I feel pretty good today. The last remnant of my GI issues is resolved. The redness on my face has reduced, but though hubby doesn't see it, I still do, a little.


I haven't weighed myself for well over a week, but I don't think I've gained anything. If I have, I will be very surprised. I don't feel like I've overeaten. Plus, my smaller jeans seem to be fitting even better. I hadn't been in this size for quite a long time, but have been wearing them again since around the holidays. If my weight is still high, I don't quite know how to explain this phenomena. There was a time when I was the last weight I saw where I couldn't even begin to button these jeans.


Since hubby has been on blood pressure medication, his blood pressure has totally normalized. It's even better than mine, and blood pressure has never been an issue for me. Only cholesterol and triglycerides, mostly. Hubby takes a statin for that, too. I'm thinking he'll be much healthier than me. We really do want to lose weight. We'll likely be visiting family in Europe in May. They're all trim, or mostly trim. My s-i-l says my husband looks "nine months pregnant". He actually does, but his legs and butt are trim. Last time we were there his sister bragged about losing weight. She then said "BirdDancer, I have some large jeans that don't fit me anymore. Would you like them?" That burned me up! Actually, they were too large for me, too. One other time, another b-i-l of his was calling hubby fat, but at the time I was a bit slimmer. He looked at me and said "You look trimmer than I remember you." [Kinda sorta a compliment?????] Another issue when visiting his family is that they like to take ultra long hikes. Like 10 kilometers in the mountains. I confess that I'm not quite up to that right now.