Weight Loss Challange July 14 - 21

This month is 1/2 over already. I'm not where I want to be weight wise, but it could be worse. I think I may really do the Hollywood diet for a day or so and see if I can jumpstart my losing again and get the ulcer tamed down at the same time. I see the doctor for my regular check up on Monday and I would like to be at 120# or less by then tho that probably isn't a reasonable goal.

I'm going to Warrensburg early this morning to pick up my kitty cat Guy. When the neighbor took him in for me the other day I got a call saying that if I wanted him to live he had to stay there. What else could I do? He had vomited the night before & I knew he had sinus problems but thought it was allergies or that pneumonitis farm cats so often get, live thru, and never get again. But the vet said he had a serious infection but didn't say where. This vet is great & cheap, but lacks people skills. I told the neighbor that Kelly cat vomited off and on so the vet sent meds home for her too. I thought she had hairballs but I had treated her for that and it seemed to help somewhat. But she is much less whiney now since taking the the medicine. So I guess she had stomach infection or something like that too. I have advertised on the internet server we use for another small pet carrier and am waiting for a person to call me so I can go get the one they want to sell. This morning I hope. I need to leave pretty soon. I have other carriers but they are rather large and the neighbor kept the small one she took Guy up there in. She isn't home.

I thought I had gained a couple more pounds back, but I'm still at 123# which is ok but I'd still like to get below 120# & stay there. Then I'll work on getting down to 115#. I actually felt better when I was under the 120# for a while. Tho some of my friends say I look older and somewhat haggard at that weight. I think that now my facial & neck skin has finally shrunk so they just think I have gained back several pounds. I know my stomach skin isn't as loose as it was for a long time. But there are still ugly wrinkles on my arms and legs that give me away. Such is the price to be paid for letting myself get so large in the first place and then for staying there for so long. Not that I didn't try to lose during that time and actually succeeded to some degree. But nothing permanent like this time. I'm not sure what the difference is except more seriously turning it over to GOD permanently.

The yarden looks nice this morning. Holly mowed while I was gone yesterday. I haven't looked yet to see if Skyler picked his tomatoes. I told his daddy about them.

Must get started on the day. GOD bless and keep each of you. Walk with GOD and HE will walk with you. GOD loves you all & so do I.