Another Post Another Year

This is getting ridiculous. Another year between posts? Crazy! It's been a really great year. I hated working at EG. The entire situation was not enjoyable. From the boss who wanted to micromanage everyone into his shadow (absolutely opposite workstyle as mine) to the leadership team not having a clue as to what my strengths are. Luckily an opportunity came about in March which I jumped on and started a new position. I never looked back and I am loving it. All the best! Weight is also not bad. Got down to 196, then shot up to 213 before starting back down, now at 205. My goal is to go skiing this winter with my daughter and be able to get up after falling down! Life is good!

Visualizing?

I realize I haven't addressed the theme of the visualizing since being gone for a year. I firmly have a renewed strong belief that what I am wanting I am getting. The basic plan works, but it can have a huge problem in the fact that there can be a long delay in moving the universe. That makes easy sense on the grand cosmic scale, but when one is feeling lost, depressed and stuck in a rut, the gears turning slowly is a big challenge. I'm well on the rebound, and in another year I am truly expecting significant improvements. Life is good. I'm busy, happy and enthusiastic. More details to come.

Update!

It's the end of week 3 of my new diet. I really quit caring and got up to about 245 lbs. Plus, I had to increase my pant size. YUK! Not good. I am following the WW points program again. It seems to be the best for ease of following since you can track the points of almost anything. Work is the same. In August it'll be 2 years. Money hasn't changed much and there haven't been any promotions or job changes. The plans that were supposed to happen didn't materialize. I'm excited about a potential happening next year. No more about that for now. The family is doing well. Shane is getting all "a"s again. He's at Normandale. Kate is kicking butt at St. Kates and is now engaged to marry Tommy. Shane and Tommy are planning on getting an apartment together. Andrea is adorable as always. The kids are my reason for being. I can't imagine life without them. Michelle really surprised me with a great gift of money to help pursue the thing I can't talk about right now. That was a real sweet surprise, and completely unexpected. It seems everyone is united in wanting this to happen, that makes me really believe in it. Walking again. The last time I lost so much weight was because I walked a lot, almost every day. I have a class reunion over Labor Day that, if I can go because of work conflicts, I'd really rather not be a balloon. Lost 10 so far. Long ways to go! Hang in there!

There goes a year.

I swear I couldn't find this spot. I changed laptops, got busy and literally forgot about it. I think what reminded me to finally really search for it was the need to get back into shape again. I did it. I really let go again. Had to buy bigger pants. You know that's serious when the wasteline increases to the highest ever! So, two weeks ago, I had enough. This time it's by counting points. I hate that if I'm doing something like Atkins and I quit doing it, all y old habits come rushing back. Count points and exercise. That's the plan. The promotion didn't happen. The company changed it's plan and didn't promote anyone. So I'm still doing the same job. I have a really truly fantastically exciting opportunity on the horizon, however. I'm not going to say anymore right now, but wow whee! Today I am flying to Missoula MT via Seattle WA. I always get a little jumpy when flying. I just don't like airports anymore and whenever I have a layover I have had too many flight issues to be able to completely relax with that. Assuming I'll update this more often now, I'll sign off for now. More later!

The weight!

I have been on a 16 carb or less daily diet for about 60 days, minus 6 days one week ago. I took a break because I was sick of the same old stuff and I believed that I was plateauing. I had a good 6 days, pretty much eating anything I wanted to. Gained 6 pounds but already lost those again and am sitting at 203 as of this morning. Biggest new immediate goal is to drop below 200. I love when that happens. The job. I learned that a promotion is imminent. By plan it will be a two step process leading to a VP title by the end of the year. That is good timing and within my expectations. I like this life. I'm really busy, but it's a good thing. Now I need to go eat some bacon. See you soon!

3 months later!

Wow. It's been a long while. I have been really busy. Everything is different. I have a lot of things to deal with on an ongoing basis. I like what I am doing (for the most part). I definitely enjoy being back into something that allows me to feel worth and contribution. There are some negatives. Time is precious and always short. I have some travel, but not as much as I feared at one time. I have had some high profile things happen as well. I emceed at the company convention. That was a lot of pressure but very rewarding. I even got to sing before a crowd this year. That was exciting. I think that things are on an upward lift and heading more and more positive. Just ride the wave and enjoy the thrill.

Happy New Year

It's almost funny. But, now that the job is in place, it's again time to drop some weight. The last low carb thing yielded great results. I think I was around 192 before stopping, but then boy did I stop. I finally stepped on a scale the other day and read 215. Ouch! No wonder the pants are getting too snug. Double ouch! 215.1 is in the obese category for my height. Yuck! So what to do. I really don't think the atkins thing is the overall answer this time. I believe with all the things I've looked at and tried, the one that makes the most ongoing sense is Weight watchers pointsplus. So, here we go. Down three so far. I also rejoined lifetime fitness to add an exercise element on a daily basis. Walking daily in Minnesota is not an option, if you have to go outside, especially in December, January, and February. Here's hoping for a shortened winter. The job is great. 2015 looks to be a banner year, full of possibilities and great success. I'm looking forward to it.