Balloons in the office!!!!!

HAPPY NATIONAL PAYROLL WEEK!!!!!!!  (For those of you in Canada)

Group on Saturday was great! Met some new Poon’ers and spread what knowledge I had and they seemed to enjoy themselves and the tasty treats I took along too.  As you can see I variety of stuff that I took that included chive & cheddar carbquick biscuits with the phase 2 tomato sauce; carbthin pancakes with walden farms syrup and the old standby of smaps.

 

I have started a “Poon Pacers of G’Town” walking group and I am hoping that they will want to start to run so I am going to do a 1:1 interval tonight to show them that it isn’t that hard.  I say that now LOL

Momma Tool ran her 5K over the weekend and she did it in less than 40 minutes so I guess there is hope for me!  I am proud of her and I am hoping that the next time we get together (December) that we can go for a jog together.

Happy Freddy Day!!!!!!

Well for those of you that know me, know that Fredy would kick Jason's butt any day including today so since 1991 September the 13th is actually Freddy's Day.......

I think I still have the 2010 one to watch, but getting the box set from my brother was the best!

Even though folks are posting this pic because it is Friday the 13th today my fave will always be Freddy.  I guess with both of their days falling on the same day, the only thing to do is watch Freddy vs. Jason tonight LOL







 

A series of new stuff......

This is post about stuff I haven't done in a while and even stuff I have never done before.

Yesterday I went back to church.  I was able to see my step mom and one of my step sisters and it always amazes that through social media we can still stay connected even though we physically haven't see in each other in years.  Both of these are something that I haven't done since Nikki and I were paired up as a service team so that should give you some idea of how long it has been!  I had prayed in the past trying to see which direction my life should be going and my thoughts about going back to church just seemed to be one more thing in my plate I didn't know if I could deal with it.  As I said, I prayed and next thing I know I had the missionaries knocking on my door.  So I decided to consider this a sign and followed up on it.  Well yesterday was a Stake Conference and this is when the chapels in the area get together and listen to an authority of the Church.  My heart was racing when I went in since it wasn't my usual chapel so I felt a little panicked when I walked in.  I did get there early enough to get myself and Nikki settled before it all began.  Nikki had a bit of doggy tummy so near the end she had to let her out.  Once the session was over, I had received numerous compliments on Nikki ranging from things like "I didn't know there was a dog there" to "she is so behaved that she could teach the Sunday School kids a thing or too" LOL  I was able to talk to my Bishop while I was there and he is looking forward to seeing me next week.  So far it is still a go.

Once I go back from Church the DH and I went for a loooong walk.  I "google'd" it and it is just shy of 4 km the route we took.  We stopped for lunch and this is the other "haven't done in a while" is got some chicken nuggets at McD's for lunch.  Mind you I had a side salad, but I am definitely paying for it today.  I hear Florida from group rolling around in my head again "garbage in, garbage out" and boy is my tummy sore!

And now for some thing new!!!!!!!  Ohio has talked me into the CIBC Run for the Cure on Oct 6th...... what is a 5 k run right?  That is the loop the DH and I walked and then some!!!!  So I guess I better get on the treadmill since I will need to get running at least some of it.  To quote Momma Tool "I don't care if the lights are turned off and everyone has gone home, I am going to finish the run!"
More details of the run are at http://www.runforthecure.com/site/TR?pg=entry&fr_id=1703

Welcome Back?????????

I know it has been a while but I have been able to figure out how to post to my blog more regularly on my phone WHEEEEE  So you might even get multiple postings from me know LOL

Things with Susanne are going well and we have started out to figure out some things that will help me make changes for the better in the new future.  We have figured out that I am the kind of gal that needs to make stuff fun in order to get it done.  She figures that is why I enjoy the horse industry so much.

The Dr Poon wagon had a flat for a bit, but that is now fixed and with Susanne’s help I should be more excited about it that I was before.  I have an appointment on Sep 19^th that I really need to keep.  It isn’t with Dr. Crystal since he is going to be on holidays so I will see what this guy is like.

The DH and I went on holidays to see family and attended the International Conference and it wasn’t the highlight of the trip for me.  Believe it or not…it was going to the stock yards in Fort Worth.  Here is a pic of me doing what I do best J Why didn't you guys tell me I was startng to get bat wings?!?!?!?!

Work is work. NN was terminated and has been replaced with Navy Wife.  She and I are hitting it off pretty good since she is in the SCA and she has a dog too J DoxyLover is more comfortable around her too than she was with NN.

So that is everything in a nut shell so I will talk again in a bit!

I am in the BLT group!

Thank you to everyone that has been with me reading my blog and posting your support as well.  I know some diets work for some and surgeries work for others but I think I have found a good one in Poon that will work for me.  I just need to get the mindset straight to continue on the journey.

That being said I had another session with Susanne last night.  I mentioned the fact I wasn't hungry at lunchtime or suppertime on Wednesday and so we discussed that for a bit.  We discovered that the world is my oyster and I can choose what I want to it.  Where as growing up, it was a "you can't eat this because it has meat, or carcinogens, or whatever Mom/Jack believed at the time....." and I would defy them by eating all the stuff I wasn't allowed.  So know that I am on my own I can eat what I want when I want and that is why I am not thinking/wanting food all the time.  It only took 19 years to get it out of my system and that is a lot of food! LOL

Then we disussed how I eat.  Not meaning I use a fork versus a spoon but do I enjoy food or just putting food in my mouth and scarfing it down.  She had me keep journal last week on my thoughts when I ate.  We looked back on it and found that a savour food and I am happy with the initial in the mouth sensation and really don't want the rest and I guess I am BLT'er in the Poon group . I am also becoming more comfortable with leaving food on my plate but I need to remember not to pick at it. So she commented that I should simply crumple up my napkin and place it on the plate so that I know no one else will eat it, it is covered up so I will forget that it is there and also it is a sign for the waiter to take it away before I pick at it.

She also asked me draw how I see myself.......boy Mrs. Indart would be ashamed LOL Susanne had me talk out loud as I was drawing it and she took notes as we went.....well that made for some fun.  She said that she isn't going to tell me what she wrote but I am sure we are going to revisit this topic later on down the road and sure that there will be changes.

So that is ti for a bit since I am stoked for this weekend of camping and Wonderland all on the same weekend!!!!!!  I will try to post pics when I get back.

Shocked

Breakfast was the last of the boiled eggs and half a cuke that I had in the fridge here at work.  I thought that I would eat that instead of the bagels that are frozen the fridge at home.  *little pat on the back for me.....* BUT..........

I never thought I this would happen.......I need to get some lunch and I have no interest in food right now.  Normally I would have been thinking about it all morning and would be just waiting for noon to get here.

hmmmm.

Maybe there is hope for my eating habits yet. :)

A good catch up

I know I have been slacking in my posting and I see that no one has been missing it like a cancelled soap opera LOL.  There have been things that have been going on in the last couple of months that I think I can talk about again. 

I had my review at work and was really reluctant since we now have a revised HR department where we didn’t really have one before.  The VP was running things and wore that hat too, but when she left and the new one came in she really shook things up and a HR department was part of it.  So when I have had jobs in the past I got the pat on the back and a “you’re a getting an $X raise” and that was it.  Well now there was a form I had to fill out on whether I was meeting expectations or exceeding them.  I knew that the DH has used them for his team so we talked about it over breakfast one Saturday morning and I turned it in to Management.  I got to meet with the MoO and my supervisor and we were in agreement that I was meeting expectations.  I was even told that I was great to work with on a daily basis!  Next up was the DoO.  I got praises from her for leading the Social Committee and how she has seen a reduction in the errors in my work!  That got me a raise J  I guess I shouldn't sweat the small stuff! 

Well I took your advice and changed from Coco to Susanne.  I am not sure if she is younger than me but she definitely not older.  I wasn’t sure what to expect but she does specialize with eating disorders and Nikki actually relaxes when we are there.  I guess the fact Nikki didn’t settle at Coco’s should have been a sign.  Anyway, Susanne has been able to teach me to look at food differently to the point I get bored of eating.  She has been able to get into my head that it is okay to leave food behind on my plate.  I just need to break the habit of picking at while I wait for the plate to get cleared away.  She also has the thought that deprivation should be allowed.  So I need to repeat things in my head when I am restaurants and even at home while I am thinking about food.  She has been able to give me homework to do so that I am able to talk to the DH and start on working on myself.  I have had 3 visits with her already and I feel like I am making it somewhere with my head. 

Speaking of food, I have changed doctors at the clinic and he is really interested on how I am doing with Susanne and keeps taking lots of notes.  On the down side, I have gained it all back but Dr. Crystal gives me mini challenges to do and this time around it is only 4 pounds of fat by the 20^th.  I think that this is doable if I put what Susanne has told me and the tools of Poon get put together.  It is the bridge between the 2 that is getting difficult.  But who said it was going to be? 

The DH and I haven’t been camping and we have only hit CW once this year.  I will be glad when our lives will get back to normal in 2014 so that we can do more stuff on a whim.  It was nice the first year since I had all the girls over, and the second year even that got boring.  In the 3^rd year I was just sitting around.  I felt like I have run out of things to do on my own LOL   

Had a family get together for my Mon’s 65^th and I was a little reluctant to go since I hadn’t seen my cousins for a bit and there was tension even then when we were together with one in particular.  I wasn’t sure what to expect but I gave her my phone number and the ball is in her court.  I also realised that I was at a new high in my weight and thought that for sure it was going to have some gossip around it.  I don’t even think it came up but I guess I will have to chip away at it 4 pounds at a time LOL 

I think that is it for now……..so hopefully I will update again in a few days!