So here are the stats for the past 2 days
Wednesday:
Weight: 142
Thursday:
Weight:141
Thursday, December 18, 2008
Monday, December 15, 2008
Motivation
Motivation...Something I lack.
I have decided that now is the time to light the fire under my a## and start working out.I know that I feel better, look better, and am an all around happier person when I am in a stable workout program, yet I can't find the motivation to do so. I know all the tricks:
Start off slow...
Talk yourself into it...
Eat healthy...
blah, blah, blah.
All those things are fine and dandy but when I get home from a nine hour day at work all I want to do is sit on the couch and relax. So I have decided that I will post my weight and workouts (or lack there of) on my blog every day so that it is not just me keeping tabs on my progress.
(OK it might just be me and my sister because I'm pretty sure she is the only person who reads this)
Here are the stats for today...
Weight: 143 lbs. (yikes! When did that happen!)
Exercise: Non so far (Oh that's how that happened)
Goal: 120 lbs. by May 1st and a heck of alot more energy
And so it begins...
I have decided that now is the time to light the fire under my a## and start working out.I know that I feel better, look better, and am an all around happier person when I am in a stable workout program, yet I can't find the motivation to do so. I know all the tricks:
Start off slow...
Talk yourself into it...
Eat healthy...
blah, blah, blah.
All those things are fine and dandy but when I get home from a nine hour day at work all I want to do is sit on the couch and relax. So I have decided that I will post my weight and workouts (or lack there of) on my blog every day so that it is not just me keeping tabs on my progress.
(OK it might just be me and my sister because I'm pretty sure she is the only person who reads this)
Here are the stats for today...
Weight: 143 lbs. (yikes! When did that happen!)
Exercise: Non so far (Oh that's how that happened)
Goal: 120 lbs. by May 1st and a heck of alot more energy
And so it begins...
This is my ugly "before" Picture
Monday, November 17, 2008
1st real blog
OK, so my first real blog is going to be a rant about the United States Postal Service and credit card companies. As many of you know, I live in the beautiful mountains of Colorado. It is wonderful here and I wouldn't change it for the world. Small town life is the best, but it does have it's downfalls. The major issue I face is shipping/ mailing. The ladies of the postal service in my area are lazy, slow, and generally give you a blank stare when you ask for anything. There is no mail delivered to any home in the Vail Valley therefore every resident must have a PO Box. The problem with this is, UPS and FedEX generally don't mail to a PO Box, so it only works for mail delivered USPS. That is fine and dandy if the online retailer discloses who they use for shipping (which is not always the case) AND if you live in the boonies where the nearest Target is a good 45 min drive away you spend alot of time online shopping. I have had countless things mailed and sent back to the shipper and spent many hours on the phone trying to get my packages into my possession. (side note: The post office is conveniently open from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm. Guess what times I work? 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, I love taking an afternoon off to go pick up a package)
I guess I will get to what spurred my disain for the postal system in my area at this moment. I have been diligently working on raising my credit score since college. In order to do this I need to establish good payment history. In order to do that I need a credit card or two to make payments on. I recently decided to open a zero balance credit card to establish myself a little more. I went online and filled out all the necessary paper work but when it comes to the address it will not accept my PO Box. I put my physical address in and continue on. Instant approval, Hooray! I close all of the information and then realize a day later that the card will never get to me because it wouldn't let me put in my PO Box and mail sent to my physical address. I then get on the phone with the credit card company. The 1st phone number I try asks me for my 16 digit card number, well lets see, I don't have one. I try about 6 different numbers and finally get a real live person on the phone. She tells me in her broken English that she can't help me and gives me another phone number to call. Phone number 6 gets an enthusiastic gentleman on the line that also informs me that he is unable to assist and puts me on hold with someone who can. The lady gets on the phone and after some dealing, closes my old card that never got to me and is mailing me a new one. I ask her if there was some sort of "suggestion box" or something I could say as to avoid this situation again. She informs me that it is all the terrorists fault that I can't put my PO Box on the online application.
So, I think I have gotten it off my chest. I wonder if there is anyway I can write my congressman or make a petition and have everyone in the Vail Valley sign it so we can get mail at home...I doubt it
I guess I will get to what spurred my disain for the postal system in my area at this moment. I have been diligently working on raising my credit score since college. In order to do this I need to establish good payment history. In order to do that I need a credit card or two to make payments on. I recently decided to open a zero balance credit card to establish myself a little more. I went online and filled out all the necessary paper work but when it comes to the address it will not accept my PO Box. I put my physical address in and continue on. Instant approval, Hooray! I close all of the information and then realize a day later that the card will never get to me because it wouldn't let me put in my PO Box and mail sent to my physical address. I then get on the phone with the credit card company. The 1st phone number I try asks me for my 16 digit card number, well lets see, I don't have one. I try about 6 different numbers and finally get a real live person on the phone. She tells me in her broken English that she can't help me and gives me another phone number to call. Phone number 6 gets an enthusiastic gentleman on the line that also informs me that he is unable to assist and puts me on hold with someone who can. The lady gets on the phone and after some dealing, closes my old card that never got to me and is mailing me a new one. I ask her if there was some sort of "suggestion box" or something I could say as to avoid this situation again. She informs me that it is all the terrorists fault that I can't put my PO Box on the online application.
So, I think I have gotten it off my chest. I wonder if there is anyway I can write my congressman or make a petition and have everyone in the Vail Valley sign it so we can get mail at home...I doubt it
Friday, October 17, 2008
1st attempt
Well, this is my 1st shot at blogging. I'm going to make a phone call to my sister and figure out how to add some pizazz and then I will get down to business with this blogging stuff. So for now consider this site *UNDER CONSTRUCTION*
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