Beauty

[just bee]

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@rnmom wrote:

Well I haven't really been compacting this past week, at least with regards to body products. I bought that box of goat milk products at the auction last week and today I just placed an order from BBW and picked up a few remnants left over from their semi annual sale. I had a gift card so it didn't cost me anything, and I just felt like buying something I guess. I haven't really bought anything fun in literally months, only groceries, groceries and more groceries.

I thought I would be happy with fragrance free lotion and just body sprays to fragance myself with but nope, I find that I'm missing the scented body lotions. So I bought some. Actually I think I bought 8. And 3 more spray fragrances. Oops. Oh well. I really feel like I need SOMETHING to enjoy right now. 

Still continuing with Hep and I actually lost another 5lbs last month, so I'm at a total of 45lbs lost. My clothes are getting really baggy but I won't order anything unless I can try it on, and I won't spend an hour or two in the thrift store with a mask on trying on clothes. Actually, I don't know if they'll even allow it, I know Walmart had their fitting rooms closed. So I just put a belt on and wear really baggy clothes. 

I'm fine with where my weight is now, and don't feel the need to lose any more. I didn't actually think I'd get here, but I'm thrilled that I did. But I am still continuing to try to eat healthier. We went to a small get together yesterday and rather than eating a hamburger and chips I ate cut up fruit, chicken breast and some macaroni salad. No cake, doritoes, chips. I still do have that stuff as a treat once in a while, but I definitely am trying to eat healthier most of the time.

I haven't been exercising a ton, working out on the elliptical maybe once a week, but I try to walk several times a day at work on break. And I ordered some vitamins too from iherb to try to keep my immune system strong. I had a physical this past week, it had been over 2 1/2 years and doctor said everything looked good. Of course she ordered lab work and a mammogram, which I may or may not do. But I'm feeling pretty good about my health overall. 

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@rnmom 

Holy cannoli -- 45 pounds???  That's amazing!  And it sounds like you're doing it right.  No fad diets or crazy exercise equipment.  Just by making smarter food choices and moving a little more.  That's what will keep the weight from coming back.

Sounds like you took control of the situation and made a few changes that have really made a difference that you can see and feel.

Positive changes in behavior, smarter choices.  And it didn't take that long to lose the weight, did it?

Well, how cool is that? 

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@just bee -yep, 45lbs. It's taken me not quite 7 months, I started at the first of the year. It is pretty cool, huh? I'm pretty proud of myself and definitely feel better and I'm so glad that I got off my behind and actually got it done. Now to keep it off, that is the  REAL challenge.

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@rnmom 

It sure is.  But congratulations!🎉  That's an extraordinary accomplishment!👏

So all this craziness the last several months has been good for something.👍  I just hope we don't need it to continue for you to be able to keep it all off.

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@geezerette - Thank you!

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@rnmom 

It's downright inspirational! 

[just bee]

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@geezerette wrote:

@just bee 

Well, you've hit a new low.  You're now living in a place that makes California look conservative.

I'll be praying for you.  Oh wait.  I heard they're closing the churches now too.

You might consider getting out of there while they'll still let you leave.

It's insane.

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@geezerette 

It's worse than insane.  It's diabolical.

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@just bee 

But you may have at least made @rnmom feel better about her state.

For now.  Unless Gretch reads the New Mexico papers.

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@geezerette  @just bee - Oh Gretch isn't giving up either. The queen spoke to us peasants again yesterday, but I missed it because I was at work, slaving away for the royalty. You know.

But I guess the gist of it was that racism is now a public health issue. Huh? And all of us health care workers are all racists. (Well we knew that, she told us that weeks ago)

I think she's created yet another committee with money we don't have to look into this. 

And I guess she's trying to get everyone and their brother to enforce no laws other than her mask mandate including state police, health department, citizens, etc. Because rape, theft and murder are lower priority than wearing a mask right? 

I think she created another committee to do random checks on businesses to make sure they are complying with all of her health edicts and if not, they can be fined, have their licenses taken away, etc. Because businesses don't already have enough to worry about. 

Cannot believe that this is actually America, it's unbelieveable.

I've stopped listening her. Our lawsuit in the appeals court started this week, goes to supreme court next month. I'm praying they do what's right and rule in favor of the constitution, but there is so much corruption, it's hard to say. 

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@rnmom 

@geezerette 

Our Tiny Tyrant was on today with her weekly update and the radio host finally cut her off with, "That's it -- we've heard enough,"  and returned to regular programming.

We're tuning out.  She may be leaving the state, but the rest of us will be stuck here to exist in the wasteland she left behind.

Our neighborhood Natural Grocers is closing.  The upside is that they're opening a new store in Rio Rancho.  But Albuquerque is losing yet another business.

Another empty building.  Just swell.

[rnmom]

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@just bee wrote:

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@rnmom wrote:

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@geezerette wrote:

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@rnmom wrote:

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@just bee wrote:

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@rnmom wrote:

Well I haven't really been compacting this past week, at least with regards to body products. I bought that box of goat milk products at the auction last week and today I just placed an order from BBW and picked up a few remnants left over from their semi annual sale. I had a gift card so it didn't cost me anything, and I just felt like buying something I guess. I haven't really bought anything fun in literally months, only groceries, groceries and more groceries.

I thought I would be happy with fragrance free lotion and just body sprays to fragance myself with but nope, I find that I'm missing the scented body lotions. So I bought some. Actually I think I bought 8. And 3 more spray fragrances. Oops. Oh well. I really feel like I need SOMETHING to enjoy right now. 

Still continuing with Hep and I actually lost another 5lbs last month, so I'm at a total of 45lbs lost. My clothes are getting really baggy but I won't order anything unless I can try it on, and I won't spend an hour or two in the thrift store with a mask on trying on clothes. Actually, I don't know if they'll even allow it, I know Walmart had their fitting rooms closed. So I just put a belt on and wear really baggy clothes. 

I'm fine with where my weight is now, and don't feel the need to lose any more. I didn't actually think I'd get here, but I'm thrilled that I did. But I am still continuing to try to eat healthier. We went to a small get together yesterday and rather than eating a hamburger and chips I ate cut up fruit, chicken breast and some macaroni salad. No cake, doritoes, chips. I still do have that stuff as a treat once in a while, but I definitely am trying to eat healthier most of the time.

I haven't been exercising a ton, working out on the elliptical maybe once a week, but I try to walk several times a day at work on break. And I ordered some vitamins too from iherb to try to keep my immune system strong. I had a physical this past week, it had been over 2 1/2 years and doctor said everything looked good. Of course she ordered lab work and a mammogram, which I may or may not do. But I'm feeling pretty good about my health overall. 

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@rnmom 

Holy cannoli -- 45 pounds???  That's amazing!  And it sounds like you're doing it right.  No fad diets or crazy exercise equipment.  Just by making smarter food choices and moving a little more.  That's what will keep the weight from coming back.

Sounds like you took control of the situation and made a few changes that have really made a difference that you can see and feel.

Positive changes in behavior, smarter choices.  And it didn't take that long to lose the weight, did it?

Well, how cool is that? 

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@just bee -yep, 45lbs. It's taken me not quite 7 months, I started at the first of the year. It is pretty cool, huh? I'm pretty proud of myself and definitely feel better and I'm so glad that I got off my behind and actually got it done. Now to keep it off, that is the  REAL challenge.

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@rnmom 

It sure is.  But congratulations!🎉  That's an extraordinary accomplishment!👏

So all this craziness the last several months has been good for something.👍  I just hope we don't need it to continue for you to be able to keep it all off.

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@geezerette - Thank you!

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@rnmom 

It's downright inspirational! 

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@just bee - I don't know if I would go that far, but thank you!

[geezerette]

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@rnmom wrote:

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@just bee wrote:

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@rnmom wrote:

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@geezerette wrote:

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@rnmom wrote:

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@just bee wrote:

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@rnmom wrote:

Well I haven't really been compacting this past week, at least with regards to body products. I bought that box of goat milk products at the auction last week and today I just placed an order from BBW and picked up a few remnants left over from their semi annual sale. I had a gift card so it didn't cost me anything, and I just felt like buying something I guess. I haven't really bought anything fun in literally months, only groceries, groceries and more groceries.

I thought I would be happy with fragrance free lotion and just body sprays to fragance myself with but nope, I find that I'm missing the scented body lotions. So I bought some. Actually I think I bought 8. And 3 more spray fragrances. Oops. Oh well. I really feel like I need SOMETHING to enjoy right now. 

Still continuing with Hep and I actually lost another 5lbs last month, so I'm at a total of 45lbs lost. My clothes are getting really baggy but I won't order anything unless I can try it on, and I won't spend an hour or two in the thrift store with a mask on trying on clothes. Actually, I don't know if they'll even allow it, I know Walmart had their fitting rooms closed. So I just put a belt on and wear really baggy clothes. 

I'm fine with where my weight is now, and don't feel the need to lose any more. I didn't actually think I'd get here, but I'm thrilled that I did. But I am still continuing to try to eat healthier. We went to a small get together yesterday and rather than eating a hamburger and chips I ate cut up fruit, chicken breast and some macaroni salad. No cake, doritoes, chips. I still do have that stuff as a treat once in a while, but I definitely am trying to eat healthier most of the time.

I haven't been exercising a ton, working out on the elliptical maybe once a week, but I try to walk several times a day at work on break. And I ordered some vitamins too from iherb to try to keep my immune system strong. I had a physical this past week, it had been over 2 1/2 years and doctor said everything looked good. Of course she ordered lab work and a mammogram, which I may or may not do. But I'm feeling pretty good about my health overall. 

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@rnmom 

Holy cannoli -- 45 pounds???  That's amazing!  And it sounds like you're doing it right.  No fad diets or crazy exercise equipment.  Just by making smarter food choices and moving a little more.  That's what will keep the weight from coming back.

Sounds like you took control of the situation and made a few changes that have really made a difference that you can see and feel.

Positive changes in behavior, smarter choices.  And it didn't take that long to lose the weight, did it?

Well, how cool is that? 

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@just bee -yep, 45lbs. It's taken me not quite 7 months, I started at the first of the year. It is pretty cool, huh? I'm pretty proud of myself and definitely feel better and I'm so glad that I got off my behind and actually got it done. Now to keep it off, that is the  REAL challenge.

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@rnmom 

It sure is.  But congratulations!🎉  That's an extraordinary accomplishment!👏

So all this craziness the last several months has been good for something.👍  I just hope we don't need it to continue for you to be able to keep it all off.

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@geezerette - Thank you!

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@rnmom 

It's downright inspirational! 

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@just bee - I don't know if I would go that far, but thank you!

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@rnmom 

I would!

🎉👍👏

[just bee]

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@geezerette wrote:

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@rnmom wrote:

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@just bee wrote:

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@rnmom 

It's downright inspirational! 

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@just bee - I don't know if I would go that far, but thank you!

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@rnmom 

I would!

🎉👍👏

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@rnmom 

No, it is inspirational and I'll tell you why.

You inspired me to replace our bathroom scale.  It's been over a year since I've weighed myself.

I lost a lot of weight after the house fire and I regret not weighing myself to find out what I actually weighed because at least I'd have a target weight.

All I know is that my pants were falling down and I had to buy a belt.  And when I went back to work my coworker cried when she saw me because she thought I had a terminal illness.

But it's not the loss of weight that's inspiring -- well, yeah, it is, of course, but what's really inspiring is how you decided to take control at a time when everything else is out of control.

And that's what inspired me to stop drinking beer.  I ran out of Amstel Light on July 20 and went to Total Wine to buy a gift card for someone, but didn't buy any Amstel.  I drank whatever was in the house that BH bought when the governor shut down my only source of Amstel and I had my last beer -- a Stella Artois -- on July 31.

I always told BH that if he stopped drinking beer, I'd stop drinking beer.  And he always said, "If you want to stop drinking beer, you don't have to wait for me."  Well, as it turns out, BH had given up caffeine (when I stopped drinking coffee and switched to tea), then gave up nicotine.  That left cheap domestic light beer.

So he stopped about a week before I did and I just drank what was left in the house.  Except for the four bottles of stout that we use for his chili recipe.

So, yes, you can count yourself as the inspiration for this "major life decision."

Thank you! 

P.S. And if this isn't the absolute worst time to give up Amstel, I don't know what is.

[just bee]

Uh-oh.  It looks like the Superintendent of Socorro Consolidated Schools may be out of a job.

He had the audacity to exercise his First Amendment rights and post an opinion on Facebook.

Let's divide into two camps:

Camp 1: Stay home and avoid travel. Keep your kids home from school. Wear fashionable cloth masks. Refuse hydroxychloroquine if you get sick. Take the rushed coronavirus vaccine.

Camp 2: Go out and enjoy life. Send your kids to school. Respect personal space and practice good hygiene. Take hydroxychloroquine if you get the virus and become symptomatic. Refuse the rushed coronavirus vaccine.

He is in Camp 2.  And he supports an immediate start to in-person learning.

Oh, boy.  Here come the death threats!

[geezerette]

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@geezerette wrote:

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@rnmom wrote:

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@just bee wrote:

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@rnmom 

It's downright inspirational! 

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@just bee - I don't know if I would go that far, but thank you!

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@rnmom 

I would!

🎉👍👏

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@rnmom 

No, it is inspirational and I'll tell you why.

You inspired me to replace our bathroom scale.  It's been over a year since I've weighed myself.

I lost a lot of weight after the house fire and I regret not weighing myself to find out what I actually weighed because at least I'd have a target weight.

All I know is that my pants were falling down and I had to buy a belt.  And when I went back to work my coworker cried when she saw me because she thought I had a terminal illness.

But it's not the loss of weight that's inspiring -- well, yeah, it is, of course, but what's really inspiring is how you decided to take control at a time when everything else is out of control.

And that's what inspired me to stop drinking beer.  I ran out of Amstel Light on July 20 and went to Total Wine to buy a gift card for someone, but didn't buy any Amstel.  I drank whatever was in the house that BH bought when the governor shut down my only source of Amstel and I had my last beer -- a Stella Artois -- on July 31.

I always told BH that if he stopped drinking beer, I'd stop drinking beer.  And he always said, "If you want to stop drinking beer, you don't have to wait for me."  Well, as it turns out, BH had given up caffeine (when I stopped drinking coffee and switched to tea), then gave up nicotine.  That left cheap domestic light beer.

So he stopped about a week before I did and I just drank what was left in the house.  Except for the four bottles of stout that we use for his chili recipe.

So, yes, you can count yourself as the inspiration for this "major life decision."

Thank you! 

P.S. And if this isn't the absolute worst time to give up Amstel, I don't know what is.

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@just bee 

@rnmom 

Well, I think you both are deserving of a round of applause!👏👏

I was thinking along somewhat the same lines.  Not only did @rnmom lose an inspirational amount of weight, she did it in a time when most of us were doing the opposite, myself included.  And on top of that, at a time when she feels the lowest.  That's normally when we all let ourselves go, looking for comfort somewhere.

I also have given pretty much all my food vices.  Not because I was so inspired, but because I'd gotten to the point that I felt so bad.  I still feel bad since the food wasn't the actual cause of my discomfort but it was adding to it.  But I'm noticing I'm recovering faster now.  Well, a little faster.  Just like with @rnmom , I'm not going to snap back immediately and I shouldn't expect to.  It took a long time to get this way.  I'm not looking to lose weight or even gain longevity, just be as functional as I can while I'm here.

[geezerette]

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@just bee wrote:

Uh-oh.  It looks like the Superintendent of Socorro Consolidated Schools may be out of a job.

He had the audacity to exercise his First Amendment rights and post an opinion on Facebook.

Let's divide into two camps:

Camp 1: Stay home and avoid travel. Keep your kids home from school. Wear fashionable cloth masks. Refuse hydroxychloroquine if you get sick. Take the rushed coronavirus vaccine.

Camp 2: Go out and enjoy life. Send your kids to school. Respect personal space and practice good hygiene. Take hydroxychloroquine if you get the virus and become symptomatic. Refuse the rushed coronavirus vaccine.

He is in Camp 2.  And he supports an immediate start to in-person learning.

Oh, boy.  Here come the death threats!

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@just bee 

We're still going for an in-person start.  Then we'll see what happens.  The various school districts have a fairly wide leeway to make their own decisions, though.  But the gov, health officials, and school brass want to at least try in-person.

A niece (up in @rnmom's neck of the woods) has a high school senior.  Their district is offering either all online or traditional, which would mean whatever the district decided was appropriate at the moment.  He opted for all online, which his mother isn't keen on.  She's hoping that he can go back for in-person second semester and have a 'normal' graduation.  Heaven knows what his college experience will be like.

Oh, and while I'm talking about my relatives, an update on the nephew with the virus.  Got an email from him yesterday and he said that was the first day he felt like he had turned the corner.  He said it was rather nasty--kind of like a really bad flu.  Hopefully he'll continue with recovery and that will be the end of it.

[geezerette]

I like this and brought it over from the "Too Much Stuff" thread in Among Friends...

[just bee]

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@geezerette wrote:

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@just bee wrote:

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@geezerette wrote:

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@rnmom wrote:

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@just bee wrote:

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@rnmom 

It's downright inspirational! 

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@just bee - I don't know if I would go that far, but thank you!

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@rnmom 

I would!

🎉👍👏

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@rnmom 

No, it is inspirational and I'll tell you why.

You inspired me to replace our bathroom scale.  It's been over a year since I've weighed myself.

I lost a lot of weight after the house fire and I regret not weighing myself to find out what I actually weighed because at least I'd have a target weight.

All I know is that my pants were falling down and I had to buy a belt.  And when I went back to work my coworker cried when she saw me because she thought I had a terminal illness.

But it's not the loss of weight that's inspiring -- well, yeah, it is, of course, but what's really inspiring is how you decided to take control at a time when everything else is out of control.

And that's what inspired me to stop drinking beer.  I ran out of Amstel Light on July 20 and went to Total Wine to buy a gift card for someone, but didn't buy any Amstel.  I drank whatever was in the house that BH bought when the governor shut down my only source of Amstel and I had my last beer -- a Stella Artois -- on July 31.

I always told BH that if he stopped drinking beer, I'd stop drinking beer.  And he always said, "If you want to stop drinking beer, you don't have to wait for me."  Well, as it turns out, BH had given up caffeine (when I stopped drinking coffee and switched to tea), then gave up nicotine.  That left cheap domestic light beer.

So he stopped about a week before I did and I just drank what was left in the house.  Except for the four bottles of stout that we use for his chili recipe.

So, yes, you can count yourself as the inspiration for this "major life decision."

Thank you! 

P.S. And if this isn't the absolute worst time to give up Amstel, I don't know what is.

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@just bee 

@rnmom 

Well, I think you both are deserving of a round of applause!👏👏

I was thinking along somewhat the same lines.  Not only did @rnmom lose an inspirational amount of weight, she did it in a time when most of us were doing the opposite, myself included.  And on top of that, at a time when she feels the lowest.  That's normally when we all let ourselves go, looking for comfort somewhere.

I also have given pretty much all my food vices.  Not because I was so inspired, but because I'd gotten to the point that I felt so bad.  I still feel bad since the food wasn't the actual cause of my discomfort but it was adding to it.  But I'm noticing I'm recovering faster now.  Well, a little faster.  Just like with @rnmom , I'm not going to snap back immediately and I shouldn't expect to.  It took a long time to get this way.  I'm not looking to lose weight or even gain longevity, just be as functional as I can while I'm here.

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@geezerette 

Yeah, Amstel Light was pretty darned comfortable.

Sounds like you deserve a round of applause yourself!