So far not a very good start. I've been sick with the flu and I've been at work for 7 years and this is the first day I've had to use a sick day. To top things off. My boss told me that I will be getting 3 1/2 hours out away from me. I only work 16 hours? Due to budget cuts. The higher boss has to cut 7 hours out of each office. If she does that I will sign a form so that if someone goes on Holidays I can work in other offices in the afternoon,to make up for it. I will have to do that. The other girl that will get her hours cut said she will have to quit and work full time at her other job if they will let her do that?
That is a kick in the pants. We need more hours in the office because we are so busy. Everyday is different in our office. We don't know what we are up against until we walk in in the morning. I sometimes stay at least 2 hours longer then I have to just to get all the work done. I would never leave if it was not.

Hello Kimberly, Hope you feel better soon and work get better soon things seem to be getting so tough now days it is scarey. I know right now this is little comfort but try to stay postive about things God has a way of working things out. Ruthieb

Thanks for the pep talk RB. I'm feeling alot better today. I still feel a bit weak but I'm going for a walk today. I've not been for one for 3 days and I think I need the fresh air. Good luck to you with your weigh loss this year.

Back again. Hubby and I went for a beautiful walk along one of our trails near by the house. We took the dog with us. She was shaking in her paws though. She thought she was going to the vets or the doggy hotel. She just loves to come with us on our big walks. She loved it. She met a few dogs along the way. We have to keep her on a short leash so they don't fight.
Our walk was 5 klm or 3 miles. So I added it to my walking chart.

Hi Kimberly, It's good to hear you got to go out and take a walk with your hubby that always makes you feel better. I know what you mean about the dog also my dog is a house dog if you put him in the car he freaks out thinks he is going to the vets. Hope you have a great day. Ruthieb

Thanks for post RB. Yes we did have a good walk and so did the dog. You should see her now, upside down on the couch. You think she had just run 100 miles.
Well the kids go back to school tomorrow and everyone is back into their usual routine. They dog will be out of sorts because she got use to everyone being home. She goes through this when it's the end of the summer also when the kids go back.
Hubby and I are the ones that take her for a walk. She is to strong for the kids. She just about pulls your arm out when she first starts off. She is just so happy about going you can't stop. Usually by the time we turn around and come back she starts to slow down.

Hello everyone. Hope all is well with everyone. I had a very busy day at work. I did not get home till after 4 and I was to be done at 12 noon. we had alot to catch up on because we could not get to it due to a busy Christmas. So we think we are caught up now. I hope so I want to get back into my walking more. I'm missing it. So you know I'm ready to get back to it if I miss it. Good luck to everyone this week.
The dog was not to please to see me come home so late because she knows that I start thinking about and getting dinner ready for everyone.

Good day eveyone. Again I hope all is well. I had a busy day. I worked in place of the boss because she is very sick with a throat problem. She is hoping to be back tomorrow. I hope so. I want to get some things around the house done.
We had a bit of a snow storm at the moment. I took my daughter to her dance classes tonight and I was glad to get home. My wipers were icing up even when they were going as fast as the possibly could go.
I think it is to stop by the morning. I hope so. I just hate the winter. The only time I like the snow is just after all the snow stops and everything looks so while and clean.
I did not get my walk in due to it because I did not want to get hit by anyone. So I did a 1/2 hour of dancing. Talk to you tomorrow.

Hi everyone. I had to work for the boss again today. She was sick again through the night. She is to be back tomorrow. I hope so I need to get the groceries and take my one daughter to her ortho appointment. Because I worked all day I did not get my walk in again so I'm heading up stairs to do 15 minutes of wt lifting.

Hi everyone. I'm glad it's the weekend. I'm getting a few things done around here. I'm finally getting a few walks in the last few days. Hubby wants me to wait so he can come with me. He gone to do some Saturday stuff and he has to do almost every Saturday.
We went out with the next door neighbors last night. We took them out because they looked after the dog for us for 3 weekends in a row in the summer and we have been trying the get together with them every since. We also found out that they are having their first baby. So my mind is racing on what quilt to make them. They said that they are doing the room in greens. So that is a start. So when I've got all my chores done and I'm done with the walk today I'm going to lock myself in the sewing room and start to plan and play.

Good morning all. Hope your weekend is going fine. My weigh in was the same. I'm still at 148/164/140. The dietitian said that it might be due to me trying different exercises this week. She said I just might be changing to muscle and that is why it's not coming off.
One good thing that I did notice is that my legs are changing their shape. The pear shape is just becoming smaller and when I was having a shower last night I got out of the shower and I looked in the mirror while I was toweling off I notices that when I flexed them I could see some muscles flexing and before that did not even happen. I guess that is a good thing. But I really want to get the rest of this weight off.

Hi Everyone. I'm not feeling so great today. Today is the day that we had to hand in our report on why we feel that we should not get our hours cut from our office. Each one of us is to get 3 1/2 hours cut a week? I would like to see the look on their faces if I went up to them and said OK starting on Jan 21st you get 25% taken away from your salary. I wonder what they would say if I would do it to them. They say is a business and we have to down size. Ok then lets down size the bosses. Maybe we only need one and not 2? What do you think?
Any way today I was bad and got into the crackers. I guess thats not bad compared to other times I got into the cupboard.

Hi eveyone. Hope all is well. I'm still not is the best of moods. I found myself not wanting to be at work at all. I would have rather been here at home. I guess I'm thinking still about the report that we had to had in. I was feeling really down when I left work so I stoped in and saw my dietitian. She talked to me for a few minutes and I did feel better coming home. I think that I need someone to talk to every day. I still have not gotten anywhere with TOPS. I still have not talked to anyone. I'm going to look in the phone book again and see if I can get any answers somewhere else? I'm really not happy with this person getting back to me at all. I've called and left messages 3 different times. This does not help when I feel that I need help NOW. Not when she feels like getting back to me.
This would be the 2nd time that I have had a bad experience with TOPS. Maybe I should look into something else. Weight watchers is to expensive for me. I might be getting my hours cut in a few weeks so that is out of the question.
Any other ideas out there?

Hello eveyone. Hope you all are doing OK. I'm feeling alot better then I have been. I still don't really know what was bothering me. I still think that it was to do with work. I got done at a better time today and I got alot done around here today. Even though I don't feel that I've lost any weight yet this week or should I say so far this year I feel good today and I guess that is all the matters. If I'm feeling good I must be all right.

Hello eveyone. Hope all is well. I had a very good day today. Hubby came home early and we went for a nice walk together without the dog. I had just finished taking her for one so we did not take her for the 2nd one because ahe is 9 now and she needs to rest in between her walks.
It was so cold though. we came back after a while becasue hubby's face was to cold. We were beginning to worry about that so we came home. Our daughter made us Hot chocolate when we got back. We prpbab;y just ended up putting the walk back on by having it but it was nice of her to make it for us so we drank it.

Good morning everyone. Hope all is well. I woke up to a great sight. The scale moved. I could not believe my eyes. Its about time. It's been at least 3 weeks but at least it moved. So today I'm at 146/164/140. Just 6 pounds to go to get to my 1st BIG Goal. So far in the past to years I've lost 18 pounds. I can't wait to finish.

Hi everyone. Hope all is well today. I'm a bit sad today. Hubby is away but will be back tomorrow night. I hate when he is away. I don't like being alone here with the kids. I never sleep well when he is away. I always go to bed late because I just sit up and listen to see if I can here anyone braking into the house. I use to be the same way at home when my parents camped all summer and I stayed home and worked. I was always alone at night. My little sister was to little to be at the house while I was at work so they always took her with them. I slept with my door open so I could see if anyone was coming through the patio door. I had the phone right by the bed so I could call 911 if someone was there.

Hi everyone. Hope all is well. I'm not to bad today. I went for a walk with my daughter today. It was so cold here that we had to turn back. We started off taking the dog but we had to bring her back because it was to cold on her feet. It was like -30 here today with the wind. All you could see was our eyes. And now here I am.
Today is the day that we are to find out about our hours. If they are going to be cut or not or how many are going to be cut. I've told my boss already that if I'm getting the 3 1/2 hours cut then they are going to have to find me other hours in an other office to make up for it. That is what the union said anyway?
You know if they do that it is taking 1/4 of my hours away? How would they like it if all of a sudden they were told I'm sorry starting tomorrow 25% of your paycheque gets cut as of now? I bet they could not afford to have it done? The wifes fur coats would have to go back and all their new carpet or the new boat or new car?
I just can't wait to hear the results. I'm sure it will just make my day tomorrow. We might hear from them then.

My oldest daughter is getting her braces off today. She can't Wait. I took the day off because I have to take her back a few hours later and get her retainer fitted then she does not have to go back for a few weeks and then an appointment about 6 months later and that is it. My other daughter still needs her on for about 6 months.

Kimberly,
I have been trying to read everyone's journals and thought I'd pop in and say hi:wave: Girl, get out that measuring tape and measure yourself every month. I know with that exercise and those muscles you are losing inches!!LOL This is what I do when those old bad scales refuse to budge. Great on that long waited for lost!!
You go girl, and get up a petition to get 25% cut off those higher up's paychecks! See how they like that, cutting your hours! Sounds like a winner to me.......;)

Well they cut 1 hour out which does not make that much of a difference but I still don't like it. They are also changinf my hours around. I have to take one day off and then I have to work all day another day. I think it will be nice having a day off though I could make that my errand day.

Well I had a rough day today at work but you know what I did instead of eating when I got home. I made dinner for all of us and I phoned to find out a bit more about the TOPS meeting and I went. I did it. I pay and join up next week. My hubby is glad that I did. He thinks it will do me a world of good. I've got about 15 to 20 ppounds to finish my weight loss and he thinks that this will help me got there.
I also went to the Library and I got 4 books out. They are all different abut I think I just needed a new boost to get myself going again. WISH ME LUCK.

Well I woke up feeling very gogod thins morning. I think it was just the thought of joining TOPS that took the chip off my shoulder. I had a good morning at work. The one woman that bugs me all the time I just walked away from her today. She started in at me about something and I just walked away. I thought to myself that she was not going to get to me. I'm not going to go home and eat everything I see becasue of her. I'm better than that. I can win at this game. I keep telling myself that she is the loser.

Looking at the post before this one I must have been drinking the night before also looking at my spelling. HaHa.
Anyway, I hope all is well with everyone today. I'm in a good mood this morning. Hubby and I are going for our winter weekend away today. The kids are being shipped off to the Grandparents. It's just overnight. We do this every winter. It's a great little break from the usual. We always go to the Ottawa Hockey game also. We both love hackey but I'm not into it as much as he is. It is just nice to see him relax from his job.
I go to my second TOPS meeting on Monday. I hope it is better then the 1st. It was boring. I hope I've lost something. I've been very good this week and I've been doing a bit more exercise this week. I did not get out to get all my walks in but I did do other things to make up for it. I hope it helped. I feel better this week. I went to the Curves for women this past wednesday. I loved it but it is expensive for me at this time. I hope to do if I ever get any sort of little win fall some day.
If you ever get a chance to go di it. I had a wonderful time and I still felt the muscles working 2 days later. What a wonderful place. It is not hard anyone can do it. You would have a great time. Take a friend with you.
I'm trying to do some of the same workout without the machines with the things I have around the house.

Kimberly,

Sounds like you are doing well with your exercising! GREAT job! Keep it up!

I am sorry your first TOPS meeting was boring, let us know how the next one goes. Maybe it won't be as boring if you see a loss!;) If you don't like it, maybe you could find another group in your area and try that one out. I think just going for the friendships is most important. Knowing you have someone to support you, other than your wonderful DH, is so helpful!

Keep up the great work, remember cleaning house can burn as many (or more) calories as a "workout" with a video, or weight machines. PS....If you have the room where you live, a home gym might be better than a membership. It costs about $350 or so, but it is yours, you can use it any time you want to, and you don't have the commute!

Jenny

Our weekend was very nice. The girls were good for my parents but they are older now and are not bad. They are in their teens now but I think they are a little young to leave alone yet. They are 15 and 13 and they are afraid to be alone at night for now.
Ottawa won last night 3 to 1. We had a nice late dinner. We also did alot of shopping you know for little things around the house. That was nice to do that without anyone mad becasue they had to come along. It is a different story when they want something.Hubby and I went for a walk with the dog when we got back. I don't think there will be a change in the weight this week. I was doing fine for most of the week and then this weekend I did not to bad. I had things that were not to good for me but I did cut down on how much I would have eaten.