I went for a walk yesterday and it was a very cold walk at 45°. It’s a little warmer this morning so it will probably be around 50° when I go out walking.

I’m not sure which is worse… What’s going on in the sky or on the ground. On the ground are the usual traffic and landscaping sounds, plus the park was banging on something just beyond Bob & Virginia’s place yesterday. They’ve torn up the cobblestone in the center island down the street by Dixie’s place, but you know how it is here…they’re always doing something. I’m dreading the next project that’s really loud. This is the time of year when they go on tree-cutting frenzies. I just hope when Lawrence gets to trimming the trees in front of his place that it’s done when I’m awake since it’s only about 20 feet from the bedroom.

I’ve decided to make one last-ditch effort to lose a little weight by going low-carb. I doubt it will work because I still have a bum thyroid and I’m older. If it doesn’t, it’s definitely time to give it up and hope I don’t end up gaining too much more or become diabetic. I don’t want to waste time struggling for what is it meant to be and fighting some losing battle for the rest of my life. If I play all my cards right and I don’t lose the weight, then I guess I just wasn’t meant to. But for the sake of my health, I’m going to give it one last try.

I’ll be following a menu that mostly consists of meats, veggies and some berries. A little yogurt as well. There are some foods that are bad for hypothyroidism like broccoli, so even though it’s one of my favorite vegetables, I’ll have to cut back on it. I’m not giving up my morning coffee, but I need to drop the wine and severely limit things like spinach, peanuts, soy, and strawberries.

I read up on the dos and don’ts of going low-carb and it basically says don’t overdo the protein, add some sodium if you start to feel lightheaded, fatigued or get constipation, and be patient. It takes a few days for your body to get used to burning fat instead of carbs. I still have my doubts because being hypo means your body can’t burn much of anything. But it certainly can’t hurt me to try it for a week or so. I’m going to weigh myself when I get up on Monday, the day I start the diet. Then I’m not going to weigh myself again until the following Monday. If I’m not down a pound or two, then it’s time to move on. Moving on doesn’t mean stuffing myself, eating unhealthily, and becoming inactive. It just means I no longer try to lose weight. There really does come a point in time with many things where it’s okay to throw in the towel and give up. With all the years I’ve been trying, if this fails, I won’t feel guilty or bad for giving up because I know I tried my best.

I have a strong feeling that Elton John is going to die soon but I don’t know how or why. I was never a fan of his, but I don’t hate his music either.