Saturday, February 14, 2009

Report Day--Week 4!

Wow, this week has flown by. It doesn't seem possible that it's already Saturday night. I've had to be somewhere every night this week which meant weigh in day got pushed back.

It's been a rough week--eating plan wise. When I'm on the run so much it's hard to make sure I eat when I am supposed, what I am supposed and how much I am supposed to. I was feeling like I hadn't lost anything so last night I spent 90 minutes in the gym--60 minutes on the bike and 30 minutes on the treadmill!

This morning was busy with skating as usual. Plus, my daughter had a sleep over last night and I did breakfast for all her friends after she went to skating. That meant I didn't get to Weight Watchers until the very last meeting of the week. Plus, I didn't want to eat before I went so I skipped breakfast (really dumb idea)!

However, my last chance workout paid off. I lost 1 pound this week! That also puts me 10.6 pounds down in 4 weeks. I'm feeling pretty proud of myself. Hopefully, tonight's Valentine Celebration dinner won't have long lasting affects. I hadn't really eaten all day so I enjoyed my dinner. The only thing I really indulged was I had three rolls (I normally skip the bread but we went to Texas Roadhouse--I ADORE their rolls and honey butter) and a few bites of a baby awesome blossom. Other than that, I had salad with low fat dressing on the side, applesauce and the barbecue chicken. I did have about 4 bites of steak and plenty of water!!

So, Happy Valentine's Day everybody!!

Sunday, February 8, 2009

Fun With Food Storage!

I have found a great site! I just found it tonight and I haven't completely looked through it but I am soooooooo excited I had to share!!

We had Stake Conference this weekend. Bishop McMullin from the Presiding Bishopric was our visiting authority. He counseled quite strongly that we should become more self-reliant. Now, I know that topic has been stressed for years but with the current economic outlook, now seems like a good time to start taking steps down that road.

I don't know about you, but I am overwhelmed and intimidated when it comes to food storage. I want to have food I like to cook, like to eat and easy to buy and store. I don't want to be ordering freeze-dried everything. I want food that my family is used to eating in my storage.

This site (from what little I've looked at so far) looks like a winner!! I am so excited to get planning and taking small steps each month to become more self-reliant. So, come along with me and check it out!! Let's all get self-reliant together!!

Friday, February 6, 2009

The Biggest Loser!

I love this show! Right now, it's the only show I really try to make time to watch. (I really, really need to join the 21st century and get TIVO). I find it very interesting and inspiring. This season most of the contestants seem like pretty good people (okay, Joelle is "interesting" but she's gone now) and it's going to be fun watching how well some of these people do. The eliminated players updates have been pretty impressive for the most part. Check out the show on Tuesday nights if you haven't yet.

Since it is the beginning of a new year and a good time for resolutions, I will comment on one of my resolutions and how it is going. I've been resisting writing about it on the blog but I've decided maybe going public (to at least the three people who read) might be motivational.

So, I have decided to take the Biggest Loser Challenge! I went back to Weight Watchers three weeks ago. I'm not ready to throw out an actual number, but let's just say I was the heaviest I've ever been but this season there still would have been plenty of people in the cast bigger than me!

After one week, I lost 6.4 pounds. I thought that was pretty darn good!! Week 2--anybody who is a fan of the show will tell you week 2 is rough--I lost one pound. I weighed in last night for week 3 and. . . . . I lost 2.2 pounds. That's 9.6 pounds in three weeks. Feeling pretty good about that!! If you've watched the show this season, you'll know that's more than some of the at-home contestants did in 30 days.

However, now I need to figure out how to get more exercise in! Always a struggle since I'm pretty sure I still need to sleep. Anybody got any ideas? I'm a regular at the gym--on Tuesday mornings at 5:30 you'll see me there. Unfortunately, one time per week does not build the muscle and flexibility needed. It's winter and I hate walking outside in the winter since the only time I can do it is at night when its dark and cold. I'd play Wii fit but that would require a Wii!!! (On my wish list with TIVO and Kindle and an internet phone!!!)

I could do Dance Dance Revolution. I have a PS2 and the mat and the game. BUT, I now have a digital converter box and I can't figure out what plugs in where to play the PS2, the VCR, the DVD. I can barely turn the TV on and if my kids leave the DVD player plugged in (or something along those lines--I'm not really sure what) then I can't watch TV!!! My husband says he needs to get something to make it all plug in at the same time.

So, tune in for the weekly Loser Challenge!!! It's going to be a long haul but at the end of it, I want to be a size 12/14 and not be on any medication!!!!!

Sunday, February 1, 2009

I hate spam!

I hate spam!! Especially the electronic type. I've had the same email address for years and I did really well staying away from spam. But somehow in the last few months, I've gotten hit. Sometimes I get 50 emails a day all from the same 4 or 5 domains. I know I can do some blocking with my ISP but it means taking time to figure out. Time is something I just don't have much of at this point.

I get a lot of spam at work too--some of which you can't imagine!!!! I junk most of it but it comes in waves. Since so much of our sales is done through email inquiries, we don't have any kind of filters but to junk the spam as it comes in. We have a firewall but that's on the server. There are days when I'll get 80 emails and over half them go to junk automatically.

I don't understand how and why some people have time to create the spam and then lay it out there for the rest of us to deal with. GET A LIFE!! If you think about it, it's really a shame that people have so much time to create viruses, hack websites and be endlessly electronically annoying. WHY? There are so many things to do in real time and reality that to spend so much time in virtual pursuits is ridiculous!

So, at some point, I'm going to have to deal with this spam or change my email address. I really hate to think about changing my email address. It's almost as bad as having to change your phone number!!! (Which here in Utah we get to start 10-digit dialing next month! Check your pre-programmed phone numbers and make sure you have the area code or your calls won't go through).

So do I change my email? Probably. It's really annoying and one of these days (maybe when I actually get a day off) I'll talk to my ISP and figure out my best options. Until then, the delete key is my best friend. :)