Not as good as day one (128 days left!)

Part of my December 31, 2010 challenge (besides the obvious - lose weight)...is to post on a more regular basis.<br /><br />Therefore, even though I had a hell of day at work, even though I worked eleven hours again, and even though I'm past the point of exhaustion, here I am. Another short post without any inspiring words. <br /><br />Absolutely no exercise today, although my eating was great. I'm actually too busy and too stressed to give much thought to food. I'm eating, but at work I usually eat my lunch. I've brought home most of my snacks every day this week. <br /><br />When I left my office at eight tonight, I had really good intentions to stop at the gym on my way. I talked myself out of it before I got there. I'm was too exhausted. Plus, I really hate evening workouts. The free weights areas (we have two at my gym), are packed at night with guys hoisting 50-pound dumbbells (show offs!). I don't really mind all that testerone, but it's much quieter in the early mornings. It's like the gym belongs to me in the mornings. At night I'm just one of the masses.Tomorrow Im to back morning workouts.

Not as good as day one (128 days left!)

Part of my December 31, 2010 challenge (besides the obvious - lose weight)...is to post on a more regular basis. Therefore, even though I ha...

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Facing the scale

First of all, I have to say THANK YOU for all your comments yesterday. Losing a loved one is never easy! You guys are the best!! :)<br /><br />Anyone see my <a href="https://twitter.com/darcibangert">tweet </a>yesterday morning? If not, I'll fill you in! I had to go to the dentist and they couldn't seem to get me numb...it took 5 shots!! Not the most fun way to start my Tuesday morning!<br />Since it took 4+ hours for the numbness to ware off I couldn't eat until I was done, which meant breakfast had to wait until close to noon! I mixed up some <span style="font-weight:bold;">oatmeal </span>with a small sliced <span style="font-weight:bold;">banana </span>and <span style="font-weight:bold;">1T</span> of <span style="font-weight:bold;">peanut butter</span> for <span style="font-weight:bold;">5 points</span>. <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYKUvlcj3CE0E6salnwYP8x6YlmZWGZtNBxoZ0G-sLJpwbTDDgxTJqNULdEd_x42yMjmT8Hisz-uF7qbo8V446Ik6bxp6CIy0aoNHVf_XN-GbJuo-sl4NOi8e5kcoL0dzgHHeEUfwdjJl/s1600/DSC08208.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509429656020589090" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieYKUvlcj3CE0E6salnwYP8x6YlmZWGZtNBxoZ0G-sLJpwbTDDgxTJqNULdEd_x42yMjmT8Hisz-uF7qbo8V446Ik6bxp6CIy0aoNHVf_XN-GbJuo-sl4NOi8e5kcoL0dzgHHeEUfwdjJl/s400/DSC08208.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>Once again, work was crazy! But I took some time to eat some supper around 6pm. I heated up a <span style="font-weight:bold;">Smart Ones</span> for <span style="font-weight:bold;">4 points</span>. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hQHg8euVbwFSa1BO3rcrUZLFAdwgeo9EPu9g1VmMFX8C0bm-ln6NubyHfKXVuTB7WwKjJMZut8KP6iaTY-_HDSMMqhJ04HgwRDwHFzJ4QHPMBCVt7ciFq51DNGwMr4brA_u2Y4gDoiXI/s1600/DSC08210.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509429046693764018" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2hQHg8euVbwFSa1BO3rcrUZLFAdwgeo9EPu9g1VmMFX8C0bm-ln6NubyHfKXVuTB7WwKjJMZut8KP6iaTY-_HDSMMqhJ04HgwRDwHFzJ4QHPMBCVt7ciFq51DNGwMr4brA_u2Y4gDoiXI/s400/DSC08210.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a>While working through the evening/night I snacked on <span style="font-weight:bold;">1c</span> of <span style="font-weight:bold;">grapes </span>for <span style="font-weight:bold;">1 point</span>.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVARBSorPK-oLe5ueG3SdOMNOgY3rNWwdXxyekty-Aub3j6crMsjayGAhb6WEiiCEwCbRS2Kj7aKlVpoJIbyB4rybVdb4QCW9TaUbs4pQe5Rc_-VB6zig6l9-cgXjBU-QVhrFefBYr9ki/s1600/DSC08211.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509429033831133282" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPVARBSorPK-oLe5ueG3SdOMNOgY3rNWwdXxyekty-Aub3j6crMsjayGAhb6WEiiCEwCbRS2Kj7aKlVpoJIbyB4rybVdb4QCW9TaUbs4pQe5Rc_-VB6zig6l9-cgXjBU-QVhrFefBYr9ki/s400/DSC08211.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br />I called it a day at work around 10pm and went home to get some more points in the for the day. I had <span style="font-weight:bold;">1 c chocolate milk</span> and a <span style="font-weight:bold;">lean pocket</span> for a total of <span style="font-weight:bold;">9 points</span>. <br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-p9Uf0pAXM4YEuE87KgFJ86LSpfNW2URENz7P-nIplqqs9_RNI_d4WMLZJLAnpGUug4VpXqRVEwpe5dO0USye_9221YRy4xboUL6G_0ijXKO8TvYSt6bI6ULIRWSLA6w8ptSxsD0xSWn/s1600/DSC08212.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509429030572852274" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgl-p9Uf0pAXM4YEuE87KgFJ86LSpfNW2URENz7P-nIplqqs9_RNI_d4WMLZJLAnpGUug4VpXqRVEwpe5dO0USye_9221YRy4xboUL6G_0ijXKO8TvYSt6bI6ULIRWSLA6w8ptSxsD0xSWn/s400/DSC08212.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODuiyHSavgHgGZxyhhYuTD_Zysper95_Lv8XnCsvXqjIf_Rd8DgaNxJ60Y8L7pMUJgeAENbqrJl97vznnfWmghvxYpcnpL-gb3mwYuYugzAk5yhJI4aFRpWganRzvdqcqR-eFbjzhPiTP/s1600/DSC08213.JPG"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509429024436950690" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiODuiyHSavgHgGZxyhhYuTD_Zysper95_Lv8XnCsvXqjIf_Rd8DgaNxJ60Y8L7pMUJgeAENbqrJl97vznnfWmghvxYpcnpL-gb3mwYuYugzAk5yhJI4aFRpWganRzvdqcqR-eFbjzhPiTP/s400/DSC08213.JPG" style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" /></a><br />I weighed in Tuesday morning...I was nervous, but needed to face the facts! It said 178.5lbs. Kyle & I, along with my sisters and some friends are going on a cruise in November so I'm planning on setting a "cruise goal" to work for.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">TUESDAY’S STATS</span><br /><br />POINTS = 19/23<br />WEEKLY ALLOWANCE POINTS = 0 used/35 remaining<br />ACTIVITY POINTS EARNED = 0 today/0 week<br />H2O = 128 oz<br />EXERCISE = none <br /><br />Alright guys, I'm out for now! Can't wait to catch up with everyone!

Facing the scale

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Portail de l'alternance

<BR><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyY2yDZtGG5v8-7qhTCK5JjFlYx-QMXE3M6jx65N1n4JOlgXhWjeitOB6gZtiWgsZ28KYm3bk1kk6sER0g1bzO1PlWCLXst8zly8kxasgql_ixbNLZV1tJEqCWIwifl3nVOQc1XTLIMii/s1600/carte-postale+alternance.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509336765271147330" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgfyY2yDZtGG5v8-7qhTCK5JjFlYx-QMXE3M6jx65N1n4JOlgXhWjeitOB6gZtiWgsZ28KYm3bk1kk6sER0g1bzO1PlWCLXst8zly8kxasgql_ixbNLZV1tJEqCWIwifl3nVOQc1XTLIMii/s200/carte-postale+alternance.jpg" style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 140px;" /></a><br />Le portail de l'alternance <a href="http://www.contrats-alternance.gouv.fr" target="_blank">www.contrats-alternance.gouv.fr</a> a pour objectif de faciliter l'accès des jeunes aux offres d'emploi en alternance. <br /><br />Cette bourse d’emploi permet d’accéder à des offres de contrats d’apprentissage et de professionnalisation dans divers métiers et dans toute la France. L’internaute peut entrer ses critères de recherche (le métier, le type de contrat, le lieu, ou le niveau visé). Le résultat de la requête renseigne sur l’ensemble des offres déposées par les organismes partenaires mentionnant les éléments suivants : libellé du poste, lieu géographique, type de contrat, niveau de diplôme requis ou visé pour exercer la fonction ou le métier.<br /><br />On y trouve également des informations et régulièrement des actualités sur les événements liés à l’Alternance.<br /><BR>

Portail de l'alternance

Le portail de l'alternance www.contrats-alternance.gouv.fr a pour objectif de faciliter l'accès des jeunes aux offres d'emploi ...

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Day 1 of the challenge

A very quick post tonight because I'm beyond exhausted. After an 11-hour work day, tonight I went to the gym for a an hour after work. It's was the hardest thing I've ever done. I really wanted to go home, sit quietly and curl up in a ball. Work is killing me lately.<br /><br />I had walked at lunch, very briskly, for 45 minutes. I had a whole list of why I should skip the gym. Then I thought about the challenge and it's only day one. I couldn't blow on day one! I mean, who does something like that?!<br /><br />The only reason I forced myself to hit the gym because it's day one of <a href="http://www.off.com/clip-on-mosquito-repellent/">Tony's challenge</a>. I couldn't let <u>myself</u> down.<br /><br />Challenge goal for December 31, 2010 (approximately 18 weeks from today):<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Weight - 155</div><br />That means I must lose 21 pounds in 18 weeks. <br /><br />I'm also going to start increasing my exercise by doubling my cardio. That's right, double it! I've been doing 30 minutes of cardio and 40 minutes strength most days. I'm going to start increasing cardio by 5 minutes a week until I hit 60 minutes. This is going to take some work, but I'm up for it!<br /><br />I'm also cutting back on my food. It's after midnight so day one was a total success for food and exercise. <br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;">***********************</div><div style="text-align: center;">Water</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div>Something on heard on the news this morning. When I was losing weight fast, I drank tons of water. Then Weight Watchers came out a few years ago and said you only need six eight-ounce servings of fluid a day. That included coffee and other beverages. Since Weight Watchers said that it wasn't important to drink 64-ounces a day (my old standard), I cut way back water. <br /><br />Hearing about the article below has me back to guzzling the water. If nothing else, it just puts in the right mindset to do this.<br />Bed now. Must sleep!<br />176 - ?<br /><br /><em>If you're over 50, the key to shedding a few extra pounds could be as simple as having two cups of water before meals, a new study shows.</em><br /><em><br /></em><br /><em>The study looked at overweight or obese adults ages 55 to 75 and separated them into two groups. Both groups were given low-fat, low-calorie meals for 12 weeks. One group was also instructed to drink two 8 oz cups of water before meals. </em><br /><em><br /></em><br /><em>While both groups lost weight, the group that drank the water lost 30 percent more weight than the other group, said Dr. Jennifer Ashton, medical correspondent for CBS.</em><br /><em><br /></em><br /><em>Drinking water before meals isn't quite as effective for younger adults, said Ashton. One theory is that since the stomach empties more quickly in younger bodies, the water doesn't cause the same feeling of fullness.</em>

Day 1 of the challenge

A very quick post tonight because I'm beyond exhausted. After an 11-hour work day, tonight I went to the gym for a an hour after work. I...

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