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