Weight Watchers "At Work"

I feel like a blog virgin. Haha. Yes, I'm blogging during my lunch break. I gotta fit it in somewhere!!

Life has been crazy. More about that later!! For the sake of my lunch and time, I'll give you a quick rundown...

I've been taking IT Project Management classes towards my certificate, going to the gym, and I've joined a Weight Watchers At Work group where we meet during lunch. I've been hanging out with friends and family more as well, so as you can imagine, I've been quite the busy bee.

Weight Watchers is something I never thought I'd do. I went in with an open mind, just hoping to get back into what I originally started this blog for… a healthier lifestyle and exploration of the green living scene.

 So there are about 24 of us ladies and we lost a total of 52.5lbs in the first week. One woman took of 9lbs! We get a certain amount of food points per week depending on height, nature of work and age. So I get 22 points a day  I’m doing good. I’ve been bloated, so as you can imagine, my first weigh-in didn’t go as well as I’d hoped, but I have to stay positive :)

 I’ll write a bit more later about my “plan” to get back on the wagon.

 Has anyone tried Weight Watchers or any other program out there that aims towards healthier eating habits and not just a “diet”? I’d like to hear some feedback on this.

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New Year’s Resolutions for 2010

Good afternoon! I’m exhausted with thinking about what I need to do on a daily basis and I continue to get disorganized time after time. With moving into a new place and working from home once a week, I’m starting to leave stuff laying everywhere. So I’ve come up with a list of some of the things that I need to accomplish in 2010. Check it out!

 

Organization:

• Get a whiteboard calendar for my roommate and I to keep track of bills and important dates, etc. Just so that we can keep track of where each other are since we both aren’t home every night.
• Use those 10 baskets I bought over the summer at that Estate Sale. This will help keep magazines in place and new mail that needs to be opened organized without never being opened (I’m famous for this..)
• Move my bedroom around and add the couch M’s parents gave me to make my room where I’d like to be more often.

Health:

• Not only go to the gym a few times a week, but everyday and… in the morning. I’ve been hearing a lot about how this helps you think more positively and healthfully throughout the day, thus making you want to eat better. This is what I need. Winter gives me the SERIOUS blues and all I crave is sauce, salt, grease, and anything pertaining to fat. I know it’s bad but I have to admit it in order to get out of this crazy habit!
• Start drinking GM’s again. They had me feeling great. When I kick-started my weight-loss last spring/summer, GM’s gave me the energy to get through my days. Sometimes I’d substitute one for lunch or dinner when I wasn’t up for eating.

Family:

• Spend more time with family and friends. I tend to work really hard in relationships, and this year I’d like to not only give but plan more. I think people would like to see more of the effort on my end.

Love:

• The end of 2009 has been INSANE for me. November started off great moving in here but mid-way through the month I experienced something I never thought I would. I learned that I need to work hard in everything. Not just my job. By moving out and thinking it was helping my relationship, it was making it harder. With a little more communication and effort, I think that things would be different. All in all, my resolution is to stop blaming myself and to not allow myself to get hurt again. If someone loves you and they hurt you, whether or not they learn from it is what really matters.

Work:

• Focus on my goals this year and work extremely hard. Furthering my education also plays a roll in this. I’m starting classes at a community college then transferring for my Bachelor’s. It’s time! This will help me move forward career-wise.

Blog:

• I used to do blog posts daily and loved doing this. It was kind of like my motivation, and for the first time in my life, I felt as though I really truly had a hobby. Not just reading and writing. I’ve found a true love and gained a lot of really great friends :)

 

Wow that was a long one. See what some time off of work can do for ya?!! Hehe. The beginning of 2010 really gives me a lot to look forward to. People think that resolutions are stupid, but psychologically it’s like the marking of a new day. So if it works, I say do it!

What are your New Year’s resolutions??

 

- Quisha

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New Year’s in NYC!!

Today is the first official day of my winter vacation. Six days off of work. I know it’ll fly by, but I just have to enjoy this!! M and I are in a complicated stage of our relationship with so much that’s happened, but I think it takes some wrong-doing to realize what you’ve got. So with that said, we’ve decided to stay in NYC for New Years’.

I’m so excited. I wasn’t planning on having to deal with a bunch of snow but you know what… those people stand in Times Square for like 10 hours in the freezing cold snow so I think I’ll be fine :) Has anyone ever visited NYC in the winter? Does anyone live in NYC that can offer some suggestions? Either way even if we’re in Boston, it’ll still be cold and snowy and rainy, so we might as well be on a somewhat mini-vacay. My plan is to go to some great restaurants, drink good wine, and have some quality time with M.

Work has had me super busy. 2010 will be a crazy year for me but I’m ready for it. My New Years’ resolution is: Work hard, worry less. This will be my career year. My friend Luce has decided that it’ll be her Career Year. That’s a good way of putting it :) Lol. She said that she has until December 31st 2009 to date because after that, it’s all about work. I don’t blame her honestly!!

What’s your New Year’s Resolution for 2010???

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New Place & Life Changes

I miss everyone so much!!! I just had to say that :) So much has been going on in my life that I feel exhausted yet kind of like a weight has been lifted off of my shoulders. I’ve been keeping up with everyone’s blogs even though I’ve been MIA, again.

I’ve moved in with a good friend of mine to a refinished mill building in Lowell on the Merrimack River. It’s hard not to be living with M anymore, but we both have some growing up to do and need to think about our relationship. We didn’t break up. We did well for 2 weeks! Haha. Well things don’t always turn out the way that you want them to. I felt like things were going great just with not seeing eachother everyday and the anticipation of seeing the other person’s face again. I’m not going to lie. He made a huge mistake and now I find myself wondering what’s next. Four years down the drain. How can you trust someone again?

Sorry so sappy!! Lol. Now I am with the beautiful Keri and Maia right here in this LOVELY PLACE! The Lowell Beerworks is across the street. Anyone who knows me knows that I love my wine… but beer, come on. Sometimes you just need a cold one ;)

We have 15 foot exposed ceilings and get this FREE HEAT AND HOT WATER lol. Honestly we don’t even need heat. It’s always on 65 and we stay cozy. Oh, and we have a gym onsite and a park here for walking the pooch and going for a jog along the river.

Here are some pics of the new place. I took the pics at night, so sorry for the darkness. I promise some with views of the river and actual sunlight beaming through.

See Maia on her pillow next to the tv? Hehe. She loves it!

Through my personal transition, I was able to keep the amazing chaise :) How generous of M. Lol.

 

Don’t mind the messy room. Still in the slow process of unpacking and organizing. For some reason I am soooooooooo scared of hanging pictures. I’m scared of doing it wrong.

Yeah I know this looks bad, but I swear it’s getting better. Haha. I get to use the space over my double closet for storing bins and boxes that I don’t use. Just think of these as “befores”. Lol.

All new stainless steel appliances. Nice to have a kitchen that no one’s ever used!!!

I cannot wait to put pics on these walls. They’re so tall and beautiful. They finally painted the wall behind the TV. I’ll have to show you guys that after we get the huge pic up (the one behind the table here that my lovely mother gave to me).

The pantry is bigger than my bathroom. Haha. It’s great. We can organize and keep trash and recycling in here. Luckily we don’t have to go outside to get rid of trash. There’s a huge closet that we put trash and recycling in. How awesome is that for when winter finally decides to come???!!

So… although so much has happned in my life, I thank my beautiful family (and Keri’s!!!) for being so supportive and really giving us nothing but love and understanding.. oh and money and tons of free stuff for the place haha. Also M and his papa (M&M Moving) for helping Keri and I move our full truckload of things in an hour (www.mmmove.com).

I’m a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. It hurts to think of how my relationship’s ended up, but Keri and I are closer, and I have the support of my girls and my family :)

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