I have to go back to work on Monday. Not looking forward to it. Not that I don't enjoy working or the folks I work with (they are fabulous), but I've been home for the past week and really enjoyed spending some time with the girls and just relaxing. And sleeping in; and watching the french cooking channel because the Food network is not free this month and the french one is.
I did go to the gym a couple of times, got weighed at Weight Watchers and lost another 2.4 pounds (total so far is 9.8 lbs) YAY ME!!! Actually, it was really funny: went I entered the info into the WW etools, I first got a Congratulations!! You have lost weight again!! message. Then I had a message saying "you are loosing weight faster than recommended. Please slow your rate of weight loss." And all I'm thinking is "are you *%^$# kidding me???" I'm going to keep going while the going is good. I know that this rate will not continue indefinately so I'm going to take advantage of it while it lasts.
Anyway, I guess you can say I've reached my first goal of 10lbs. Only 50 more pounds to go:)
'til next time
Saturday, August 20, 2011
Friday, August 12, 2011
What, no pound of butter?
Ok, so my title is a little lame, but it is kind of self-explanatory if you've previous posts. Weight loss this week totaled 0.6 lbs. A little disappointing to say the least but not exactly unexpected. Not that I've been going 'off-plan' as they say. No, it's that time of the month and most women put on a couple of pounds as you approach the end of your cycle. By this time next week, I should be a couple of pounds lighter; although I suppose it says something that I was still down in weight.
Been going to the gym regularly and working on my running. I am working steadily towards 5 minute jogs separated by 5-6 minutes of really quick walking. I keep making a running gag that I want to run a 5k race but I think I really do. I think it would give me a real feeling of accomplishment.
So, maybe the Ottawa race next year will have a new runner in the 5k field... you never know.
'til next time.
Been going to the gym regularly and working on my running. I am working steadily towards 5 minute jogs separated by 5-6 minutes of really quick walking. I keep making a running gag that I want to run a 5k race but I think I really do. I think it would give me a real feeling of accomplishment.
So, maybe the Ottawa race next year will have a new runner in the 5k field... you never know.
'til next time.
Friday, August 5, 2011
More pounds of butter?
So, its the day after my official weigh-in and I am happy to announce that this week I lost 3.8 pounds. This means that in two weeks, i've lost 6.8 pounds. This also means that I am just over 3 pounds away from my first target of 10 pounds and will hopefully get there next week. Yay me!!!
Though both Brian and I seem to be doing well in this weight watchers thing, Emma is not. Well, that's not quite true. Twice this week she came to the gym with us and actually rocked it out on the elliptical glider. However, she was supposed to come with me this morning and was too busy being lazy. "my legs won't move" she says... actually she yells is more accurate. So I ended up loosing my patience with her and just left and went to the gym on my own.
Anyway, I did 30 minutes on the treadmill which included 3x4:00 minutes of actual joggin. I feel like this week I might be able to try jogging for longer and see how it goes. Considering that when I first started I couldn't run for 30 seconds and now I'm running for 4:00 minutes at a time? Pretty Cool.
'til next time
Though both Brian and I seem to be doing well in this weight watchers thing, Emma is not. Well, that's not quite true. Twice this week she came to the gym with us and actually rocked it out on the elliptical glider. However, she was supposed to come with me this morning and was too busy being lazy. "my legs won't move" she says... actually she yells is more accurate. So I ended up loosing my patience with her and just left and went to the gym on my own.
Anyway, I did 30 minutes on the treadmill which included 3x4:00 minutes of actual joggin. I feel like this week I might be able to try jogging for longer and see how it goes. Considering that when I first started I couldn't run for 30 seconds and now I'm running for 4:00 minutes at a time? Pretty Cool.
'til next time
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Democratic process... really?
So I don't get it. Ronnie's day camp has a board of directors, and as a group we meet to discuss various issues; sometimes we even decide on things. For example, it was decided that this year, no employee would use her personal vehicle to transport the kids to and from the various outings.
Because we have to use an adapted bus, the cost of the outings can be quite prohibitive. For example, tomorrow they are supposed to go to the beach and the price is $20/kid for 18 kids + shadows. Unfortunately, only 4 kids have signed up for the outing. So, rather than cancel the outing, we get this notice asking for our approval to have one of the girls who works at the daycamp drive Ronnie in her car... after the BOD decided this was not acceptable.
It becomes a matter of insurance: I'm not sure that the daycamp insurance would cover this type of activity if there was an accident and I'm pretty sure their personal vehicle insurance would not cover it either. We could ask the girls to have this added to their insurance for the summer but then the camp would have to reimburse the girls the cost... As a non-profit, we just don't have the money for that.
Anyhow I call up the coordinator and sort of ask 'where you not at the meeting that this was discussed?...' and she says 'yes but I called this person (who happens to be the president of the Board) who said to do it anyway - just get the parents to sign this waiver;'.. I mean seriously... didn't we make this decision? If your going to ignore the decision made by the Board, why discuss it at all? I don't get it.
Needless to say, Ronnie is not going on the outing.
I'm done venting now:)
til next time.
Because we have to use an adapted bus, the cost of the outings can be quite prohibitive. For example, tomorrow they are supposed to go to the beach and the price is $20/kid for 18 kids + shadows. Unfortunately, only 4 kids have signed up for the outing. So, rather than cancel the outing, we get this notice asking for our approval to have one of the girls who works at the daycamp drive Ronnie in her car... after the BOD decided this was not acceptable.
It becomes a matter of insurance: I'm not sure that the daycamp insurance would cover this type of activity if there was an accident and I'm pretty sure their personal vehicle insurance would not cover it either. We could ask the girls to have this added to their insurance for the summer but then the camp would have to reimburse the girls the cost... As a non-profit, we just don't have the money for that.
Anyhow I call up the coordinator and sort of ask 'where you not at the meeting that this was discussed?...' and she says 'yes but I called this person (who happens to be the president of the Board) who said to do it anyway - just get the parents to sign this waiver;'.. I mean seriously... didn't we make this decision? If your going to ignore the decision made by the Board, why discuss it at all? I don't get it.
Needless to say, Ronnie is not going on the outing.
I'm done venting now:)
til next time.
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