Morning gals,
How are you all doing today?
Belle, I hear you about your job rant. My advice - if you're not happy, get out. Life's too short. Hey - why not check out jobs in Vancouver?
I guess I can't post the MPEG. So, I'll email it to those I have email addresses for. Hope it works!
Kim - I find that my weight can fluctuate a lot during the day and throughout a week/month. Try not to let it get you down. Plot a graph of all your weight loss so far against time and you'll see a downward trend. That's what counts, not the individual weeks. I agree that eating out is very hard on points though...I guess you just need to remember to ask for low-fat versions and not have a dessert and a starter. and no bread!! oh how i love dipping bread in olive oil and balsamic vinegar...sorry, bit distracted there!
Trish - how are you coping in the heat? Ok, i hope.
Lori - fingers crossed your WI goes ok!! I know what you mean about bad weeks not showing up for a while!
Jen - hooray on the Tae Bo! Booh on someone hollering at you. People are so rude - esp in London! Yesterday on the tube home this woman kept trying to make me move down the train, but rather than ask she just kept pushing against me. Normally I would move but I had nowhere to move to since there was a man right next to me on my other side! (incidentally there was no one on her other side so i have no idea why she was soo keen to move 3 inches down the carriage!) so i stayed put. and then she got this huge hat box and started ramming it against my side!! so i turned to her and said "excuse me" and looked down at her hat box. rather than apologise, she said: "well, why don't you move down". and i said: "because i can't, because there is someone there and why don't you just ask people if they can move rather than push them". she shut up and thankfully stopped invading my personal space!! best bit was when we reached the next stop. someone got off and i was perfectly placed to get the spare seat. and boy did hat-box woman look mad!! there are too many stressful people in this city.
janet - i hope you find a good meeting, i think it really helps. kierie - i'd def try to find one in ireland. might be a good way to meet a few people as well.
kim/belle/kay - i'm quite sad at work cos i love organising social events and going out to buy snacks and stuff. it means i can go to places i like and eat healthier food! i don't drink tea or coffee though so i never have to make that for anyone else! but no one makes me organise things, and it's only on a small scale. our admin assistants do large work events (woe betide you if you tried to interfere with them!).
hello lauren! are you a teacher then? hope you enjoy yourself at the italian restaurant. i love italian food!
right, time to work. a big hello to everyone about to post or lurk! there are a few who haven't posted for ages - you know who you are - come back, we miss you!!!
kirsty
ps i was throwing out old cards/valentines etc last night and found some from my ex of 5 and a half years (we broke up about 4 years ago). it was quite weird. i remember thinking they were v romantic at the time but i actually found them a bit scary now. lots of "without you i am nothing" and "let's be together forever" stuff. eek! luckily he got over me breaking up with him just fine...