i started back with water aerobics this week. man, did it feel good working out even though my knee hurt some afterwards. this week at weight watchers i lost the 4 pounds from last week, plus another pound (knew it was water retention!). so that makes 27 pounds lost so far. our last meeting with this cycle is this upcoming wednesday. i'm hoping to lose the 4 pounds to get to my 10% goal. we'll see. i'm keeping my fingers crossed and trying to stay on track.
tomorrow janelle will be in columbia again for an fbla meeting. you know what that means...i'll hit up hobby lobby for yarn shopping. :) they've got some of my favorite synthetic yarn on sale this week. i'm going to stock up for a project i joined. i'm in a ravelry group that's knitting and crocheting blocks for afghans for the victory junction gang camp.
i haven't been exactly on fire with knitting or crocheting the squares so far, but i've got some inspiration. i did manage to crochet 3 granny squares while i was watching some of the california race last sunday. the colors make me think of chocolate covered cherries (i'll post pics soon). i used some leftover red heart symphony yarn i had bought on clearance at one of the local wal-marts. the yarn is soft and fuzzy and i thought it would make a cuddly blanket to send in. janelle said she wanted me to make her one with the same colors. so i'm going to be on the hunt for some of the red heart symphony tomorrow.
janelle and i are bringing suzy home with us tomorrow too. she is going to see a specialist in marietta about her fibromyalgia. mom is taking her up sunday evening because her appointment is early monday morning. suzy has had a rough few months. she had to go to the hospital twice yesterday. at one point they thought she was having a seizure, but the er doc found that she was having a reaction to the combination of meds the 1st hospital gave her. i talked to her today and she sounded tired, but much better than last night when she talked to mom. i hope this specialist figures out how to help her. i couldn't imagine going through some of the stuff that she has gone through.
it really makes me thankful that i'm healthy with the exception of being overweight. i have finally reached that breaking point where i'm tired of being fat and want to get healthy again. i'm very lucky, as i've said, that i don't have high blood pressure, diabetes, high cholesterol, etc. many folks are very surprised that i don't have any of those problems. i just know once i lose another 20 or so pounds, i'm really going to kick things in high gear as far as my activity level. right now i still feel real clumsy with some things and am a little tentative to try. the one area i've suffered the most is my self esteem. but i'm working on it by continuing with the weight watchers and water aerobics. i'll get there...it didn't take overnight to put this weight on. so i know it will take a while to get it off. slow and steady wins the race, right?
Friday, February 29, 2008
Thursday, February 21, 2008
glad it's almost over
i'm not going to blog much tonight. and i know i haven't blogged much lately. i've been in a kind of whiney mood and i wanted to spare y'all. thanks to donna, beverly, and dani who sent me good thoughts!
to comment on yesterday's post: the weight gain this week is due to fluid retention. i didn't go over my weekly allowance. i had a bad day saturday and ate somethings i shouldn't have (chick fil a and wendy's). i've also been eating more weight watchers meals for my lunch b/c it's convenient. i know it's just too much sodium for my body to handle. when i've been successful with the weight loss, i've been eating salads or leftovers or sandwiches, not processed stuff. i can tell today that i've lost some b/c my ring isn't making indentations into my finger. the difference...i had a salad and a baked potato for lunch and mom's homemade chili for dinner. breakfast was 2 waffles (plain) and a medium banana. i also had an apple and a tangerine. and i made sure i drank extra water today.
i have also gotten off track with my journaling. anyone who is/has been in weight watchers knows they really stress about journaling. i can definitely tell a difference in how i'm handling my food choices over the last couple of weeks. i'm trying to get back on track. i've hit a small plateau and need to keep strong and not give in to old thoughts of failure. i've been successful with this so far and i know i can do it. :) giving myself the ol' pep talk!!
well, i'm going to go now. i've been trying to keep on the same schedule for bedtime. i'm planning catching up this weekend.
oh, and one very happy note: my elliott sadler finished 6th in the daytona 500!!! :) i hope this is the beginning of a beautiful season....
to comment on yesterday's post: the weight gain this week is due to fluid retention. i didn't go over my weekly allowance. i had a bad day saturday and ate somethings i shouldn't have (chick fil a and wendy's). i've also been eating more weight watchers meals for my lunch b/c it's convenient. i know it's just too much sodium for my body to handle. when i've been successful with the weight loss, i've been eating salads or leftovers or sandwiches, not processed stuff. i can tell today that i've lost some b/c my ring isn't making indentations into my finger. the difference...i had a salad and a baked potato for lunch and mom's homemade chili for dinner. breakfast was 2 waffles (plain) and a medium banana. i also had an apple and a tangerine. and i made sure i drank extra water today.
i have also gotten off track with my journaling. anyone who is/has been in weight watchers knows they really stress about journaling. i can definitely tell a difference in how i'm handling my food choices over the last couple of weeks. i'm trying to get back on track. i've hit a small plateau and need to keep strong and not give in to old thoughts of failure. i've been successful with this so far and i know i can do it. :) giving myself the ol' pep talk!!
well, i'm going to go now. i've been trying to keep on the same schedule for bedtime. i'm planning catching up this weekend.
oh, and one very happy note: my elliott sadler finished 6th in the daytona 500!!! :) i hope this is the beginning of a beautiful season....
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
it finally caught up with me
the yuck that's been going around, that is. i feel much better than i did this morning. i slept most of the day and am back among the living. everyone at work has had it. the guy i share cubicle space with has had it for a while now. he swears he's not contagious and that he does not come to work when he has a fever. the only way i would know if he's telling the truth or not is if i took his temperature.
yesterday sucked at work. one because i wasn't feeling well and two because i got in trouble about something i have no control over. part of my new responsibilities is user security access. the process is not a 5 minute deal like some folks have been led to believe. the request has to go through an approval process and through several groups for set up. i got my butt chewed on because one of the groups is slow at times to respond. in their defense, they do have a lot on their plate. but i do take offense when i get reprimanded about something out of my control. for a couple of users i sent 4 separate emails requesting that they be set up. i forwarded for the 5th time, a request to have the users set up. we'll see when i get back in the office tomorrow. i'll probably get fussed at about that as well. grrrrrr.......
well i'm going to go lay back down now. enough griping for one day...
yesterday sucked at work. one because i wasn't feeling well and two because i got in trouble about something i have no control over. part of my new responsibilities is user security access. the process is not a 5 minute deal like some folks have been led to believe. the request has to go through an approval process and through several groups for set up. i got my butt chewed on because one of the groups is slow at times to respond. in their defense, they do have a lot on their plate. but i do take offense when i get reprimanded about something out of my control. for a couple of users i sent 4 separate emails requesting that they be set up. i forwarded for the 5th time, a request to have the users set up. we'll see when i get back in the office tomorrow. i'll probably get fussed at about that as well. grrrrrr.......
well i'm going to go lay back down now. enough griping for one day...
Friday, February 8, 2008
ready for racin'
tomorrow night is the bud shoot out in daytona. i think it's going to prove to be quite interesting. there was wrecking and beating and banging going on during practice. kurt busch and tony stewart were slamming into each other on the way to pit road.
we watched the last part of nascar live and then trackside tonight. i was hoping my elliott sadler was going to be on there, but he wasn't. :( i think that darrell waltrip is on their 1st half of the season while fox is broadcasting the races and then elliott will take over 2nd half.
i do have to say i was not happy to see dave despain as the host tonight of nascar live. i'm hoping that's just a "special" daytona thing with the shootout. i hope speed execs aren't switching things up like they did a couple of years ago. i like john roberts being the anchor of nascar live. i might have to send another email or two with my 2 cents...lol. i did that when they removed ralph shaheen from one of the nascar shows that he co-hosted with krista voda. she left to pursue another career path for a while. speed execs tried to replace them with the hip, young things and to my delight the show bombed. they sexed it up too much and it was a train wreck waiting to happen. i guess they were trying to attract a younger audience but it didn't work. i don't think the show lasted 4 weeks.
so hope everyone has a good weekend! i'm going to go to bed now. :) i'm such a light-weight...lol...who would have guessed i used to be a night owl?!
we watched the last part of nascar live and then trackside tonight. i was hoping my elliott sadler was going to be on there, but he wasn't. :( i think that darrell waltrip is on their 1st half of the season while fox is broadcasting the races and then elliott will take over 2nd half.
i do have to say i was not happy to see dave despain as the host tonight of nascar live. i'm hoping that's just a "special" daytona thing with the shootout. i hope speed execs aren't switching things up like they did a couple of years ago. i like john roberts being the anchor of nascar live. i might have to send another email or two with my 2 cents...lol. i did that when they removed ralph shaheen from one of the nascar shows that he co-hosted with krista voda. she left to pursue another career path for a while. speed execs tried to replace them with the hip, young things and to my delight the show bombed. they sexed it up too much and it was a train wreck waiting to happen. i guess they were trying to attract a younger audience but it didn't work. i don't think the show lasted 4 weeks.
so hope everyone has a good weekend! i'm going to go to bed now. :) i'm such a light-weight...lol...who would have guessed i used to be a night owl?!
Monday, February 4, 2008
nothing better to rid yourself of stress...
than a good water aerobics class. i went again tonight so i could start the week off with a bang. i feel pretty good actually...a little bit of soreness, but not too much. i was able to focus on the class and let the day's stress just drift away with each move.
lionel wasn't there tonight so mickey taught the class. she has definitely stepped up her game in leading the classes. there were only a couple of songs where i missed lionel's routine. there is one that is a spanish-sounding song where he gets us moving back and forth across the width of the pool, doing our frog jumps and tuck jumps, etc. he gets you just to the point of thinking you're not going to make it, but you do.
i'm sitting here listening to an album (afterhours 3 deluxe edition) i downloaded from itunes the other week. it starts off kind of slow then builds into grooving dance tunes. the song playing right now is your mind by richard dinsdale. definitely one to keep in mind when i start working on the elliptical machine in the (hopefully) near future. i really like it because it is 12 hours worth of music. i love long mixes like that. i can put my headphones on at work and really get into a project and tune out the rest of the world. unfortunately i provide end-user support on certain applications, so i'm interrupted often.
one little annoying complaint though...my boss has this bad habit of talking to me when i'm in the middle of a support call. it's like whatever she has to say is more important than the task i'm working on at the moment. she totally disrupted a call this afternoon and i had to get the user i was helping to hang on a minute while she told me what she wanted to tell. get this...it was something that she could have sent in an email fyi-ing me about the situation. i get so aggravated with that. but then she is the center of the universe (NOT!)....lol. enough venting...
janelle has been sick all weekend and went to see dr. v today. he gave her some cough medicine and antibiotic. she has a hard time swallowing pills so he gave her liquid meds. he kept picking on her about taking "little kid" medicine and how was she going to go off to college in the fall. she seems to be on the mend thankfully and plans to go back to school tomorrow. she has an appointment tomorrow to get her hall of fame portrait made. i think it is for the yearbook. i'm not sure what she is going to wear or take with her, but she said she had it all figured out.
well i hope everyone had a decent monday. i'm going to check on my email accounts and do a littel blog reading before bed.
lionel wasn't there tonight so mickey taught the class. she has definitely stepped up her game in leading the classes. there were only a couple of songs where i missed lionel's routine. there is one that is a spanish-sounding song where he gets us moving back and forth across the width of the pool, doing our frog jumps and tuck jumps, etc. he gets you just to the point of thinking you're not going to make it, but you do.
i'm sitting here listening to an album (afterhours 3 deluxe edition) i downloaded from itunes the other week. it starts off kind of slow then builds into grooving dance tunes. the song playing right now is your mind by richard dinsdale. definitely one to keep in mind when i start working on the elliptical machine in the (hopefully) near future. i really like it because it is 12 hours worth of music. i love long mixes like that. i can put my headphones on at work and really get into a project and tune out the rest of the world. unfortunately i provide end-user support on certain applications, so i'm interrupted often.
one little annoying complaint though...my boss has this bad habit of talking to me when i'm in the middle of a support call. it's like whatever she has to say is more important than the task i'm working on at the moment. she totally disrupted a call this afternoon and i had to get the user i was helping to hang on a minute while she told me what she wanted to tell. get this...it was something that she could have sent in an email fyi-ing me about the situation. i get so aggravated with that. but then she is the center of the universe (NOT!)....lol. enough venting...
janelle has been sick all weekend and went to see dr. v today. he gave her some cough medicine and antibiotic. she has a hard time swallowing pills so he gave her liquid meds. he kept picking on her about taking "little kid" medicine and how was she going to go off to college in the fall. she seems to be on the mend thankfully and plans to go back to school tomorrow. she has an appointment tomorrow to get her hall of fame portrait made. i think it is for the yearbook. i'm not sure what she is going to wear or take with her, but she said she had it all figured out.
well i hope everyone had a decent monday. i'm going to check on my email accounts and do a littel blog reading before bed.
Friday, February 1, 2008
now for the news you've been waiting for....
i hope i didn't keep beverly and dani waiting too long for the good news. i meant to post this last night, but i went to bed early...lol.
my janelle was inducted into her high school's hall of fame on thursday! i am so proud of her! she was one of 10 seniors selected. there were 29 kids nominated by the senior class and the teachers voted on the top 10.
it was really hard keeping the secret. i didn't want to post it on my blog in case she went to look at it. the prinicipal called me at work on tuesday. he asked me to not tell janelle because they like the kids to be surprised when their names are called. i so wanted to tell her because she really, really wanted to be picked.
she sent me several texts during the day wednesday and even called me at work a couple of times to see if i had heard anything. of course i had to play along like i didn't. to keep up the charade, i called the house several times "checking" the voicemail to see if the school had called. when i got home after water aerobics (yay!), janelle had worked herself up into a frenzy almost about not being selected. i tried to console her and tell her it was an honor just to be nominated by her peers.
on thursday i had to get up and act like i was going to work (i had taken pto for the 1st part of the day). i packed my lunch and everything...lol. it was funny b/c janelle sent me another text right before we were supposed to report to the gym to be escorted to our seats. she still was in shock that she had not been chosen.
when we walked to the gym, she met us at the door. she had her weightlifting class at the time we were supposed to be meeting the other parents in the lobby. it was really great because all her classmates clapped and cheered for her because they knew she had been selected as one of the finalists. the ceremony was great and the other students really cheered for the kids who were selected. i was proud mama sitting there in the audience. janelle has worked hard during her 4 years in high school and i'm very happy that she was rewarded for her efforts. she's been on cloud 9 ever since...lol.
another good thing...i started back with water aerobics. my first day back was wednesday. and boy have i missed it! lionel, our instructor, asked me where had i been. i told him about the gall bladder and knee surgeries and how i was trying to lose the weight and get back in shape. i was sore after the class and hoped i had not overdone it. on thursday, i was fairly sore...nothing a little pain med couldn't help with ( i did break down and take one percocet which put me back on track). i went again thursday evening and am not as sore today as i thought. i had a great workout and was able to keep pace for the most part with the rest of the class. i'm back, baby! watch out cause i'm going to be burning up those calories now and toning up this flabby bod. :)
i'm planning on getting some knitting done (what else is new, huh?). i want to make my penpal's new baby something, but can't decide yet what i want to make. i think i'm going to visit mrs. barbara to get her suggestions on something to make. they live in the netherlands and i think it's pretty cold there right now. i'm leaning towards a soft warm baby blanket. any suggestions?
hope y'all have a good weekend!
my janelle was inducted into her high school's hall of fame on thursday! i am so proud of her! she was one of 10 seniors selected. there were 29 kids nominated by the senior class and the teachers voted on the top 10.
it was really hard keeping the secret. i didn't want to post it on my blog in case she went to look at it. the prinicipal called me at work on tuesday. he asked me to not tell janelle because they like the kids to be surprised when their names are called. i so wanted to tell her because she really, really wanted to be picked.
she sent me several texts during the day wednesday and even called me at work a couple of times to see if i had heard anything. of course i had to play along like i didn't. to keep up the charade, i called the house several times "checking" the voicemail to see if the school had called. when i got home after water aerobics (yay!), janelle had worked herself up into a frenzy almost about not being selected. i tried to console her and tell her it was an honor just to be nominated by her peers.
on thursday i had to get up and act like i was going to work (i had taken pto for the 1st part of the day). i packed my lunch and everything...lol. it was funny b/c janelle sent me another text right before we were supposed to report to the gym to be escorted to our seats. she still was in shock that she had not been chosen.
when we walked to the gym, she met us at the door. she had her weightlifting class at the time we were supposed to be meeting the other parents in the lobby. it was really great because all her classmates clapped and cheered for her because they knew she had been selected as one of the finalists. the ceremony was great and the other students really cheered for the kids who were selected. i was proud mama sitting there in the audience. janelle has worked hard during her 4 years in high school and i'm very happy that she was rewarded for her efforts. she's been on cloud 9 ever since...lol.
another good thing...i started back with water aerobics. my first day back was wednesday. and boy have i missed it! lionel, our instructor, asked me where had i been. i told him about the gall bladder and knee surgeries and how i was trying to lose the weight and get back in shape. i was sore after the class and hoped i had not overdone it. on thursday, i was fairly sore...nothing a little pain med couldn't help with ( i did break down and take one percocet which put me back on track). i went again thursday evening and am not as sore today as i thought. i had a great workout and was able to keep pace for the most part with the rest of the class. i'm back, baby! watch out cause i'm going to be burning up those calories now and toning up this flabby bod. :)
i'm planning on getting some knitting done (what else is new, huh?). i want to make my penpal's new baby something, but can't decide yet what i want to make. i think i'm going to visit mrs. barbara to get her suggestions on something to make. they live in the netherlands and i think it's pretty cold there right now. i'm leaning towards a soft warm baby blanket. any suggestions?
hope y'all have a good weekend!
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