Hi all!
I have to admit--I've been pretty spoiled this summer. My plan was to teach piano part-time for now so I'd have time to gain the volunteer experience I need to get into graduate school. My last volunteer position (at a local school working with kids who had social/emotional issues) ended in June. I wanted to start volunteering on the crisis lines at the local Sexual Assault Support Center right after that but it turned out that the next training session didn't start until September. Whew! All that said to say... I'm supposed to be attending my first session there in a couple of weeks. I'll have to undergo about 40 hours of training before I'm able to actually DO anything. It should prove really interesting. Our training includes talking with doctors, nurses, lawyers, police officers, etc...
But for now... freedom!
Everything is peachy keen on the diet front--other than the fact that I'm a scale-oholic! I'm SOOO glad I started dieting this spring! I'm almost half-way to goal!
Something that's been bothering me though... I hate it when ppl say "Don't call it a diet--you're changing your eating habits permanently and that's not a diet!" I, personally, disagree. If that's what worked for them, great! But me, I'M DIETING. I'm going to be eating differently when I'm MAINTAINING then right now when I'm CLEARLY dieting. My problem is just with people that say to someone who's struggling to diet "Well, your problem is that diets don't work. You need to change your LIFESTYLE." They sound so know-it-all-y.
I subsribe to the belief of "To Each Their Own" and if what you're doing works, and is healthy, then ALL THE POWER TO YOU!
Just had to get that out!
Thin... Good job kicking the fat-shoulder-sitting-devil-of-temptation's ***!!! Did that last sentence make sense?!
Thin & Baylee... Yikes! Those registration fees are high! There ARE other groups out there (isn't there one called TOPS) that are less expensive but I guess people just have to figure out what works for them. Paying a couple of hundred bucks to WW is NOTHING if it gives you the motivation and tools you need to lose weight! That's priceless!
Lucky... Hope you're feeling better. {{{HUG}}} I remember being lonely and it's no fun!
Michelle... I'm SO happy you posted! Hope all goes well with school. I know what you mean about books being expensive. I paid about $1000 Cdn a year on them when I was in university. That's A LOT for students who live on macaroni and cheese and share houses with 5 other people! Glad you're getting help this time around.
Mary... Sounds like you didn't have such a great day! Hope you feel better soon. Feel free to vent here!
Tina... Your "Tony Room" reminds me of those teenagers 10-15 years ago who had the "New Kids" plastered over all their walls!
I'll admit it though-Tony's definitely cuter!
J-Ann... How did the appointment with the vet go? I always get so stressed out when something is wrong with my Moses (my cat) so I FEEL your concern!
Susie... Congrats on the lost inches! You're doing great!
Well all, I've think I've babbled on enough for now! See everyone tomorrow!
TTFN
Sara
I know you can do it for me....
I got some good news this afternoon after I posted. DH told me that he can sleep in on Thursday morning because he has an interview for that job he really wants. WooHoo!!!! It's a half an hour drive closer to home and in a direction which I would love to move to and still be fairly in the area for my mom. Soooooo, you all start sending those 'new job' vibes 
Pull it together. We can BOTH do this!!!
go try those Peanut Buster Parfaits. You will be hooked and it is NOT a pretty sight!!! STAY AWAY FROM THEM!!!!
I agree with you that racing is really a sport, I have no argument there. I'm just not much for sports of any type, I guess. The only time I can get into it is when DH gets tickets for the company suite at the arena. Then it's fun to go watch whatever: basketball, hockey, etc. DH has offered to take me to the track, but me and the heat don't get along so well, so I always decline.
G'evening Ladies!
I am down 4 pounds since last week's weigh-in for a total of 57 pounds lost! (Same as what I reported on Monday!) I WONDER if I can resist the scale until next week...
to all.
Loved your story last night. 
Hope things look better for you soon on the homefront.
GOOD LUCK with your training and CONGRATS on the 4 lb. loss. Way To Go!!!! You are right that we are all different. Now I think, that in my case, I AM trying to change my lifstyle including food, exercise and my attitude towards myself for life, ergo a committment to a new healthy lifestyle. I feel that is the only way, at this point in my life, that I can look at it.
