Alma Matters

One of my favorite college professors was my Business Law professor.  I think I may have retained more from that class than any of my other collage courses, just because the professor made things fun, and relatable.  The two major things I took away from that class were:

1.  If you ever start your own business the very first step you ever take is to hire a lawyer.
2.  Always *always* read a contract in its entirety before you sign your name.

Okay now, just because I know something, doesn't mean I'm going to do it.  You'd think that maybe I'd have learned by now.  Well, obviously not - if I had learned that lesson I'd be a skinny healthy rich bit*h millionaire billionaire by now SURELY.  ;)

So... this year my employer is the main sponsor for the community Heart/Stroke Walk, and they asked for volunteers in my department to be Team Leaders.  I thought about it.. for like 45 seconds - the same amount of time that I considered participating in the walk (I've never been one for playing team sports, or exercising in public.. or doing anything that I don't know exactly where to go and what to do - what can I say I have some social anxiety issues).  Then they begged.  So I thought that if nothing else I could volunteer to help to give me a firm reason to participate in the walk, and hey it seemed like a smart move on behalf of my newly budding position within the department.  I thought surely as many people are in my department (a whole gaggle cluster of people really) that I would be more of a co-team leader, or a group team leader.  Nuh uh.  No way.  I did however get tons of brownie points with my boss, and his boss for that matter.  Oh man.

I got my first assignment today, and my reaction was basically "wait.. you want me to do what???" I've never been a planner, or a die hard leader (remember those social anxiety issues?).  I think I needed a microscope to see the fine print in this one.  I feel duped.  They made it seem like they just needed someone to set out a penny jar, or a deposit box for raffle tickets - I can do that!  Noooo, they need someone to recruit people, and raise money, and schmooze and come up with recipes and rally participation in a cook-off and I'm hyperventilating already.  I so know better.

I am the Queen of Procrastination, not the Queen of Schmoozing.  Schmoozing is what I have Dearest for, he could sell ice to an eskimo.  I *might* be able to sell water to a man in the desert dying of thirst, but only for half off.

*Deep Breath*

Well the walk is in a few weeks, so I'll let you know how it all works out.

In other news:  Weigh in Wednesday has been postponed until Thursday.  My scale and I are having a disagreement.  At least the tape measurer is on my side.

Weigh In Wednesday

Wow, it's that time again.  Weigh In Wednesday.

I'll admit I was a bit scared of this week's weigh in.  Last week was hard, and full of emotions.  When Dearest came home from work I felt like I should cook him a "real dinner", one of his favorites.  We also celebrated Valentine's Day by going out to eat at a fancy restaurant.  Where I had wine, and lobster ravioli, and more wine.  Oh and dessert.  Add that on to eating pizza, fast food, and a failure to keep up with my tracking, and yeah - I was pretty concerned.  So when I discovered today that I had lost - anything at all I was stoked.

Today's weigh in:  174.6  for a loss of 0.6 lbs.  and a total of 16.4

*whew*

Thankfully I've convinced Dearest to go running with me.  To be honest I actually enjoy running alone, but it will be much nicer to have him push me, keep me motivated to go.

Yesterday and today were full of spring cleaning of both the yard and the house - and I'm pooped!  I'm ready for a nice dinner and some couch cuddle time with my lovelies.  Here I come!!

Weigh In Wednesday

Alright, it's *that* time again -  weigh in time!

I'm not going to lie, I had a hard week this week.  Someone very special to me passed away, and the week has been filled with family, tears, and all kinds of emotions that I'm just not really comfortable with.  I don't do well with emotions.

Add being sick all week and then there was also that Valentine's Day thing that happened... but I'm proud of myself - as much as I wanted to I didn't go out and buy myself a giant box of candy... or a tiny one for that matter. Now when one of the ladies at work offered me a cupcake though, well I couldn't resist.  Somehow this week my planned meals just never seemed to go as planned.  I still kept up pretty well with my food tracking, although I didn't get everything down.  That's why I'm happy to say that this week I lost.

This week's loss: -3.2 lbs  (um yay!)
Waist: -0.5"
Hips: +(-) 0
Thigh: -0.5"

This brings me to a total of - 15.8 pounds

Weigh In Wednesday

Alright it's that time again.  Thankfully I've got a pretty darn good report.  At least I think so!

Today's weigh in: 180.0 for a loss of 2.8 pounds and a total of 5 since starting weight watchers and a total of 11 pounds from my 2011 starting weight.

I've also started tracking some of my measurements because I've found before that they can be more motivating than my weight loss statistics some weeks.  However, I've always found them tricky because I never can seem to measure the exact same spot week to week, but the overall averages are nice to see.  I didn't take any starting measurements until last week, but apparently in one week here are the results:

Waist: -2 inches (I knew I could buckle my belt in a different hole but 2 whole inches?  Whoa - cool)
hips: -0.5
Thigh: -0.5

Here I always thought I lost weight from my thighs first...  Although I did notice the last time I did c25k that even though I technically didn't lose any pounds my waist got significantly smaller.  I know they say that you can't spot reduce but I do believe that doing different activities will shape your body differently. Yay for running - my belly is definitely my self conscious worry zone.  I'm all for making it smaller.

Weigh In Wednesday

Wednesday??  It's Thursday!!  Yes, I know - but I'm just now getting a chance to catch up on this week.

So here goes - I'll start with a little background info on Weigh In Wednesday.  I thought I could do this again alone.  The way I used to do it when I was going to the gym 3-5 days a week for hours at a time.  The way I used to do it when I was 20.

That didn't work this time.  Mainly because I haven't found the time or money to dedicate to a gym, and  probably in part because I'm not 20 anymore.  So I made a decision.  I re-joined Weight Watchers.  I feel that at this particular point in my life, it is the best fit for me.  Hence, the creation of Weigh in Wednesday.

I chose Wednesday because that gives me a little wiggle room on Sundays for family dinner with dessert, but will still keep me somewhat reigned in.  I also have a tendency to be stricter on my eating towards the beginning of the week (hopefully resulting in a better weigh in).

So for weigh in number 1 here are the stats:

182.8 for a loss of 2.2 pounds.

Since I joined on Sunday my first "week" was actually only three days, so I'm pretty happy with that.

Now I haven't been on Weight Watchers for several years.  By several I mean at least seven.  I think the plan has changed a good three times since then, which is good.  I need the motivation to "relearn" the plan. The part that I love about their new plan - I can eat all the fruit I want.

So here's to re-learning how to grocery shop, how to cook, and how to eat!