Oct 18th Weigh In

Good morning! As of today I have lost 15.4 lbs in 7 weeks!! Not a bad beginning to a new lifestyle. Am looking forward to getting to the next goal - just 3.3 lbs and I'll be at 10% off goal. I weighed 207 at beginning. Then 196.7 was 5% off goal and 186.3 is my next goal. If all goes well I could be there next week. That's a mighty big IF since today is Non's birthday dinner tonight and for lunch Mom and I are taking Jo her favorite foods - KFC Chicken and McDonald's french fries. PLUS I have a chocolate cake and chocolate frosting ordered for a special treat for all the Clare Bridge residents. Jo seems to be adapting a little more each day to her smaller room and having more activity. They don't let her just lay there in bed and watch tv all day. I really think this will help her with her dementia because she has real people to interact with and not just tv characters. She has a lot more one on one with the care givers and they really care about her, too. They did at Wynwood as well, but they are spread much more thin there as they have a lot more residents than Clare Bridge. It sounds like 2 different places but it is all in one building. Clare Bridge is just down the hall from where Jo lived before - on the other side of the dining room. She is in room 129B and her next door neighbor is Jean Nettrouer. Hope I spelled that right. Anyway, very nice lady and they do bingo, go out for meals once a month and I have set up an appointment to have her hair done every Thursday starting this week. That should really help her morale. I've not had breakfast yet, so I better get busy. Lots to do before I go pick up all that food for Jo's bday lunch. Yesterday I washed and detailed my car so I am ready for the new trunk tray and all weather mats. Elantra is due for tires to be rotated and oil change that will happen tomorrow. Thursday I will be helping Mom sort stuff and Friday I get to mop my floors !!! YEAH! Housework is something I like to do but have very little time to accomplish any more. I want to have time someday to clean out my office / craft room. It's more like a junk/storage/computer room right now. Hope your day goes great - mine is off to a very good start. Thank you, Lord!!