thanks for the support....

I appreciate all the kind comments on the last post-- you are all right....I don't need to keep this secret- but I don't really have any "friends" here yet- I just moved here 6 mths ago and work so much that the only people I have met are work aquaintances...I think once I can get my major construction project (12.8million dollar arena/community centre) finished and opened (fingers crossed for Feb 15th) I should have some more time to branch out.....

The close friends I do have have heard me mention before that I was "trying to loose weight" becuase we only talk on the phone/facebook they don't really need to know untill I've got some great pics etc.....

So as for censoring my blog on things I say...because this job and my last job were in local government- I have had to watch what I say only because I'm paid for by the taxpayers blah blah blah...so the work venting may have to be at a minimun...I've made my locations etc a bit more annoymous (sure wish I could spell that word- is is right?)

in any case I will tell how my day REALLy was...oh my goodness....we'll we're trying to finalize our budgets for operating the new recreation facilities in this region....and we're like 400,000 over what they predicted 2 yrs ago....so we're trying to scrimp and save and justify and adjust and I'm soooooo freeking sick of excel documents... one of my other challenges is that I'm the only girl in the management team (4 others, male 3-50+, 1- 40+) so I end up doing the "skirt" work...usually coordiating the presentations and entering the data from the discussions...which I don't mind cuz I'm a little bit of a control freak!!! ANYWAYs its been very overwhelming and today the meeting when from 8am-12:30pm and all I had to eat was 2points of weight control oatmeal....man was I cranky....then I had to speed off to the pool I manage to enter into a discussion about staff scheduling and how we'll fill a mat leave posting in a place where there aren't very many lifeguards to begin with and how my aquatic coordinators want to stay with a 4 day work week...then I sped back to the office to compile the budget discussions in to 1 fullyl inked functional excel documetn...which I sent to my house to proof before sendign to the treasurer to be scrutinized in our afternoon meeting tomorriw....

grrr--- all I want to do is play on WW boards, facebook and blogs!! but I've gotta work....

in anycase I'll be procrasinating so hopefully I can visit some of your blogs this evening...

I finished off my day with a 6inch turkey sub from subway and 4 timbits- my points are gone and I'm ready for bed!!
Chow for now !!

Trying to figure out sizes

This isn't ment to be an offensive post- just me trying to process some thoughts....and this shouldn't really be happening becasue weight is just a number- I'm doing this to be healthy etc etc however its my curiousity that is getting the best of my--- enough said, here goes...

It puzzles me a little to figure out what weight is what size.... I've read MANY blogs in the past couple weeks and its very interesting to me when I see how much someone weighs and the size they are coming or going from...I guess height has ALOT to do with it, but I just wondering how the world see's us (not that I should care but.....I'm curious)

This reminds me of a conversation I walked into between my mom and one of her friends- at the time I was 16 and I was 218 pds (remember cuz i was trying to get under 200)-athletic (played v-ball and basketball)...I heard my moms friend say (who in my memory was very rollie pollie and 'bigger then me') was saying she was soo worried about getting close to 200 pds.... it puzzled me- maybe she was lieing to my mom or her 200 pds looked different then my 200 pds...

I'm 296 at this time and when I was 310 I was Size 22 (a little tight) and now loosly a 22 pant/20 fits a ittybitty tight.

Do I look 300 pds? I know that when I've told people how much I weigh (ones I can trust in the real world) they are shocked....maybe people don't have a good concept of how weight to looks...

Anyone else care to share?

tonight I JOGGED

me and my 287 pd body and my doggie went for a jog.. I alternated between street lights walking and joggin...it was SUPER....big ackomplishment for this big girl!! my dog liked it once we got going- she tried to stop me by chewing her leash!! but I didn't let it...we kept going...its proof you can do it!!!

it was a great OP day for me...did some awesome grocery shopping and got prepped for my last wek here before going to mom and dads....DH was supportive........ didn't get much christmas coordinated but its all good....there is always the evenings this week- not much good TV on anyways!
must go drink water!!!

I'm on track

so I think....no seriously it was an awesome day- I still have 1 point left and I earned 4 activity points that I;m not using....it was my "last chance" workout before WI tomorrow..did you watch BL tonight-??? it was great- its getting really sad to see people go, however they are doing awesome at home- it is truley motivating.... I would give anything to be on the show...

anyways today i went AQUAFIT at the pool in which I'm the manager of....I'm the new manager (for past 4mth) have some highly qualified long time Aquatic Supervisors and a Programmer but I'm actually the manager...so it was kind of a stealth mission to see what the evening staff really do and test out the new instructor- she rocked- my staff were working hard, class was good- my arms are tired!!! hip hip hooray- its a weird and funky feeling to workout in the water I forgot how good it is!!!

Anyways tomorrow is WI...DH is in Vancouver tonight for work....must have light food eating day tomorrow to have a good WI....

Hope all is well with you
Ta Ta for now...I'm going to eat a 1 point cup of unsweetened applesauce

GOTTA GET BACK ON TRACK

I've realized that my 2 weeks of sick has caused me to take a very downward spiral on my WL.... my husband has been joking with me that "my diets over" and I'm really thinking he was right...I have been slackin....it kinda all started when he asked me to stop spending soo much time on the boards....without my frequent check-ins, I don't feel as motivated??? but stop all the pointing fingers- I'm the one that is putting the food in my mouth- I COULD make a choice to pick something better, I could make my fat butt get off the couch....I COULD, I SHOULD and I WILL....

This is a new week- no obvious pit-falls on the calender as of yet...Christmas PArty on Friday night, DH in Vancouver Tues night-Wed....other then that I WILL...get back on the track...

BTW_ we did get snow, its been fun, but now its raining and its going to take it ALL away...onwards for a wet coast winter....

Chow for now

Sick didn't win....

it was a tie at the scale!!! the scale stayed the same....which is a small victory since I was having such bad comfort food cravings!!!

however I'm still sick....and at 12:30 I've got to go wait in the line at the drop in clinic to see if they can fix me up with some antibotics or SOMETHING..this is friggin ridiculous....I'm coughing so I hard I actually vomitted!!! (sorry too much info)

anyways things with DH are going really well, hence why I havn't been glued to this thing as much as I would want...however he's appreciating the time we are spending together and the new attentiveness I am portraying :) I am home from work again- waiting for the neocitran to kick in so I can take a nap!!

WW Meeting this week was good- the leader remembered that she forgot all the awards so she re-awarded us all in front of the group- there was one lady that got her 45pd loss as well!! so we were all happy, I have this little group of "older" ladies I hang with at the meetings- as the area I live in has mostly seniors and retirees, there is only 2-3 people under 40 at my meetings...ANYWAYS.... it was fun, they are hilarious and we talked alot about food items that are good for points etc...I was talking with one lady- she is a little one and she is now down 56 pds which is awesome, but now only gets to eat like 25 points a day?!?!?!?! I really want to lose weight however i have NO IDEA how I would manage with only 25 points a day!! I currently get 35...and couldn't possibly imagine life without 10 of them....hopefully my mind will change once I'm acutually down that low- could be awhile so no sense stressing about it

So i hope however is reading this is having a great day...and I'm off to sleepy time....

Saturday morning

oh I wish I could have slept in this AM....but Maggie was whineing in her kennel to get out this AM...so there I was 7:45 on a Sat AM...in the back yard with the DOG....could have slept for MUCH longer- as I was up till midnight chatting in the DWLZ chatroom with some great people...DH is in the shower getting ready for work and I'm making to do list for the day...what kinda sucks is I put an expectation on myself to get ALL the house-y stuff done on Sat's when DH is at work so we can enjoy Sundays together HOWEVER it totally stresses me out and I don't enjoy Sat. I also have a problem of sitting and doing nothing...I'm forever puttering around the house- I can't even sit and watch a full 1hr episode of Bigest Loser- I'm up, in the kitchen, folding laundry, tidying up etc....

Anyways on the list today- take some clothes etc to Sally Ann, go grocery shopping, visit craft fairs, stop in at work, organize my desk, walk the doggie, try and call some painters to get quotes on repainting the interior of our house (its currently shrek-ish khaki green) and the list goes on....we'll see what I actually get done!

boring off program day

just another day at work...and I didn't eat properly all day....but I did love every minute of it....back on track tomorrow- cuz I want to loose another 10 pds before Christmas......I usually have a day or soo off program but I need to tighten up if I want to make my goals.....if I could get my 10% before the new year that would be SUPER awesome.....today I noticed my pants aren't fitting very welll- I went to reitmans last friday and purchased some size 20 pants since most of my current/past are 22.....so I think its time to break our the "smaller pants" woo woo woo.....a couple people have noticed my weight loss at work which is encouraging...


right now I am in the middle of good TV night, sitting with my laptop on my lap watchgin Survivor, Greys Anatomy and CSI....no walk tonight

Back at work

after a day in bed etc...I'm back at work....no time to write much, but wanting to check in anyways....tonight is my WI- I'm keepin my fingers crossed for a loss....I'm hoping to get some time tonight to surf some more blogs!
Take Care

I'm LIVE now!!! woo woo

So this is a test, will anyone care what I have to say???
I've posted the link on the 100+WW board and the CC board at DWLZ....are any of you lurking around?? Can you try clicking on my stampin gallery and see if it works for you? I was thinking that it may not as its part of a website/message board I belong to- so I may have to host those pics somewhere else....

So I'm just trying to figure out how to manage the content- I've got some really good "why I deceided to lose weight pictures" that I would like to post but not sure the best way to get them up- however I have some time as I'd like to actually look less like those pictures before I start showing them off!!!

So far been OP had a awesome spinach/turkey bacon/light cheese/eggwhite omelette with WW bread for lunch- then had a nap....now might do some stampin...

The dog is at Doggy Day Care today as she needs to burn off some energy- I'm hoping to feel up to walk her tonight, the weather is georgeous!!

Me again- Time for Bed

I'm actually home from work today sick...so I shouldn't be on the computer- however it actually makes me feel better to log on, check my message board posts and get on with my sickly-ness....I'm hoping to stay OP today even though I won't feel like it...

testing testing this blog thingy

hey there

its me- blog rookie, my intent of this blog is for logging my weight loss journey as well as having a place to show off my card making/papercrafting- maybe someone out there cares :) I'm totally new to the blog thingy- I've searched a few and read some inspirational ones...I hope someday mine will inspire someone to- if you can find it :)