I'm Really Really Bad

So i know its been forever since i posted anything but schools really bogged me down lately.... so just a general up date....

I got a new job locally which is really nice because i no longer have to drive a long way and spend gas money i really dont have...

I'm half way through my summer semester with one class ending this week... but i still have 4 to work on... sigh

Tomorrow is my birthday... i'll be 25... (another sigh)

and i'm not loosing or gaining any weight... thats better than gaining i guess....

so there is it...nothing fancy everything is still the same ... i'll try and get back on more often now that the one course is ending...

And I agreed to Summer School Why?

So i'm in the second week of school and i already feel bogged down and dont know what i was thinking taking 5 classes. it seems like such a great thing at the time becuase it would be only having to take one more semester to finish my degree but now i just dont know... One class does end on june 14th so its not completly horrible but still...

And i found myself a local job.. I am working at a dollar store... its not much but the people are great... the boss is a blast... the pay is better than min wage, its close to home (great for gas) and they are really flexable to work around my school days which is really hard to find sometimes. It was my first day there today and i went on till right away.. talk about pressure... i didnt realize just how many people shop there on a sat...

Oh and i went shopping for some capris yesterday... I'VE DROPED DOWN A SIZE!!!!!!! and about time too :) i am very happy now!

anyways i've been bad becuase ive not been keeping track of my eating this week. i dont think i've been bad or eaten crap but still.... so we'll see what happens on monday... anway i have home work to go and do ...sigh!

have a great remaining weekend everyone!

Puppy Training

Today I had a one on one training session with my not so puppy any more puppy. Hes got some fear issues that we are working through and it went well. I've decided that I am going to sign up for some more classes becuase i think that it would be helpful to both of us. I didnt realize until now just how much is my fault and not the dogs... for example, He can be jumpy when i get home and i normally would walk in say hi and play with him for a few mins before continuing on... well i gather this isnt good, some domance thingy...i am supposed to not allow him to get soo jumpy by ignoring him when i get home and waiting until he calms down before i acknowledge him... thats going to be very hard for me... i love that he is soo excited to see me when i get home.

Also i got my photos back today for mothers day... i have one that i can post right now...its the nicest i think of the two, now i have to go and find a frame. and the best part is that i know she really wants to have a photo of us taken becuase she mentioned it in passing the other day to my sister. so shes going to draw one as a gag gift.. should be fun

As for my meals today...

Morning

Oatmeal - 2

coke -3

1 cup black coffee - 0

Evening

Earls 1 serving Baby Calamari - 12
Earls 1 serving Caesar Salad - 15
Subtotal - 27


Food POINTS values total used - 34...

agg school work tomorrow....sigh!

bad evening

So my morning went well.. my first class went as to be expected and there was nothing to worry about with regards to course load, but this evenings class....it was another story and now i am totally stressing about my course load in that class. There is a bunch of reading, a mid term
( which a) i am never good at tests which arnt essay based and b) ive not had midterms since like first year) so i ended up going and getting subway for a late diner, and then ate a chocolate bar... that was not planned but i just couldnt help it.

so tomorrow i have furneral to go to at 1 and then my next evening class at 5:30, but no chocolate bar.

i dont really feel like working out the points right now, but heres what i ate today

Coffe from Tim Hortons lrg double double

Chicken breast with a thai chili sauce and baked potato

6" Buffalo Chicken Sub (subway)

chocolate bar (fruit and nut bar)

dont know how many points... too tired and stressed to really care right now...

oh well tomorrow is another day

Weigh In Day

Other than the fact that i am feeling bloated today.... things are going well, I lost that .5 pound so i can officially say that i have lost 40 pounds when someone asks... thats a good feeling.

I also went and found the book where i used to keep my stats from when i went to Curves... which never seemed to do very much for me, but looking back i think i can use them to give me an idea of what i have lost. The last time i have records is from March 06, but i was the same weight so this is what i got....

Bust Was 49" Now 46" Down 3"
Waist Was 46" Now 41" Down 5"
Abs Was 57" Now 45.5" Down 12"
Hips Was 57" Now 53" Down 4"
Weight Was 285 Now 245 Down 40lbs
BMI Was 40 Now36 Down 4
Thigh Was 30" Now26" Down 4"
Body Fat Was 43.5% Now33.3% Down 10%

Now i got my body fat from a website that i found http://www.healthcentral.com/cholesterol/home-body-fat-test-2774-143.html#accurate it lets you calculate it and claims to be very close to what you would get using a machine. so if its right i am very happy with my losses. esp my weight, bmi and body fat!

So i also start school tomorrow its a long day i start at 8:30 and go to 9:30pm i do have some time off between classes but still... we'll see how it goes.

Also i went for a run last night i think i will go again tonight... i'm feeling a tad stressed right now.


Midday

1 portion Chicken with Broccoli & Cheese - 7
1/2 cup cooked white rice - 2
Coke - 3
Subtotal - 12

Evening

5 strips Breaded Chicken Strips - 13.5
1 cups caesar salad - 2
Coke - 3
Subtotal - 18.5




Food POINTS values total used -30.5

I ran today

So, its the last weekend i have to myself before i go back to school as of tuesday.. i had to run and drop off papers at small claims court for my mom... and stopped to have some lunch with her which was nice. Then this afternoon i realized that both dogs are out of their various doggy foods, one i have to get from the vets ( the special puppy food) so it was a mad dash to the vets then out to surrey to get the other dogs food. Oh and did i mention that my puppy ate the handicap pass we have for my brother... sigh... yet another thing that he got himself into.

I went to look at muzzles for him and nothing worked... and he was being a butt in the car with the other dog, so i just gave up and went home with their foods and a new chew toy for the dog.

We went out for Japanese food tonight...it was an all u can eat but they are such small portions that i dont mind eating a few portions bc i know its not that bad...i love the teriyaki chicken and beef..oh and i meet my best and worst friend today... tempura ice cream.. its kinda like a cream puff after all is said and done... the outside is tempura batter and is slightly warm and the inside is pure yummy ice cream... thankfully only 4 small pieces per serving...

oh and then when i got home i decided i would test myself and my broken toe and go for a small run. I did that couch to 5 k week one and took the puppy with me. I;ve not done it since i started to loose the weight and had decided it would be best to wait until i had lost some pounds before starting to run. So i did it... and so far i'm not feeling too bad... and yet the puppy wouldnt stop running even after we got home... i had kinda hoped it would have tuckered him out but not much luck on that...

anyways i'm supper tired now and think i will go to bed...

as for my meals


Midday

egg salad sandwhich - 12pt


Evening

2 slices beef teriyaki - 7pt
2 slices chicken teriyaki - 6pt
1/2 cup vegetable tempura -4pt
1/2 cup cooked white rice - 2pt
Coke 3pts

total 34
goal 31

oh well....

the big 46

K i really find it impossible to hit 46 points if i dont end up eating crap... i mean stuff like what i had for a snack after diner. McCains Deep and Delicious cake...mm mmm good but it was like the only way to hit that number and not explode from food over load...sigh

So my dad isnt home yet... maybe tomorrow if not that means he spends the weekend away from home and i will have to turn into a wild animal who will have to fend for food...

As for the photos today, sigh, its not easy for my brother to sit still at the best of times let alone when i have someone trying to take photos of us esp when he tried to mimic the photographer. Plus it didnt help that the guy didnt really seem to know how to handle a special needs child, but in the end we took about 30 pics narrowed it down to two we like and are having them made for mothers day... and yet for the 40 mins it took to take the photos and pick them it cost a small fortune...no one every said it would be cheep but come on.. anyways i'll post the pics when i get them back in a week.


as for meals today


Midday

1 item frozen chicken breast stuffed with vegetables and cheese - 8pt
1 cup cooked linguini - 4pt
1/8 cup pesto sauce - 4pt
Coke - 3pt


Evening

6 oz cooked lean beef steak - 7.5pt
1 medium potato, baked - 2.5pt
4 large shrimp - 1pt
3 Tbsp sour cream - 2pt
1 serving McCain Deep and Delicious cake - 6pt
Coke - 3pt
Whipping cream - 3pt


Food POINTS values total used 44
Goal for the day 46

So ummm i've decided that i just cant fend for myself

So I still live at home right now...at least until my education is all done i just cant afford to live elseware and go to school and live and pay bills. My dads been doing Jury Duty the past 4 weeks and yesterday they were going to go be sequestered and he didnt know how many days that would take... and when he would be home. So sadly i had to call my mom up and ask her if she would feed me diner (ok stop laughing now) I know im 24 but still i hate not knowing what i am going to be doing for diner and i dont have a ton of money to buy diner stuff...

so then i talked to her again today... and she asked me if i needed to be fed again...sigh yes...yes i do... anyways so i dont know what i am eating right now... and i know that i've not written what i ate yesterday but i will post again tonight with what my meals have been for the day..

I have to run and get ready now for a photo shoot... i decided for mothers day i would go and get a group photo shoot of me and my siblings so i have to get gussied up wish me luck... we'll see how my brother does during this event.. he is a camera bug though so it might work out...wish me luck

yet another boring day in the life of me

So i've had me yet another boring day.. not much to do when your not working and school wont start for another week. I did however get into an argument with my father first thing in the morning which was a great way to start the day. Then i went to the doctors to get a form filled for my brother.. My brother is special needs and a funding form he has to get signed every year basically has the doctor saying that he is still mentally challenged. Its very annoying because my brother has a genetic condition called Fragile X which causes the mental impairment and thats never going away... you'd think the govt would clue into that rather than have us fill that in every year. Its no biggy i guess but it just gets on my nerves.

So i was also thinking of what to give my mom for mothers day because its just around the corner.. it comes so very fast... and i was thinking that i dont have alot of money right now but that it would be nice if i had a photo taken of my sister brother and i... the last time we had a nice one done was at least 5 years ago if not more, so it would be good i guess... so tomorrow i am going to check out some local places and hope that they dont cost a small fortune. we'll see.

oh and a question for those of you who've done the Wendies plan... how long did you stay on it before going back or did you just stay on it? just wondering...

and as for my WI today...only .5 of a pound but i guess its better than nothing.. its just that i was hoping to have lost a whole pound so that i could offically say that i've lost 40 pounds... i cant wait to say that to people!
as for my meals for the day...

Midday
1 serving subway white bread - 4pts
1 serving subway cheese - 1pts
1 oz chicken breast, boneless - 1pts
1 serving Subway ranch dressing - 3pts

Evening
8 large pieces california roll sushi - 6pts
1/2 cup vegetable tempura - 4pts
Coke - 3pts

Snacks
2 serving subway chocolate cookie - 9.5pts
1 serving Breyers 100 Calorie Cup Chocolate Fudge Brownie - 2pts


total 33.5

my goal today was supposed to be 31 but i needed that ice cream today so oh well... :)

I was away.....shopping!

so i went to seattle on thursday night and it was not easy to keep up with blogging bc i was with the family doing some shopping and hanging out etc.. i knew there was a reason why i love the US, better clothes, more variety for plus size women, shoes, cheap everything! gotta love it! i came back with jeans, capris, two very cool tops and sizes in the US are so much more generious so going down a size is so great for the ego.

so i've not been the best record keeper for this trip ( i was good, but i didnt keep a tally) so I will post again tomorrow with my meals and how my WI goes. hope everyone is having a great weekend!

nothing much to say today

I really dont have much to say today.. i did some driving downtown which was a bad idea seeing as they are doing nothing but construction... nuts nuts nuts!!! and i couldnt find parking which made it worse. oh well.

Tomorrow i am going to Seattle with the family for a break before i go back to school... can we say shopping??? woooo hooo... i've lost weight and what an excuse to get new clothes... Plus today i went and put on my older jeans and they dont work on my waist anymore too large... i need to work on loosing weight around my hips now...

so for Lunch

California rolls - 12 - 9 pts
water - 0 pts

Diner

Roast beef 4oz - 6.5pts
Scalloped potatoes 1 cup - 6.5
Green Beans 1/2 cup - 0
Milk 2 cups - 5.5pts

Snack

Cake Donut - 5

total 32.5 pts

goal 32 pts

tomorrow is my large points day 46 of them so i am going to take advantage of them and have diner on the way to seattle at Black Angus (mmmmmmm steak)

Welcome to temptation

So had some major running around to do today,

first it was off to the insurance place so that i could get one days insurance and air care my car so that in the end i could sell it off to my cousins. Then i drove it around to get the old gunk out of it because it hadnt been used in a year and a half. Then i panicked as i watched my car go through air care thinking it might fail and then all the money i spent today would have been waisted. It passed though... so all is good.

Then it was rushing home to make sure i got my brother off his school bus... which i even forgot about as i was sitting at home waiting for it to arrive, because i got so into dr phil. That show can be addicting! and has anyone else seen his line up for may...hmm some interesting topics.

Then i quickly checked how much my university over the summer was going to cost me... sigh... just over 3000.00 but i kinda expected it. not to mention that my books are going to cost me another 300. it never comes cheep any more, i remember when i started and it only cost me 1500. for taking the same amount of courses. then again gas was only just turning 50cents and even then i was panicking about that price...sad that now it is almost 1.20 here.

Then after that i had to drop off my family at diner because i had a meeting to attend for the board of directors that i sit on ( we run a summer program for special needs children ) from 6:30 to 9. Though diner was included so that wasnt bad! plus i split this really tasty desert called Sticky Toffee Bread Pudding... so worth every bit of it.

So i am going to attempt this week to eat some breakfast though its not always possible. we'll see.

Breakfast

Danissimo yogurt - 3pts

Lunch

White Pita - 3pts
Tandori Chicken - 4 pts
Tzatziki - 1pts

Diner

Chicken Broccoli and Cheese - 7pts
Rice 2/3 cup - 2.5pts
Caesar Salad 1/2 cup - 1.5pts
Sticky Toffee Bread Pudding - 6.5 pts (this is a guess i went by bread pudding bc this exact one isnt on the menu)


total 36.5

Goal for today36....

so not bad today only .5 over (cant hurt right?)

WOOOOOO HOOOOOOO

Its about time!!!! I lost two pounds today... even with the ice cream mistake yesterday there is some hope after all.. yes yes yes yes yes!!!!

so today i moved a bunch of boxed from my moms office to her house (some exercise) loading and unloading... then i had to run around for my ex boss and get him a new cell phone Palm Treo for his business trip becuase he didnt want to take his computer with him...

and now i am watching the ever stressfull Canucks hockey game... its 2 to 1 for us and 9 mins to go...aggg stress... i dont do well during these events. I was even worse during the olympic canada hockey game. And i think i have lost my voice from yelling at the screen... OMG!

anyways

lunch

rice pilaf 1/2 cup - 2.5
beef - 2.5
greek salad - 1.5
small pita- 1

diner

Chicken Cordonblu - 13
corn 2/3cup - 1.5
mashed potatoes 1 cup- 7

total 29
could still have a 2 pt bryers icecream

trying to get to 31 pts today we'll see if i feel like eating it later


ok ok 5 mins left now.......

neven again Dairy Queen

I've come to the conclusion that the world is such that it is determined to make my weight loss impossible.

I was good today... had a cobb salad for lunch and for diner i had teriyaki chicken, scallop potatoes and water, felt good and went to dairy queen with my family... thought ok maybe i'll have something ... perhaps not the best choice because i had a peanut buster parfait and didnt have clue just how bad it was... i think that i am going to cry its 17 pts. WHY WHY WHY?. Its like lets take all the fun out of having ice cream on a summers night right? and as i look through it, even a small cone isnt worth it.

And now that i am going to post my points meal today i am ashamed to say that i had 47pts because i was stupid enough to eat the dumb ice cream. the only good thing is that by the grace of god i've not gone over my flex points but i've successfully used them all up.

i guess i fell as if i've let myself down because i wasnt thinking when i made the choice to eat the junk i did today... i really didnt think that it would be that many points? i mean who would? what an eye opener...

agg now i am frustrated and want to go run for the next hour...


lunch

cobb salad - 18pts (stupid cheese and dressing, turkey, ham etc)
coke - 3pts

diner

teriyaki chicken - 7pts
scalloped potatoes - 5.5 pts
water - 0

STUPID INDULGENCE 17PTS

total 47.5


kill me now..... :(

basement clean out.. not as fun as it sounds

So today i spent about 2 hours cleaning out the basement and after all was said and done i swear that it looked as if nothing at all had been cleaned out of it. It looked as if all i did was rearrange all the mess...slightly disheartening.

Then it was out to walmart because my sister had jet to get a birthday present for her friends party tonight and it was only 3 hours away and she hadnt eaten yet (though i hadnt either) so the whole family traveled out to north delta and had brunch at dennys. I had breakfast eggs, pancakes, sausage, mmmmm it was sooo good and filling that i didnt want any dinner which didnt hurt because the amount of points for that meal is shocking..though i shouldn't be surprised.

My mom saved her pancakes to take home and when we were in the mall the puppy decided that he wanted a snack and ate them even though they were hidden...sigh...i think that we are going to have to get him a muzle. We've never used them before on our other dog but this one just wont stop chewing and finding stuff to get into. They say that puppys get over this but he's 4 months now and nothing...maybe its just too soon to expect him to stop.

anyways on to the meal count down...

lunch.

eggs 2 - 4pts
pork sausage 3 - 9.5pts (can you say OH MY GOD...note to self stop eating sausage)
bacon 2 - 2pts
Pancakes 3
coke - 3pts

snack

Jello - 0pts
7 layer dip 1/3 cup - 2pts
12 tortilla chips - 3pts
coke - 3pts

total of.... 34

today was a 35 point day...not bad tomorrow is a 33 point day so i'll factor in some walking and hope that monday will show some weight loss...i swear though if i gain i am going to be soo angry!

kinda went crazy at Diner

So today i spent the day getting my grandmothers car ready to sell. She passed away two years ago and we've not really been able to sell it. Its a 1992 mercury topaz but it has a new engine and new brakes and we finally got my close family friends daughters (twins) to buy it from us. I washed it, vaccumed it, and waxed it...plus played with the dog in the water. does that count as exercise? hmmmm... lol. I didnt make it to exercising today didnt really had the time we had to make the trip twice to get the right forms signed before transfering the papers, but tomorrow i have to help clean and move around the stuff in my mothers basement so that has to count for something right? I hope so...but i'll also take the pup for a walk too..

I was just thinking that I might test myself by going to the gym this weekend and then this evening at diner my broken toe started to throb for no goood reason.. kinda felt like it did when i was growing so i am assuming that i am having growing pains and that i might not yet be ready to go the gym...so walking it is for right now...

as for my meals for the day... kinda went crazy at diner (its a friday what ya gonna do)

lunch

Chicken Broccoli and Cheese - 7pts
Coke - 3pts

Dinner (at a greek restaurant)

Pita - 2.5pts
Hummus 1/3 cup - 3.5pts
Lamb 2.5 oz - 5pts
half baked potato - 1.5
creme caramel - 7pts
Coke - 3

Total: 32.5

so I only went over by 1.5 so thats not tooo bad i guess...right?

the 46 pt day

So I went out for a walk with the puppy today... that was an experience...he's learning that I walk him and not the other way around...but he almost had it by the time we got home. Maybe he will do better tomorrow. So I tried my best but I was just not able to eat the full 46 points, its sooooo much and I added on stuff at meals trying to fill it up so here it goes... and I know that I should have eaten breakfast but I just cant alway do it.

Lunch:

Shrimp 10 - 1.5pt
White Rice 1/2 cup - 2
Greek Salad w dressing 1/2 cup - 1.5pt
Tzatziki 1/4 cup - 0.5
Fruit salad 1 cup - 2pts


Diner:

Cheese Burger with bacon and bun - 14pts
Caesar Salad 1 cup - 2pts
Coke 16oz - 6pts

Dessert:

Hot Fudge Brownie - 10
Ice Cream 1/2 cup - 4

total: 43.5


Let me just say that I hope that this works or I have just packed on the pounds... thankfully tomorrow is a low day again.

sunny day but bad day

So its rather nice out today...gonna go for a walk tonight with the puppy i think... a rather crappy end to my day though I found out that I got laid off from my job becuase sales arent going so well and they have to cut back on hours. So now I dont know what I am going to do for money and I have to worry about school tuition for May..aggg... as for my meals today

Lunch:

leftovers mmmmmm...

Curry Chicken Sauce 1 cup - 10pts
white rice 1 cup - 4pts

Diner:

Roast Beef 4oz - 6.5pts

Green Peas 1/2 cup - 0.5 pts

Mashed Potatos 1 cup - 4.5 pts

total 25.5

dont know if i can get up to the 31 i am supposed to eat today... I dont want to start to binge on crap and I might if I start to eat now with how my days ending.

tomorrow is my large day for eating...somehow 46 pts ya right... we'll see

Thank You!

So, many thanks for your posts...i've looked at Wendies plan and I think I am going to give it a go. Seeing as I only had my WI yesterday I can start on day 2 becuase day 1 is a low day. so according to WW I get currently 31 points...seems sooo very high to be but ok... therefore i guess i go by the following

• Day 1 - 31 points
• Day 2 - 36 points
• Day 3 - 32 points
• Day 4 - 46 points Super High Day (SHD)
• Day 5 - 31 points
• Day 6 - 35 points
• Day 7 - 33 points

the only question i have is becuase this plan goes by diff figures than current ww stats do i go by my weight or by the points i am supposed to have? for today i am going to assume points. so the above.. the only problem i can see is how i am supposed to get to the 46 points when there are days i cant even eat the 31 i am supposed to...

And I think like many of you I am going to start posting what I am eating for the day. so as of right now...

Todays Goal: 36

Brunch:

French toast 3 slices - 11pts
Syrup - 4pts
water- 0pts

Diner:

M&M Stuffed Turkey 250g - 5.5pts
Corn 2/3cup - 1.5pts
Cheddar Broccoli rice 1 cup - 6pts
Milk 2% 2cups - 5.5pts

Snack:

Breyers 100cal chocolate fudge brownie ice cream - 2pts (yummy)

Total Points: 35pts

I gotta find more points to eat... so maybe a snack between now and diner.... guess tomorrow i am going to have to eat a real breakfast and lunch if i am going to make this whole points target.

Sigh another weigh in

So yet again another wi comes and goes and nothing...no weight loss... this is getting fustrating. I dont know what to do... i'm exercising more, back on plan, aggggg... I'm just starting to wonder when I am going to loose something.. even one pound would be great right now. I also dont want to over do it with the exercising becuase of my foot. Right now I am just trying to stay positive about this... that i know not gaining is just as good as not loosing but I'm getting discourraged. Any ideas of how to kick this in the butt?

sigh :(

Photos of me Then and Now

Ok so I finally got around to taking some photos of me less 37 pounds of which I started with back in November. I've clipped together two photos of me wearing the same summer outfit, the one on the left was taken tonight the other (with the lovely helmet) was taken in Aug 2006 (I dont know how much i weighed then but it was at least where I was when I started in Nov.



Oggg... Sigh I cant stand to look at this...AGGGGGG!!!!!!!



ok ok so now for a better photo...

SO this is me now... 37 less and still going...

Sit Ups'

ok so who decided that sit ups were good for you? i've been doing them for the past 3 days... nothing big 3 reps of 10...and my non existant abs hurt like you wouldnt believe. Throw in some leg lifts and i couldnt be more sore right now... and tomorrow i am having my dad throw away all my easter chocolate left over becuase its just a really bad temptation for me. i've have this chocolate fix for the past two weeks and its not healthy and i know it.. plus i need to get back on the water train... not being at school has thrown me off my plan. now i am going to get back on it... check back with me and i hope to break this plateau by next week.

Canucks

Anyone watching this Canucks game? its 11:45 and they are in their 3rd overtime with 6 mins to go... I cant believe this game is still going on...wow... how tired i would be if i was them..

anyways just checking in for the night... i spent the day cleaning my room (it took 3 hours) i know i know but i had totally let it go over the past school semester and promised myself and my father that i would get it done when i was out of classes... so that had to be some exercise right? lol...

have a good night all

School is done... for now

Sigh....

Thank god school is done for now... I am on a break until may 8th and then i am back again for a summer semester. The crappy thing is that because it has been such a rough past 3 months being sick and all i've not been able to exercise to the level that i had wished to... that has meant that i have recently plateaued and have not gained but not lost any weight either... its not horrible i know that it could be worse in that i could be gaining right now. But now that school is done i was planning to get back into the exercising routine but then get this.... a week ago saturday i turned around to get the phone and i slammed my toe between the up stairs banister and i broke it. So once again ( at least for right now) i am sidelined and not able to do very much walking let alone exercise.

does anyone have some ideas as to what i can do exercise wise that wont involve much walking on my toe? not that that is easy.. but any help would be great!

I soo feel bad right now

So i am totally sorry for basically ignoring this blog for the past month.. yeash i cant believe its been that long. but with my school practicum and a lack of a social life... sigh i dont have very much time these days but to work on what i am going to teach the next day. So i apologise!!!!

anyways other than that currently i am helping to run a spring break program for primary students.. its soo much fun i have been running a workshop with some co-students on photography and had my students take these wonderful pictures of nature and other cool stuff it really turned out great!. Some of them even took photos of us so i will post one because its one that i dont look half bad in...

I also have a totally cool thing happen about two weeks ago... a co-worker came into my room at lunch and said that she could see the weight i have lost... currently 36 pounds and counting (i hope) i was soo thrilled... its still very hard to see it for myself...

and I still have that lingering cold... its been two months now. I was tested for whooping cough ( and gratefully didnt have it) the antibiotics helped to send it packing but then literally two weeks later i have something new... with a nice cough and soar throat. so as the doc says "you need rest to make this go away) ya i'll get right on that one lol... two more weeks then i can rest!

so ya other than that... nothing is new... i hope to get back to exercising within the next few weeks once this cold has passed... its not good to run and hack at the same time... hope all is well with everyone...

i'll promise to check in more often (esp with school being almost done!)

When is school over again?

Sigh... i'm soooo tired school and being sick is draining me... But this week i am excited because i get to teach my first lesson plans in science. I only lost a pound though but i ate chocolate cake yesterday (i gave in) so what are you to expect right? 1 pound is nothing to be sad about bc its 34 total.. and thats what i keep looking at the total amount i have lost not what i loose each week.. and that gets me by.

Sorry i still dont have my photos up just yet... i've been soo very busy that frankly i just dont have the time to sit down and spend the time up loading my photos... though...i've started to notice a difference in my upper waiste area...but my stomach i wish would start to go away... i've not been able to exercise due to my last cold and frankly i weighed too much to really do very much with myself...so i look forward to getting back into shape over the next weeks.... actually just getting some exercise would be nice... i'll use it as my self time to get away from the stress of it all...

anyways... have a good week everyone...

Ahhh sweet rewards

I did it... sick and all

I hit my 10% goal this morning.. so totally makes me feeling like crap worth it. I'm now working towards my 20% which wont take long i am sure! so since november 6th i've lost 32 pounds. I've taken some pictures of the some what new me but i've not had the opportunity to download them to my computer yet.. as soon as i can though i will post them. you'll have to let me know if you see a change its still hard for me.

In other news I went to the doctors today b/c i just cant take this cold anymore. its been about 4 weeks now and about two weeks ago i thought i was getting better but then i was hit by another cold. So i went to the doctor thinking that i just had the flu or close to it b/c i have had the flu shot. (but that means nothing) and i find out that he thinks i might have whooping cough. Now i know i was given a shot for that when i was a kid so who would think i could still get it but apparently i can. I took a nasty test with a swab down my nose to see if i do have it but they wont know for several days. until then i am on antibiotics and bed rest with a some what quarantine status. sigh.

anyways... i'll up date you as i can.. seeing as i am going to be home this week now.

Weigh In

So i was close today... i lost 2 more pounds for a total of 28... but it just wasnt enough. I must have been off in my calculations bc to reach my 10% goal i would have had to loose 2.5 so i was close but not close enough. so one more week and then i know for sure that i will be at my 10% goal. but as far as it goes, i am very please and more so because i calculated my BMI and it's improved so much !!! i was 42 and now i am 38 so thats not so shabby and to loose 28 pounds since november 7th which makes it 3 month.. not bad eh? i'm averaging 2 pounds a week... cant go wrong with that!

so i'm in my practicum right now.. one of two (this is my small one) i'm so excited! the kids i work with are great! i'm loving it! but oh the stress lol.

Oh and i am soo thrilled bc my local costco has come out with some weight watchers food and i bought this blue berry cereal which looks like a mix of rice chrispy and frosted flakes its yummy! and its only 2 pts per cup so thats just the right amount for me and breakfest bc i am so not a breaky person.

so ya i'll try and check in later this week and post an update of how my new life is going...

Wooo Hoo Weigh In

I had a really good weigh in today... despite the cold that i seemed to get this past week. I came down with it on wed after going into visit a school for my university course. Then came the sniffles, sore throat, and now the cough. so eating wasnt high on my priority list this week but i remembered from the last time that i was sick my body went into reserve mode when i didnt properly eat so i tried my best and was nicely rewarded.

I've lost 2 pounds this past week for a total of 26 since november. I was thrilled to get my green star today on Weight Watcher to add to my milestones and i have to loose 2 pounds this week to go over what i need to get to my 10% goal. I am so pumped so regardless of how shitty i feel right now i am going to exercise and eat well and loose those 2 pounds this week no matter what!

Thanks to all of you who commented on my last blog i really appreciated the feed back.. esp with the whole feeling better and jogging thingy...

I also noticed today as my computer screen saver was going over some photos from my mexico trip that i took in oct of 2005 and man looking at those i can see the difference. i really dont look as good as i thought i did at the time... Interesting how at that time you perceive yourself ... that you look just fine as you are. now looking back at it i see the difference. So next week when i hit the 10% milestone (notice how i didnt say if i hit it) i will take some photos and post them alongside the ones from mexico.

weigh in today

i did something all this week that i normally would never do... i checked myself on the scale throughout the week. several times... i normally dont like to do that, it focuses my mind on the negative if i see my weight fluctuate too much. but over all this week has been a success i've lost 2 more pounds for a total of 24 cant Wait to get to 25 and get that new star (green i think?) plus as an added bonus i am only 4.5 away from getting to my 10% goal... i am counting down the weeks! i'm hoping that in two weeks time i can say i have hit my goal. wow that would be great. its hard to think that back in november when i started i was 24 pounds heavier. and while i still cant personally physically see a ton of changes (other than some pants arnt fitting so well around the waist any more) the other day i ran down the side walk between stores bc of how cold it was and i didnt feel bad doing it. i wasnt even out of breath and i commented to myself of how easy it was to do in retrospect to how hard it had been the past.

so there it is... one less stress to worry about (well for at least the day) i'm going to head back to class now... its so hard to be back at school and trying to find the time to maintain getting online to keep track of the foods that i am eating. its finding that balance... hmmmm whats that?

anyways have a good day everyone!

Aggg Stressful Week

OMG this has been one stressful week... and its not even over yet becuase i no longer get a weekend off becuase i work to basically pay for school. sigh. Theres been so much reading in class and its like i never get time for myself anymore at night. To boot this week on thursday we had our school retreat and we went snowshowing... can we say heart attack waiting to happen? we went for 2 hours (which by the way according to the activity chart for my weight level and amount of exercise i earned a total of 26 ponts that afternoon. ) I started off and i swear that my heart was going to come out of my chest... it was on fire!! i soo wanted to quit right then. but i forced myself onwards...i even decided to stay at number five of the group becuase it meant that with people behind me i had to keep going at a decent pace. so i made it after all... its wasnt so bad but i swear to god if i dont loose at least 2 pounds this week i am going to freak out!

the puppy went for his first set of shots which set me back 80$ and he goes back in a another two to get his second round but hes grown sooo much in one week.. he started off at 9 pounds 4 oz and now is 13 pounds 4oz... the vet is very very pleased with his progress. hes now even big enough to get him his own collar and leash. to this point he's been using my rabbit's bc he was too small to fit into most other leashes and it was just easier to carry him.. but now its like carrying a butter ball turkey around everywhere.

anyways... so i went down 1 more pound this past week. its better than nothing but i would have liked more... i've been exerciseing regularly now with the biggest looser work out (the latest one) on dvd, about every other night. so maybe i've gained some muscle and thats why i didnt loose as much as i had hoped. oh well.. another weigh in on monday... its hard to keep up with this posting stuff... so i will try and do better this week.

hope everyone has a great weekend...

School

School has kept me very busy this past week so i've not had the time to really follow up on here... Took the puppy to the vet he's good but needs to beef up due to being malnutritioned before we got him. so hes on special puppy food and some meds to make sure he stays healthy and then goes back on Tuesday for his first set of shots... other than that he is doing very well. though he is chewing through everything in the house.. last night it was my dads workout shorts. he wasn't that impressed and now i have to go and get him a new pair lol...

So school is going well... its intensive at points but i think as the weeks go bye i will get used to it again (i've not been in school for the past year) and i submitted to my teachers that i would like to go to a kindergarten class for my observation which i think starts in two weeks or so. I don't know if i will get placed there but i did ask to stay in the primary levels which will keep me at least K-3. My teaching focus is supposed to be Special Needs but the way they have formatted the way to get certified as a teacher i have to either get certified as elementary or high school teacher and then will go back at get an extra degree in special needs. so as a compromise i have asked to try and be placed with a teacher who has had some experience with teaching special needs children of some sort so that i can pick their brains as i observe them teaching. I'm excited to start that... and little scared too though.

Tomorrow i am off to a funeral my great aunt passed away this week so i am going to victoria for the day. Sunday i have work and then i have school and my weigh in on Monday. I dont know exactly when i will get my home work done... i'm thinking sometime on the ferry trip. Until then... hope your weeks all go well!!!

So totally excited right now!!!

I had my weigh in today and i lost those pestky 3 pounds i gained over xmas and to top it of i lost an extra 2 for a total of 5 lost this past week!!!... I also went out and got the exercise work out from the biggest looser with the current seasons cast and i am looking forward to trying it out tonight.



What has me even more excited right now is that i only have 7.5 pounds left until i have reached my 10% goal... this makes me want to work even harder this week to shed the pounds and get to the 10% goal....



and as promised i took some pics of the new puppy with my camera phone so i am going to post those along with a pic of my German Shepard. (who would throw this face away?) Darth and Major are soo cute together!!!

My poor new puppy

I got a phone call on friday night from a friend, he had been called by a lady who fosters pets. Some person had the nerve to abandon a puppy who cant be more than 4 or 5 weeks old in a Vancouver alley. He knew i was looking for a new puppy for my dad. We already have a large 10 year old German Shepard whos totally my dads dog and a sweetie but i fear for my dad when my dog (darth) passes away. They are very close best friends and i know with my grandmothers passing 2 years ago he feels even more attached. So i got the call and drove to vancouver that night and fell in love with this sweet face!!! i took him home and while my dad wasnt thrilled at first he is totally in love with the new guy (despite what he says lol). My dad named him Major (thats a big name for him to grow into), and we have a vets visit monday or tues... my mind is fried right now and cant remember which it is. I hope that he will be ok health wise becuase of how young he is to be away from his mom... but the vet said the food he's on right now is ok until he sees him. I tell you this puppy couldnt be smarter or sweeter. No barking, no whining, he sleeps through the night and doesnt go pee. He sits at your side when you stop walking and best of all he keeps Darth young.. he's like a puppy again himself.

I will take some photos tomorrow and post them.. along with some of darth, though tomorrow is my first day back at school so i will get them up asap.

oh yeah tomorrow is Weigh In day... i hope i've lost some of my gained xmas weight.

heres to a new week

I actually walked last night

So continuing from yesterday i went to the dentist (who is a close family friend i refer to as uncle) and you can tell i've not been in a while because the x-rays are all now digital and appear on the computer screen within seconds. Apparently (though i totally deny this) i've not gone in for 5 years... though as my uncle walks in and looks at the xrays he's pleased because they are looking really good. I did find out though that i have the starting of a few cavities so i have to go back and have them fixed before they get bad.

then my dad insisted that we go to Canadian Tire because it was the last day of a container sale so out we went and that ment the whole family tagged along because they wanted dinner. We went to Montanas... and i had their roasted chicken, it was soo good.

And then the min i got home because i knew i wrote here yesterday about it, i dragged my ass out with the dog for a walk. It wasnt very long because his back legs were stiff and i didnt want to push him but i still walked and gained some activity points. :) ya!

And now today is my last day at work as i head back to SFU on monday. (sad thing is of our staff of 10 i think only half remember) I've been working full time for the past year so its kinda odd to go back now, esp because it will be full time and i've not done that since i started University back in the day. I'm a little concerned about my finances because with having to work part time its going to be hard but thats why i still live at home... and thats what parents are for lol...

anyways everyone have a great friday

and a fun weekend!!!

Getting back into the swing of things

So i had my post xmas weigh in... i gained another 2 pounds. I expected it... therefore i wasnt too upset and i figure since the average person gains 5 over xmas i am doing ok. That being said now i have to get my butt back in gear! I go back to university on monday which (when it comes to Weight Watchers) has me a bit worried. Two things may set me back and i am going to have to find a way to deal with it. 1- the university wont have microwaves so its back to salads, sandwiches and other cold food items again, 2- my university has three campuses one in Burnaby one in Surrey and the other in Vancouver. I am attending the surrey one... oh and did i mention its located in a MALL... can we say temptation!!! Its a gorgeous newly constructed campus but the food court temptation is going to be a hard one to stick away from... though there is a salad bar and subway there so i manage. And can we say shopping???? the only good thing is that the clothing stores that i like to shop in arnt at this mall, (hmmm a blessing to be on the large size and not fit into the "normal" retail stores for once?????)

I went there yesterday to get ahead of the crowds and get my new id pass and my books ( totally expecting to pay my normal $500 for books) i get there and $130 later i am done... I just about died on spot. That has to be the lowest that i have ever paid. Got my new id... thank god i didnt have to take another new picture (my hair was back in a slick poney tail not the best look for a photo) so the one from 6 years ago will do...lol

I really have to get some exercise in (this has to be my pitfall) i just always find something else to do that has to get done and before i know it its time for bed. Take last night (not the best excuse) but i got free tix to a giants game... how do i turn that down? i couldnt so i went rather than exercise. So yet again i will say tonight i will go out and do something... at least a walk.... wait is tonight a new Greys Anatomy? and ER? (oh and i have a dentist appt after work... so if i am in pain... see what i mean about excuses) ok ok someone keep me accountable to go for a walk tonight regardless of how i feel!! PLEASE

I also would like to say a thanks to Amanda and Kathryn for your great and appreciated comments. I'm new at this so i really like to see comments like yours! Amanda do you have a blog currently?

WOW 2007!!

Hi all, Happy New Years!!!

I got a photo via email from a friend and i really like it.. so much so that i am going to post it here. Its from this past friday night.. a bunch of us went out for Sushi in Kerrisdale (Vancouver) at Shota... what a steal price wise there were five of us and after spliting the bill it was only 25$ per person... any one from vancouver totally has to go check this place out its got really great rolls...

ok ok so tomorrow is my weigh in (agg) its been a bad week for attempting to work out and ive kinda gone off plan for the past week though i tried to be really careful with what i did eat so we'll see what happens tomorrow... i'll update later