Faith's Progress

[Jayne01]

do you still want pictures? of the fence with holes? or of me with a shovel?

Of course! Both please.

[KathyLauren]

Dog fence, if you must know. They get very perturbed when left alone and keep digging under the fence. When the fence was first put in they only butted it to the ground. Grass grew up and the dogs didn't know they could go under. It's very dry here (Fl, no snow) so the grass is gone. Plus the years have rusted it away and weakened it, it's only rabbit fencing after all.

do you still want pictures? of the fence with holes? or of me with a shovel?

Cool!  What kind of dogs do you have?  We have a greyhound.  Fortunately, she is not interested in digging or jumping, so fence construction is easy.

Pics entirely at your discretion, of course.  To give you some encouragement, here's me digging an electrical trench to the barn:

[Faith]

Cool!  What kind of dogs do you have?  We have a greyhound.  Fortunately, she is not interested in digging or jumping, so fence construction is easy.

Pics entirely at your discretion, of course.  ....

A pure blood basenji and an Australian Shepherd/basset mix.

no shovel pics yet, I'm barely moving enough to make coffee.

[steph2.0]

To give you some encouragement, here's me digging an electrical trench to the barn:

If you have to use a shovel, that's definitely the kind to have. Of course, it's probably necessary when you're digging frozen tundra. [emoji6]

Stephanie

PS: A 35 lb. German Shepherd/Border Collie mix owns us here.

[Faith]

sorry, no shovel pictures, no one here to take the picture. I've done all I am going to for today. manual labor, ick.

as for a feel good moment, Lori confirmed, I have hair growth in my receding areas ..... YAY!! No such thing as too much hair ... on your head in any case ... 

[Jayne01]

as for a feel good moment, Lori confirmed, I have hair growth in my receding areas ..... YAY!! No such thing as too much hair ... on your head in any case ... 

Are you using anything to stimulate hair growth or did it just starting happening on its own?

Jayne

[Faith]

Are you using anything to stimulate hair growth or did it just starting happening on its own?

Jayne

I quit using 'guy' shampoo and started doing a proper shampoo/conditioner for scalp and hair health. Between that and the estradiol must be doing it. I'll let you know in a month if Lori and I were misled by my desires



ps. Just caught up on your thread. I understand ....

[Faith]

another day, another comment

mood, still overall good. Once in a while I get the bouncy 'can't-sit-still' feeling.

Waaaay back on 11/08/2017 (that's November for those of you that can't get your month and day in the right places) I took some 'I'm Fat' measurements. I actually started my diet/exercise in mid Oct.

Last night, I remeasured a couple.

ribs (under bust), I went from 39 inches to 37
waist, I went from 40 inches to 35.

Still a bit to go on my waist but .... progress.

[Jayne01]

Hi Faith, great to see you are still in a good mood. Congratulations on the weight loss. I seem to be stuck at my current weight. It stays pretty constant with only minor deviations up and down. I try not to eat too much junk but I am not good at keeping up with exercise. Working nightshift and feeling like a zombie kills any shreds of motivation I might have.

Keep up your good work.

Jayne

[Faith]

broke the diet today. We had to go pick up some items for the house and as I was standing there all nekked wondering what to wear my wife goes, "wear something nice, show off that new body". Well, Alrighty then. I dressed up (no, not a dress). She dressed up as well. Off we went to fill my prescriptions then hit wally world. On the way I said that since we're all dressed up we should go out to eat, so we did. First dinner date with us dressed as she & her. First dinner date for just the two of us in a loooong while.

At Walmart I got one "Excuse me, ma'am" from a young girl (11'ish) wanting something from behind me
At dinner, an older gentleman tapped my shoulder and asked what I did to keep all my hair (paraphrased)
+1 -1 does not equal 0, in this case the +1 wins.

Very good dinner, neither of us could eat it all and we're both stuffed. No walk or exercise tonight .. blaaahhhh ....
In the middle of dinner Lori was staring at me .. I said, "What? Do I have soup on my face?". She said, "No, I can see it". 'It' being the changes to a more feminine look. I blame the weight loss 

[Jayne01]

Wow Faith! That is fantastic! A nice dinner with your wonderful wife, both of you all dressed up, how special! It sounds like you had more than just a +1 moment, it must at least be a +4 or 5. That easily beats the -1.

I am very happy for you. Keep the updates coming. I look forward to reading your posts.

Jayne

[Laurie]

 Loved the update Faith. It's nice to get out with your loved one for a good dinner.(pssst I know this thing) I agree with your math too. Definitely a 1 result. And congrats on the weight loss. My little road trip did nothing to help me with min. In fact I gained back all I had lost prior to going on the road. It wasn't that much, but it was gone.
  Lori is still being that wonderful woman I got to know a little bit better while I was there. She's a keeper and has no plans to go anywhere without you Hun.

Hugs to you both,
  Laurie

[Jayne01]

Let's see......

... my wife goes, "wear something nice, show off that new body".

+1

First dinner date with us dressed as she & her.

+1

At Walmart I got one "Excuse me, ma'am" from a young girl (11'ish) wanting something from behind me

+1

At dinner, an older gentleman tapped my shoulder and asked what I did to keep all my hair (paraphrased)

-1 (maybe?)

Very good dinner, neither of us could eat it all and we're both stuffed.

+1      (Good food is always a +1)

She said, "No, I can see it". 'It' being the changes to a more feminine look.

+1


Per my calculations,
+1 +1 +1 -1 +1 +1 = +4


Does that seem accurate? [emoji16]

Jayne

[Michelle_P]

Dining out together, preferably in a quiet, calm and possibly romantic environment is a wonderful way to maintain that connection romance forges between two people.  The act of sharing a meal and the experience is itself intimate, and brings two people together. (Verified by field testing...)

Doing this regularly if possible can be a powerful tool to maintain that connection.  Well done, Faith!

[Faith]

Definitely a plus evening, we both enjoyed our time out.

She stole my dress though. She was like, "Can I wear your dress since you're dressing up"

Wait, What?

So, you want me to dress up so that you have a reason 'borrow' my dress? ... sheesh

[KathyLauren]

So, you want me to dress up so that you have a reason 'borrow' my dress? ... sheesh

Hey, it ended up as a win, so I'd go with it!    Glad you had a nice night out.

[steph2.0]

Kathy, I'm disappointed. I guess I'll have to say it:

Pics or it didn't happen.


- Stephanie

[Faith]

Kathy, I'm disappointed. I guess I'll have to say it:

Pics or it didn't happen.


- Stephanie

[steph2.0]

Well that's more like it! Six pics, and with a nice theme!


- Stephanie

[Faith]

Well that's more like it! Six pics, and with a nice theme!


- Stephanie

I didn't realize. I hope it gets past those moderators that I posted six picks

(for the blind, change the pronunciation .. it's punny)