Ok I had to rewrite this post!! I messed up on the numbers. Chunky Monkey is leading the race. (Spud's has lost some more but I'm not going to give him the satisfaction of leading again until later:) )
Wiggly Jiggly is right on his tail. Sorry about the early mess up Wiggly.
Spuds sent me a great recipe for cookies that are super yummy. Supposedly they are healthy, but I"m not so sure.
Here's what he wrote:
"Each cookie is only 1 point on weight watchers....I know, I know WEIGHT WATCHERS :) They are pretty good. I thought we might want to share this for the blog. Just remember to eat a dozen or so a day so that I waste you in this contest."
Click Here for the awesome Recipe.
Friday, January 7, 2011
It's Starbucks Friday
I made it through the week without cheating so I've treated myself to the lovely Cinnamon Dulce Latte!! Yummy!!!!
It's been a long cold week but it's been a good week. The Challenge is going great. Thank you everyone for the emails and the outstanding involvement. With with weekend coming up, don't fall off the wagon. Remember, "Nothing tastes as good as skinny feels."
I'm going to take my first spin on my indoor trainer this weekend. I think my arm is good enough to take out of the sling, at least to ride a bike indoors. Can't be that difficult can it?
Where are the PHAT riders and the Wanna B's??? You better Wanna a little bit more:)
I hope everyone has an awesome Friday and a super weekend. Shoot me some emails, let me know how your doing. "The Man" aka Raider Boy has come out of his shell along with his wife, hope you guys too have a great weekend.
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Sabotage
I'm not home for even an hour and I get this text............"go check your the mirror on your van".
So I go outside and find two McDonalds cheesburgers on my van.(its a work van people, don't give me heck about driving a minivan).
Anyway, Idaho Spud and his heartless Feisty Fatty thought they would be sweet by bringing me two cheeseburgers. The nerve!!!!!!
It's on baby!!!!!
Spuds and Feisty
I was just given permission to post a text I recieved yesterday. You will so learn that Feisty Fatty is married to Idaho Spud Muffin. They are one very fun competitive pair. Anyway here's the text I got (I substituted real names with Challenge Names)
"I took my kids to taco bell for lunch (I had a taco off of the light menu). When I saw Spuds he informed me that maybe I would lose more weight if I didn't eat at taco bell. So, If he doesn't show up at work tomorrow just know that he is dead and I killed him"
Oh my gosh, when I got this text I was laughing so hard I was crying. I wish I could post all the conversations I have with these two. They are hilarious!!!!
I just heard Spuds has lost another two pounds (understand that he had a tooth pulled two days ago) on his jello diet. We gotta pick it up people. There's no way we can let this guy win. AndiBean and H Skinny, lets step it up a bit!!! :)
If I haven't heard from you, please fill me in with how the challenge is going after 4 days. Send me your goals, progress, whatever, I'll help push you!!! As I'm sure Spuds will too.
Have a super day.
"I took my kids to taco bell for lunch (I had a taco off of the light menu). When I saw Spuds he informed me that maybe I would lose more weight if I didn't eat at taco bell. So, If he doesn't show up at work tomorrow just know that he is dead and I killed him"
Oh my gosh, when I got this text I was laughing so hard I was crying. I wish I could post all the conversations I have with these two. They are hilarious!!!!
I just heard Spuds has lost another two pounds (understand that he had a tooth pulled two days ago) on his jello diet. We gotta pick it up people. There's no way we can let this guy win. AndiBean and H Skinny, lets step it up a bit!!! :)
If I haven't heard from you, please fill me in with how the challenge is going after 4 days. Send me your goals, progress, whatever, I'll help push you!!! As I'm sure Spuds will too.
Have a super day.
Wednesday, January 5, 2011
Be There
Ok I'm going to get away from the challenge for a second. I'm guessing most of you reading this blog work in the health care field. If your reading this tonight, I hope you go to work tomorrow with a new perspective or if your reading this in the morning I hope you have a super day.
I know a while back, I wrote about making a difference. This post goes along side the ability you have to make a difference. Since that one post, I've had the opportunity to read a bit more, to visit with more patients, and just really take a look at what most of us do when working with patients.
A few weeks ago I was having breakfast with one of our oxygen patients (yes I do visit many of our patients outside of work) and had great time listening to this guy's story. A retired green beret now fighting terminal cancer. I asked him how his treatment was going and he said it was OK but it would be better if only the people that were responsible for his care would actually listen.
I won't go into the details of how he described his feelings but, when I left I thought a lot about what he said. How many times do you clock in before your shift only to look forward to finally clocking out? I've worked in the medical field since I was 17 and the one thing I know most of us can't stand and that is all that tedious charting. It consumes the time you should be spending with your patients. It adds at least an hour to your shift and really all it's about is covering your butt just in case something happens.
We as health care professionals are given such an awesome opportunity to make enormous differences in the lives we come in contact with. You may be the only smile that Mr. Smith gets to see that day. Or you may be the only hand that Mrs. Johnson in 211 gets to hold before she takes a turn for the worse. The human touch is so unbelievably powerful. I've had several conversations with my staff on how important it is to take the time to talk to their patients. Learn something about them. Sit and talk with them. Make the time to listen when normally you wouldn't.
It's scary sometimes to become too attached to our patients but, I believe it's so important and life changing if we put our hearts out there. We are not here for our happiness but life is fulfilled when bringing happiness to others. Tomorrow or today (whenever you read this), make it a point to spend a little more time with your patients. Learn about them. Take a whole hearted interest in whatever they want to talk about. Relax, let your guard down and enjoy the conversation. Don't talk about medications or IV's but about family, cares, worries, whatever comes up. You will be amazed at how fast your day goes by when you focus on your patients versus focusing on your job. I promise you, it will make all the difference in the world, not only in the life of your patient, but in yours as well.
Anyway, I hope you have a super day. Make it a point to make a positive difference in the life of someone else.
I know a while back, I wrote about making a difference. This post goes along side the ability you have to make a difference. Since that one post, I've had the opportunity to read a bit more, to visit with more patients, and just really take a look at what most of us do when working with patients.
A few weeks ago I was having breakfast with one of our oxygen patients (yes I do visit many of our patients outside of work) and had great time listening to this guy's story. A retired green beret now fighting terminal cancer. I asked him how his treatment was going and he said it was OK but it would be better if only the people that were responsible for his care would actually listen.
I won't go into the details of how he described his feelings but, when I left I thought a lot about what he said. How many times do you clock in before your shift only to look forward to finally clocking out? I've worked in the medical field since I was 17 and the one thing I know most of us can't stand and that is all that tedious charting. It consumes the time you should be spending with your patients. It adds at least an hour to your shift and really all it's about is covering your butt just in case something happens.
We as health care professionals are given such an awesome opportunity to make enormous differences in the lives we come in contact with. You may be the only smile that Mr. Smith gets to see that day. Or you may be the only hand that Mrs. Johnson in 211 gets to hold before she takes a turn for the worse. The human touch is so unbelievably powerful. I've had several conversations with my staff on how important it is to take the time to talk to their patients. Learn something about them. Sit and talk with them. Make the time to listen when normally you wouldn't.
It's scary sometimes to become too attached to our patients but, I believe it's so important and life changing if we put our hearts out there. We are not here for our happiness but life is fulfilled when bringing happiness to others. Tomorrow or today (whenever you read this), make it a point to spend a little more time with your patients. Learn about them. Take a whole hearted interest in whatever they want to talk about. Relax, let your guard down and enjoy the conversation. Don't talk about medications or IV's but about family, cares, worries, whatever comes up. You will be amazed at how fast your day goes by when you focus on your patients versus focusing on your job. I promise you, it will make all the difference in the world, not only in the life of your patient, but in yours as well.
Anyway, I hope you have a super day. Make it a point to make a positive difference in the life of someone else.
New Forum
To make it easier to post ideas, trash talking etc, I just started a Forum Page for everyone to chat on. Click Here or go to http://myforum.alphaoxymed.com/user/discussions.aspx. If it's your first visit to the site, you will have to register. Be sure to use your challenge name as your user ID. Then choose a password you're not going to forget. Once registered, start posting. Keep it fun, keep it informative, and keep it clean.
Just remember I'm going to whoop all of you so you may as well go get that quarter pounder now:) . Actually I have yet to lose a pound and I just heard Idaho Spud Muffin has lost 2 lbs.
Best of luck to all of you who have started and those of you who haven't........................Cmon, get with the program.
Just remember I'm going to whoop all of you so you may as well go get that quarter pounder now:) . Actually I have yet to lose a pound and I just heard Idaho Spud Muffin has lost 2 lbs.
Best of luck to all of you who have started and those of you who haven't........................Cmon, get with the program.
Tuesday, January 4, 2011
Cheeseburger's Doin Better
Idaho Spud Muffin aka Cheesburger Boy is having a much better day, at least he is if he's being honest with me. A banana for breakfast and a soft taco (not fried) with lettuce and tomato for lunch. No chocolate milk either but water with lemon instead. Good Job Spud. Now the challenge will be Dinner!!!
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