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job front
Ok, so I got laid off last month. Before we got laid off, a lot of my co-workers and I were talking about the fact that we probably wouldn't be able to find a job until after the holidays. (Many companies don't like to hire right before the holidays ( Read more... ) -
Great American Shakeout
I participated in the Great American Shakeout yesterday. I don't think "fun" is actually the best word to describe a massive earthquake drill, but yeah, it was fun.
Now I'm participating in AfterShock. It's the online "game" about what happens after the earthquake. It runs for about 3 weeks, I think. -
laid off
Well, today was Lay Off Day at work and I'm now officially unemployed ( Read more... ) -
just starting to see a difference
It's been a long time since I've been this weight. How long I can't tell you, because I haven't weighed myself for years. I've lost about 5% of my body weight, and I'm just starting to see a difference when I look in the mirror. I've been able to feel the difference in some of my clothes for a while now, but I haven't seen the difference on myself ( Read more... ) -
Current state of affairs
Job: They laid off 12 more people two weeks ago. We're now down to 25. On the following Monday, they called what's left of us in and told us that we were going to be laid off sometime between now and November 30. I'm going to stay till they lay me off, because the severance package is good ( Read more... ) -
progress report
I've now lost weight equal to almost 7 hardback copies of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows". I'm 6'3", so I don't really *see* any difference yet. I do notice, however, that my clothes have stopped magically shrinking in the washing machine ( Read more... ) -
Still losing
I'm still losing weight at the same steady pace that I planned on. Right now, I've lost the equivalent of 20 large bags of potato chips. :) -
Back up plans
I'm the kind of person who creates back up plans for my back up plans. And they'd work great, if only I remembered themI'm fully expecting to get laid off from work in the next few months. (My money is on August.) That means that Michael and I will be without health insurance until I get medical benefits through my next job. So, my back up plan is ( Read more... ) -
one month update
Ok, I've been on this diet for 30 days. Results? I'm losing about a pound a week, which was my goal. Looking at the blue graph line steadily moving down is really helpful. If I were looking at just the scale, I think I would have given up the first week :)
So, my one month verdict is that I find this easy to live with and meets my goals. -
Denial, body image, fear of failure
I took my "before" pictures today. One thing that I see most often over at Physics Diet is that people lose weight and they really regret not having a "before" picture. I try to learn from the experiences of others, so I took my "before" pictures today. (One front and one side. Maybe I should have done one from the back, too...hmm ( Read more... )