For me, the week brought three big successes:
1. We elected Barak Obama for President. I believe I'm the only Democrat voter in the immediate family. I really hope in the first two years, you all will see that a strong choice was made, but enough about politics. That's a slippery slope!
2. At my Firm, the Audit Department made some strategic realignments with how we've structured teams. I will be on a team with two other managers, and we will manage 4 seniors, 4 experienced staff, and 2 new hires. This is effective for all jobs that haven't started. This is a great shift of approach for us, as it will make managers more accountable to a specific smaller group of people, and those people will have more specific responsibility to a much smaller pool of managers. We're hopeful this will really help a better and more productive year.
3. I have lost 4.1 pounds this week. The great thing about the loss for me is that I had two bad eating nights this week, where I had pizza, and when I have pizza, I eat the whole thing. The good news is that outside of those two dinners, I was pretty good about what I ate and the two-a-days at the gym did ensue. As of today, I am 14.4 pounds away from my goal. In case you need some help with the math, I have a total weight loss goal of 33 pounds. This is to get back to the weight I was when I went on my cruise back in March 2007. The really cool thing also, is that based on the goal and how much is left, I'm more than halfway there. I can't wait to get back into all of those jeans that I haven't worn for over 18 months!
On a side note, the past couple of mornings after my stair stepping, I have been noticing that I can see the steam coming up off my body if I lay still on the stretching mats and pay attention. It's not cold in the gym, so that to me says "Trevor you've done a good job to produce that kind of heat".
So far this weekend has been pretty low key, but that's exactly what I wanted. Friday night I came home after the gym, ate my protein powder and yogurt and at about 8:30 fell asleep from exhaustion. Yesterday, I did the gym twice and saw the movie, "Zack and Miri". I wouldn't recommend this movie to you as it's pretty risque, but it did have some very funny parts. I saw the movie alone, and while I've seen other movies alone before, to me, it's really cool to see just how many other people see movies alone. =) Today, I plan on getting a haircut, going shopping at the grocery store, Target and Costco for various things and then maybe seeing if the recession has produced any "must have" bargains that I need to buy.
Good job! Keep up the good work. Also, you are not the only Obama voter. Do not forget Lura. We just talked to her and she voted for him too.
ReplyDeleteI really hope, too, that in a couple of years we will be glad that he is president.
Have you taken before and after pictures?
trev that is awesome! I have lost another 1.5 pounds this past 1-2 weeks. Wish I were shedding as fast as you, but a net loss of 35 over the past year isn't too bad! I just wish the results were more dramatic! Keep up the great work! Can't wait to see you next week!
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