NightAngelX
Would rather be at WDW
- Joined
- Jun 23, 2012
Sorry Carole, but....
I am in Onderland!!!! 198.4 today! Wowzers! I fear something may be wrong with my scale but I got on 4x with the exact same result! Yesterday it was 199 but Saturday is my official day and I wanted to make sure it didn't go back up. So I find it hard to believe I lost so much in a day, but I know weight flucuates daily and I took it at 6:45 yesterday and not until 10:30 today, so maybe that is why too. However DH thinks our scale is busted. He weighed himself 4x this morning too and got 4 results. He goes to the dr Monday so hopefully they will weigh him there and he can then compare that to the scale at home. Next week AF will probably be here so I may not weigh in or it may show an increase so I am glad I lost the 2 lbs this week so I dont feel so bad next week if I am on my period and don't lose.
I decided to do measurements too since it had been a month since I did those. My pants are feeling a lot looser so i thought I'd have some major number jumps, but not really. My waist measurement was the SAME!
But my hips were down a half inch and thighs were each down 1"! So I guess that explains the looser pants. My ribcage was down 1.25", bust down a half inch (DH will be sad), neck was the same, upper arm down .25". So overall I've lost inches and that's good.
I've been able to walk the dog longer now that DH isn't walking with me. So instead of just a half mile I've been walking closer to a mile. I know I need to increase it more but its still just so cold! We are supposed to even get snow again tomorrow. Boo!!! It is supposed to be SPRING. But I think that may be why I lost 2 lbs instead of just 1 this week.
Tonight DH and I are going to one of his friend's birthday party. It's at a pub. I do not drink so I don't have to worry about that but we are using it as our weekly 'cheat' meal so I plan on having dinner out then leaving to let them drink. I was looking at their menu online and I could be good and get a salad they have some yummy looking ones that look pretty healthy, BUT its been ages since I had a burger (or at least it feels that way) so I may go ahead and enjoy the burger and jump back on my diet tomorrow. I really think 'cheating' has its benefits. Not only does it help with everyday temptations, knowing you could have those things just not today, but also I think it speeds up the metabolism as long as you go back to eating less the next meal, because its expecting another big meal but you don't have one. Some people do a thing called Calorie Cycling where they eat really low for a day or two then high for a day then normal then low again, etc. But that's all way too confusing. I just have one high calorie meal a week and it may not even put me over. Last time we had pizza I tracked it and I was right at my calorie allotment for the day. My goal is 1700 calories or less a day and I rarely reach it unless it is a cheat day. I think that day this week where I forgot all my meds I was just at 1700 calories or just over so it wasn't really that bad. It just seemed bad because i was so darn hungry all day.
In WDW news I am awaiting December info to come out. I saw they put out the Halloween party stuff so I hope the MVMCP info comes out soon too. That starts in November right? So they should put out all the dates for Nov/Dec at once, right? I still don't know for sure what dates we're going. Crossing my fingers for the first week of the month because I am pretty certain there will be no specials the 2nd week and if that's the case that may sway DH to take his shot a day early for a few months to get his shot at the end of November instead of first of December. Right now I don't think he believes me that they don't put out specials the week of Pop Warner. That's because they are always sold out that week so why attract more customers?
Oh and I applied for two jobs within my company. It's not that I don't really like my job its just I am not using my masters degree (in human development counseling) and I dont feel like I have a way to advance within the Maintenance Department because I am not an engineer nor do I have mechanical tendencies so becoming in charge of such a department seems slim to none. The openings are in the Customer Service department. One is a backup type person. There is only one customer service rep, one production scheduler and one logistics/traffic person. So if any one of those are gone they have no backup besides their boss or each other. So they created a new position (i think they used to have it but about 4 years ago they laid off 40% of the staff and they are just reopening some of the positions) to be a backup for all of these positions and then have some other assistance type duties for all of these areas as well. So on the one hand this seems like a great opportunity to learn about all these other jobs to possibly move up to but it also sounds pretty high stress and makes me wonder if I would even be able to get a week off to go to WDW. Then the other job is the one customer service rep is retiring in September. Which is a long ways off but they are hiring for it now since they think they could probably use the same pool of candidates and also that would give someone a chance to work with the current person and have clients meet him/her, etc. Since there will now be a backup person I think I should be able to go to WDW too. lol But at the same time for some reason my brain thinks Customer Service Rep is a step down. Mainly because I think of retail stores customer service department or a call center or something I guess. I don't know. I need to get over it. My degree while not utilized here either will be more in use since I will be dealing with more people. A counseling degree is pretty much just a how to effectively communicate with other people and teach them to communicate with other people. So it fits with a lot of jobs. Also in customer service I feel like I could move up to be in charge of the customer service department (it encompasses the logistics and scheduling too) or move within that OR alternatively if we wanted to move or get another job it is broader than what I am currently doing and I could likely find another job doing the same thing or higher up in another company. While what I am doing now is a hodge podge of all things maintenance. I am basically an admin doing data entry and reports but I also doing buying and I backup the maintenance scheduler.
My point of sharing all of that is hopefully I get a new position (with a raise!) but if I do i wonder if it will mess with my vacation plans. I have 15 days this year it just went up because I have been there 5 years now. So i was definitely planning on using all of those days but I wonder with a new job if I will be able to.
Hopefully it will all work out!
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
I am in Onderland!!!! 198.4 today! Wowzers! I fear something may be wrong with my scale but I got on 4x with the exact same result! Yesterday it was 199 but Saturday is my official day and I wanted to make sure it didn't go back up. So I find it hard to believe I lost so much in a day, but I know weight flucuates daily and I took it at 6:45 yesterday and not until 10:30 today, so maybe that is why too. However DH thinks our scale is busted. He weighed himself 4x this morning too and got 4 results. He goes to the dr Monday so hopefully they will weigh him there and he can then compare that to the scale at home. Next week AF will probably be here so I may not weigh in or it may show an increase so I am glad I lost the 2 lbs this week so I dont feel so bad next week if I am on my period and don't lose.
I decided to do measurements too since it had been a month since I did those. My pants are feeling a lot looser so i thought I'd have some major number jumps, but not really. My waist measurement was the SAME!
But my hips were down a half inch and thighs were each down 1"! So I guess that explains the looser pants. My ribcage was down 1.25", bust down a half inch (DH will be sad), neck was the same, upper arm down .25". So overall I've lost inches and that's good.I've been able to walk the dog longer now that DH isn't walking with me. So instead of just a half mile I've been walking closer to a mile. I know I need to increase it more but its still just so cold! We are supposed to even get snow again tomorrow. Boo!!! It is supposed to be SPRING. But I think that may be why I lost 2 lbs instead of just 1 this week.
Tonight DH and I are going to one of his friend's birthday party. It's at a pub. I do not drink so I don't have to worry about that but we are using it as our weekly 'cheat' meal so I plan on having dinner out then leaving to let them drink. I was looking at their menu online and I could be good and get a salad they have some yummy looking ones that look pretty healthy, BUT its been ages since I had a burger (or at least it feels that way) so I may go ahead and enjoy the burger and jump back on my diet tomorrow. I really think 'cheating' has its benefits. Not only does it help with everyday temptations, knowing you could have those things just not today, but also I think it speeds up the metabolism as long as you go back to eating less the next meal, because its expecting another big meal but you don't have one. Some people do a thing called Calorie Cycling where they eat really low for a day or two then high for a day then normal then low again, etc. But that's all way too confusing. I just have one high calorie meal a week and it may not even put me over. Last time we had pizza I tracked it and I was right at my calorie allotment for the day. My goal is 1700 calories or less a day and I rarely reach it unless it is a cheat day. I think that day this week where I forgot all my meds I was just at 1700 calories or just over so it wasn't really that bad. It just seemed bad because i was so darn hungry all day.
In WDW news I am awaiting December info to come out. I saw they put out the Halloween party stuff so I hope the MVMCP info comes out soon too. That starts in November right? So they should put out all the dates for Nov/Dec at once, right? I still don't know for sure what dates we're going. Crossing my fingers for the first week of the month because I am pretty certain there will be no specials the 2nd week and if that's the case that may sway DH to take his shot a day early for a few months to get his shot at the end of November instead of first of December. Right now I don't think he believes me that they don't put out specials the week of Pop Warner. That's because they are always sold out that week so why attract more customers?
Oh and I applied for two jobs within my company. It's not that I don't really like my job its just I am not using my masters degree (in human development counseling) and I dont feel like I have a way to advance within the Maintenance Department because I am not an engineer nor do I have mechanical tendencies so becoming in charge of such a department seems slim to none. The openings are in the Customer Service department. One is a backup type person. There is only one customer service rep, one production scheduler and one logistics/traffic person. So if any one of those are gone they have no backup besides their boss or each other. So they created a new position (i think they used to have it but about 4 years ago they laid off 40% of the staff and they are just reopening some of the positions) to be a backup for all of these positions and then have some other assistance type duties for all of these areas as well. So on the one hand this seems like a great opportunity to learn about all these other jobs to possibly move up to but it also sounds pretty high stress and makes me wonder if I would even be able to get a week off to go to WDW. Then the other job is the one customer service rep is retiring in September. Which is a long ways off but they are hiring for it now since they think they could probably use the same pool of candidates and also that would give someone a chance to work with the current person and have clients meet him/her, etc. Since there will now be a backup person I think I should be able to go to WDW too. lol But at the same time for some reason my brain thinks Customer Service Rep is a step down. Mainly because I think of retail stores customer service department or a call center or something I guess. I don't know. I need to get over it. My degree while not utilized here either will be more in use since I will be dealing with more people. A counseling degree is pretty much just a how to effectively communicate with other people and teach them to communicate with other people. So it fits with a lot of jobs. Also in customer service I feel like I could move up to be in charge of the customer service department (it encompasses the logistics and scheduling too) or move within that OR alternatively if we wanted to move or get another job it is broader than what I am currently doing and I could likely find another job doing the same thing or higher up in another company. While what I am doing now is a hodge podge of all things maintenance. I am basically an admin doing data entry and reports but I also doing buying and I backup the maintenance scheduler.
My point of sharing all of that is hopefully I get a new position (with a raise!) but if I do i wonder if it will mess with my vacation plans. I have 15 days this year it just went up because I have been there 5 years now. So i was definitely planning on using all of those days but I wonder with a new job if I will be able to.
Hopefully it will all work out!
Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
But I am NEXT! (hopefully soon)
So happy. 
We have 2 stories and a basement and I was running up and down both flights of stairs constantly for about an hour cleaning before I found out they weren't coming. 
I sometimes get some back rubbing while I am rubbing his legs but still not fun. 
I love Peeps, Reese's peanut butter eggs and pastel M&Ms. mmmm 
Hi! Thanks for checking in. I've been meaning to update. I've been doing good exercise wise. Still walking the dog daily but DH has been going with me so the walks are still pretty short. I also finally bought some weights from Aldi. They had a set of 3, 5 and 8 lb weights come out in jan or feb but they were 30 bucks which while its a good deal its still seemed like 'alot' to me and i didn't 'need' all those weights. So I waited til they dropped the price. They finally dropped the price to 19.99 and I scooped them up. The price for 2 5 lbs weights is at least 12 dollars because I've been looking at those and it is nice to have 3 options to work up to and change the workout. So for the past 2 days I've been using those in the morning too after my plank then mini yoga thingy I do. I just do 1 or 2 exercises for just 10 reps and I started with the 3 just for 'fun' (i thought) but turns out my weak little arms are actually challenged by 3 lb weights. It seems simple at first but by rep 10 I am feeling it! 
I knew once I hit the 190s I would start having a tough time. Hopefully the weights will be what I need to keep going. They say muscle burns more calories than fat so my goal is to gain some muscle so I can burning more calories while sitting at my desk at work. 
So I plan to update my ticker accordingly...lol 
Can't wait for the grillin'. Mmmmmm mmmmm! And the outdoors walkin'. And the fresh fruits. And the swimmin'. 
Actually it is up to 197.4 but I've been having tummy troubles without getting into TMI so I am guessing its probably right around 197. So to try to make myself feel better I decided to do measurements a week earlier than normal. Last measurements were 3/23. Since then I lost an INCH off my waist and a half inch off my ribcage. All other measurements were the same but that is okay because last time I lost everywhere but my waist. So I am happy that is going down. 
