2023: Finding My Way Back

  Today should have been day 211 of Nutrisystem 2.0 but instead it's Day 6 of Round 4. I believe I am finally taking this effort seriously and working harder to stay away from temptation. The goal now is to keep it going ! I didn't write much last night as I was tired and more interested in playing my online slot game. When I went to bed last night I discovered that I hurt myself a little more than I realized yesterday morning. I have a bruise on the right shoulder and the area is very tender. I have full mobility, so nothing is broken. This old body just hurts this morning ! I didn't take any Tylenol last night as I don't want to overdo it, but this morning I took an ibuprofen. It helped with the pain a great deal ! The summary of injuries from the Sunday night fall are: rug burn on my nose and upper lip, tender nasal bones, scraped & bruised left knee, large bruise on right hip. Wednesday morning I added: minor scrape & bruising on right knee, bruised ring fin...

  Today should have been day 210 of Nutrisystem 2.0 but instead it's Day 5 of Round 4. So far it is going well, but I can't get too comfortable. Round 3 started strong too, but then I lost sight of the goal and chose food over losing the weight.  It was yet another cool morning but I can't really say I mind that. I haven't had to run the air conditioning and I feel like I'm sleeping a little better with just the fan. My day started off with yet another fall ! I tripped in the garage while taking out the bucket of candy & cheese for the siding crew ! Fortunately I did not hurt myself much. A little scrape on the right knee (no blood) and I jammed a couple fingers on my left hand. My left ring finger has developed a bruise but I don't think anything is broken. It was easier to get up from this fall because I was able to scooch over to where the garage floor steps down into the breezeway. More than anything I was scared. However, this fall was the result of a t...

  Today should have been day 209 of Nutrisystem 2.0 but instead it's Day 4 of Round 4. August started with unseasonably cool temps in the low 60's. I'm sure the siding crew is continuing to enjoy the break from the heat ! They were here just before 8 am and continued to work on the yard side. I realized last night that the siding is done on the driveway side. All that remains there is the window trim, a little more trim around the garage door, and installing the new lights on the garage and by the side door. They also need to reattach the power cable, which has been dangling for a few days. The yard side of the house needs siding, trim, the new posts (which will be covered in metal trim) & the new light outside the back door. The front of the house needs siding on the 2nd floor, along with window trim. Then the front porch needs siding and window trim. They framed up the bulkhead for the basement today and it looks amazing ! It's attached to the house at a steeper i...