*Sigh* – This wasn’t an awesome week, insofar as my weight loss progress, I’m afraid. At just under a pound down, I guess it’s better than a gain on the scale, but I really need to maintain two pounds a week in order to achieve my two goals in time – 165 lbs by May 1st, and 155 by June 15. Thankfully, I’m still just barely on track.

My biggest challenge this week was my food choices. As we were enjoying the BMO suite at the Saddledome last week, I was bombarded by all the drink, deep fried finger food, and desserts my heart desired. And desire it did… thankfully, I held myself to five chicken fingers, two glasses of red wine (even though I’d already enjoyed a couple of glasses wine just a few days before), two cubes of cheese (an absolute no-no for me), and two small dessert squares. What annoyed me about my choices the most, wasn’t that I had a lot, but rather, that I couldn’t keep the number down to a taste or two – or in the case of dessert, one.

Next time I’m faced with a similar situation, I’m going to eat good food beforehand, rather than hope that there will be options available that will fit into my calorie cap.

Aw, well. I’m chalking last week up to a moderate fail, and moving on to the week ahead.

How about you? Did you have successes last week with your lifestyle changes?

What the hell? It’s Friday already? Holy… has this week ever zoomed by.

What are you looking forward to this weekend? Me? I’m off to see the Calgary Hitmen in the BMO box at the Saddledome tonight (yay, free food/drink/parking/game!), and tomorrow I’m off to a super secret get-together (I can’t say where or for what, at the moment …hehe), and Sunday morning at an ungodly hour, I drive Barry to the airport – He’s off for training for two weeks in Toronto. Don’t worry, though! I have plenty of fun things planned to keep me busy (but not necessarily out of trouble) while he’s gone.

TGIF everyone!

Hey guys! It’s that time of the week, again… Time to socialize on the fly! (And, I’ll have one of those shots in the photo, please!)

Here’s how it works:
I’ll start with a question, and the first person answers my question, and then asks a different question for the next person in the same comment. Feel free to play as many times as you like!

I’ll start!

What is your favourite breakfast food?

Blogging since April, 2006, Raul has been a social-media-force since his blog inception. I instantly loved Raul, when I met him not long after he started writing online. His warm and welcoming smile lights up any room he’s in. In Vancouver, “Hummingbird604″ is synonymous with fast-talking, super-friendly, and an all-around social-butterfly. Everyone knows Raul…

When I organized Third Tuesday Vancouver, Raul was the first person I thought of, when I wanted to make sure the event was live-blogged. He rarely missed any of our events, and did a fantastic job of sharing the energy and the information with those that couldn’t attend. Heck, I’d often go back to Raul’s blog so that I could catch anything I missed, the next day. In fact, Raul even live-blogged our wedding! (and did a fabulous job, too!)

Why do I read Raul’s blog? Easy. He’s the one-stop read for things going on with my friends in Vancouver, especially in the social media realm. He never misses a birthday (with a blog entry to boot!) and he’s usually got some fascinating blog post on whatever he’s up to or passionate about. His restaurant reviews are hugely popular, not only on his blog, but also on Urbanspoon. He’s a legend there – I always look up Raul’s Urbanspoon feed before anyone else’s when I want to know if a Vancouver eatery is good or not.

Thanks for being a great friend, Raul, and a blogger I can always pop in on and feel like I’m back in the Vancouver scene! Keep up the awesome writing…

I’m down again! I’m actually more than a little surprised at my loss this week — There were a couple of weekend nights out with the girls that should have pushed that number up, some. But, I guess the rest of the week’s diligence made up for the slight excess on the weekend.

Or, maybe it was all the dancing?

I’m still struggling with my workouts. I just hate working out! Additionally, I missed a couple of workouts on the Sports Active last week as I was feeling rather flu-ish for most of the week. But, I made them up today, and man, am I exhausted.

I have to say, though, that the Sports Active 2 is kicking my butt, and keeping me interested (not happy, just interested) in the workouts. Each workout is slightly different, and I can use resistance bands, or dumbbells (I’ve just switched to dumbbells, because it feels like more of a workout).

I’m looking forward to seeing more progress with the workouts — Perhaps once I see my ability to increase my intensity, I’ll enjoy it more. Right now, I just feel like flopping into a pile of sweat after each session.

YOUR TURN: Did you have any progress on your lifestyle changes this week?

Thanks Diane for sending me this… It’s hilarious!

TGIF!!! What do you have planned this weekend? Me? Tonight, I’m off to a girl’s night out, and tomorrow night? Another girl’s night out for Maria’s birthday party! (HAPPY BIRTHDAY MARIA!) Sunday, I don’t plan to do much of anything other than write for our business blog… Check it out! http://wealth-advisors.ca Drop a comment there, if you have a chance!

Whatever you get up to, this fine almost-spring weekend, I hope it’s awesome!

Hey guys! It’s that time of the week, again… Time to socialize on the fly! (And, I’ll have one of those shots in the photo, please!)

Here’s how it works:
I’ll start with a question, and the first person answers my question, and then asks a different question for the next person in the same comment. Feel free to play as many times as you like!

I’ll start!

What was the last blog you read before this one? What brings you there?

Blogging since February 2003, Jen (otherwise known online as @Peechie), has seen her life change dramatically during that time, and has been blogging it all the way along.

When I first met Jen, not long after she started blogging actually, I was immediately struck by her extremely positive nature, despite the trials and tribulations she wrote about on her blog. She always has a smile on her face, no matter what’s going on. It’s positively infectious!

I read Jen’s blog fairly often, because she has such a wide range of topics to choose from! She talks about everything from her crazy dating stories of times past, her own personal money situation (and I love how honest she is… you go girl!), marrying her husband (the cutie petutie, Neil), their dog Sasha, and even blogs about her underwear choices… I couldn’t believe she did that, and it made me crack up.

And now, Jen is very pregnant… And I enjoy reading about what it’s like going through her first pregnancy — I’ll never be doing it myself, but it’s fun to read about the joys and experiences that my friends have with it.

Keep up the great work, Jen! Thanks for sharing your life with us all… It makes me feel like I’m back in Vancouver when I pop in for a read!