08.27.08
Posted in Diary Entries at 1:33 pm by skay
For once I am not talking about core strength and the abdominal conditioning. I am talking about the Weightwatchers core food list that they permit you to eat almost unlimited amounts of given that you can stop once you feel “satisfied”. Well, if I knew when I felt satisfied I probably wouldn’t need Weightwatchers would I? I am not here to bash WW, far from it, last year I lost about 25lbs on the program and then fell off the wagon when our leader changed. So I am back, at a different location, with men only as the attendees. I am not sure how long I will stay with this evening, it is later than the other one and the all male thing is not really me in so many ways. Anyway, back to the point of this short entry which was to put down the core foods for future reference. I don’t want to get into any trouble from the Weightwatchers elite, so I will keep it to what I have seen as general knowledge about the program.
Core food list:
Vegetables and fruits
Soups (non-creamy)
Whole Wheat Pasta, Brown Rice, Potatoes and Grains
High Fiber and other cereals without added sugar
Lean Meats, poultry, fish and eggs
Fat-Free Milk Products
Healthy Oils
Condiments
Coffee, Tea and sugar-free beverages
You can eat until you feel satisfied as long as you don’t have the grains at more than one meal. Lean meat should be eaten in moderation, since the amount of protein you actually REQUIRE for your body to repair itself and build lean tissue is much smaller than people think it is. I mean that in the way that most people think you need a big steak worth of protein if you went to the gym, however, for most people, a couple of sold cuts, a piece of lowfat cheese and some leafy greens will provide more than enough protein for you.
So there you have it, the famous core food list. Let’s see if I can lose faster than I did last time since I think I actually was heavier after about 2 months than I was when I started.
Oh, and the guys at work are betting on how much I will lose. I want to blow their expectations right out of the water!
S
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Posted in Diary Entries at 11:32 am by Nicole
Having a specific goal lets you know when you get there!
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Posted in Diary Entries at 7:35 am by Nicole
On Friday we are going to have an exciting delivery! We have ordered a basket full of organic produce (both fruits and veggies) that will be delivered to our doorstep to enjoy. Last week we went with Alleta, Trevor & Evie to the local Uxbridge market and the quality is so much better than what I find at Sobeys or Loblaws.
The basket ingredients change weekly depending on the season. We will be getting the following goodies:
organic carrots with tops,
organic red pepper,
organic hot house tomato,
organic leaf lettuce,
organic navel oranges,
organic bananas,
organic peaches,
organic plums,
organic broccoli,
organic sunrise apples,
organic corn,
organic new crop potatoes,
organic paddy pan squash,
organic mini watermelon,
organic collards or chard
I’ll take a picture when it arrives and let you know the quality as well 
Simon has begun his 6-month weight loss journey and started his first WW class since the wedding. I am so proud of him for getting back to the gym, not snacking at night and basically being aware of what he is putting into his body. His doctor told him last week he has high blood pressure and if he doesn’t take care of it, it will take care of him. I think it is a great idea to set goals and that is exactly what he has done. Every time he reaches a “goal weight” he will get some prizes ie. DQ Moolatte, Coaching clothes, Video Game..and finally a TRIP! Good luck baby! You can do it!
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Posted in Diary Entries at 6:55 am by Nicole
Does anyone *actually* read this? Just curious…
Please write a comment below and say hi
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08.25.08
Posted in Diary Entries at 11:08 am by Nicole
The only way to find the limits of the possible is by going beyond them to the impossible.
You can do what you have to do, and sometimes you can do it even better than you think you can.
Determination is the wake up call to the human will.
When the sun is shining I can do anything; no mountain is too high, no trouble too difficult to overcome.
Big results require big ambitions.
The difference between the impossible and the possible lies in a person’s determination.
The determination to win is the better part of winning.
Great things are accomplished by talented people who believe they will accomplish them.
Some things have to be believed to be seen.
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Posted in Diary Entries at 8:58 am by Nicole
- New England Honeymoon Cruise
- Las Vegas with Sonia, Darren & Gang
- England with David & Bobbie
- Nicole to Boston
- Nicole Personal Training & First Aid Certification
- Simon turned & gained 40
- Said goodbye to Thunder & Trevor’s Dad
- 1st Camping Trips
- Dad got internet, Mom still bad
- Evie’s 1st year, Alleta back to work!
- Barb & Brendan – Christine & JP Wedding, Robbin & Ryan dating, Steve B engaged
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Posted in Diary Entries at 8:40 am by Nicole
Time flies when you’re having fun! Simon and I had a great first year of wedded bliss…(really not much different then the previous 7 years I don’t think) Last night we celebrated! Our night started off buy buying each other a gift. Because 1st anniversaries are “paper” we decided to go to Chapters and get each other some. I found sparkly scrapbooking paper and Simon got a physics book that will take him a year to read. We have a $200 gift certificate for The Keg and managed to spend $86 of it on salmon, lobster, steak and a brownie sundae! Great food quality – I can’t wait to go back. We put together a “Year in Review” which I will post now.
Thank you, Simon, for such a fun year! It was everything I had expected plus lots of unexpecteds!
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08.22.08
Posted in Diary Entries at 5:41 am by Nicole
We have returned from our round the country trip to England meeting the Kay family and having a great time with David & Bobbie! Simon and I both journalled and will do a summary for the website. I’ll try to do it at work today. haha shhhh!
We have pretty much recovered from the jet lag and are starting to gear up for new season at gymnastics. I can’t believe how fast the summer went by. I am so excited about our Vegas trip to Treasure Island with Sonia & Darren…I’ve asked Robbin & Ryan to join us because I know she is dying to go back to Vegas! It would be so much fun with all of us!
I’m still brainstorming on our Million Dollar idea so we can be rich but all of my suggestions require alot of work on our part…back to the drawing board…
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08.21.08
Posted in Diary Entries at 7:22 am by skay
Well, today was an odd day in many respects, and if every day was like this I would be a happy man. A long time ago, Nicole told me she wanted gymtastics.com so she could use it for her gym stuff. A small site got put up and then basically forgotten. The last update to the site, other than my file sharing that I do was in 2002. Recently however I have been getting emails addressed to various boxes at gymtastics.com that were destined for gymtastics.ca. Upon further investigation I found that Gymtastics is in fact a gym in Calgary. For some time I have been replying to emails telling people that they have the wrong address and that they should readdress their email. Not a big deal, I am happy to help. Then, out of the blue the other day I get and email from the husband of the owner asking if I would be willing to sell the domain name to them. So I went and checked out the domain he was mailing from and of course their site. Apparetly they are doing well, they are moving out into bigger buildings and rebuilding their website. So I thought to myself that it would be the right thing to do to let them have the site name for a fee. Long story short, we agreed on a price for the domain of $1750 and are in the process of making the move.
On top of that, I finally got the cheque from Petcare for Thunder which was about 50% of the total bill which was what I expected. So I bumped up Lightning’s coverage to allow for a higher payout in the event of sickness and because of our loyalty to them we got 15% off the monthly rate.
The good news continued as Nicole persuaded me to accept an offer from Sonia and Darren to go with them to Vegas in October. Turns out, our comp status gives us 2 nights free! Couple that with a $600 flight and we still have lots of domain name money left over to play with!
It wasn’t all smooth sailing however, becuase when it came time to go home, we couldn’t get to the car becasue the ATF and Bomb Squad had closed the garage due to a suspicious package. We waited outside for an hour while they blew stuff up and eventually got to leave at 430.
So what is the moral of the story of today? Always check your email carefully! I had about 6000 messages in my email after we got back from England. Most of them were garbage, in fact 4000 went straight into the spam folders however my inbox held 700 mails, all of which I had to at least check to see if they were “real”. One of those emails was from gymtastics about the domain name.
GOOD EYES!
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