Katsolo's Journal, 02 December 2023

A little behind this morning, but not from sleeping in. Already done a short walk this morning, now, i have a ton of stuff to do, but I wanted to start a new thing with the first weekend of a new month.

Feeling a bit extra fluff this morning and the scale shows it. Going out tonight, and we’ll be walking, so that’s good. I think I’ll probably eat dinner at home to prevent any large scale inhalation of food. I will be drinking and tasting, but i won’t be ravenous. Balance in all things, right?

So many things going on right now. My immediate supervisor decided to retire early and will be gone in a couple of weeks, I’m in the middle of a reorg and while I’ll land, I need to figure out what i want out of this. Joined a Reddit group for people who want to retire early and we’ll just say I’ve got some big goals and some hard work ahead of me to get there. In the meantime, I need to focus on preserving abilities in the body I have and I have been working on retraining/rehabbing my crappy knee and increasing flexibility as well. That’s been fun. I’m finding as I go along that I have to maintain awareness of goals and adapt as we go along. One of the best things about BF being back east is that we’re talking so much, similar to what we did when we first got together. Much more fulfilling than, “Busy, gotta go. Luv ya,” which was happening a lot. Growth, right? BF and i have been talking health, workouts, etc. For the month of December, I’m focusing on improving my knee flexibility and strength as well as improving my hip flexors which get tight when I’m not moving enough. I’m still pretty flexible, but they get tight at night and I have to stretch. I’m probably walking differently because of the three dogs and screwing something up. Backwards treadmill, BOSU balancing and the nightly walks.

Decided that December is another month of fiscal austerity, so we’re going to be doing things that are free or inexpensive for entertainment. I can spend money on others (gifts), but I’m going to be mindful of what i spend on myself. Blah, blah, blah. Shut up and just do it, right? Every dollar I save is going towards one day closer to quitting the grind. That’s the new mindset. Blob is down, everything else is holding or up. Doing percentages at the beginning of the month for tracking. Apple finally made an Apple Health app for the iPad. Saving that rabbit hole for after the sun goes down. It’s currently importing all my data from something like 2017. That’s going to be fun. 🤓

Some more lights because they’re pretty and bring me joy.

WEIGHT 160.1 lb
BMI 32.4
FAT MASS 63.3 lb
LEAN MASS 96.9 lb
WATER MASS 67.7 lb
BONE MASS 4.9 lb
MUSCLE MASS 91.9 lb

Percentages:
FAT MASS 39.5 %
LEAN MASS 60.5 %
WATER MASS 42.3 %
BONE MASS 3.1 %
MUSCLE MASS 57.4 %
160.1 lb Lost so far: 20.9 lb.    Still to go: 25.1 lb.    Diet followed reasonably well.

Diet Calendar Entry for 02 December 2023:
1621 kcal Fat: 52.65g | Prot: 90.50g | Carb: 153.08g.   Breakfast: Egg White, Egg, Whole Milk. Lunch: Kirkland Signature Boneless Skinless Chicken Breasts, R.W. Knudsen Family 2% Milkfat Small Curd Lowfat Cottage Cheese. Dinner: Charley's Grilled Subs Cookie, Lagunitas Lagunitas IPA. Snacks/Other: R.W. Knudsen Family 2% Milkfat Small Curd Lowfat Cottage Cheese, Mission Carb Balance Whole Wheat Tortilla (43g), Garden Lites Veggie Muffins Zucchini Chocolate, Marinela Polvorones Shortbread Cookies. more...
gaining 0.7 lb a week

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My goal from the time I started working was to retire at 55. Didn't make although I retired at 56 even though I really wasn't financially ready. I bought the house I am in now as a 2nd home the same year I retired. I just gave my notice that I was leaving because of so much going on my aging father and not able to deal with that and the stressful job. I put my primary residence up for sale and use the equity from that house to live on until I could collect my pension and social Secuity. Now the equity in this house is making it possible to buy the house in Oregon. Didn't go as I had hoped all my working life and I live on a much tighter budget than I would have wanted but retiring was so needed! 
02 Dec 23 by member: Fritzy 22
I'm jea!ous you are able to get in some long walks in spite of knee issues. Didn't realize how many people have knee problems. The lights are pretty! 
02 Dec 23 by member: Fritzy 22
Love how clear that sky looks 
03 Dec 23 by member: adpreso
I loved my work and the people I worked with, planned to work until I was 70. Hit a wall at 67, retired and sucked it in for three years so I could get highest SS rate. I started planning for retirement when I was 22, so I'm okay financially, but I know people who struggle. Living in poverty in old age is not fun, plan, plan, plan. 
04 Dec 23 by member: shirfleur 1
Yeah, I think the most prudent move is to wait until 65 so I don’t have to drain my savings on medical insurance and hold off as long as I can to pull social security. All big math problems to bounce around in my head. If it were just me, it would be one thing, but I ended up being mom’s backup plan. Which is fine, it just reorganized my initial plans. I’ll get through it, just going to have to work longer than I wanted to. 
04 Dec 23 by member: Katsolo

     
 

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