Snarkyfishguts: DBL

[Snarkyfishguts]

I have a head cold. I did take a covid test and it's negative. It's not a bad head cold at all, and just enough that I could gleefully cancel plans tonight. I went from being busy every week, to having nothing until Thursday. I exercised today, cleaned up a little, and have excellent plans for naps and laundry later today.  

 

It's my turn to cook dinner. I think since this weekend is going to be full of heavy food, I'm going to cook something light.  I have no idea what that is yet  

[Shello]

3 hours ago, Snarkyfishguts said:

It's my turn to cook dinner. I think since this weekend is going to be full of heavy food, I'm going to cook something light.  I have no idea what that is yet  

Good plan!  I'm trying to balance out this week with the weekend too.  I'll be baking 2 kinds of bread for the family easter, baking a cake because it's also DDG's birthday, and making some treat for work the week after.   Yikes!   Enjoy dinner and naps! 

[Snarkyfishguts]

1 hour ago, Shello said:

Good plan!  I'm trying to balance out this week with the weekend too.  I'll be baking 2 kinds of bread for the family easter, baking a cake because it's also DDG's birthday, and making some treat for work the week after.   Yikes!   Enjoy dinner and naps! 

Holy moly!

 

Happy birthday to the DDG! I hope your week goes well!

[Snarkyfishguts]

I took another Covid test today and it's still negative.  But Dad woke up today and he can't taste or smell anything. And HE tested negative too.  He's taking another test tomorrow. I feel like we should get a PCR test.  I don't want to be responsible for making everyone else sick at easter. He'll take another rapid test tomorrow.  I'm just mad at myself at this point. I knew our immunity ran out, but my Mom made me feel like I was being super paranoid when I wanted to wear a mask to a high school musical. . Her friend who has an autoimmune disease wasn't wearing one, and she said "I'm sure we're fine" and I was like "Well... okay."  I'm 41, I need to listen to myself more.  My mom hates masks. She only wears them if she HAS to, then she bitches the entire time. I'm at the other end of the spectrum, where I'm very comfortable in a mask and if I didn't get headaches after wearing them for more than 6 hours, I would never take mine off.   If we Do have Covid, at least we're not too sick. 

 

My hand/wrist is 100% healed. I did gardening today and boxing without  pain but my muscles are WEAK. I shake really badly when I'm lifting a water glass. Before I got injured, I could spend hours outdoors, and I was done after 30 minutes. I don't mind too much. I'm really excited to get strong again, and I know I will. I have a lot of awesome chores to get done and I will be strong again. 

 

 

[Shello]

3 minutes ago, Snarkyfishguts said:

My hand/wrist is 100% healed.

This is great news!  You'll have you strength back in no time! 

[Snarkyfishguts]

1 minute ago, Shello said:

This is great news!  You'll have you strength back in no time! 

THANKS! I was so excited that it didn't hurt. This is my main priority right now after y'know... working and family..   This is the year Shello! We're  gonna really kick some butt and kiss the 200s goodbye forever! <4 

[Snarkyfishguts]

I changed my profile picture to a grumpy pickle because it's snowing again, and I am a grumpy pickle. 

 

We're in full Winter Blues here, and we're also all really worried about my brother who has been smelly and wearing dirty clothes and his house is a disaster and he and his wife are not taking charge of the house, or their health, or their hygiene at all. I'm worried, worried, worried, and I don't know what I can do about it.

[Shello]

2 hours ago, Snarkyfishguts said:

I changed my profile picture to a grumpy pickle because it's snowing again, and I am a grumpy pickle. 

Enough with the snow already!  I think spring is just not going to happen this year.  

 

Is this a new development with your brother?  

[Snarkyfishguts]

1 hour ago, Shello said:

Enough with the snow already!  I think spring is just not going to happen this year.  

I agree. I think we're going to go from 30s and snowing to 80s and melting.  Remember last year? We had a spring. Did you? It was so nice. 

 

1 hour ago, Shello said:

Is this a new development with your brother?  

This level is new. He and his wife don't take care of things very well, so everything has always been dirty. And sometimes he smells faintly like a dog. But he SMELLED and was clearly in dirty clothes that he slept in already and he said "I did yard work!" and my mom said "And you couldn't put on a clean shirt?"

 

Mom said that's not my job to take care of him. It's his job, and she'll mother him a little bit to get him to open up and move forward. She said "Your job is to take care of YOURSELF and move out of this house so you don't wake up in  your 60s after we're dead and wonder what the hell happened. You are not to spend the rest of your life taking care of everyone else."

 I guess I needed a little mothering too. 

[Shello]

31 minutes ago, Snarkyfishguts said:

You are not to spend the rest of your life taking care of everyone else."

I really like your mom.  

 

It's hard to remember Spring now.  It was so long ago.  I think we did spring.  I'm sure I enjoyed it.  I am looking forward to that again. Maybe next year. 

[deftona]

12 hours ago, Snarkyfishguts said:

 I guess I needed a little mothering too. 

 

We all need a little mothering. Snarky ❤️ 

[Snarkyfishguts]

On 4/19/2022 at 3:45 PM, Shello said:

I really like your mom.  

 

It's hard to remember Spring now.  It was so long ago.  I think we did spring.  I'm sure I enjoyed it.  I am looking forward to that again. Maybe next year. 

The sun came out today and it's in the 50's. We went for a walk and it felt so nice!

12 hours ago, deftona said:

 

We all need a little mothering. Snarky ❤️ 

 

When you're right, you're right. 

[Snarkyfishguts]

We went from snow at the beginning of the week to 80 degrees yesterday.  Bonkers, isn't it? it may cool off a little next week for a good spring, but the weather is amazing to me.

 

Gardening season has begun. This year is a lot easier than last year, it's mostly just maintaining all the work I did last year,  and planting some annuals because I think they're pretty.  There's a couple spots that need a little extra TLC, but again, nothing as big as the gravel pit or rebuilding the wall. This may change as the summer progresses and I look for excuses to get outside. 

 

I still need some time away from the obsessive weight loss mindset.  I do plan on getting weighed next weekend for the end of the month, and I haven't given up on my goals, but May tends to be a very physically active month for me with hiking and gardening.  I'm going to just enjoy doing those things. For my diet, if I focus on recipes with foods that make me feel good, I'll naturally limit a lot of the foods that pack on pounds. I'm hoping the shift in focus will help a lot with everything.  

 

Well, it's breakfast time! Have a great week everyone  

 

[Shello]

I'm glad to hear you are finally getting Spring.  It is improving here too but it seems every warm day brings some severe weather with it.  I'm still planning a lot of gardening in May too so it better cooperate!  

 

Good luck on the change in mindset!  

[Snarkyfishguts]

On 4/25/2022 at 3:00 PM, Shello said:

I'm glad to hear you are finally getting Spring.  It is improving here too but it seems every warm day brings some severe weather with it.  I'm still planning a lot of gardening in May too so it better cooperate!  

 

Good luck on the change in mindset!  

Thanks!

 

It got cold again, didn't it? At least it's sunny today and cold. I'm with you, May better cooperate! There's so much to get done!

 

I went for a 5 mile walk yesterday. I was pretty sore afterwards, but I feel good today, so I learned I can do more than I thought! That's a great feeling.  I am mighty!   I'm trying to decide if I'm going to try out a challenge this time or if I'm just going to stay here again for a while.  I have a few days to think about it. 

[Snarkyfishguts]

I have a migraine. Boo!

 

I went on Twitter today and I realized I am done with it.  It's not even the fact that it got sold. I think that just created a pause for my mind to let it how incredibly obnoxious it is to me.  It feels like the end of a relationship. When you're done, you're done. I'm totally done with Twitter. I'm not deactivating my account though. I want access to my data and stuff. But I'm definitely not giving it my time anymore. 

[Shello]

7 hours ago, Snarkyfishguts said:

It got cold again, didn't it? At least it's sunny today and cold. I'm with you, May better cooperate! There's so much to get done!

We got 2 nice days.  It's warm again today but storms are imminent.  

 

Boo on the migraine.  I hope you can get rid of it quickly.  

[Snarkyfishguts]

The migraine is gone! I was so relieved, because I needed a dental filling yesterday, and the thing had been put off for a while because I had covid during my first appointment.  And my dentist office has been a little annoying with scheduling. They're always taking on new patients, but they are overbooked. The wait time for a filling is three months. I've never had to wait that long before.  Now I am taking painkillers because where she injected the novacain is really sore. I feel like I got punched in the jaw. That's never really happened for me either. My dentist is on probation right now. 

 

Some diet changes that are happening immediately are no more carbonated water. It's too hard on my teeth. I drink it every day. It's also pricey, so my wallet will be glad to see it go.  Also, cutting WAY back on sugary foods.  If I can't brush my teeth afterwards, I'm going to avoid it.  So jams, chocolate, gummy bears... nope.  I'm also going to cut coffee down to two times a week. 

 

Final April weigh in was 243.  I'm not happy with this, but considering that I was sick earlier this month, that I went to restaurants more than usual, and that it was COLD, I am giving myself a pass with a promise to do better in May.  Walking 5 miles Wednesday Night made me realize I am capable of doing SO much more than I thought, so I'm going to push myself. I really want to lose weight and stop snoring at night. I need to get serious, and I need to make a plan. So I'll work on that today while I'm cleaning.

 

[Shello]

It sounds horrid and unfair to endure dentist pain and suffering right after a migraine but I can hardly imagine doing them at the same time so yay?  

[Snarkyfishguts]

New Challenge is up

 

[Snarkyfishguts]

Weigh in today was 241.8!  I slept really well last night and that made a huge difference!

[Snarkyfishguts]

241 even today. I'm good with that. 

[Snarkyfishguts]

239.6!!!!

 

I have broken past the 240 mark!

 

 

I am so happy right now. Now to widen the gap and keep moving down the scale. 

 

 

[Emma]

Yay!

[Shello]

Awesome!