chain is broken, but i'm back

well i haven't blogged since wednesday so i have blogged every day. i'm catching up though. i'm excited to announce that i have lost 3 more pounds for a total of 7.2 pounds!!! i'm eating a lot of salads but that's ok. once i get more in tune with what i'm doing, i'll be more creative about my meals.

i got some things done today that i've been putting off for a long time. i finally went through some papers that i needed to decide whether to shred or keep. the shred stack definitely won. i switched my pocketbook over to the fall/winter vera bradley one. i've also cleaned up a little bit around my desk. i want to get it where i can rearrange my room soon. i'm shooting for thanksgiving weekend because i'll be off for 4 days.

more later on....gotta go eat dinner soon.

rough first day!

today was the first day of my phc plan. i was not prepared at all. i was hungry a couple of times, but i stuck to the plan and didn't eat what i wasn't supposed to eat. i went to the grocery store after work and stocked up on stuff. i've got a game plan now...lol...which is a good thing. tomorrow i'm going out to lunch with a friend and already know what i'm ordering...a salad. plus i'm meeting the ladies at panera so i'm going to eat a salad before i go. i'll only have a coffee with skim milk when i get there. i'm going to take a fat-free pudding with me for dessert.

i've got to add the exercise in. i haven't been motivated to do so. i know it will help me lose the weight plus tone up.

i'm going now....kind of tired. i did find out my iron was still on the low side when i had my labwork reviewed. i'll have to make a trip back to dr v's to have the more extensive iron bloodwork done.

kisses!

a little overwhelming

i went for orientation for phc weight loss. i do have to say that it is a little bit overwhelming at first. i was definitely not prepared food-wise. i have to go to the store tomorrow and get my food for the remainder of the work week. the weekend will be ok i think. i told mom that i will probably do my food on my own for a little bit to get oriented to planning ahead. lunch is pretty much taken care of with salads and various protein (chicken, shrimp, or turkey). i want to be creative with what i have so i don't become bored with it.

the one thing i'm curious about is the parsley tea. it's a natural diuretic and is supposed to help me flush out toxins. i've heard it takes getting used to, but you mix it up with tea or sugar free lemonade, etc. i'm supposed to have 4 eight ounce glasses of the parsley tea per day and 8 eight ounce glasses of water. whew! lots of fluid to intake there!!! i'll do fine though. i'm pumped about this program.

well, i'm keeping it short and sweet tonight. i'll follow up on my meal plans, etc. later on.

kisses!

tomorrow is going to be fun!

i go for orientation tomorrow at phc weight loss. i'm really looking forward to it. i know it sounds silly to be so excited about losing weight, but i really feel this is going to be the ticket. i filled out all my paperwork and just have to meet with the counselor tomorrow. fun times will be had by all....lol.

one of the ladies at work who is on the program told me to eat everything i wanted tonight. she said everything else was going to be bland. i'm not looking at it in that light. i'm looking to be focused and work hard to finally lose the weight and get back in shape. i'll update tomorrow as to all the wonderful details!!

i'm going to go. i have some knitting i need to finish up.

kisses!

much better today

i think i'm over whatever it was i had yesterday. i went to bed around 9 and slept most all night long. i woke up briefly probably around 3 or so, stumbled to the restroom and then back to bed.

i watched part of one of my favorite movies this morning...the professional. it is one of those weird, quirky, violent movies that i prefer to watch alone. mom and dad came home so i changed the channels. i didn't want them to ask me questions about it, etc. like i said, it's one i like to watch alone...can't explain why. i'm like that about kill bill, vols 1 & 2 and mad men. i like to have the quiet of the house to myself, the cats sleeping and control of the remote. especially when mad men is new for the season, i don't even attempt to watch it while they or janelle is home. i'm weird, i know.

believe it or not, i'm kind of excited to get back to work tomorrow. i know i will get the one recon finished because i finished up the hard part on friday afternoon. i'm going to work really hard to get all of them knocked out this week and work on the new one i got last month for the other companies. i'm proud of what i've accomplished this year. the one thing i need to really work hard on is keeping my emotions in check. i think the podcasts i'm listening to are helping with that. like i said the other day, i'm calmer at work and not being as aggravated about things that were bothering me before.

on tuesday i go meet with my weight loss counselor. i'm very excited about that. i'll get my meal plans, vitamins, and other materials to get started. i plan on going to the y at least 3 days this week, preferably 5. i know it will help me with my weight loss as well as get my knees back to feeling better.

well, i'm going now. got email, etc. to follow up on.

kisses!!!

Is it flu or just a little bit of side effects from the shot?

I took a flu shot yesterday for the first time. Not feeling so great today...had a slight fever earlier. Hopefully I'll feel better tomorrow.

yay!! it's friday!!!!

today went by pretty quick at work. i didn't get in 'til late because i had a dr appointment to follow up on my knee. i'm to go back in 6 months to see if things get any better. it's not hurting quite as much lately. dr h did advise that the more i exercise, the better it will be. that's in the plan starting next week. i go to phc weight loss for orientation and will add back the workout session at the y.

i had a flu shot for the first time ever. i felt a little weird, but for the most part i'm ok. i haven't really had a headache or got sick to my stomach like some have advised would happen. i have been sleepy and will probably go to bed in a few minutes.

one of the things i've noticed over the last few days is i have been a little calmer about things at work. i've been listening alternately each night to 2 sets of podcasts that i downloaded from i-tunes. they are both by a lady named stin. one is called meditation station and the other is my thought coach. i play them at bedtime and feel i'm "absorbing" some of the coping techniques within the podcasts. there is one called "work detox". i think that has been most helpful...lol.

i've also downloaded some on procrastination. i'm at the beginning of the podcasts which the professor began recording back in 2006. it's been pretty interesting so far.

well time to turn in. i'll see y'all tomorrow.

kisses!

almost the weekend

today was a long day at work. i had to work late because of closing. i stayed very busy working on intercompany clearing. i also was able to finish the sept recon that has been dragging on. i had an epiphany at 4am this morning on how to resolve the out of balance. since i was in the recon mode on that particular account, i went ahead and started the october recon. i ran into a little bit of a snag at first, but know i will figure it out. i have devised a better tool for matching everything up.

i'm glad tomorrow is friday. i need to get some knitting finished up as well as work on my sketchbook for the sketchbook project. i was moving along on it and then kind of stalled. the theme i picked is "first thing in the morning...last thing at night". i have tons of ideas floating around, just not sure exactly how to execute them.

well, i'm headed to bed early again. another long day tomorrow. i'm looking forward to sleeping in saturday morning!!!

kisses!

day after election day

i say it's good to be a republican! hopefully things will turn for the better again.

this evening i talked to my dear friend, joyce. she is a friend i made at work about 11 years ago. the funny thing is we have never met. she worked at one of our papers in florida and i'm here in the augusta area. we have tried to get together to hang out, but things never seemed to quite work out. either something came up for one or the other of us or didn't have the money to travel, etc. we have made plans to meet halfway between us which is savannah. the time is in february. i'm excited about it and will do everything in my power to make it happen. her hubby told her that if this didn't work out, he was going to drive her up here so we could hang out...lol. we have such a good time talking and carrying on. i know it would be even better hanging out in person.

my old boss called me today and asked me to meet her for lunch. she said she wanted to catch up with me. part of me is a little concerned though. i consider her a mentor. she has helped me out when i needed an objective and honest opinion. i wonder if i've done/said something i shouldn't have and she's going to help me. the other thing may be she's trying to feel out how things are going to be now that the last company is converting to the financial system. it's going to be a big change for a lot of folks. there's been rumblings already on both sides. communication is lacking big time. i'm really bothered by it because i know it could be better. i'm not allowed to be involved much and when i do give my opinion, i'm shut down or argued with. i hope she'll set me on the right path.

i'm going to go now. 3 days posting so far! i am going to try hard to keep it up. i forgot how much i enjoyed posting. i need to upload my artwork i've done lately to show off my artsy side...lol.

kisses!

Election day nothing on tv

I voted today. Janelle did too. She came home from school because she forgot to get an absentee ballot. We hung out all of about 30-40 minutes. I was glad to see her but would have liked hanging out longer.

I will write more again tomorrow. I'm thinking about going to bed early tonight.

Kisses!

NaBloPoMo

so here i am...trying again to start posting on my blog. i hope everyone has been doing well. i'm doing ok for the most part. so here's what i've been doing so far:

• still trying to lose weight: joined phc weight loss and have my orientation next tuesday. i'm excited about it. the program seems very doable and they help people who need significant amounts of weight to lose. it's not a quick fix program and they monitor your medical stats too.
• still trying to not worry about things i have no control over. this is very hard for me to do at times, especially at work. it has created some tense moments between me and some of my co-workers. mainly my being upset is when i'm asked my opinion or when i'm asked how something works and then they want to argue with me. if you don't want to know what i think or recommend, by all means, do not ask me. i've been doing pretty well for the last few days by putting my headphones on and listening to my ipod so i don't become upset with the half-truths or flat out lies being told.
• still trying to get in an exercise routine: this goes along with the trying to lose weight. i was going every day either before work or after work and then just stopped. no good reason why i stopped, i just did. i have gone back intermittently but need to make it a habit.
• janelle is still at ngu. she is going to graduate a semester early which she is very happy about that fact. she has been to peru, china and brazil. she is going to china again this next summer as a requirement with her schooling. i'll write more later about her adventures.

well, i'm going to go now. i'm going to work real hard on trying to blog again. it's a good outlet for me and i enjoyed it when i was blogging before. i have some art to share as well. kisses!