Morning all.
Annie - Haha, only two floors down, and yet the move was surely just as big of a PITA as if you'd moved miles away. When our office moved, we only went a few blocks away, but our space went from the 38-44th floors down to the 5-8th floors - now there's barely any time to read any of the elevator tv news.
The icky meeting yesterday was painful, but I earned points with the boss because I dealt with a difficult person and topic in a satisfactory way.
Mel - Awww, sorry your arm isn't better yet. More rest!! Hope you're hibernating in your apartment and not answering the door. I've been meaning to tell you that I like your new signature - I definitely feel the same way by now.
Michelle - Thought I'd already read your last post because it also started with "Great News!", but then realized this was additional great news.
I'm glad you didn't do
any shoveling yesterday and got to rest your back. Yeh, I'm hoping things won't completely change in terms of civility now that the ex's gf is there. Sending some
: to you.
Ceejay - I gained access to the ww eTools last night and thankfully it does seem like an easy tracker to use. Did you find the fresh apricots?
Shad - Happy Friday to you!!
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As I mentioned to Ceejay, I got myself set up on the ww eTools last night. I entered yesterday's eating on the tracker and it seems like a pretty good tool. I also uploaded the mobile app on my iPhone. I'm going to track on both the ww and SP apps for a few more days just to get an idea of my calorie intake. Based on yesterday, I exceeded my daily ww points by quite a bit, yet my calories were really good (for me) vs. my usual intake. And the scale also showed a lower number today.
Bf somehow negotiated with the cable company to give us their "ultra" plan - a couple dvr's, the ability to record up to 6 shows at once, etc - for the same price we pay now. Everything's different, so bf was a bit grumpy figuring it out after it was installed yesterday. Plus he was exhausted from all the snowblowing. He's never one to do the job in multiple parts, so he paid the price for throwing all that heavy snow all at once. We also got a wee bit more overnight...
Nothing special going on today, except a couple food challenges. #1 is picking up the box of GS cookies I ordered. #2 is a cake celebration for our retiring receptionist. Hopefully, the cookies are the thin mints because I can usually resist those. For #2, the cake is usually nothing special at all, but the sugary icing will still be something I want...please send me some willpower ladies.
The contest weigh in #2 is tomorrow morning!!
After work bf and I will go to the produce market/deli to pick up some items. I really need to get on the fruit and veg wagon - the way I went through my points yesterday means I need to take full advantage of the zero point foods. It won't be a bad thing at all to learn to love more types of fruits/veggies, but I'm not sure i like how grains seem to be penalized in the ww plan.
Okay, back to it. TTFN!
He's such a sweetie. 
So yes, you need to bulk up with the fruits and veggies. The other thing I don't particularly care for is that alot of people got around the points by eating sugar free foods which I can't do. Also when they changed the points system to make fruits and vegetables 0 points, they restructured their calculations which bumped up alot of the WW and Lean Cuisine dinners to a higher points value - some from 6 points to 8. For those people near goal on 21 points a day, it made it a real challenge to get enough food. As for the snow, we found out the same thing last year when we got 22 inches overnight. It was a real pistol for DH to plow, he said if we were to get a good dump again, he'd have to stay up all night and do it in batches, especially as we round the bend into spring and the snow will turn more towards the wet, heavy stuff. Good going on the cable negotiations there. That stuff is so crazy expensive - just like cell phone bills. Good luck avoiding that cake frosting. Just tell a friend to give you a hip check if she sees you heading over that way. 
then I might go to the big shopping centre and pick up a few bits and pieces and some flowers for the apartment. The the rest of the weekend will be rest, relaxation and some exercise. 
