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Hello FS friends,
I haven't weighed in or posted anything for a couple of months. But I want to thank all of YOU for doing so! You don't realize how much it has helped me thru some of my hardest days. It gave me a sense of normalcy in the world to read your entries, watch your successes, and celebrate silently with you. I also grieved with you and for you. I prayed for you, as so many of you have prayed for me. Thank you.
My beloved husband Steve, died March 13, 2022. I'm sure he was living to make it to the age of 68. He made it! His birthday was March 2. For his birthday, all he wanted was to send cupcakes to the staff at the cancer center that treated him for 3 years, the hospice folks, and the 2 Drs offices that were his main Drs. My husband was always thinking of others, even in his last days. He sent those cupcakes with a note on the box that said "Thanks for 3 bonus years!" We really did think of the last 3 years as a bonus...each and every day together was special. We were both so grateful.
Since Steve died, I've been busy packing what I will keep, in preparation to auction my home and contents. (I'm moving to VA to live closer to my son, only child) I've made huge progress with the help of some family members that came to help. I've been thru everything in my barn, shed, quilt studio (we were professional machine quilters for 19 yrs) and house. I still need to go thru my clothes, medicine cabinets, desk and file cabinets. Everything else is done. Whew! I'm tired!
I have 12 days to finish. That's my goal. Then I am going to VA for 2 weeks to look for a place to live and attend my granddaughter's HS graduation. Then back here to finalize cleaning and prepping for auction at the end of June.
I won't commit to checking in every day, but I am trying hard to do better, now that life is less hectic. I've been surprised at how active I've become. Maybe that's why I've done well at maintaining my weight, even when eating all the wrong things for several months.
Again, thank you for the support all along the way. I hope I can return that in some small way to some of you. I'm looking forward to getting back in the groove, a little at a time.
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188.0 lb
Lost so far: 14.0 lb.
Still to go: 8.0 lb.
Diet followed reasonably well.
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gaining 0.1 lb a week
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