Veronique's Diary

August 26 2010

Good Morning and Happy Monday to all. My holidays are over and I am still in a great mood. I didn't weight in last friday cause I had to get ready for my job interview and didn't want to stress myself with a weight in. I have no clue if I lost gain or stayed the same ......but I do know that I GOT THE JOB!!!!! Starting today I have only 2 weeks left at this hateful Job! There isn't a boss around that I can give my 2 weeks notice to so I don't know what to do I drop a letter on my bosses desk but he is away for 2 weeks! Aside from that the weekend was a lot of junk food and alcool I was at a familly reunion and on the way there on Friday I got a call from my interviewer saying that even if my boss wouldn't give any refrences I got the job! Can you beleive that I have worked here for 7 years and they will not give me a reference! i will be back later with my food log!
 
Hey Sunflower, my boss is an ass! I wanted to thank him for the wonderful reference that is got me the job somthing like....Thanks to your wonderful personality and great reference I got the job...Thanks you Rock!!!! LOL but I probably won't since he is off for the next 2 weeks and then I am gone!
 
How exciting! I'm so glad you are getting out of there. From what you've posted here, that job was nothing but stress for you. Congrats!!! :hurray:
 
Thank you!!!

So I had to talk to my bose's brother in law instead of him he wished me well and the talk went smoothly. When I was on Mat leave for a year they had 5 or 6 different employees to replace me...cause they got bored. I wonder how it's gonna be from now on....not my problem but I am gonna miss some of my co workers I did say some!

ok food log

Breakfast
bagel 6pts
coffee 2pts
total 8pts

Lunch
two slices of Pizza 8pts
total of 8pts

snack
yogourt 2pts

so 18 pts before diner so 5 pts left for diner and I am craving mexicain food!Nachos of quesadias I will try to stick to a salad with salsa on it! Let you know how it goes!
 
Congrats on the new job, yayyyy! The last 2 weeks at your current job should just be a breeze now :)
Hope you're having a great day :)
 
Yeah, it has to be hard to leave a job you've been at for 7 years, but change can be good. :) We always have to keep moving up, moving on, and growing as people. I really wish you luck in the job, I know you'll be great!
 
Stacy said:
Yeah, it has to be hard to leave a job you've been at for 7 years, but change can be good. :) We always have to keep moving up, moving on, and growing as people. I really wish you luck in the job, I know you'll be great!
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Leaving the job itself not hard, if my former boss was still my boss it would be harder but I dislike the present one so much, and I am bored stiff here, there is no challenge in this job what so ever, hard to leave the job not even a bit! Leaving most of the people here will be very hard, I basically spent most of my 20's here...They saw me move in with my bo....then get engaged....married.....have to kids. Just thinking about this part makes my eyes all watery.....but I will keep in touch with most of them via email so it's gonna be ok. I will make new friends at the new job....I kind of know most of the staff because my hubby works there and I have been at the Christmas Parties for the last 3 years. I will work in the offices while huby works in the production and basically won't see each other and our hours are not the same, but 20 min instead of a 1hrs commut I gotta love that!
 
July 27 2010

Good Morning!

Ok well now it's official about the job cause I told a vp not my boss cause he ain't here for the remaining 2weeks. I told HR and most of my co workers, and the former co workers that I have kept in touch with. After today 8 more days :) I am gonna get real annoying with this lol! Ok so last night I was at my point total after diner and then......I ate a cinnamon roll almost 2 I stopped myself and threw the box at the bottom of the freazer! I shouldn't be allowed in a grocerie store when tired or hungry. So I think that my 30 extra weekly points are gone, the rest of the week has got to be good. I am gonna go buy some salad makings for the rest of the week tonight. I also have to make more dressing cause I am all out! I still need to catch up on laundry, from last weekends. Back to the grind, why I had time to snack is beyond me lol!

Breakfast
1tbsp pb, oatmeal. 6pts
coffee 2pts
total of 8pts

Lunch
either left over Pizza 8pts
(I might be having lunch with a friend)

snack
2 peaches 2pts

Diner
Salad I miss salads with tuna and 2tbsp of dressing 3pts! That is 21 pts so that is close to my 23 daily pts.

I am drinking lots of water again I had missed that too...I loved my holidays but I am kind of happy of being back into a routine. With the kiddos it's much easier to have set meal, bath and bed times, they are in a much better mood!
 
July 28 2010

Good Morning!

Ok so last night I followed my menu plan and had salad with chicken and some dressing so 5pts where used. All evening I wanted some more sugary stuff but I kept thinking I will eat a cinnamon roll later, and kept busy until I was to tired to eat. I got the recycling and trash ready for pick up, and I mowed the front lawn which had not been done it too long so I had to rack hopefully when hubby wakes up he gets the message, and does the back yard instead of playing his stupid video games. I should have brought the controllers with me to work, and the key bord and mouse from the pc...I am hoping that sometime in the near future he grows up. Last year he was getting better probably cause I kept annoying him until he did some actuall work. So once all the yard work ( 1/2 the lawn work) was done I still wanted something sweet but I took out my Ipod and danced until it was time to get ready for bed! I was over those cravings and I didn't indulge in surgar during my holidays, mabe a little I drank coolers but not baked goods, what ever I will beat the cravings, I did it once I can do it again! I am glad I came back here after my holidays that way I get back into a routine before starting the new job. People here are all happy for me but are worried about what kind of replacement they will get. When I was on mat leave they had bad experiences, on of the ladies was manic depressive and would snap a them if they said good morning or sometimes she would start crying.....I am guessing that since it's not a temp job they won't go through 5 people in a year, it's not my problem, I don't mean to sound bitchy but I had to do what was best for me. I convinced one of the ladies here to take her holiday even if it left the boss with no one for the phone, label printing, or the mail......he has got to take reponsability, he has had almost a month to replace the mail room so his problem. He talk to my future boss this past friday so he kind of knew I might be leaving and he still went away on his 2 week holiday so she should not have to postpone hers......every single time she has asked for small favors he said no.....she had worked here for like 10 years working over time and lunch time, and she asked for a day of in May (a vaccation day) and he said no cause we are not allowed in may or june or December. She asked to order a ink cartridge with our office supply order and she would cover the price and he said no, why the hell should she postpone her holiday. Ok that was my rant of the day!

Breakfast
bagel 6pts
coffee 2pts


Lunch
probably going out with a friend so I will stick to salad greek or something like that around 8pts
Ok so lunch ened up being a chicken salad from subway so I calcuted it at 3pts with hot sauce no dressing and a portion of cheese.
the bad part 3 m&m cookies 8pts so 11 pts in total for lunch
snack
yogourt 2pts

Diner
I have 5 pts but I am still craving salad I haven't had much salad during my holiday mabe just 2 tuna salad sound good it's about 3 pts if I have 2 left I may eat a couple of peaches!
ok still not too bad if I don't get hungry this afternoon and dont eat my snack I get 4pts for diner ...tuna salad it is!
I got a drink more water too!!! 80 ounces +
 
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Congrats on the job!!! That is SOOO exciting! I hope once you get all trained you will still have some spare time in the day to pop in and say hi - I'm going to miss your daily posts on here! I'm so happy for you though!
I know what you mean about getting back to drinking water -even on the weekends I find I don't drink as much because I just don't think to sit and drink some where when I'm at work I always have a glass in front of me.
I'm so curious for your weigh-in this week - you would really inspire me if you didn't gain while on your holidays! I start mine next week and I'm worried already about how much I will gain. I'm hoping to keep myself so busy I don't think about food. That's pretty hard though because food is on my mind almost 24 hours a day - probably as much as men think about sex!
Glad to have you back - again so happy for you!! Keep it up!
 
Hey Lisa

I am actually looking forward to my weight in since I missed last week I am hoping to be the same as my last weight in but I don't know....I will deal with this on Friday. I will still post everyday, if not in the morning then during the evening since I have a pc at home and I really want to keep my weightloss going and I need the support I have on here!
 
Just dropping to say a bIG CONGRATULATIONS on getting the job - I'm glad you are so happy about it - sounds like a postive move away from your boss too!!

Good luck on the weigh in - here's hoping for some less-poundage coming your way :D
 
Verobc said:
I shouldn't be allowed in a grocerie store when tired or hungry.

I am drinking lots of water again I had missed that too...I loved my holidays but I am kind of happy of being back into a routine.
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I'm the same way at grocery stores- I make this big excuse of- Ohhh, I'm doing SOOO good that it won't hurt to have this delish food in my house! Pshhh. If I have chocolate in the house, I won't htink twice about eating the whole supply. Rediiiccc.
I need to be drinking more water, also... I LOVELOVELOVE water, and even if I bring water to work with me and then I forget its there.
Whatcha at now? 7 days?? lol! Have a good one~!
 
Thanks Jay, Yes my move away from here is a very positive one!!!!


Hey Jess, this weekend is a holiday so 6days!!!!! I am almost crossing out the days in my calendar but the next person had to use it so I am holding back lol!!!!!!!

I drink way more water at work then home since I am sitting at a desk, at home I barely have time to sit in order to have a meal lol! When I go shopping and my stomach is full and I am not tired when ever I walk toward the junk section I think what do you want to see on weight in day??? and that works but when I am tired I see cinnamon rolls and pop and think whooo packaged energy and the little voice inside my head that says it's fake energy you will just crash later go for a walk or something is so easy to ignore!
 
July 29 2010

Good Morning and happy Thursday! Ok so last night I didn't stick to my plan of tuna salad my mother in law had cooked corn on the cob...I couldn't resist I had 2 lightly butteres and salted just a bit. I figured I will just have plain salad or with salsa in it or something later.....nope I got really hungry and the frozen cinnamon roll started to call my name...so I took some baked chicken about 1 or 2 ounce from the fridge and mixed it with salsa 1 ounce of low fat cheese and some lettuce and oignion and rolled it up in a warm tortillia. I probably went over with like 10 pts....I am disapointed in myself but at the same time I went for something healthy and not the cinnamon roll. It all happened cause my daughter wouldn't listen to me all evening so I took away her tv time and she had a huge fit, but instead of yelling and cursing (I usually go into my room to do this and under my breath so little ears can't hear what I am saying) The yelling I do at her ( I am working on this big time) I stayed cool and calm and did the super nanny thing where you just pick up your child and lay them back on their beds and with out talking get out of the room.....It worked took only 20 min for her to sleep, and I stayed calm on the outside anyways, and this morning she said she would listen to mommy tonight. I still ate but I was actually hungry but if I had been less stressed I would have had only a salad but all in all I didn't eat junk, this week is all about getting back to my basic routine! I have a birthday comming up I decided that I was getting the Wii Fit Plus, I tried it and enjoyed it and with my new job when I wake up at 5:30 it will be to workout, I will have actuall time :). When I tried the Wii Fit it felt more like a game then a workout but I still felt it. I have hip hop abs that I can do mabe during the evenings and once I feel strong enough I have the P90X. I not only want to slim down I want to be fit and just watching what I eat will not do that so this is my plan, start with 3 workout a week min ...mon , wed, fri and work my way up from that 30 min 3 times a week.

today
Breakfast
Bagel 6pts
coffee 2pts


Lunch
I am going to the grocerie store I will pick up lunches for the remaining 6 days that way I don't have to firgure any thing out until I am at my new job!
5 pts is the average for a frozen ww meal.


Snack
Yogourt 2pts (the one from yesterday)


Diner
Tuna salad 3pts

18 pts if I get hungry I can eat fruits or something up to 5 pts.

Ok so in the last couple of days I have been doing a lot of researches on weight loss, I have times on my hands so why not use it for something constructive. A lot of people on here have use ff or surgar free foods and I can't eat anything with sweetner in it cause it triggers my migrains, I tend to stay away from fat free foods too cause I always wonder what they do to remove fat and not loose the taste. I spent a good part of the afternonn yesterday googling ingredients and brand names wow i think everyone should do this it's real eye opener. I found an article when googlin Skinny Cows products, a Dr on there (he is also an author so you can take it or leave it) I will not put his name or anything cause I don't know what the rules are on here so if you google the products you can find the article too. When you look at the nutritional info it tells you 120 calories per 1 serving and it gives you an amount in grams.....but if you look in the ingredients there is a amount in oz both are different amounts so people figure it's just because it's a different metric system ........but no there are actuall hidden calories all in the form of chemicals that our bodies are not made to absorb. I don't want to go into detail cause I am not DR or Nutritionist but logically to me that makes sence. I think I will change my way of eating big time in the comming months I will do small changes but I will eat a lot less prepared meals and pre made snacks they have way too many chemicals I will try and stick to real foods.
 
Last time I was on a weight loss Journey I stoped at 166lb (didnt give up , just became pregnant lol!!!) Once I reach that mile stone I will start a new Diary cause it will be a new Journey new goal.... This diary has a lot of frustration over this job and probably will have more over the new job and the training part of it, and getting into a new routine, but I feel like I am heading toward a much more positive state of mind and getting my motivation back.....by September I am hoping to start a new journal and hopefully you will follow the one one! I will have to think of a new name something positive....I am open to suggestions!
 
I think you're smart to cut out a lot of the pre-packaged snacks and foods. You're right, the chemicals in them are awful! The more whole foods you eat the better, as your body can digest them easier and their aren't hidden calories nor a lot of chemicals.

If you start a new diary and new name be sure and let us know where to find you! :D *hugs*
 
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