I'm Dr. Deb Butler and you are listening to Thinner Piece and Menopause and Beyond. This is

episode number 435. Welcome to Thinner Piece and Menopause and Beyond. This is Dr. Deb Butler,

Master Life and Weight Coach, and as always, your coach.

If you're a woman and you're smart and you're successful and you've been struggling with weight your

whole life and now menopause is making it harder than ever and you are ready to make this

the last time you ever have to go on a diet

again, then this podcast is for you. Stay tuned.

Well, hello, all my dear friends, all over the world. It's a beautiful day in this neighborhood. I know I say that a lot,

but I'm really just right back in my neighborhood. I actually have been on a lovely vacation.

I took my family, which means my husband, my son, his wife that is like my daughter

and my three grandkids, my youngest being two and a half

years old and her name is Azalea and we call her Zaley. And maybe you've heard me talk about her

on my podcast before about the miracle of her birth and how being there changed my life. But for now, I'm just saying

she's two and a half years old now on vacation with us, along with my other two grandchildren,

Ellie, who is eight years old. I can hardly believe it. And my oldest grandson, Sebastian, who is nine. And I have to tell you,

I could do a lot of podcasts on going on vacations. And one of the things that I talked to you about

on my last podcast was this idea that I have a celebratory six weeks from the time of my birthday,

which just passed July 31st, which was the reason I took my whole family on this vacation,

by the way, to the San Juan Islands, if you've ever been there before.

If you've never been there before, check it out if you like water.

And if you like coolness in the summer.

And if you like mountains and you like water and nice people, check this out.

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