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Sat Grats? Posted by Paula on 9/13/2025, 12:12 pm S

My five… Posted by Cindy on 9/13/2025, 4:20 pm, in reply to "Sat Grats? " 1. Coffee with Kim this morning! 2. All of my deliveries came on the same truck at the same time today! Love that. My sink is here! I would love to rip the box open and look at it but I want to keep it protected so it will stay in the box until the plumber comes on Thursday to install it. Along with my sink I got my 3 step step ladder that I saw on Tik Tok! It will hold up to 800 pounds! Can you imagine? I personally don’t think anyone that weighs 800 pounds has any business climbing up on a step ladder, but I feel it will hold me! Also got a new lazy Susan type insert for a corner cabinet I have and my chewy.com order! Love deliveries! 3. All the changes that we are doing to the house. So exciting to be getting things done! So grateful. 4. Naps. 5. A nice call with my sister Peggy today.

Pictures when you're done! nt Posted by Paula on 9/13/2025, 9:13 pm, in reply to "My five…" 388

Absolutely!…. Posted by Cindy on 9/14/2025, 12:28 pm, in reply to "Pictures when you're done! nt" You know I will!

Cindy... This is so exciting. Posted by Beverly on 9/13/2025, 8:15 pm, in reply to "My five…" All these kitchen things all coming together. I am thrilled for you. Glad you could talk with Peggy!!

Yes!…. Posted by Cindy on 9/14/2025, 12:27 pm, in reply to "Cindy... This is so exciting." Things are all coming together! Love conversations with Peggy!

I don't know how you Posted by Delta on 9/13/2025, 6:12 pm, in reply to "My five…" can keep from opening that box and peeking at that sink. I would be like an unparented kid in a candy store. I had to laugh at you saying that you don't think a 600-pound person has any business climbing up on a step ladder. I doubt that a 600-pound person could even step up on the first step. Lifting that much rear enough to get on a stool wouldn't be easy. I can hardly wait to see your kitchen when you are finished.

It was 800 pounds!…. Posted by Cindy on 9/13/2025, 7:04 pm, in reply to "I don't know how you " But 600 would be just as crazy! I keep wondering if they sent the right sink!! That’s what is making me want to take a peak-but I think I will go out and check out the label on the box. Maybe comparing model numbers will help me?? The cabinet doors are painted and will be installed the first part of the week!!

800!!! Posted by Cindyh on 9/13/2025, 8:04 pm, in reply to "It was 800 pounds!…." That’s crazy. What made you order one so strong!!

Love hearing about all your renos! Posted by Krista on 9/13/2025, 5:54 pm, in reply to "My five…" I'm excited for you!

Me too. Posted by Cindyh on 9/13/2025, 8:05 pm, in reply to "Love hearing about all your renos!" Especially since I’m just starting mine.

Thank you Krista… Posted by Cindy on 9/13/2025, 6:56 pm, in reply to "Love hearing about all your renos!" I tell everyone that this kitchen has been 34 years (amount of time we’ve been married) in the making!! LOL

Mine Posted by Paula on 9/13/2025, 12:22 pm, in reply to "Sat Grats? " Neurosurgeon ok'd me being discharged from home care next week. Next (and, hopefully the last in this saga) is outpatient PT. I'm a little nervous about being out and about. I've been going to the grocery store and appointments, to the movies, once. Other than that, I've been home. Going back to the office makes me anxious. I think it's a matter of really seeing what my body can and can't do. I think living in this controlled environment has made it easier for me to stick with my food plan. Never satisfied! LOL I've been bitc"ing about being home bound. Now, about being set free! I need to just get over myself!!! 4 notes to do Finally slept through the night. I've been waking up at 1:30, 3, 4 and being unable to go back to sleep Skinnytaste fish recipe. I'm making it tonight for the 3rd time in 2 weeks. It's nothing fancy but has scratched an itch. Krista! Go girl!!

Paula Posted by Beverly on 9/13/2025, 8:20 pm, in reply to "Mine" All these things you will be OK to do... well, it's scary, wonderful really. Pace yourself is the most important thing is 'getting back' into all these activities. Go glow. You can't do it all in a day. I know from experience.... I am SO GLAD you slept thru the night. It really makes a difference. (grin

Yay! Posted by Cindyh on 9/13/2025, 8:05 pm, in reply to "Mine" Excellent news

Great news from the doc!…. Posted by Cindy on 9/13/2025, 7:07 pm, in reply to "Mine" So happy you are getting better! I pray for you each and every day! (((((HUGS)))))

Thank you., Cindy!nt Posted by Paula on 9/13/2025, 9:11 pm, in reply to "Great news from the doc!…." S

I am so excited Posted by Delta on 9/13/2025, 6:36 pm, in reply to "Mine" that you get to stop home care. I can totally understand your anxiety about going back to work and resuming your life, possibly making you lose the control you have had over your eating. Just remember that it is only old, bad habits that you are afraid of, and you are the boss of you, not your habits. I think it could be the exact opposite if you make a plan (a system like we talked about the other day) to keep that from happening. This could be an exciting new chapter in your life that works for you. For instance, if you tell yourself, "I don't eat at my desk," and look for ways to make that work. You could set up your schedule to always eat breakfast at home, possibly prepare a meal ahead of time, like overnight oats or breakfast burritos, or such. Don't take or buy snacks at work. Our bodies only need snacks if we completely missed a meal because of an emergency or something comes up that we can't reschedule. Always schedule your day so that you have at least 30 minutes to eat in the breakroom or anywhere but your desk. After a while, you will have built a new habit, and you won't have to fight it; it will just happen. It might be challenging at first because old habits will try to resurface, but if you stay committed, you will emerge with new, shiny habits that will help you stick to your plans. Plan not to eat in your car. Ever. Once we leased a car for three years, and they had fines for a whole list of things. In those three years, no one, even the grandkids, had food or beverages in that car. It stayed a habit until the pandemic hit. We always managed to find somewhere else to eat if we were hungry. It was a blessing for me because I no longer wanted to swing by my favorite fast food or deli when I was going or coming from somewhere. Decide that you will only allow yourself one treat every other weekend or once a month if you stay on track for the whole time. If a craving is driving you crazy, put it on a list. Keep that list until treat day and choose one thing from the list. It makes it more special and helps to keep junk foods from being a habit, and keeps you from swinging by everything that catches your eye going home that you haven't had for months. These were only examples (can you figure out where I got them?); you do you, but set up some plans now for how you will be in control. Just remember that all this time at home, Uber would have brought you anything that you wanted, and you didn't order it, so you CAN be in control. You just gotta want it, and with the loss you have, I'll bet you want it right now.

WONDERFUL news from the doc! Posted by Krista on 9/13/2025, 1:06 pm, in reply to "Mine" Take a breath, work with PT and let THEM tell you when they think you are ready to go back physically. You've made it work from home for so long, there should be no rush on your employer's part so don't put any unneeded rush on Paula ♥

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