Last WI: 216.8 (!!)/At Home WI: 217.0
FRIDAY
YEAH! I am so happy I was wrong! I went to WI yesterday and lost 1.8 lbs. That is wonderful for me. I will always be shooting for 2+ lbs but anytime I do 1.5 or more, I'm thrilled. I am ON MY WAY!
That said, I'm still not in any sort of new territory. I was as low as 211.8 in January so I'll REALLY feel successful once I pass that mark. But I'm moving right along and that's all I can do.
Last night - as per usual - I went out and overindulged. But I'm ok with that. I've got my gym bag packed and I'm headed there after work to get in 2.5 miles at least. I've got a plan and it's working. Boy does that feel good!
Friday, August 31, 2007
Thursday, August 30, 2007
Frustrated At Scale
Last WI: 218.6/At Home WI: 217.6 (BOO!)
THURSDAY
Ok. So I'm mad. I guess I'm usually lucky in that my home scale is usually a pretty accurate reflexion of how I've been eating/exercising etc. I usually go down when I have a good day and up when I have a bad. So when the scale misbehaves I'm pissed. WTF?
I left work yesterday about 4:30 and got home with 15 points left for the day. I had a small 4 pt sandwich cause I was starving and then settled down to digest before heading to the gym. I headed out about 7:00 and did my scheduled speed work on the treadmill which worked out to be about 1.5 miles in about 20 minutes and approx 300 calories. I thought about the fact that Thursday is my rest day and I'd only earned 3 APs with my speed work, so I decided to hop on the elliptical for a couple more points. Well, through great self-talk and some good music I managed to pump out 60 minutes on the machine for a total of about 900+ calories. So all in all, 80 minutes cardio and over 1200 calories burned. I counted 12 APs. I got home and was starving again so I made some low-fat pasta and a piece of chocolate for dessert. Ended the day right at my points target without eating any of my APs.
I totally expected the scale to be below 217 this morning. What do I get? Up 0.2 lbs. WHAT GIVES!?! I'm so frustrated as today is WI day and to stay on-track for my goal of losing 1.5+lbs per week I need to WI at 217 or lower.
Now all hope is not lost. I've had fluky weeks where my at home scale is higher than the WW scale. But not usually. Usually it's very close. Last week, for instance, at home showed exactly what WW said. So I've got a slim hope but not much. I'm so mad!
Now I know if I only get a 1lb loss that's not bad. I should be happy. But that .5 makes a big difference in the long run. And I totally kicked it up last night for this reason alone. If it doesn't work I don't know if I'll have the motivation again. :-(
I don't know. I guess we'll see what 5:00 brings. I've had my protein rich breakfast and now I'm just chuggin water until 1:00.
Here's hoping for the best.
THURSDAY
Ok. So I'm mad. I guess I'm usually lucky in that my home scale is usually a pretty accurate reflexion of how I've been eating/exercising etc. I usually go down when I have a good day and up when I have a bad. So when the scale misbehaves I'm pissed. WTF?
I left work yesterday about 4:30 and got home with 15 points left for the day. I had a small 4 pt sandwich cause I was starving and then settled down to digest before heading to the gym. I headed out about 7:00 and did my scheduled speed work on the treadmill which worked out to be about 1.5 miles in about 20 minutes and approx 300 calories. I thought about the fact that Thursday is my rest day and I'd only earned 3 APs with my speed work, so I decided to hop on the elliptical for a couple more points. Well, through great self-talk and some good music I managed to pump out 60 minutes on the machine for a total of about 900+ calories. So all in all, 80 minutes cardio and over 1200 calories burned. I counted 12 APs. I got home and was starving again so I made some low-fat pasta and a piece of chocolate for dessert. Ended the day right at my points target without eating any of my APs.
I totally expected the scale to be below 217 this morning. What do I get? Up 0.2 lbs. WHAT GIVES!?! I'm so frustrated as today is WI day and to stay on-track for my goal of losing 1.5+lbs per week I need to WI at 217 or lower.
Now all hope is not lost. I've had fluky weeks where my at home scale is higher than the WW scale. But not usually. Usually it's very close. Last week, for instance, at home showed exactly what WW said. So I've got a slim hope but not much. I'm so mad!
Now I know if I only get a 1lb loss that's not bad. I should be happy. But that .5 makes a big difference in the long run. And I totally kicked it up last night for this reason alone. If it doesn't work I don't know if I'll have the motivation again. :-(
I don't know. I guess we'll see what 5:00 brings. I've had my protein rich breakfast and now I'm just chuggin water until 1:00.
Here's hoping for the best.
Wednesday, August 29, 2007
Law and Order had Nothing on Me!
Last WI: 218.6/At Home WI: 217.4 (ok.)
WEDNESDAY
So yesterday became a crazy day after work. I left at about 5:00 and was driving home when I was alerted (nextel) by an officer I work with regularly (remember I'm criminal prosecutor). The officer had been in my office earlier that day to tell me about a series of armed robberies they were investigating. They had arrested a girl on them and could link her to 3 robbery's in the last 2 months. Two of them were very solid cases, one was iffy due to identification issues. They also had a lead on a girl they thought was the robber's driver. They had interviewed this driver a couple times and she had never admitted to anything or even admitted she know the girl we've arrested as the robber. Anyway, my officer calls me at about 5:30. I'm minutes from home and about 30 minutes away from work. He says he has the driver girl in the office and she's said she's willing to talk if I can come down and give her immunity so that she won't worry about being prosecuted. After discussing it further with the officer we agreed that we didn't have enough to charge this girl anyway, and she might be able to shore up the primary perp's involvement in our case that is weaker. Well, I give her my immunity speech - which incidentally I had to make up since I've never done this before - and she agrees to talk. She gives us good information on the crime that was a little weaker and actually links the perp to a fourth robbery that had as yet been unsolved. I got to sit in an adjacent room with several officers and watch through closed circuit video while she was interviewed by one of our detectives. Very cool. So all in all it was a fun night. Much cooler than the typical "paperwork" day I have. Court days and out of office days like yesterday are what makes this job fun. I also am building a really good rapport with my officers which is always a really big help.
Anyway, that escapade put me behind schedule for the night. I was going to try to go to the gym after work and then go out to Chaps with Erik for poker and dinner. By the time I got out of the police department, I had to race home so Erik and I could make it to poker on time. No gym. So my solution was that I would try to go after poker and dinner. I already had my gym bag packed and in the car. And the best part about this plan was that it would keep me from drinking any alcohol at the bar. The bad news was that because I had these grand plans, I justified ordering a burger and mac n cheese for dinner. Booo. It was so good though.
Well, I ended up winning the poker tournament and didn't get out of there until about 10:30 pm. BUT - true to my word, I took Erik home, didn't even go into the house, and headed straight for the gym. I did my 2.5 mile run, walked another .5 miles, and headed home for shower/bed. Erik was passed out when I got there, but I was still very proud of myself for following through with my commitment.
It's funny, I didn't know what to expect at the gym at 11:00 at night. Erik and I belong to one of those 24 hour gyms where you can go in at anytime with a swipe card. I got there and was shocked to see lots of cars in the parking lot. Turns out lots of guys like to lift weights late at night? Who knew. I think I was the only woman there, and I certainly had the cardio machines to myself. That reminds me - I definitely need to get on a strength training program soon. I've totally been slacking in that department. Despite all this motivation to get to the gym, I just don't have any desire to lift weights. I'm going to have to drudge up that motivation soon.
So this morning I was hoping to see 217 or lower, but am not totally surprised I didn't. Yesterday's WI seemed too good to be true anyway. I still have hope for an under 217 WI by tomorrow though. Today I will be perfect! There are no plans to go out tonight. I will be eating very good at work today and head straight to the gym for some speed work before making a healthy dinner and getting to bed early. I WILL see a good loss tomorrow!
WEDNESDAY
So yesterday became a crazy day after work. I left at about 5:00 and was driving home when I was alerted (nextel) by an officer I work with regularly (remember I'm criminal prosecutor). The officer had been in my office earlier that day to tell me about a series of armed robberies they were investigating. They had arrested a girl on them and could link her to 3 robbery's in the last 2 months. Two of them were very solid cases, one was iffy due to identification issues. They also had a lead on a girl they thought was the robber's driver. They had interviewed this driver a couple times and she had never admitted to anything or even admitted she know the girl we've arrested as the robber. Anyway, my officer calls me at about 5:30. I'm minutes from home and about 30 minutes away from work. He says he has the driver girl in the office and she's said she's willing to talk if I can come down and give her immunity so that she won't worry about being prosecuted. After discussing it further with the officer we agreed that we didn't have enough to charge this girl anyway, and she might be able to shore up the primary perp's involvement in our case that is weaker. Well, I give her my immunity speech - which incidentally I had to make up since I've never done this before - and she agrees to talk. She gives us good information on the crime that was a little weaker and actually links the perp to a fourth robbery that had as yet been unsolved. I got to sit in an adjacent room with several officers and watch through closed circuit video while she was interviewed by one of our detectives. Very cool. So all in all it was a fun night. Much cooler than the typical "paperwork" day I have. Court days and out of office days like yesterday are what makes this job fun. I also am building a really good rapport with my officers which is always a really big help.
Anyway, that escapade put me behind schedule for the night. I was going to try to go to the gym after work and then go out to Chaps with Erik for poker and dinner. By the time I got out of the police department, I had to race home so Erik and I could make it to poker on time. No gym. So my solution was that I would try to go after poker and dinner. I already had my gym bag packed and in the car. And the best part about this plan was that it would keep me from drinking any alcohol at the bar. The bad news was that because I had these grand plans, I justified ordering a burger and mac n cheese for dinner. Booo. It was so good though.
Well, I ended up winning the poker tournament and didn't get out of there until about 10:30 pm. BUT - true to my word, I took Erik home, didn't even go into the house, and headed straight for the gym. I did my 2.5 mile run, walked another .5 miles, and headed home for shower/bed. Erik was passed out when I got there, but I was still very proud of myself for following through with my commitment.
It's funny, I didn't know what to expect at the gym at 11:00 at night. Erik and I belong to one of those 24 hour gyms where you can go in at anytime with a swipe card. I got there and was shocked to see lots of cars in the parking lot. Turns out lots of guys like to lift weights late at night? Who knew. I think I was the only woman there, and I certainly had the cardio machines to myself. That reminds me - I definitely need to get on a strength training program soon. I've totally been slacking in that department. Despite all this motivation to get to the gym, I just don't have any desire to lift weights. I'm going to have to drudge up that motivation soon.
So this morning I was hoping to see 217 or lower, but am not totally surprised I didn't. Yesterday's WI seemed too good to be true anyway. I still have hope for an under 217 WI by tomorrow though. Today I will be perfect! There are no plans to go out tonight. I will be eating very good at work today and head straight to the gym for some speed work before making a healthy dinner and getting to bed early. I WILL see a good loss tomorrow!
Tuesday, August 28, 2007
Am I Becoming a Gym Rat
Last WI: 218.6/At Home WI: 217.0 (woo hoo!)
TUESDAY
So maybe I'm not actually becoming a gym rat - I think those people actually look forward to going to the gym. I'm not going to delude myself on that issue - I don't hate it, but it's definitely not the highlight of my day. But I am going much more frequently these days.
Yesterday I got off work later than I hoped - like 4:30 (my usual off time) and made it home a little after 5:00 and wanted to go to the gym. I was concerned that I wouldn't make it home in time for people to start showing up for our Monday night poker game that started at 7:00. Generally no one shows up till 6:45 or later, but on occasion as early as 6:30. And of course, after my work out I need to shower and change before I can be seen by civilized friends...
Anyway, I beeped Erik (love Nextel!) and he said he thought he could get out of work on time and be home by 6:00. Score! I headed off to the gym to see what kind of cardio damage I could do.
I did very well! I did a total of 60 minutes on the elliptical machines. My gym has two types of ellipticals, one type there are about 6 machines, one type there is only one machine. Of course the one that has only one machine is a favorite of most people so it's often occupied. So I jumped on the more common type and kicked out 30 minutes. Just as minute 29 was passing, they guy on the popular machine finished. So I finished out my 30 minutes on the first machine then kicked out another 30 on the other one. Woo Hoo - 60 minutes of good heart thumping cardio. The machines said I burned 960 or so calories, so I'm counting 9 APs. Not bad.
So far this month (which is almost over I know) I've done 91 APs worth of exercise. Definitely a banner month for me. That's over 9100 calories burned. Probably more like over 10,000 since I always low ball my APs. Awesome. Amazing how diet and exercise work. lol.
Well, I ended up getting home about 6:20. No one (but Erik) was there yet so I jumped in the shower. By the time I was cleaned up Holly had shown up and others were on their way. I didn't want to make a sandwich or cook dinner in front of guests, so for "dinner" I ended up just munching on the snacks Erik had put out. I did cut up some broccoli, but mostly my dinner consisted of beer, light tostitos, bacon cheddar dip, and broccoli. Very healthy, yes. But hey - it could be worse.
So this morning I had a gorgeous 217 on the scale. I truly hope that wasn't dehydration from the beer... I guess I'll find out tomorrow.
Due to some running around I missed breakfast this morning and ended up having lunch with Holly at Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse. Now I ordered my favorite non-steak item - the twin peaks chicken sandwich. I had a house salad with ranch to start and it came with fries but I only had like 3 or 4 of them. The sandwich is definitely high points though. I just can't figure out how much. It's a Cuban style bread, grilled chicken, Swiss and Monterrey jack cheese and spicy mustard. Probably a total of 8 or 9 inches long. I'm guessing at least 12 pts. Not sure.
Anyway - tonight I'm headed to the gym, probably with Erik, for 2.5 miles. Hopefully it'll go as well as Sunday's run!
Here's hoping!
TUESDAY
So maybe I'm not actually becoming a gym rat - I think those people actually look forward to going to the gym. I'm not going to delude myself on that issue - I don't hate it, but it's definitely not the highlight of my day. But I am going much more frequently these days.
Yesterday I got off work later than I hoped - like 4:30 (my usual off time) and made it home a little after 5:00 and wanted to go to the gym. I was concerned that I wouldn't make it home in time for people to start showing up for our Monday night poker game that started at 7:00. Generally no one shows up till 6:45 or later, but on occasion as early as 6:30. And of course, after my work out I need to shower and change before I can be seen by civilized friends...
Anyway, I beeped Erik (love Nextel!) and he said he thought he could get out of work on time and be home by 6:00. Score! I headed off to the gym to see what kind of cardio damage I could do.
I did very well! I did a total of 60 minutes on the elliptical machines. My gym has two types of ellipticals, one type there are about 6 machines, one type there is only one machine. Of course the one that has only one machine is a favorite of most people so it's often occupied. So I jumped on the more common type and kicked out 30 minutes. Just as minute 29 was passing, they guy on the popular machine finished. So I finished out my 30 minutes on the first machine then kicked out another 30 on the other one. Woo Hoo - 60 minutes of good heart thumping cardio. The machines said I burned 960 or so calories, so I'm counting 9 APs. Not bad.
So far this month (which is almost over I know) I've done 91 APs worth of exercise. Definitely a banner month for me. That's over 9100 calories burned. Probably more like over 10,000 since I always low ball my APs. Awesome. Amazing how diet and exercise work. lol.
Well, I ended up getting home about 6:20. No one (but Erik) was there yet so I jumped in the shower. By the time I was cleaned up Holly had shown up and others were on their way. I didn't want to make a sandwich or cook dinner in front of guests, so for "dinner" I ended up just munching on the snacks Erik had put out. I did cut up some broccoli, but mostly my dinner consisted of beer, light tostitos, bacon cheddar dip, and broccoli. Very healthy, yes. But hey - it could be worse.
So this morning I had a gorgeous 217 on the scale. I truly hope that wasn't dehydration from the beer... I guess I'll find out tomorrow.
Due to some running around I missed breakfast this morning and ended up having lunch with Holly at Bugaboo Creek Steakhouse. Now I ordered my favorite non-steak item - the twin peaks chicken sandwich. I had a house salad with ranch to start and it came with fries but I only had like 3 or 4 of them. The sandwich is definitely high points though. I just can't figure out how much. It's a Cuban style bread, grilled chicken, Swiss and Monterrey jack cheese and spicy mustard. Probably a total of 8 or 9 inches long. I'm guessing at least 12 pts. Not sure.
Anyway - tonight I'm headed to the gym, probably with Erik, for 2.5 miles. Hopefully it'll go as well as Sunday's run!
Here's hoping!
Monday, August 27, 2007
Late Night McDonald's Run. :-(
Last WI: 218.6/At Home WI: 217.8
MONDAY
Well, the weekend was nice and "ok" food-wise. I left work Friday and got a good 2.5 mile run in. I say "good" because I did it. It was REALLY hard. I realized about mile 1.5 that my asthma was making life difficult. Which is really odd because I've had asthma for some 10 or so years, but it is not exercise induced so it only effects me when I'm exercising if it was already acting up before I began exercising. I guess I didn't notice it before I got on the treadmill because I really had to push by mile 2.5. My heart rate was over 175, and I was breathing really heavy even though I was going very slow for me. But I got through it and found my inhaler when I got home - all is good. Then I went out Friday night. Erik had Daniel so I was on my own. I went to YKnots for beer and poker.
I ate "ok" - had the pubrolls appitizer which is not necessarily a good choice, but was at least a small portion size. Then I had a bunch of beer. Boo. I did check myself before I left and was ok to drive (I have a pocket breathalizer) but I was there like 5 hours and should not have consumed that many empty calories via beer. Then the worst part - I made a late night McDonald's run. Booo!
Saturday I was a total bum. I didn't work out at all. I did go to the grocery store and stock the house with good choices. I also bought lots of fruit to restock my work fruit bowl. Then I went to play poker in the afternoon and evening, and was better. I had 4 beers in the afternoon but they were beck's premier light - 64 calories per beer. Only one point. That's mainly because it's reduced alcohol content. They're good but expensive. I can't afford to drink those all the time. Besides lots of places don't carry it.
Then Saturday night I went to a friends house for a home game. Did well, and just snacked a bit, but didn't really have dinner and got home at 2:00 am withOUT making a late night McDonald's run. So that was good.
Sunday I laid around all day except for the trip to the gym with Erik where I had an AMAZING 4 mile run. I mean it was crazy - my run from Friday and yesterday were like night and day. I started out slow to be sure I could get the whole 4 miles in, but about 2 miles in kicked it up a little because I was feeling so good. I got a little bored, but physically I felt great. After the 4 miles I totally felt like I could have done 2 more. I actually felt guilty because I didn't feel like I'd worked out that hard, even though 4 miles is more than I've done in months. Very weird. But I'll take it. Maybe I'm finally regaining my cardio endurance I had previously. That would be nice. One factor is that I totally hit the inhaler before I started to be sure I was cool asthma-wise. Maybe that's what I needed. It's a non-steroid inhaler so it shouldn't have "enhanced" me in the bad way - just helped clear my lungs. Anyway, whatever it was, I'm thankful for the good run. I hope they continue to go so well.
Today I woke up to see 217.8 on the scale which is the lowest I've seen since I recommitted at the beginning of the month. So that's good. I'm hoping to get the scale down to about 216 by Thursday, so I'll see 2lbs at WI. But frankly any WI under 217 will be good. So - work to do.
Plan for today - I'm going to try to get out of work early enough to hit the gym before our Monday poker night. I'm hosting it tonight and people will start to show up around 6:45 or so. So if I can get home before 5:00 I should be able to get some time in at the gym. Even though I feel fine from my run yesterday I'm going to give running a break since today's technically a "rest" day and just do some elliptical. I figure I traded Saturday for my rest day since I was a slacker then. Hopefully this plan will work. Barring no craziness at work...
MONDAY
Well, the weekend was nice and "ok" food-wise. I left work Friday and got a good 2.5 mile run in. I say "good" because I did it. It was REALLY hard. I realized about mile 1.5 that my asthma was making life difficult. Which is really odd because I've had asthma for some 10 or so years, but it is not exercise induced so it only effects me when I'm exercising if it was already acting up before I began exercising. I guess I didn't notice it before I got on the treadmill because I really had to push by mile 2.5. My heart rate was over 175, and I was breathing really heavy even though I was going very slow for me. But I got through it and found my inhaler when I got home - all is good. Then I went out Friday night. Erik had Daniel so I was on my own. I went to YKnots for beer and poker.
I ate "ok" - had the pubrolls appitizer which is not necessarily a good choice, but was at least a small portion size. Then I had a bunch of beer. Boo. I did check myself before I left and was ok to drive (I have a pocket breathalizer) but I was there like 5 hours and should not have consumed that many empty calories via beer. Then the worst part - I made a late night McDonald's run. Booo!
Saturday I was a total bum. I didn't work out at all. I did go to the grocery store and stock the house with good choices. I also bought lots of fruit to restock my work fruit bowl. Then I went to play poker in the afternoon and evening, and was better. I had 4 beers in the afternoon but they were beck's premier light - 64 calories per beer. Only one point. That's mainly because it's reduced alcohol content. They're good but expensive. I can't afford to drink those all the time. Besides lots of places don't carry it.
Then Saturday night I went to a friends house for a home game. Did well, and just snacked a bit, but didn't really have dinner and got home at 2:00 am withOUT making a late night McDonald's run. So that was good.
Sunday I laid around all day except for the trip to the gym with Erik where I had an AMAZING 4 mile run. I mean it was crazy - my run from Friday and yesterday were like night and day. I started out slow to be sure I could get the whole 4 miles in, but about 2 miles in kicked it up a little because I was feeling so good. I got a little bored, but physically I felt great. After the 4 miles I totally felt like I could have done 2 more. I actually felt guilty because I didn't feel like I'd worked out that hard, even though 4 miles is more than I've done in months. Very weird. But I'll take it. Maybe I'm finally regaining my cardio endurance I had previously. That would be nice. One factor is that I totally hit the inhaler before I started to be sure I was cool asthma-wise. Maybe that's what I needed. It's a non-steroid inhaler so it shouldn't have "enhanced" me in the bad way - just helped clear my lungs. Anyway, whatever it was, I'm thankful for the good run. I hope they continue to go so well.
Today I woke up to see 217.8 on the scale which is the lowest I've seen since I recommitted at the beginning of the month. So that's good. I'm hoping to get the scale down to about 216 by Thursday, so I'll see 2lbs at WI. But frankly any WI under 217 will be good. So - work to do.
Plan for today - I'm going to try to get out of work early enough to hit the gym before our Monday poker night. I'm hosting it tonight and people will start to show up around 6:45 or so. So if I can get home before 5:00 I should be able to get some time in at the gym. Even though I feel fine from my run yesterday I'm going to give running a break since today's technically a "rest" day and just do some elliptical. I figure I traded Saturday for my rest day since I was a slacker then. Hopefully this plan will work. Barring no craziness at work...
Friday, August 24, 2007
Back Under 220!
Last WI: 218.6/At Home WI: 219.4
FRIDAY
Well, yesterday was a crazy day. I got up, went to work with my kitten in a cage, had someone in my office babysit while I went to court, went to the vet, went home to drop off the kitty, went to Atlanta for my interview, went to the doctor for my 3 month shot (birth control), went to my WI back in my town, picked up dinner at McDonald's (I know, I know) then finally made it home about 5:30, exhausted. I drove over 100 miles covering all my errands. But I'm pleased it's all done. And I lost 1.6 lbs at WI! Not the 2 lbs that was my goal, but I'm never going to complain about a loss, especially one over 1 lb.
So last night Erik got back in town from FL and he had purchased tickets for us to go to a play his friend from work was starring in. I was exhausted and actually he was too, but about 7:00 we trekked over to Newnan to watch his friend in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest. I haven't ever seen the movie or the play before but it was ok. Erik's friend was good, but some of the rest of the cast sucked. But hey it was community theatre after all.
We got home about 11:00 and watched some recorded episodes of Rock of Love (total guilty pleasure) and crashed out a little after midnight. I did have a couple beers after we got home, and McDonald's for dinner last night - thus the increase on the scale. But today we're back on track. I allow myself a little indulgence on Thursdays, but today I'm headed back to the gym. I also think I'm going to stay in tonight as Erik has Daniel and I'd love to kick the week off to a good start weight-wise.
Oh - the interview went well yesterday. I really liked the guy I met with. It was just a "screening" interview though so if I'm lucky I'll have another round coming up. I don't want to jinx it but I feel pretty good I at least made it to the next round. Now to decide if I really want this job should I get it...
FRIDAY
Well, yesterday was a crazy day. I got up, went to work with my kitten in a cage, had someone in my office babysit while I went to court, went to the vet, went home to drop off the kitty, went to Atlanta for my interview, went to the doctor for my 3 month shot (birth control), went to my WI back in my town, picked up dinner at McDonald's (I know, I know) then finally made it home about 5:30, exhausted. I drove over 100 miles covering all my errands. But I'm pleased it's all done. And I lost 1.6 lbs at WI! Not the 2 lbs that was my goal, but I'm never going to complain about a loss, especially one over 1 lb.
So last night Erik got back in town from FL and he had purchased tickets for us to go to a play his friend from work was starring in. I was exhausted and actually he was too, but about 7:00 we trekked over to Newnan to watch his friend in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's nest. I haven't ever seen the movie or the play before but it was ok. Erik's friend was good, but some of the rest of the cast sucked. But hey it was community theatre after all.
We got home about 11:00 and watched some recorded episodes of Rock of Love (total guilty pleasure) and crashed out a little after midnight. I did have a couple beers after we got home, and McDonald's for dinner last night - thus the increase on the scale. But today we're back on track. I allow myself a little indulgence on Thursdays, but today I'm headed back to the gym. I also think I'm going to stay in tonight as Erik has Daniel and I'd love to kick the week off to a good start weight-wise.
Oh - the interview went well yesterday. I really liked the guy I met with. It was just a "screening" interview though so if I'm lucky I'll have another round coming up. I don't want to jinx it but I feel pretty good I at least made it to the next round. Now to decide if I really want this job should I get it...
Wednesday, August 22, 2007
This and That
Last WI: 220.2/At Home WI: 218.2 (yeah!)
WEDNESDAY
Well the hard work is paying off! I ended up staying up last until 1:00 am watching old recordings and the newest America's Got Talent. I LOVE the ventriloquist. I'm so glad he won even though that's such a non-traditional talent. I think he was amazing. And so humble!
Anyway, this morning dawned with a beautiful number on the scale. I'm making good progress and have a hope of getting my 2+ lb loss tomorrow. *crossing fingers* Today I had a balance bar for breakfast (4pts) a bag of popcorn (6pts) an Orange (1pt) and subway for lunch (10pts). Which leaves me with just 7 points left for the day, but that's ok. I pulled out a chicken breast last night for dinner and plan to hit the gym right after work. I'm shooting for at least 6 APs but my scheduled run is only 20 minutes (approx 4 APs) so I'll need to do some elliptical or bike work to get my goal. We'll see. Ideally I need to see somewhere in the 217's tomorrow to be comfortable expecting a 2 lb loss at WI. I think I can do it though. Lots of water today!
I never did talk to Erik last night - but I talked to him twice today so far. As suspected he was at the casino last night until late - almost 2 AM. But he said he's made up his losses and is actually showing a little profit from his poker playing this week. He comes home tomorrow, so I'm looking forward to that. I need to clean up the house tonight though - I've been slacking on that front.
So I have a little bit of exciting news to tell - I have a job interview tomorrow. Currently I'm a prosecutor in a county about 20 miles south of Atlanta, and as much as I like my job, the pay sucks. I've been here for almost 3 years and have gotten some great trial experience, but I'm looking to move up, and professionally now is the time. Tomorrow I'm doing a "screening" interview with a large firm in downtown Atlanta. I guess if I get by this interview, they'll call me back for a more intensive one - this one is with only one partner for about 30 minutes.
Frankly if they offered me the job I don't know what I'd do. I left a big firm job to be here 3 years ago because I didn't like the work. Now I'm considering going back for the money. Of course the responsibility would be different now that I have more experience, and the pay would be more than double my current salary, but I don't know if I'd be happy. I really don't. But I'm going into the interview with an open mind and am planning on convincing the partner that I really want the job so at least I have a shot at it. I would love to get an offer and have the choice to make. Another issue with my current job is that I work for an elected official. So long as he is in office I know my job is safe because he loves me. But he's up for re-election next year and the guy that's running against him is a total slim-ball. If the new guy gets elected I would never work for him, even if he wanted me to - which I don't know that he would. I would have to find a new job as of January '08. So - another consideration. I don't know my boss's odds in the election, but I would hate to be put in the position of having to find a new job in a short amount of time.
Anyway - we'll see how it goes. The interview is at 2:00 pm. I have court first thing in the morning, then I have a vet appointment for my new kitten, then I'm headed up to Atlanta for the interview then back down here for weigh in. I probably won't be able to post until after WI, so I'll hope for the best!
Oh - I've noticed that I've acquired a few readers. Having even one reader is so exciting to me. I read a lot of other blogs and comment occasionally. If my any of my few readers are so inclined, I'd love to hear from you in a comment. Just introduce yourself if you feel like it. I'm having fun with this blog thing and would love to hear feedback from others. Thanks!
WEDNESDAY
Well the hard work is paying off! I ended up staying up last until 1:00 am watching old recordings and the newest America's Got Talent. I LOVE the ventriloquist. I'm so glad he won even though that's such a non-traditional talent. I think he was amazing. And so humble!
Anyway, this morning dawned with a beautiful number on the scale. I'm making good progress and have a hope of getting my 2+ lb loss tomorrow. *crossing fingers* Today I had a balance bar for breakfast (4pts) a bag of popcorn (6pts) an Orange (1pt) and subway for lunch (10pts). Which leaves me with just 7 points left for the day, but that's ok. I pulled out a chicken breast last night for dinner and plan to hit the gym right after work. I'm shooting for at least 6 APs but my scheduled run is only 20 minutes (approx 4 APs) so I'll need to do some elliptical or bike work to get my goal. We'll see. Ideally I need to see somewhere in the 217's tomorrow to be comfortable expecting a 2 lb loss at WI. I think I can do it though. Lots of water today!
I never did talk to Erik last night - but I talked to him twice today so far. As suspected he was at the casino last night until late - almost 2 AM. But he said he's made up his losses and is actually showing a little profit from his poker playing this week. He comes home tomorrow, so I'm looking forward to that. I need to clean up the house tonight though - I've been slacking on that front.
So I have a little bit of exciting news to tell - I have a job interview tomorrow. Currently I'm a prosecutor in a county about 20 miles south of Atlanta, and as much as I like my job, the pay sucks. I've been here for almost 3 years and have gotten some great trial experience, but I'm looking to move up, and professionally now is the time. Tomorrow I'm doing a "screening" interview with a large firm in downtown Atlanta. I guess if I get by this interview, they'll call me back for a more intensive one - this one is with only one partner for about 30 minutes.
Frankly if they offered me the job I don't know what I'd do. I left a big firm job to be here 3 years ago because I didn't like the work. Now I'm considering going back for the money. Of course the responsibility would be different now that I have more experience, and the pay would be more than double my current salary, but I don't know if I'd be happy. I really don't. But I'm going into the interview with an open mind and am planning on convincing the partner that I really want the job so at least I have a shot at it. I would love to get an offer and have the choice to make. Another issue with my current job is that I work for an elected official. So long as he is in office I know my job is safe because he loves me. But he's up for re-election next year and the guy that's running against him is a total slim-ball. If the new guy gets elected I would never work for him, even if he wanted me to - which I don't know that he would. I would have to find a new job as of January '08. So - another consideration. I don't know my boss's odds in the election, but I would hate to be put in the position of having to find a new job in a short amount of time.
Anyway - we'll see how it goes. The interview is at 2:00 pm. I have court first thing in the morning, then I have a vet appointment for my new kitten, then I'm headed up to Atlanta for the interview then back down here for weigh in. I probably won't be able to post until after WI, so I'll hope for the best!
Oh - I've noticed that I've acquired a few readers. Having even one reader is so exciting to me. I read a lot of other blogs and comment occasionally. If my any of my few readers are so inclined, I'd love to hear from you in a comment. Just introduce yourself if you feel like it. I'm having fun with this blog thing and would love to hear feedback from others. Thanks!
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