| Voting |
[Oct. 30th, 2008|05:39 pm] |
Just got an email from GSU (sent to me as an employee, not as a student). Which basically stated: Voting lines are expected to be 6 hours long. You should vote; we'll give you 2 hours.
um, thanks |
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| week 2 |
[Oct. 27th, 2008|04:45 pm] |
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Late update. I lost 5.4 pounds last week. I know that's good but I guess I just feel like I could have done better. It's going to be a while before I'm really excited about this. I've fucked up too many times to get all giddy about being down to 284 pounds.
I'm not sure why my apethetic star appears to be covered in warts |
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| week 1 |
[Oct. 18th, 2008|02:08 pm] |
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So according to the scale at the gym I have gained weight. I busted my ass working out 7 days in a row and was eating a lot better than i used to (admittedly not perfect). So I'm hoping the only reason I gained is because my body is freaking out from the dramatic change. Otherwise, I have no clue. So today I started weight watchers again. The scale there says I'm 289.4 and that is the scale I'll be going by from now on. Hopefully my hard work will catch up to me soon because I'm really frustrated right now. Everyone keeps telling me not to worry about the number and I get what they mean. I won't worry about the number so much once I'm under 200. But right now that number is the amount of stress my knees and feet have to carry everday, so yes, it is important.
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| Back |
[Oct. 10th, 2008|08:21 pm] |
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So it has been a bit over 3 years since I reached 223.8 pounds. How has it gone since then? So, sooooo horribly wrong. Since my last blog about my weight at 235.4 pounds, I spent about one year focused on maintaining my weight, followed by 2 years of giving up completely. The results are bad. I mean, I have always known, logically, that I can loose weight. But there is a huge difference between knowing you can and believing you will. And for a solid two years I just didn't believe and didn't want to go through the effort for nothing. So here is the confession about just how bad it is. I've been eating fast food anywhere from 4-12 times a week. Trips to the gym have been few, far between, and not nearly as hardcore as I used to be. And the current weight... 291.
Recently it seems like everyone I know has lost weight and I'm the only one gaining. Something in that finally knocked some sense into me. So, starting the Sunday before last, I swore off fast food with 2 exceptions: bagel with cream cheese if I'm running late for work and chic-fil-a chargrilled sandwich w/o fries (something I always allowed myself on my last sucessful diet). And so far so good. Of course there are more changes that need to be made and I am phasing them in. Today started the exercise routine. I finally went to the rec center and actually worked HARD. I have nothing going on really this weekend so I plan to be in the gym the next three days. I've always been in good shape for my size until now. Now my fitness level reflects my size so I've got to bust my ass until I'm fit again (well... til then and beyond really).
Goals:
First weight milestone: 262 lbs (10% off my current weight)
First excersize milestone: 4 miles in 40 minutes
End weight goal: 180 lbs
End exercise goal: run at least one mile without stopping
so it starts... again |
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| time for an update |
[Jul. 31st, 2006|03:02 pm] |
so I haven't written anything in a while: here's what happened (although you should probably know)
I did in fact do the lifeguard training and worked as a lifeguard at GSU for two weeks before I left for Colorado for a week and now I'm in Australia going to the University of Queensland. I don't feel like being detailed about life in OZ because I've already written all that shit in another blog(xanga). So if you care: read that one. If you don't care: why are you even reading this one?
I'm still a bit concerned about the world, as it exists in Georgia, passing me by while I'm away. But half the time the world passes me by when I'm in Georgia so fuck it. |
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| wow, improvment |
[May. 2nd, 2006|01:12 pm] |
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Just one week later and I'm swimming so much better. I went from struggling to swim 100yds without a break to swimming 500 straight every day (okay, not with ease or anything but I can do it). And I guess I'm gonna take the lifeguard ceritifcation course. I'm terrified that I'll magically start sucking again and not be able to complete the 500 yds to get into the class but that's stupid because I've done it the past 3 days in a row. We'll see. I need a job. The certification course costs $60; cheap for that kinda class, but still more than I can really afford right now. |
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| hellz yeah |
[Apr. 26th, 2006|02:41 pm] |
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I swam so much better today. Bow to me, because I am awesome! |
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| oh wow |
[Apr. 25th, 2006|12:57 pm] |
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So I think my fear of swimming in public just quadrupled! I was feeling motivated this morning and decided to go swimming at the Rec Center. I haven't swam laps in a while; last time I did I didn't do very well but I could at least do 4 laps straight without stopping. Well, apparently its been too long because I definately couldn't do more than 2 at a time today. The woman in the lane next to me was probably 10+ years older than me, easily my size, and kicking my ass! But I could take comfort in the fact that no one there knew me right? Of course not. Of the few lifeguards I know, one had to be working today. So a part of me just wants to say, "okay, stick to the land excersizes," but I'm really not okay with swimming that poorly. Besides, I still like kayaking and If I had to bail I would need to be able to swim my ass off in some situations. And the only way to get better at swimming is to go back there and make an ass of myself again, and again, and again. Maybe I'll start going early mornings; fewer people would be there then (I think) and I've already looked retarded in front of the guard that works that shift. Wish I had a private pool! |
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| lets change the subject shall we |
[Apr. 24th, 2006|01:51 am] |
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So I obviously don't really keep up with my weight loss (or lack there of) on here anymore. So, we're just gonna make this a good ol' normal journal about everything. I've got a week of regular classes left and so much to do. Not to mention all of my deadlines for study abroad paperwork are coming up fast and A LOT of them require a passport # which I don't have yet. But the Australia thing's really starting to sink in now. I'm leaving for FIVE MONTHS! Don't get me wrong, I'm excited as hell about this, but I'm also gonna really miss some people. And it's hard to walk away for that long and expect everything to be the same when you return. The usual suspects who have been in my life a long time obviously aren't going anywhere, but it's the ones I don't talk to as much and have only known since college started that I'm worried about. Worried that not seeing each other for 5 months will just kinda lead to not seeing each other at all anymore. Add on top of that, I made the horrible mistake of getting excited about Nicole being my roommate next year. I should have known better than that because if GSU housing is good at anything, they're good at messing things up. My housing application said spring 2007 only; then they sent me my room assignment; then i get an email "is it summer 06 or spring 07?"; i tell them spring 07; then i get another email "confirm your summer and fall housing assignment"; i tell them again, no summer and fall, JUST SPRING 2007; they respond "oh, sorry, we'll probably have to re-assign you then"... so much for knowing I'm coming back to cool roommates. Sorry to bitch, I know I should count my blessings because I have a lot that's good right now, but I'm just feeling a little bummed. Whatever, it's late, I should sleep because I have a lot of work to do this week. |
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| Relay for Life |
[Jan. 24th, 2006|08:49 pm] |
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| |  Nobody's joined my team yet | ] |
It's that time of year again. I'm trying to raise money for Relay for Life. All donations are greatly appreciated and if anyone in the Atlanta area would like to join my team they're more than welcome to. Contact me for info on how to join. The big event is on April 7th at Ga Tech, but join now to start raising funds.
To make a donation go to https://www.kintera.org/faf/donorReg/donorPledge.asp?ievent=128354&supId=115774623 |
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