Been working a lot and spending too much time with my big butt parked in front of the computer or TV. Needless to say the dog is not very happy because I have not walked her very much lately but after the +5 pounds on November 7th I was less than pleased. I climbed on the scale on November 14 and I was -3.2 pounds from the previous week. Just a few minutes ago I climbed on again and am down by another 3.8 pounds or 7 pounds total from my last posting. The human body is truly a mysterious thing. If I can lose another 7.5 pounds I will be 10% smaller than I was in March when this journey began.
Happy Thanksgiving to my American friends and be thankful you aren't eating turkey with a turkey!
11/21/2007
11/07/2007
Le sigh
I knew this day was coming. The scale says I am up 5 pounds over last week but I have no one to blame but myself. I have not been as active and have stopped taking my diet aids and have resumed the bad habit of late night snacking. So my total is now 24.2 pounds lost and I am now 14 pounds away from my first major goal which is to be 10% lighter than I was in March. Time to get back on the wagon. Wish me luck!
11/06/2007
It's a another rerun!
Can you tell I am running out of ways of saying there is basically no change. Last Wednesday I was up by 0.2 pounds to make the total 29.2. I guess I should be happy that I am holding steady and not gaining but I'd like to lose some more. I do have to confess that I have not been overly active due to weather, illness and just basic laziness. Back on the scale tomorrow morning. Since I am going to have time to kill tonight going to Popeye's Fried Chicken may not be such a good idea.
10/24/2007
It's a rerun!
From two weeks ago I can post the exact same thing. Down 0.4 pounds, total is now 29.4. That is all, nothing else to see here.
10/21/2007
Outsmarted.
By who, you ask? By me, myself and I. As you know I went to Watertown NY to take take advantage of the high-flying loonie.
I planned to take my cell phone with me in case there was an emergency at home and I needed to be contacted. I called my cellular provider who will remain nameless but it rhymes with HELL. A pleasant young lady answered the phone and the conversation when something like this:
Me: "I'd like to add US roaming to my account for the weekend."
Her: "Of course sir, it'll only be $40."
Me: "What? $40 for a weekend?"
Her: "You have to keep it on your account for a month."
Once I found out the roaming charges were more reasonable than the last time I asked for my trip to Martinsville, VA in 2004 I decided to take my cell phone with me and risk it.
After I checked in at my motel, I went to the main shopping area and my first stop was K-Mart. Yeah I know but it was my mother's favourite store so at the very least I will stop in and look around. While I was in there, I saw the pay-as-you-go cell phones and one company (who will also remain nameless) was selling a phone for $15 including 10 minutes of airtime. When I got back to my motel, I got the package opened and charged the phone.
After talking to the K-Mart employee working in the department and reading the brochures it sounded like a good deal. Especially the parts about 800 numbers to call outside the US and being able to set up local numbers in Canadian cities for people to call me. So I'm thinking if I buy some more air time, my nieces can use the phone instead of calling collect from a phone at school which is 10 km away from home.
To make a long, internationally copyrighted story short. The phone doesn't work here, I either get a No Service or Emergency Only message, even when I go right by the lake to hope maybe a signal will bounce off the water. But I have had no such luck so the phone is a $35 paperweight. I was told the folks at Rogers may be able to sell me a new SIM card to use the phone but no such luck there either. Fortunately, K-Mart says I have 90 days to return the phone so there may be another provider out there that can help me.
I planned to take my cell phone with me in case there was an emergency at home and I needed to be contacted. I called my cellular provider who will remain nameless but it rhymes with HELL. A pleasant young lady answered the phone and the conversation when something like this:
Me: "I'd like to add US roaming to my account for the weekend."
Her: "Of course sir, it'll only be $40."
Me: "What? $40 for a weekend?"
Her: "You have to keep it on your account for a month."
Once I found out the roaming charges were more reasonable than the last time I asked for my trip to Martinsville, VA in 2004 I decided to take my cell phone with me and risk it.
After I checked in at my motel, I went to the main shopping area and my first stop was K-Mart. Yeah I know but it was my mother's favourite store so at the very least I will stop in and look around. While I was in there, I saw the pay-as-you-go cell phones and one company (who will also remain nameless) was selling a phone for $15 including 10 minutes of airtime. When I got back to my motel, I got the package opened and charged the phone.
After talking to the K-Mart employee working in the department and reading the brochures it sounded like a good deal. Especially the parts about 800 numbers to call outside the US and being able to set up local numbers in Canadian cities for people to call me. So I'm thinking if I buy some more air time, my nieces can use the phone instead of calling collect from a phone at school which is 10 km away from home.
To make a long, internationally copyrighted story short. The phone doesn't work here, I either get a No Service or Emergency Only message, even when I go right by the lake to hope maybe a signal will bounce off the water. But I have had no such luck so the phone is a $35 paperweight. I was told the folks at Rogers may be able to sell me a new SIM card to use the phone but no such luck there either. Fortunately, K-Mart says I have 90 days to return the phone so there may be another provider out there that can help me.
10/17/2007
Well, at least this part is on time...
for a change. The Wednesday update is up by a whopping 0.4 pounds so my total loss is 29 even. Which is shocking to me because I have been very undisciplined this week. Still haven't gotten around to looking for the USB cable to upload the zoo pics either.
10/14/2007
Yeah, I suck.
I am way late with my updates
The weekend in Watertown was lots of fun, except for the spending too much money part. Got to explore some new stores and ended up out-smarting myself on one purchase. Finally discovered the New York State Zoo and got some cool pics which will be uploaded as soon as I find the USB cable to transfer the photos from my camera to the computer.
As for the weight thing... on October 3, after my return from Watertown after eating nothing but frozen prepared meals and restaurant food my weight increased by 0.8 pounds to bring the total back to 29 even. This past Wednesday, October 10 after being back home for 10 days my weight was down by 0.4 for the week and a total of 29.4 pounds. I need to get back to my routine of walking the dog everyday.
I know it is easy to want to stay indoors when it is wet and cold outside but the blubber won't go away on it's own. Wish me luck!
Stay tuned for the outsmarted story and the zoo pics.
The weekend in Watertown was lots of fun, except for the spending too much money part. Got to explore some new stores and ended up out-smarting myself on one purchase. Finally discovered the New York State Zoo and got some cool pics which will be uploaded as soon as I find the USB cable to transfer the photos from my camera to the computer.
As for the weight thing... on October 3, after my return from Watertown after eating nothing but frozen prepared meals and restaurant food my weight increased by 0.8 pounds to bring the total back to 29 even. This past Wednesday, October 10 after being back home for 10 days my weight was down by 0.4 for the week and a total of 29.4 pounds. I need to get back to my routine of walking the dog everyday.
I know it is easy to want to stay indoors when it is wet and cold outside but the blubber won't go away on it's own. Wish me luck!
Stay tuned for the outsmarted story and the zoo pics.
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