to lose weight.  I'm trying not to get my hopes up too much, but it would be amazing if I could get to a place where I'm losing about 1.5 lbs/week.

I'm going back on a "diet" for the first time in 10 years!  Diet might be a strong word.  It's more a lifestyle change.  Be more mindful of my eating.  Have a game plan for nutritious meals/snacks that are heavy on protein.  But also keeping an eye on calories, at least while I am trying to lose weight.  Which will unfortunately be for a super long time.  But there is a lot of food I like that falls into that category.  

One thing I'm a bit disappointed about is, for most people, MJ helps suppress appetite and food noise/cravings.  I sometimes have that, but not usually.

I downloaded a calorie tracker app.  It also has a calculation to help me figure out my calories/day to be at a 1.5 lb./week loss.  Especially since that number will change as my factors, like current weight and activity level changes.  I'm trying not to throw too much at myself at once.  For now, I have an exercise goal to get on my exercise bike 15-30 minutes/day.  But in another month or so, after my eating habits are in place and I'm on a routine, I want to figure out and focus on a good exercise plan.

Did you all know those sneaky little creamers are 35 calories per?  I like 2-3 of them in my coffee (sigh).  I might need to cut that down to one or bring in a weekly small container of fat-free milk to my work.

mrsconn23

((hugs)) @banana468!  This has to feel like forever to her.  

Weekend was all right.  The wedding was nice and we had a good time.  DH's aunt, who talked shit about me to SIL  (and then SIL told us and then she asked FIL why SIL was keeping her distance and FIL said, "well if you talk shit about one kid, you're saying it to all of them since my kids get along really well and have each other's back," so I think she doesn't know what to do now that she's been 'caught') said about 3 words to DH and me, which is fine because I've never had much to say to her.

We got home yesterday in time to run to the store and DH power-washed the side of the house, and then a huge front moved in.  My sister lives to the south of us and her neighborhood took a direct hit from a tornado.  They're fine and they got power back around midnight.  But it's a mess all around there.  

SSDD otherwise.  Starting to get into vacation prep mode. 2 weeks from Friday. I can't believe it. 

CharmedPam

@banana468 that’s gotta be so tough to watch.  I hope she gets cleared for solids and some normalcy very soon! 

@short+sassy woohoo! That’s great. You must be less hungry than you realize, since you’re seeing those great results. I know that I fill up faster on semaglutides and tirzepatides, but literally 1 hr later I’m snacky again. Some experts say 6 small meals throughout the day is better than 3 big ones - however, Dr.Now on “my 600 lb life” pooh pooh’s that idea…. So who knows?  Something I have to get used to is the judgey eyes. And people have them.
Say you get served 4 oz of pasta or something, as does the person you’re with. That person eats all 4 oz, they’re full and full for the rest of the night or until the next meal.  I, however eat 1/4 of that and am full on 1 oz of pasta in that sitting. One hour later, maybe more - I’ll want to eat something and I’ll get “how can you eat again? I’m SO FULL”.

Yes, YOU are full, that doesn’t mean I am.  They won’t pay attention to the tiny amount I’ve eaten and in their mind, they’re full so I should be too.  But I thankfully I live alone and this only really happens when I eat out or something, which is rare.  

Weekend was good.  On Friday night we went to a winery and comedy show.  The comedy show was $15 so tbh I didn’t have high hopes for local cheap comedy.  OMG was I proven wrong! I was roaring all night.
Saturday we babysat my nephews from 10 am to 9 pm.  We swam a lot and they’re little fishes (well two of the three are).  They’re tyrants together but angels on their own.  Sunday we played at a science center before driving back home.  The artwork I bought was surprisingly still on my doorstep (delivered on Saturday) albeit in a wet box but they thankfully wrapped it well. 

levioosa

@banana468 I’m so sorry you all are going through this. Did you say you were at a major children’s hospital? Or at least at a major university hospital? If you have access to a Child Life Specialist there they might be able to help Chiquita process some of what is happening and explain some things in an age appropriate way. They can also help with keeping her mentally stimulated while she’s in the hospital. And if there’s an IBD support group there that might be a good way to connect to other families and kids for a network and support and also to learn about restaurant and safe food friendly things in your community. 

Talked to bff for awhile today. I was able to get to some real conversation with her (usually she is around husband and kids or other people) and that was good. 

Work is annoying me. They had someone call off on Friday. Didn’t do anything about coverage until today. Then today two different admin texted me (because communication is horrific there). One asked me nicely if I could cover tomorrow. The other one said “heard you were covering tomorrow” and then when I asked about switching a day she gave me attitude back and made it seem like I was inconveniencing everyone. Like excuse me, you asked me for a favor on my day off. I’m going to negotiate for time or pay. But I’ve been feeling so drained I don’t think I have it in me to do an extra 12 hours and then my regular schedule. I’ve been really struggling with fatigue and I’ve been going through a terrible flare the last two months. I’m feeling absolutely overwhelmed with summer plans and I can’t wait until the end of July when our weekend plans stop until September (with the exception of one planned weekend away in August). We have a BBQ on Saturday and I won’t lie, I’m dreading it. I’m just feeling so tired and also like I’m being dramatic. I am really low on spoons lately and I wish I had some more pep in my step. It’s just hard when I know outsiders are looking at me like “you only work three days, that’s so easy.” Except it’s not. And I’m feeling guilty I’m not doing more for my parents and grandparents, and helping H around the house. Just ugh. I might also be a tad hormonal which I sure is making it all worse. The downside of my IUD is I never really know when my periods are any more. Oh well. 

Otherwise pretty good weekend. I died on Saturday after a hike and felt almost flu-like I was so tired. We started watching Abbott Elementary. And yesterday was FIL’s birthday so we went to dinner with them and with SIL A and her H. Not a terrible weekend by any means other than being drained on Saturday.  

MissKittyDanger

Busy weekend but honestly probably as low key as it can be for a few weeks.

Saturday I pushed myself to go to the gym. I've had a really hard time and I learned recently it's because I'm on an SSRI & it's affected by the heatwave/sun.
So that might explain my issues lately.

I was gonna try a class to keep me there, but I managed 30mins. Otherwise it was too hot also.

We had to get Jellybeans food and we went to PetSmart.
Had the adoption process been easier, we would have come home with a kitten.

M & I decided to get on process of kitten but we have timing issues we're looking into also.

Get kitten now - that way it can settle for now until we get our main level painted in fall.
If it doesn't pan out, we push harder after the painting.
My uncle is coming and our entire main level is being painted. So we'd like the kitten to be settled by then. Granted that's not a guarantee even if we get it now.


This coming weekend I'm going to cirque du soliel with a friend. M & BK are going to this Lost Kingdoms things that has dinos.
She's not super into it but she is enough she'd think it's neat. Part of it is likely because her class was called dinosaurs.

Luckily 3rd we're off and I'm working from home on the 4th - BK is sleeping at my mum's on the 3rd.

Anyways we have electrician coming next week too so that's good. Getting things dealt with slowwwwllllyyyyyy

banana468

@levioosa they have a Child Life specialist team here.  Today has been odd and they weren't around but last week they were in and out all the time.  She's assembled three sets of Legos from them, met a therapy dog and we'll put her in touch with their therapy team.  She's painted two rocks that will go outside on our next trip. 

short+sassy

CharmedPam said:

@banana468 that’s gotta be so tough to watch.  I hope she gets cleared for solids and some normalcy very soon! 

@short+sassy woohoo! That’s great. You must be less hungry than you realize, since you’re seeing those great results. I know that I fill up faster on semaglutides and tirzepatides, but literally 1 hr later I’m snacky again. Some experts say 6 small meals throughout the day is better than 3 big ones - however, Dr.Now on “my 600 lb life” pooh pooh’s that idea…. So who knows?  Something I have to get used to is the judgey eyes. And people have them.
Say you get served 4 oz of pasta or something, as does the person you’re with. That person eats all 4 oz, they’re full and full for the rest of the night or until the next meal.  I, however eat 1/4 of that and am full on 1 oz of pasta in that sitting. One hour later, maybe more - I’ll want to eat something and I’ll get “how can you eat again? I’m SO FULL”.

Yes, YOU are full, that doesn’t mean I am.  They won’t pay attention to the tiny amount I’ve eaten and in their mind, they’re full so I should be too.  But I thankfully I live alone and this only really happens when I eat out or something, which is rare.  

Weekend was good.  On Friday night we went to a winery and comedy show.  The comedy show was $15 so tbh I didn’t have high hopes for local cheap comedy.  OMG was I proven wrong! I was roaring all night.
Saturday we babysat my nephews from 10 am to 9 pm.  We swam a lot and they’re little fishes (well two of the three are).  They’re tyrants together but angels on their own.  Sunday we played at a science center before driving back home.  The artwork I bought was surprisingly still on my doorstep (delivered on Saturday) albeit in a wet box but they thankfully wrapped it well. 

Thanks!  But it's more like I'm just living with a mild level of hunger about half the time, lol.  However, last week was really weird anyway.  It was my first MJ week and I was really touchy and nervous about food after the first couple days.  Then I had a tooth pulled on Wednesday which really limited my food options also.

Those 100-calorie packs of avocado have become my new best friend.  I mixed one with a can of tuna instead of mayo, plus some taco seasoning.  Crazy good!  Why have I never done that before?  Lunch today was 10 shrimp mixed with an avocado pack.  1/3 or 1/2 a can of fat-free refried beans with a little shredded cheese, avo pack, and taco sauce has become one of my fave meals.  I've been limiting myself to only one avo pack per day so I don't get sick of it, lol.

A lot of the people on the MJ or Tirz forums have been recommending 6 mini meals.  But that only makes sense to me if I get full halfway through a meal/snack.  Like your pasta example.  Then I'll put away the leftovers and plan to finish them at my next meal or when I am hungry again.

That's something else I've been doing.  Trying to pay attention to when I'm full instead of continuing to eat just to "finish it off".  

I need to clean out my fridge and then start doing more batch cooking.  I know one of my weaknesses can be grabbing whatever is handy or quick/convenient to make, which aren't always the best choices.  But if I've pre-prepared healthy options that are easy/handy to grab out of the fridge, then that is what I will want.

VarunaTT

@MissKittyDanger Wowza!  I just googled the heat sensitivity and SSRI.  Thanks for sharing that tidbit, that's super interesting. 

I've always said I felt like the heat was just sucking the energy out of my body.  The last week I've been beyond unmotivated.  Usually I can kind of get up and while I'm doing thing A, my feet will wander to thing B, etc.  This past week I've been doing nothing at all.  I've always put it up to having had heat exhaustion before, but this has definitely been different.  I just told a friend that every little thing feels too hard, too big, and just too much to do...whether it's brushing my teeth or my professional work.

kerbohl

Had an amazing weekend - celebrated my parents' 50th anniversary by going to an indoor fun park for the nephews/niece, going out for dinner, renting a hotel room so we could stay up late playing games .... all in all a lot of fun.  Was SO tired on Sunday though after getting home - didn't really sleep and did a lot of physical activity.

Today though, just found that someone I consider my mentor at work is switching positions and we won't have nearly as much interaction.  I'm really, really taking it hard.  I'm sure I'll be fine, I just don't want her to go!  And it wasn't really her decision, they are trying to downsize our team, so that sucks too.  She deserves better.  

short+sassy

@kerbohl, 50 years!  Congrats to your parents, that's amazing.  I'm sorry to hear you're losing such a great team member and mentor.  We spend so much time with our coworkers, it's a lot more pleasant when we especially like and learn from them.

MissKittyDanger

VarunaTT said:

@MissKittyDanger Wowza!  I just googled the heat sensitivity and SSRI.  Thanks for sharing that tidbit, that's super interesting. 

Right!?

I learned on tiktok and have been telling EVERYONE because I had no idea!
Weird part is my dad was on same SSRI that I am and he did a lot of outdoor work - my mum can't even remember if he had issues with heat or not.

knottie08632f779cb3753c

mondays aren't that bad tbh

climbingsingle

knottie08632f779cb3753c said:

mondays aren't that bad tbh

Um, who are you?