25 by 25 (12-19-11)

So I forgot to update after I weighed in last week... but this past week hasn't been very good, so I weighed the same today.  I rolled my foot really bad about a week and a half ago, so I haven't been able to run, so that combined with graduation and family in town and all that jazz just made for a not very healthy week... Too much eating out, too much junk food.  But the good thing is at least I didn't gain!  However, I've gotten myself way off track, so I'm not sure if I'm going to make it before 25, especially with Christmas in there... But hey, I'm going to do the best I can and see what happens!

13.4 so far
11.6 to go

Total since January- 28.4

25 by 25 (12-5-11)

I lost 2.4 pounds this week.  It's better than I thought I did, but not as good as I was hoping. I'm about a week behind in keeping up with the mini-goals I set, so I really need to work hard the next few weeks, especially with Christmas coming soon.  I ate out too much this past week, so my goal this week is to eat at home more.  I also only exercised twice since it rained a lot, so I need to exercise more, even if that means doing a dvd inside instead of going running.  On the plus side, though, I'm over halfway to my 25, which is really encouraging!

12.8 so far
12.2 to go

Total since January- 27.8

25 by 25 (11-28-11)

Well, last week was Thanksgiving... I gained 1.4 pounds... which is less than I thought, so I guess that's good.  Really getting back on it this week!

10.4 so far
14.6 to go

Total since January- 25.4

25 by 25 Early Weigh-In (11-19-11)

I'm leaving this morning to go to Clinton for the week, and I don't know how close my parents' scales are to mine, so I figured I'd just go ahead and do my weigh-in today.  I've had another good week, losing 2.6 pounds since Monday, so now I'm even a little bit ahead of schedule for my 25 by 25 (which I'm sure will come in handy since this is Thanksgiving and all...).  Almost halfway!

11.8 so far
13.2 to go

Total since January- 26.8

25 by 25 (11-14-11)

Another great week this week!  I lost another 2 pounds.  It's sure nice to be seeing some numbers I haven't seen in awhile.  Also, I'm right on track for where I said I needed to be, so I've just gotta keep doing what I'm doing!

9.2 so far
15.8 to go

Total since January- 24.2

25 by 25 (11-7-11)

Did really well this week.  Down 3.4 lbs since last Monday and right on track for where I wanted to be!

7.2 so far
17.8 to go

Total since January- 22.2

25 by 25 (10-31-11)

Down 2.2 lbs. for the week.  I was really hoping to be at an even -5, but I did overdo it on food a couple times, so I'll take it!

3.8 so far
21.2 to go

Total since January- 18.8

Rename

I renamed my blog.  "Work, Whining, and Weight Loss"... I dunno, I think it's at least more descriptive than "Random Thoughts," right?

Current work story:  I love my kiddos.  Worked a lot this weekend, but it was mostly driving them around to a couple things and doing my homework while I waited.  I also colored a picture of Flounder and Sebastian when Sarah and I were hanging out while Meghan was napping. :)  On a sort of work note, I've got a phone interview in the morning and a real interview (different place) on November 11... I appreciate any and all prayers that they go well!

Current whining:  Honestly, life is going pretty well right now, not too much to whine about.  Although I could always use less homework...

Current weight loss:  This morning's post basically says it... I've been working really hard lately and I'm seeing pretty good results... I'm not one of those people who deprives myself, but it really is all about moderation and self-control.

Haven't done this in awhile, but...
Current Netflix:  The Wonder Years
Current iTunes:  my exercise mix

25 by 25 (10-24-11)

This week, I lost 1.8 lbs. and while that's really good, I'm also a little upset because I weighed yesterday and was another 1.4 lbs. below what I was this morning, even though I was under my calories for yesterday... weird.  Oh well, though.  I know that if I keep working hard it'll show.  Not going to give up.

1.6 so far (I was actually .2 above the starting point last week, but I want to count from exactly 25)
23.4 to go

Total since January 2011- 16.6

25 by 25 (10-17-11)

Well, I lost 2 lbs. this week... I was really hoping for more since I had gained over the break and this just puts me almost back where I started, but I'll take what I can get.  2 lbs. in a week is still great.  I've done really well the past few days, so I'm just going to really try to stick to that and do my best.

0 so far
25 to go

25 by 25

Oh yeah, forgot to mention something else.

A few weeks ago, I decided that I want to lose 25 lbs. by my 25th birthday, which is January 14.  I then took a 2 week vacation... so I haven't had the greatest start, but I still think it's doable.  I hesitate to post this online, in case I don't make it, but I figure another layer of accountability never hurts, right?  I will be satisfied if I get to a -25 overall, which would be a loss of about 10 lbs. from when I decided this, but I really want to get to -25 from that point, which would be about -40 total(!)  It's going to be hard, but I think if I really try these next few months and stick to my diet and exercise, I can do it.  It's right around 2 lbs. week... we'll see!

Yeah...

So I guess I kinda fell off this blogging wagon, too, huh?  Oops.  Let's see... I did an internship at Safe Harbor Counseling Center this summer and that was really good... And now I've started my last semester in seminary!  So so ready to be done... I'm just tired of being in school...

I'm starting to look for jobs... which is both frustrating and exciting... I've only gotten a few replies, some of which have been no's, but I did get an email back from a place in Houston and the guy wants to talk to me some more, so hopefully that'll be good.  I don't want to get my hopes up too much, but it's nice to at least have some positive feedback.

As far as the weight loss thing goes, I don't remember where I was last time I posted, but right now I'm at about minus 15 for the year... didn't do so great over the summer with it being so hot, but now that it's cooling off, I'm doing pretty well.  Also, my mom and I are having a competition to see who can exercise the most.  We started in August, and whoever has exercised the least amount of days by the end of the year has to pay the other one.  I've also been doing pretty well with my running (see my other blog) and I hope to be at 5k by the end of the year.

All in all life is good.  I'm blessed to have great family and friends that support me, and a wonderful job (I work as a nanny).  I love those kids... gonna miss them a lot when I graduate and most likely move somewhere else!  God is good.

5-27-11

Probably undid it the last couple days, but I did lose over a pound and a half last week for a total of 12.6 lbs so far.  Missed a day running, but I'll definitely be going in the morning, so hopefully I won't be too off track heading into this week.  Again, I've been doing okay with exercise but I really need to work on eating better.

Life Lately

Wow, so I haven't updated in a while, huh?  Oops.  I'd like to say it's because I've been busy, but I really haven't.  I have worked quite a bit the last couple weeks, though, so that's been nice (and much needed).  I haven't started my internship yet except for our supervision meetings at school... trying not to get nervous about it... I did email my off-campus supervisor this morning, though, about maybe helping with a group or something to start getting some hours, so maybe something will happen soon.  I'm loving the break, but I also know I need to start getting hours.  Plus, you know, that whole learning thing.

As far as dieting and exercising go, I've been kind of hot and cold the past few weeks.  Exercising has gone better than dieting, oddly enough, though I did take a couple extra days of a break than I should have last weekend.  Exercise so far this week has been good, though, and diet's been ok except for yesterday (went to Six Flags with Chris and Sarah, so I ate a bunch of junk food).  Weigh-in day is tomorrow, though, so I'm going to try to do really good today and hopefully I'll see a decent loss.

Randomly woke up at like 5:45 this morning and couldn't go back to sleep... not cool.  Hoping that will make today a productive day.  I need to get the apartment cleaned up by tomorrow night... a good friend is coming through town on his way home this weekend and needs a couch to sleep on, so I need to clean mine off (along with most of the other surfaces of my apartment).

Weight Loss 5-6-11

Lost 1 lb. this week.  Was really hoping for 2, but considering the 2 class parties and eating out twice yesterday, I guess 1 is pretty good.

Done!

Yay!!  Just finished my last final of the semester!  It has been such a long, tough semester, and I'm so relieved to finally be done with it.  Last night was transition night for practicum... kind of bittersweet because I love my kids and I hate to leave them but also really exciting because I get my Tuesday nights back!  My internship should be starting up sometime in the next week or so, so that's exciting... I'm really looking forward to it, I think it'll give me some great experience.  All in all, just super excited that it's summer!!

*Rant Warning*

Ok, fair warning, the issue I'm writing about today is kind of my soap box, so I will be ranting... my views may be biased and emotionally charged... If that's not okay with you, don't read.

So I just had to go to a final exam period for my Vocational Guidance class... Did we talk about vocational guidance?  Of course not.  We talked about the evils of integration (that is, in short, using secular theories in conjunction with Scripture and biblical principles) and the sufficiency of Scripture (which, for the record, I totally affirm).

I don't understand why psychology and the Bible have to be mutually exclusive... Yeah, the Bible is the ultimate source of truth, but if a particular thought doesn't go against Scripture, why can't we use it?  A point was made that "integrationists" see Christianity or Scripture as lacking something... Um, excuse me?!  Don't put words in my mouth.  I most certainly believe that Scripture is complete, and I even agree that "biblical counseling" (though I have a problem with that term because I don't see myself as unbiblical) can be very helpful for some people.  However, I don't think that Scripture being sufficient precludes us from using other sources as well.

I guess it all comes down to your definition of "sufficient."  The dictionary defines this word as "enough" or "adequate."  A common verse used to argue for biblical counseling is 2 Timothy 3:16-17, "All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be competent, equipped for every good work."  But just because we have enough, does that mean we can't have more?  In my mind, I see it like this.  John 3:16 or the "Roman Road" can be sufficient to bring someone to Christ, no?  Well do we then discourage them from reading the rest of the Bible or other books that will help them develop their relationship with Christ?  Of course not.  So just because the Bible is sufficient for "every good work," (which, most would argue, includes counseling), why does that mean we can't have more than enough?

Another quote I've heard multiple times over the semester is "the sheep know the voice of their shepherd."  Well if that's so, and I believe it is, why can't I hear his voice even amidst lies?  Just because part of a theory is contradictory to Scripture, that doesn't mean we need to throw it all out.  If I am truly listening for the voice of my shepherd, he will be able to show me what things align with his truth and what things don't.

Another one that was thrown out today that struck a nerve was that if you do the right thing for the wrong reason, it is sin (I don't remember/can't find the verse).  This was in response to using Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to explain Paul's concepts of renewing your mind, etc. That just doesn't make sense to me!  How can it be sin for me to share the Word of God with people, and teach them to study it themselves, no matter how I do it?  It's one thing to express your beliefs and to disagree with mine, but I think it's going a little too far to tell us it's a sin.  There are some things that are blatant sins.  On others, you should just keep your judgment to yourself.

We were also told we were ignorant and misinformed about biblical counseling... But the thing is, none of us asked for this discussion.  We didn't take a class on integration vs. biblical counseling.  We took a class on vocational counseling.  We were forced to read a paper written by our TA (which was obviously not proofread, by the way... but that's another irritation for another day) and then discuss it in class.  You can't force us to have a discussion and then criticize us for being ignorant on the subject.  The whole thing was just frustrating and irritating.

And now I'm done.  And I feel better.  :)

Weight Loss

When I weighed in yesterday, I had lost all that I gained last week, but not the week before, putting me at minus 10.4 lbs. total... Not as good as I was hoping for, but not too bad.  Just gotta hang in there... I think once the stress of the end of the semester is gone and I've gotten settled at my internship, things will get easier.  Have been doing pretty good on my running, although today wasn't great.  Really need to work on the diet part more... Even though I've been doing ok calorie-wise, I really need to focus more on what I'm eating.  Goal for next week is to follow my plan well enough that I actually lose the 2 lbs. it says I should.

Happy Easter!

Had such a great Easter weekend in Houston (well, Richmond... whatever).  Drove through Waco on my way down on Friday and had lunch with Jenny for her birthday (which was Wednesday), then got into town around 5 or so.  Friday night we went to "The Miracle" at Nolan's school.  It was so good!  It was a walk-through play kind of thing of the last days of Jesus' life.  Nolan was a Roman guard in the crucifixion scene.  I was really impressed with all the kids' acting and everything.  Saturday, me, Lora, and Aunt Beth went to see Soul Surfer-- such a good movie!  The only thing that bothered me was that Carrie Underwood was one of those girls who looks cute on mission trips... You just don't wear heavy makeup, cute clothes, and earrings while doing tsunami relief... sorry.  But seriously, great movie!  I also got to see Kim and Andrew, who live on the other side of Houston, but they drove over to the mall to see me!  It was great to get to catch up with them.  (Shameless plug:  if anyone needs any graphic or web design, Kim is your girl... everything she does is so cute!  www.tinyowlstudios.com )  Anyway, so Sunday we actually didn't go to church, so that was a little weird, but we figured the Friday night thing counted.  And I have to admit, it was nice to lounge around and even get some homework done that morning.  My uncle's brother and his wife came for lunch, which was so good, and then it was time to get back on the road...

Ate way too much, though, of course, which has kind of been the story of my life the last couple weeks.  Last week, I was pretty stressed over a paper at school (It was on Cognitive Behavioral Play Therapy... but I feel pretty good about it at least), plus I was running out of groceries, so that equals... junk food/fast food.  Oops.  Definitely gained weight last week.  And probably even more over the weekend, so I'm gonna really try hard this week and get back on it.  Doing well with my running though.  I'm on Day 2 of Week 4 (yeah, yeah, it's been like 8 weeks...), and Day 3 is running a mile!  Well, it's running 10 minutes anyway... I doubt I'm running fast enough for that to be a mile yet, but I'll build up to it.

Well, I got up early so I could be productive today, so I should go do that.

Netflix:  DVD- The Switch- really cute!; Instant- Brothers & Sisters still- it's like watching a train wreck... they're so dysfunctional!  But I just can't help but watch!

iTunes:  I bought the 2 newest Glee soundtracks (#5 and the Warblers one) for my drive home yesterday, and I'm loving them as usual!

Keeping on keeping on

Down another 1.4 lbs this week to make a total of 11.8.  I probably just gained all of that back tonight going out to eat with Brent and the kids after their violin performance, but I'm still happy with my progress, just gotta keep it up!

Life Lately (*fair warning* most of this post is me whining)

Life lately has been... busy.  And stressful.  I'm trying my best to hang in there for the end of the semester, but it's hard.  Less than 3 weeks to go, which is great, but I also have a LOT to do in those 3 weeks... 15-20 page paper, several chapter quizzes (which means, of course, that I have to read the chapters), 400 pages of outside reading for Practicum (which I was supposed to be doing all semester...), short paper on a conference I'm going to tonight and tomorrow... I'm just ready to be done.

And on top of all that, of course, I have work.  And I love my job.  But it's just draining sometimes... and I need to get extra hours there because I'm poor and I have tuition payments coming up, but I also need to spend that time on school, so it's just frustrating.

On a completely different note, a friend from church, Patti, asked me the other night if I would be willing to go on a blind date with a friend of hers... Yikes!  I looked the guy up on facebook and he seems normal enough and I trust Patti, so I agreed... It's not a done deal or anything because she talked to me about it before asking him, so it may not even happen.  We'll see, though.  Don't know whether to be excited or scared, but I figure no matter what happens, I'll at least have a good story, right?

Anyway, I need to go shower now... getting some of those extra hours at work in this afternoon... Then I get to listen to Dr. Patterson and some other guy lecture about the Bible... Pray that I can get past my personal feelings about him and really listen to what he has to say...

Double Digits!!

Just because I said this isn't a weight-loss blog doesn't mean I won't post my weigh-ins.  Having said that, I lost 1.2 lbs this week to make a total of 10.4 lbs!  Nice to be in the double digits.  Downside is I now have 50 less calories to eat! I've done really well this week... gonna try to do even better next week.  I've actually found myself looking forward to running on my running days... crazy huh?  I need to try to be more consistent with exercising on my non-running days, too.  Also, weekends are usually bad, so I'm really going to try the next couple of days to get a good jump start on the week instead of starting off badly and having to make up for it.

Hmm...

So this is kind of becoming a weight loss blog, huh?  Don't mean for it to be.  I really do have other things going on in my life... they're just all boring.  School.  Work.  Being a lazy bum during my down time because I'm so exhausted from school and work.

I've been trying to find an internship for this summer as my last semester of practicum... I actually had an interview on Tuesday.  I think it went well, but I also haven't heard anything back yet.  I don't know whether I'm supposed to call her or she's supposed to call me or what.  Hopefully I'll hear something soon, I'm just ready to have it all figured out.  Plus this place seems really good.  I think it'll give me some good variety but she also said they have a big need for children's counselors and that's what I've already been doing, so it'll give me something that I'm already a little more comfortable with.  So we'll see!

Today was slightly productive but also very lazy.  I went to class, went for a run (well... walk/run...), and did one of my two interviews that I need to do for a vocational guidance paper that's due on Monday.  That was the productive part.  The lazy part is that for most of the rest of the day I've just been laying around (lying around?) watching tv.  And I may possibly go to bed when I finish this... and it's only 9:15... I'm just tired all the time...

Anyway... that's about it for my life lately.  I know, pretty dull.

Current Netflix:  Brothers & Sisters
Current iTunes:  Nothing in particular... been listening to my "Exercise" playlist more often recently... it's pretty random, has everything from U2 to Skillet to Mandisa to Glee.

So close!

Well... I didn't quite get to my 10 lb. mark... but I'm .8 lbs. away, so I will definitely be there by next week!  I'm still satisfied.  I've done really well this week, both with my eating and exercise, so that's good.  And if I can keep up the pace of losing about 5 lbs. a month, I can be at my goal by the end of January next year (which would be right at a year, since I started exercising in February instead of January like normal people).

In other news, it's also "so close!" to the end of the semester!!  Praise Jesus!  My last final is on May 4 and I could not be more ready.  Word to the wise:  don't try to take 15 hours in a semester in grad school.  I turned in a paper yesterday that was due Tuesday night... and this is the 2nd paper in a row (2 different classes thankfully) that I've intentionally taken the late grade on.  This is so not like me!  I just can't seem to get motivated... Just got to hang in there though... almost done.

Weigh-In

Quick post today because I'm supposed to be getting ready but I lost 2 lbs since I weighed in before spring break!  And considering how much we ate over spring break, I probably lost at least 2 lbs since Sunday when I got back.  This brings my total to 7.8 lbs lost.  I'm hoping to get to the 10 lb mark by next week.

Spring Break!

This past week was my spring break, and it was SO great to have a week off!  I had to stay through Tuesday night for practicum but then I headed home on Wednesday (after sleeping until 11 of course).  Thursday, Mom and I went shopping and had fun with that.  It was Give and Get weekend at Old Navy, so I got 4 new dresses from there.  We also got a clock at Kirkland's to go over Mom and Dad's fireplace and Mom bought me a pasta roller.  A few weeks ago I had gone to visit Jenny and she had one and I liked it, so now I have one of my own!  Thursday night I made pasta and some cheese sauce that my aunt makes... it was so good!  I got to get together with Britter and Wesley one day for a couple hours so that was really good... I miss them.  I also went with my parents to a going away party for Cal and Claire, who are moving to Houston, and that was a lot of fun as well.  Got to catch up with them plus a lot of my parents' friends, so it was really good.

The break definitely was not long enough though... I've got to finish a paper by tonight, another one by 8 tomorrow morning, another by Thursday... I know I should have worked over the break, but I just really needed the break.  Definitely ready for this semester to be over.

As far as the diet/exercise thing, I gave myself the week off and will resume weigh-ins on Friday.  I'm going to work really hard this week and get started back exercising and eating better and hopefully my weight Friday won't reflect this past week too much!

This Week

This has been a pretty good week.  Finished up school stuff so I can have a good spring break (though I will have to work on a few things...), got to hang out with Jenny and finally meet her sister yesterday...  Have had a super lazy weekend...

Jenny and Tina came up yesterday afternoon and we went to the Water Gardens and then the Stockyards, so that was a lot of fun.  Jenny had never been to the Water Gardens and Tina, of course, had never been to either, so we gave her a good Texas experience.

I did, however, gain a little over a pound this week, so that's not fabulous.  I had a really really good week and then a really really bad weekend.  I think I'm going to change my weigh-in day to Friday so I have time to make up for the weekends... they are my achilles heel apparently.  Also, maybe I should just work on not eating so much junk on the weekends...

I had a parent meeting for one of my clients this morning, and now I'm headed to work, so short post today...

Currently watching:  Greek... don't judge me.  I love ABC Family.

Weigh-In Day 3/7

Lost .8 lbs this week... kinda frustrated that it wasn't more.  Supposedly, If I meet my calorie goal everyday and exercise 3x a week, I'm supposed to be losing 2 lbs. a week.  I exercised 4 times instead of 3 and I was under my calorie goal for the week, and still... less than a pound.  This week I'm going to try and focus more on what I'm eating than just how many calories and hopefully that should make a difference.  Still going down rather than up or staying the same, though, and that's good.  Also, since the last time I measured, which was about a month ago, I have lost an inch and a half from my waist and half and inch from my hips, so that's progress as well.

Anyway, off to study for mid-terms... Can't wait for spring break!

Ladies' Retreat

This past weekend, I got to go to a Ladies' Retreat at my church (Bear Creek Community Church).  It was awesome!  The staff wives worked so hard to get things together for it and it all came together wonderfully!  I was so excited by how many ladies and girls were there Friday night.  There were a lot of new faces, so I really hope a lot of them continue coming on Sundays and Wednesdays.

Personally, this was a great refreshing weekend for me.  I have a tendency to get stuck in my routine of school, work, and homework, and way too often, that routine doesn't include one-on-one time with Jesus.  Yesterday morning we took time out to get alone with God and really talk and listen to Him about the things we had been talking about.  Putting off the things of this world, like anger, unwholesome talk, slander, impurity, and idolatry, and putting on the things of God- compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience.

I think God's really trying to work on my patience these days... I find myself getting irritated easily when waiting on the kids I take care of or the kids I counsel.  I want things to happen now, like finding an internship for the summer, figuring out what I'm going to do after graduation, or having a family of my own.  I think it's funny that we're talking to our kids in counseling on Tuesday about patience, too.  God has a way of doing that.  So I'm going to slow down, take a deep breath, think about my own lesson and the one from this weekend, and try to not be a hypocrite. :)

Currently listening:  Dayplayer! (Got their new EP from iTunes the other day... wish it was a full-length album...)
Currently watching:  Ok, so it's not on Netflix, and I'm not technically "currently" watching it... but I'm SO excited that Army Wives comes back tonight!! I can't help myself, I love that show!  I'm probably one of the least emotional girls you know, but I even tear up almost every week... it's ridiculous.

Weigh-in Day

What made me decide to do my weigh-ins on Mondays?  If I have a bad weekend, I don't have any time to work it off!  Oh well.  Anyway... I didn't gain any weight this week, so that's good. Stayed exactly the same, so I'm down a total of 6.4 lbs.  Hopefully with starting this whole running thing I can get back on track with losing 2 lbs a week.

New Blog

So hey, fyi, I decided to start a new blog to keep up with my running progress... mostly because I'm procrastinating at the moment...  It's www.bethanyruns.blogspot.com

Crazy! Crazy! I was crazy once!

So I think I may have finally lost my mind...  My friend Jenny is running an all-female half marathon in December and she is looking for someone to do it with her.  I may have said I'd train for it, doing 5Ks and 10Ks along the way...  For the record, I have NOT committed to this thing yet, but I did say I am going to start running and I went for my first walk/run today... wow I'm out of shape!  I'm using an app called Personal Running Trainer (clever name, huh?) that talks to you over your own music to tell you when to change from walking to running and back.  Kinda nifty.  I am doing the "4 Weeks to 1 Mile" plan for now... but I may take 5 or 6 weeks to do it.  Just running those 45 second intervals about killed me today!  I'm really gonna try to stick with it, though, so I'll keep you posted!

On a less healthy note, Jenny and I also ate a lot of good-but-not-good-for-you food this weekend.  We made our own pasta (so fun, so good, and actually really easy!) and some amazing brownies... yum!  So needless to say, I probably didn't lose any weight this week.  Possibly gained.  However, it was a great, relaxing weekend and I really needed that.  Now to kick back into gear for school the next few weeks until Spring Break!

Crazy Week

This past week or so has just been crazy busy... I had a presentation for Practicum last Tues. night (which went fine I think), I was in the video room for Practicum last Tues. night (which went well... got some positive feedback along with the areas for improvement), had a paper due last week, did Prepare/Enrich training on Saturday, met with my group for a presentation in another class next week on Sunday, worked most of the day yesterday along with class, and have had class and work already today and have practicum tonight.  Whew!

Prepare/Enrich training was great!  Prepare/Enrich is an assessment that can be used in both premarital and marriage counseling.  It is easily customizable to fit engaged couples, married couples, couples marrying to form step-families, couples getting married late in life, couples who are dating and thinking about getting engaged... etc.  I really like the format of the test and all the feedback, so I really think it's going to be a great tool to use later in life as I begin counseling.

Even with all the busyness this week, though, I did lose a little over a pound, so I'm still trying to stay on it.  So total that puts me at about minus 6 1/2 or 7 lbs.  I'm doing pretty well with the eating, but now I really need to start focusing on the exercise part, so that's my goal for this week.

Haven't really listened to much of anything in particular on itunes this week... mostly just put it on shuffle My Top Rated...

Watched my Swing Kids Netflix dvd the other day (after it sitting on my table for a week or so...).  Great movie!

Weight Loss Report

Well, I just lost 1 lb. this week, so that's kind of a bummer.  I did really good except for Friday night when Ginny and I went out to On the Border with Chris and Sarah... wow Mexican food has a lot of calories.  Like a lot a lot.  I need to work on my portion control when I go out to eat.  I do well when I'm at home and have pre-packaged stuff but not so much when it's just all right there in front of me.  Oh well, though.  I've done pretty well today, so hopefully I'll continue in that and get better results this week.  Slow and steady wins the race, right?

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So through the use of my myfitnesspal.com app, I lost 2 lbs. this past week.  I was hoping for more since I was under my calorie goal most days, but considering the fact that we had 4 snow days and I sat on my butt for most of them, I think 2 lbs. is pretty good.  I've done my Jillian Michaels Yoga Meltdown dvd last night and this morning, so I'm getting a good start to this week.  I've also been fairly productive when it comes to school work, too, so I'm looking forward to a good week.

Netflix:  I did a Karate Kid (the original ones) marathon the other day and they're as good as I remembered.  Also watched Dr. Horrible's Sing-Along Blog, which is totally ridiculous and totally hysterical.  A must for anyone with nerdy and/or musical tendencies.

iTunes:  Pretty much the same stuff as last week... Listened to Glee yesterday while doing some housework...

So far so good

Well, classes have been going for a couple of weeks now and so far I've been staying on top of everything.  I'm a little bit afraid as the semester progresses because I know I'm going to be super busy.  But I guess I'm just taking things a step at a time.  Not completely stressed yet, so that's a good sign.

I started working a little harder on my diet last week and I have lost about 2 pounds since the beginning of the year.  Well, really more like just last week b/c I haven't been doing anything before now, so that's a nice little encouragement.  I also downloaded an app for my iPhone today to keep up with my calories and track my progress.  It's pretty cool so far, and you can be "friends" with other people you know who have the app and see what progress they're making and such, so that's kinda cool.  You can also do it online if you don't have an iphone/ipod.  It's www.myfitnesspal.com and as a first-day user I'd recommend it.

About to head to work... not feeling great today, I have this nagging cough that I'm trying to get rid of.  I don't really feel sick other than that, but it's annoying.  That's life, though.  I'll live.

Current Netflix:  I've been working on Grey's Anatomy... currently on season 6.
Current iTunes:  I spent some gift cards the other day and got quite possibly the most different 4 albums possible:  Kristian Stanfill, Journey, Mandisa, and Justin Bieber (don't judge).

New Year

Well, it's a new year... Happy 2011.  So far, I'm pretty much the same me.  Unmotivated, lazy me.  I haven't even finished unpacking from when I went home... pretty lame, huh?  I should do that before Mom comes to visit me this weekend.

Every year I make all these grand plans that last about a week, maybe 2... I'm kind of over it.  No grand plans this year, but I do want to take better care of myself... I've made my weight loss/ inches loss chart and I plan to weigh and measure myself every week, so that's a good step I guess.  This year it's not about making huge goals, it's about making small changes and seeing small changes.