Hospital visit #2
I was exhausted, and I went running anyway. This time I allowed myself to stop and stretch whenever I wanted, then would just re-start my timer. I ran further than last Wednesday and finished off with 1:25:02

Word! I rule!!
There went about 900 calories (I was sure to run up my big ass hill and do intervals of difficultly)

I had a beet, avocado, and tempe salad with tahini dressing and wasn't even able to finish it. Apparently running for an hour and a half almost decreases your appetite when it seems like it should INCREASE it. Also, I barely slept last night so I'm exhausted again. Fitful, tossing and turning and half-dreaming, couldn't get comfortable, not like I was in pain.......it was like my body was so busy trying to repair itself, it was keeping me up. Boo! I am even more exhausted today! I had a hard cider at the brewery on my way home and packed for Hawaii--I am
TIRED
I weighed in at 143.0

YAY I made my goal, albeit the high end of the range.
My vacation goal is:
to either come back at the same weight (143) or come back at 142 lbs
Chris
was is great spirits and looked great. He was way chatty and they moved him to the regular ward of the hospital. I gave him a Japanese good-luck kitty bank and stuck a few quarters in there to make it jingle (his religion is Shinto). When I complained about being worn out and uncomfortable in my chair, he said I could hop into bed with him.
ME: "Are you sure it can hold our weight?"
CHRIS: "These beds are made for 600 lbs,"
"Oh ok, cool."
"They've seen weirder things here.....like, people getting stuck in MRIs....not a person, but PEOPLE," he chuckled.
"What do you mean, like having sex?"
"Yeah! You hear some interesting things in this hospital."
"Why the fuck would anyone want to have sex in an MRI??"
He leaned closer to my ear, "Well...it's a...fetish, if you will..."
I SCREAMED with laughter 
"OH man I know ALL about fetishes!" 
He laughed harder, "Confined medical equipment."
I screamed with more laughter, "Hey baby, do you like confined medical equipment compartments??? Me too! Let's fuck!!!"
I stayed for an hour, then we got the nurse to take our picture (attached). I am totally annihilated from my run, pardon my haggard appearance. Chris always looks that way, although other days he looks worse
I came home to another giant rat. I put a business card next to it so you can see I'm not really exaggerating, before I swept it into the dust bin ad threw it down the hillside
myself. Didn't want to bother Keith this time...