I can't believe how fast time flies, and how long it has been since I have updated about my weight loss journey. Going forward I am going to do monthly updates.
Weight Watchers Weigh-In
Original Weight: 314.8
Previous Weight: 256.0 (Nov 22)
Dec 6: 256.2 (+0.2)
Dec 13: 257.8 (+1.6)
Dec 20: 253.8 (-4.0)
Dec 27: Victoria - no weigh in
Jan 3: Victoria - no weigh in
Jan 10: 255.1 (+1.3)
Jan 17: 254.1 (-1.0)
Change (since Nov 22): -1.9 pounds
Total Loss (since Nov 2012): -60.7 pounds
Total Loss since May 2012: -68.1 pounds
Total Loss since Nov 2005: -82.3 pounds
SP Weigh-In (at home scale)
Previous Weight: 251.0 (Nov 26)
Current Weight: 251.8 (Jan 17)
Change: +0.8 pounds
Overall, I had a really good holiday season in regards to weight loss. I think when I came back from Victoria I was up about 5 or 6 pounds. By the time I hit my WW meeting on Jan 10, I was only up 1.3 pounds. I know that losing that 4 pounds right before I left for my holidays helped quite a bit. So did making some healthier choices while at my parent's house. I admit, I also drank a lot of alcohol and ate a lot of sweets, and I did not walk as much as I do when I am home. I also think that having a cold at the end of the holiday helped, because I was not really hungry.
Now I am moving towards being under 250 on my home scale as well as losing 65 pounds at WW.
We have a work event/lunch for our Business Person of the Year on Thursday. That will involve a lot of walking and standing.
The weather is good right now, especially for January in Edmonton. So I have been walking around downtown at lunch. If I could just add 15 - 20 min of exercise at home each day, I would see some awesome results. I just want to lose more than 21 pounds in 2015 (that is what I lost in 2014). I know that it is great that I weigh less than last year - but I want to see some improvement in 2015.
Tuesday, January 20, 2015
Wednesday, January 14, 2015
Christmas Holidays - Part 2
The second half of my holidays in Victoria started with me driving my dad to the airport on the morning of Dec 29. My cousins got ready to take the ferry home to Surrey. The nurse arrived to give my grandmother her shower, and my mom took me and my brothers and Tracy out for lunch. After some food and a little window shopping we went home for a bit before I drove Tim, Tracy & Greg to the airport for their flight home.
Sometime around the 28 or 29 I caught a cold. At first I was just sneezing a lot, but soon my nose was just a constant drip fest. I used so many tissues. Then I had a couple of nights of coughing. This meant I stayed away from my grandmother and washed my hands a lot. By the time January 3 rolled around I was much, much better.
On New Year's Eve Kristine drove down from Nanaimo. She was also getting over a cold, so we didn't do much besides playing cards and watching the Bourne trilogy on the projection television in the man cave. We stayed up to midnight on New Year's Eve and watched all the different fireworks from the windows of my parent's house.
My mom used up the pineapple we had in the fridge by making a pineapple upside down cake. Kristine and I went for a walk on the beach and went to see "The Gambler" on Jan 1. It was an ok movie, but we were both looking for something with more action.
Early on January 4 I got up and my dad drove me to the airport. Once I was checked in, I found out that the flight was delayed over an hour because of the cold weather in Edmonton. I was not excited to leave Victoria, with the temp being around +5 and head to Edmonton where the weather was -30 (or colder).
I had the chance to eat breakfast and read a book on my Kobo. Silly me, I left my Kobo on the plane (in the seat pocket). So this past Saturday, I drove in the blowing snow out to the airport to retrieve my eReader. My brother picked me up at the airport on Jan 4 and I am back home for the next few months.
It was a great vacation. I love my parent's house, especially the views. There was an abundance of delicious food but I was only up about 1 pound at WW at my first meeting back. I will do a weight loss update later this week.
Mostly I am so glad that the weather here in Edmonton has warmed up so I am not wearing 52 layers every time I go outside.
Happy New Year and may 2015 be an awesome year for everyone !!
Sometime around the 28 or 29 I caught a cold. At first I was just sneezing a lot, but soon my nose was just a constant drip fest. I used so many tissues. Then I had a couple of nights of coughing. This meant I stayed away from my grandmother and washed my hands a lot. By the time January 3 rolled around I was much, much better.
On New Year's Eve Kristine drove down from Nanaimo. She was also getting over a cold, so we didn't do much besides playing cards and watching the Bourne trilogy on the projection television in the man cave. We stayed up to midnight on New Year's Eve and watched all the different fireworks from the windows of my parent's house.
My mom used up the pineapple we had in the fridge by making a pineapple upside down cake. Kristine and I went for a walk on the beach and went to see "The Gambler" on Jan 1. It was an ok movie, but we were both looking for something with more action.
Early on January 4 I got up and my dad drove me to the airport. Once I was checked in, I found out that the flight was delayed over an hour because of the cold weather in Edmonton. I was not excited to leave Victoria, with the temp being around +5 and head to Edmonton where the weather was -30 (or colder).
I had the chance to eat breakfast and read a book on my Kobo. Silly me, I left my Kobo on the plane (in the seat pocket). So this past Saturday, I drove in the blowing snow out to the airport to retrieve my eReader. My brother picked me up at the airport on Jan 4 and I am back home for the next few months.
It was a great vacation. I love my parent's house, especially the views. There was an abundance of delicious food but I was only up about 1 pound at WW at my first meeting back. I will do a weight loss update later this week.
Mostly I am so glad that the weather here in Edmonton has warmed up so I am not wearing 52 layers every time I go outside.
Happy New Year and may 2015 be an awesome year for everyone !!
Tuesday, January 13, 2015
Christmas Holidays - Part 1
It is 2015 and I was back to work last Monday after spending 15 days in Victoria with my family.
The holiday season actually started back on Dec 2 with my company's annual holiday party. We started with appetizers, cocktails (wine and eggnog with rum) and a white elephant gift exchange. I pulled number one from the hat, which is actually the best number. After everyone else has chosen a gift or stole one from someone else - I got to go back and steal anything I wanted from all the gifts. I ended up with a movie night out package (2 tickets plus popcorn & drinks) that I gave to my brother's girlfriend for Christmas.
After the game and fun we headed next door to Character's restaurant for dinner. It was delicious and I had a great time conversing with the coworkers at my table.
On Dec 20 I made it to my WW weigh-in and then finished packing before I stopped in at a Christmas Open House held by one of my friends from high school. Then I went to the airport and got on my flight to Victoria (with a stop in Calgary).
I spent a few days with just my parents and my grandmother. We baked cookies, did puzzles, and went out for lunch & shopping on the 22 while the nurse was in for her Monday shift with my grandmother. We also made buns and sticky cinnamon rolls. Then we made more on the 24th.
The clock I ordered for my grandmother on the 19th ( from DayClox ) and the second toy I bought for Jackson ( One and Two ) - were both delivered before Christmas.
Tim, Tracy and Greg (my younger brothers and Tim's girlfriend) arrived on Dec 24. My mom made chicken wings and seafood (crab and shrimp) along with some appetizers from M&M Meat Shops for dinner. There were cookies for dessert (oatmeal, chocolate with M&M's, ginger, and short bread - oh and florentine toffee).
We opened our presents on Christmas morning. I can't remember the last time we did that. Usually we have our gift exchange after dinner on Christmas Eve. I received money and gift cards (Starbucks & Addition Elle). I have plans to go buy a new iPhone 6 Plus after work on Friday.
Christmas dinner was delicious. My dad made a Lynn Crawford recipe for Sticky Tofffee Pudding Cake with cranberry caramel sauce and eggnog mousse. The eggnog mousse had booze in it and was so delicious. I could have just had a bowl of caramel sauce.
My mom's sister Lynn and nephew Conan (so my aunt and cousin) arrived on Dec 26 from Vancouver and stayed the night. This meant that I bunked in with Tim & Tracy on a blow-up mattress while Greg slept in the third floor plant room.
Then on Dec 27 my dad's nephew - my cousin Jeremy - arrived with his wife Rachel and their 8 month old son Jackson. He is absolutely adorable. He was learning to pull himself up on tables, chairs etc. He can also crawl with quite some speed. We bought him all these fun, noisy toys. They stayed until Dec 29.
It was great being able to visit with my family. That is why it is my favourite time of the year.
The holiday season actually started back on Dec 2 with my company's annual holiday party. We started with appetizers, cocktails (wine and eggnog with rum) and a white elephant gift exchange. I pulled number one from the hat, which is actually the best number. After everyone else has chosen a gift or stole one from someone else - I got to go back and steal anything I wanted from all the gifts. I ended up with a movie night out package (2 tickets plus popcorn & drinks) that I gave to my brother's girlfriend for Christmas.
After the game and fun we headed next door to Character's restaurant for dinner. It was delicious and I had a great time conversing with the coworkers at my table.
On Dec 20 I made it to my WW weigh-in and then finished packing before I stopped in at a Christmas Open House held by one of my friends from high school. Then I went to the airport and got on my flight to Victoria (with a stop in Calgary).
I spent a few days with just my parents and my grandmother. We baked cookies, did puzzles, and went out for lunch & shopping on the 22 while the nurse was in for her Monday shift with my grandmother. We also made buns and sticky cinnamon rolls. Then we made more on the 24th.
The clock I ordered for my grandmother on the 19th ( from DayClox ) and the second toy I bought for Jackson ( One and Two ) - were both delivered before Christmas.
Tim, Tracy and Greg (my younger brothers and Tim's girlfriend) arrived on Dec 24. My mom made chicken wings and seafood (crab and shrimp) along with some appetizers from M&M Meat Shops for dinner. There were cookies for dessert (oatmeal, chocolate with M&M's, ginger, and short bread - oh and florentine toffee).
We opened our presents on Christmas morning. I can't remember the last time we did that. Usually we have our gift exchange after dinner on Christmas Eve. I received money and gift cards (Starbucks & Addition Elle). I have plans to go buy a new iPhone 6 Plus after work on Friday.
Christmas dinner was delicious. My dad made a Lynn Crawford recipe for Sticky Tofffee Pudding Cake with cranberry caramel sauce and eggnog mousse. The eggnog mousse had booze in it and was so delicious. I could have just had a bowl of caramel sauce.
My mom's sister Lynn and nephew Conan (so my aunt and cousin) arrived on Dec 26 from Vancouver and stayed the night. This meant that I bunked in with Tim & Tracy on a blow-up mattress while Greg slept in the third floor plant room.
Then on Dec 27 my dad's nephew - my cousin Jeremy - arrived with his wife Rachel and their 8 month old son Jackson. He is absolutely adorable. He was learning to pull himself up on tables, chairs etc. He can also crawl with quite some speed. We bought him all these fun, noisy toys. They stayed until Dec 29.
It was great being able to visit with my family. That is why it is my favourite time of the year.
Tuesday, December 9, 2014
Appreciation
I had a really good week at work.
First off there was the Christmas party last Tuesday. We had our annual company meeting where the President and the VP recognized those that had worked for the company for over 5 years - including myself. I received a really nice card enclosed with a $100 gift certificate to Future Shop.
Then we did our white elephant gift exchange. I was #1 - so I picked first - but in our rules, at the end of the game, the person with #1 gets to go back and exchange their gift (if they want) for anything anyone else received (even if it was stolen 3 times and became "dead"). I chose a night out at the movies (2 tickets, 2 drinks and a large popcorn). I am thinking that I am actually going to give it to my brother's girlfriend for Christmas.
My desk is fairly clean and organized right now. I worked hard last week on dealing with all the paperwork that had been piling up. I also got the US & International copies of Alberta Venture and Alberta Oil mailed out - and it's always great when I get those sent earlier in the month.
Yesterday the President called me into her office at the end of the day and gave my a card with a nice little monetary present. I have never received a Christmas bonus before, and it felt really good to be appreciated for all the work I have done over the past year.
It's been a bit crazy with my co-worker Jen being off work for most of 2014. It has helped that we outsourced the fulfillment of the subscriptions to a company in Halifax, which took place in September.
Being recognized by my company has made me realize that I was not appreciated by my ex husband. All the little things I would do for him each day, just because I loved him, and he would very rarely reciprocate. It didn't start out that way in our relationship, but I can look back and see that I was always more willing to compromise and do things to make his life easier. It feels great now to put myself first.
On top of the reward, I was also told that before Christmas the President wants to do a job review. I had one at three months, but nothing since then. It will also include a look at my salary. When I agreed to take this new position in Edmonton, the letter of employment mentioned that there was a possibility of a raise at six months. The past year has been tough for the company, mostly because we are on our fourth controller since October of 2013. We also have had three different editors for Alberta Oil along with two event coordinators. Now that we have good people in place, we hope that 2015 will be a much better year. A year that would include increases in salary.
So I had fun with my co-workers and I have been recognized for my efforts. That definitely means it was a good week at work in my books.
First off there was the Christmas party last Tuesday. We had our annual company meeting where the President and the VP recognized those that had worked for the company for over 5 years - including myself. I received a really nice card enclosed with a $100 gift certificate to Future Shop.
Then we did our white elephant gift exchange. I was #1 - so I picked first - but in our rules, at the end of the game, the person with #1 gets to go back and exchange their gift (if they want) for anything anyone else received (even if it was stolen 3 times and became "dead"). I chose a night out at the movies (2 tickets, 2 drinks and a large popcorn). I am thinking that I am actually going to give it to my brother's girlfriend for Christmas.
My desk is fairly clean and organized right now. I worked hard last week on dealing with all the paperwork that had been piling up. I also got the US & International copies of Alberta Venture and Alberta Oil mailed out - and it's always great when I get those sent earlier in the month.
Yesterday the President called me into her office at the end of the day and gave my a card with a nice little monetary present. I have never received a Christmas bonus before, and it felt really good to be appreciated for all the work I have done over the past year.
It's been a bit crazy with my co-worker Jen being off work for most of 2014. It has helped that we outsourced the fulfillment of the subscriptions to a company in Halifax, which took place in September.
Being recognized by my company has made me realize that I was not appreciated by my ex husband. All the little things I would do for him each day, just because I loved him, and he would very rarely reciprocate. It didn't start out that way in our relationship, but I can look back and see that I was always more willing to compromise and do things to make his life easier. It feels great now to put myself first.
On top of the reward, I was also told that before Christmas the President wants to do a job review. I had one at three months, but nothing since then. It will also include a look at my salary. When I agreed to take this new position in Edmonton, the letter of employment mentioned that there was a possibility of a raise at six months. The past year has been tough for the company, mostly because we are on our fourth controller since October of 2013. We also have had three different editors for Alberta Oil along with two event coordinators. Now that we have good people in place, we hope that 2015 will be a much better year. A year that would include increases in salary.
So I had fun with my co-workers and I have been recognized for my efforts. That definitely means it was a good week at work in my books.
Thursday, December 4, 2014
The Best Laid Plans . . .
When I talked about my goals for the year I was 37 I had included the following:
"3. I will continue to work on my online course. I want to finish the course work by May/June so that I can complete my 4 week practicum and get my diploma.
4. Once my course is done I will take the next big step and find a new job as a legal administrator."
Looks like my plans have been a bit derailed. I signed up for the course in January of 2013. Then I went to Edmonton for a week to work out of the office here and spend some time apart from my ex husband. When I got back he spent two weeks crashing with a friend. After that we decided to separate.
When I spoke to my aunt/the CEO of our company about leaving Venture when I moved back to Edmonton, she came up with another solution. So I changed positions to the one I now have in the circulation department. When I agreed to the job, I signed a contract and agreed to give them two years (from April 2013 to April 2015).
It has been almost two years and my program instructor told me that I either had to finish the course by December 31 (not happening), or they could transfer the courses I have taken and give me an Administrative Professional Diploma.
I wish I could go back and hold off on signing up for the course. Or at least wait until I got to Edmonton, maybe even taking the program through a different institution.
It's all just a bit frustrating. I know I should have communicated with Robertson College more clearly that I was moving and going to commit the next two years to my current career. Thus making it extremely difficult to complete the program, as I could not take time off to do the 4 week practicum.
I also know that I should have been more dedicated to my studies. If all I had left to complete was the practicum, and maybe one test, then I am sure there might have been some more flexibility.
I am not sure what to do from here. I really like my job and there is potential for a raise in 2015, but my hope was to find a job where I could make even more money. Then I would have the finances to have a child on my own.
Everything is a bit confusing right now. I guess I will just take it one step at a time and hope that it all works out.
"3. I will continue to work on my online course. I want to finish the course work by May/June so that I can complete my 4 week practicum and get my diploma.
4. Once my course is done I will take the next big step and find a new job as a legal administrator."
Looks like my plans have been a bit derailed. I signed up for the course in January of 2013. Then I went to Edmonton for a week to work out of the office here and spend some time apart from my ex husband. When I got back he spent two weeks crashing with a friend. After that we decided to separate.
When I spoke to my aunt/the CEO of our company about leaving Venture when I moved back to Edmonton, she came up with another solution. So I changed positions to the one I now have in the circulation department. When I agreed to the job, I signed a contract and agreed to give them two years (from April 2013 to April 2015).
It has been almost two years and my program instructor told me that I either had to finish the course by December 31 (not happening), or they could transfer the courses I have taken and give me an Administrative Professional Diploma.
I wish I could go back and hold off on signing up for the course. Or at least wait until I got to Edmonton, maybe even taking the program through a different institution.
It's all just a bit frustrating. I know I should have communicated with Robertson College more clearly that I was moving and going to commit the next two years to my current career. Thus making it extremely difficult to complete the program, as I could not take time off to do the 4 week practicum.
I also know that I should have been more dedicated to my studies. If all I had left to complete was the practicum, and maybe one test, then I am sure there might have been some more flexibility.
I am not sure what to do from here. I really like my job and there is potential for a raise in 2015, but my hope was to find a job where I could make even more money. Then I would have the finances to have a child on my own.
Everything is a bit confusing right now. I guess I will just take it one step at a time and hope that it all works out.
Wednesday, November 26, 2014
Weight Loss Update: Nov 16 to 26
We are currently under a snowfall warning and are expected to get 20 to 30 cm of snow, staring sometime tonight and continuing through Friday evening. Then after the snow comes a rush of Arctic air and cold temperatures. Good thing I already bought snow pants to wear on my travels to work.
Weight Watchers Weigh-In
Original Weight: 314.8
Previous Weight: 256.2 (Nov 15)
Current Weight: 256.0 (Nov 22)
Change: -0.2 pounds
Total Loss: -54.2 pounds
Total Loss since May 2012: -66.2 pounds
Total Loss since November 2005: -80.4 pounds
SP Weigh-In
Previous Weight: 252.8 (Nov 15)
Current Weight: 251.0 (Nov 26)
Change: -1.8 pounds
That -0.2 pounds at WW was not expected since my home scale had me up 0.6. It just goes to show that I should stop weighing myself so much at home and trust the calibrated scales at WW. I will take a 0.2 loss any day.
Now, based on that silly home scale, I am down almost 2 pounds, and it is only Wednesday. I just want to see a loss of at least 1 pound at WW this Saturday. That will mean a weight loss streak of 5 weeks. I can't remember the last time I lost weight 5 weeks in a row.
The reasons behind this weight loss are not rocket science. I ate relatively healthy this past Saturday and stuck to my WW points on Sunday. It didn't kill me and I still had a small treat of a 1/2 cup of ice cream. I also had a delicious coconut curry chicken soup for dinner with garlic bread and chicken wings. Roughly it was under my 49 extra points for the week.
I can do this. This way I will feel much better about a small gain over the holidays. I will also be able to keep that gain small as I will have a plan in place to eat well most of the time over the two weeks.
Weight Watchers Weigh-In
Original Weight: 314.8
Previous Weight: 256.2 (Nov 15)
Current Weight: 256.0 (Nov 22)
Change: -0.2 pounds
Total Loss: -54.2 pounds
Total Loss since May 2012: -66.2 pounds
Total Loss since November 2005: -80.4 pounds
SP Weigh-In
Previous Weight: 252.8 (Nov 15)
Current Weight: 251.0 (Nov 26)
Change: -1.8 pounds
That -0.2 pounds at WW was not expected since my home scale had me up 0.6. It just goes to show that I should stop weighing myself so much at home and trust the calibrated scales at WW. I will take a 0.2 loss any day.
Now, based on that silly home scale, I am down almost 2 pounds, and it is only Wednesday. I just want to see a loss of at least 1 pound at WW this Saturday. That will mean a weight loss streak of 5 weeks. I can't remember the last time I lost weight 5 weeks in a row.
The reasons behind this weight loss are not rocket science. I ate relatively healthy this past Saturday and stuck to my WW points on Sunday. It didn't kill me and I still had a small treat of a 1/2 cup of ice cream. I also had a delicious coconut curry chicken soup for dinner with garlic bread and chicken wings. Roughly it was under my 49 extra points for the week.
I can do this. This way I will feel much better about a small gain over the holidays. I will also be able to keep that gain small as I will have a plan in place to eat well most of the time over the two weeks.
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Weight Loss Update: November 1 to 15
I can't believe that it is already less than two weeks until December. This time next month I will be getting ready to get on the plane to Victoria where I will spend two whole weeks.
Weight Watchers Weigh-In
Original Weight: 314.8
Previous Weight: 260.8 (Oct 25)
Nov 1: 259.0 (-1.8)
Nov 8: 256.6 (-2.4)
Nov 15: 256.2 (-0.4)
Change: -4.6 pounds
Total Loss: -54.0 pounds
Total Loss since May 2012: -66.0 pounds
Total Loss since November 2005: -80.2 pounds
SP Weigh-In
Previous Weight: 257.0 (Oct 30)
Nov 1: 255.8 (-1.2)
Nov 8: 253.8 (-2.0)
Nov 15: 252.8 (-1.0)
Change: -4.2 pounds
As you can see, I have been doing really well over the past few weeks. I am not sure I will see a loss at WW this week as I may have indulged in too many pieces of banana bread on Sunday after Chinese food on Saturday.
No worries, I just need to make healthy choices this weekend and keep going. I know that I will probably see a gain after I get back from holidays in Victoria, so I want to do well before I leave.
I am super proud that I am down over 65 pounds since 2012 and 80 from my highest weight. Those are awesome accomplishments !!
Weight Watchers Weigh-In
Original Weight: 314.8
Previous Weight: 260.8 (Oct 25)
Nov 1: 259.0 (-1.8)
Nov 8: 256.6 (-2.4)
Nov 15: 256.2 (-0.4)
Change: -4.6 pounds
Total Loss: -54.0 pounds
Total Loss since May 2012: -66.0 pounds
Total Loss since November 2005: -80.2 pounds
SP Weigh-In
Previous Weight: 257.0 (Oct 30)
Nov 1: 255.8 (-1.2)
Nov 8: 253.8 (-2.0)
Nov 15: 252.8 (-1.0)
Change: -4.2 pounds
As you can see, I have been doing really well over the past few weeks. I am not sure I will see a loss at WW this week as I may have indulged in too many pieces of banana bread on Sunday after Chinese food on Saturday.
No worries, I just need to make healthy choices this weekend and keep going. I know that I will probably see a gain after I get back from holidays in Victoria, so I want to do well before I leave.
I am super proud that I am down over 65 pounds since 2012 and 80 from my highest weight. Those are awesome accomplishments !!
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