or maybe every three days...

Well, winter arrived again last night. Freezing rain, snow, and it got colder. There, I said it...now it can go away again!!!

I'm still with the hectic schedule - and not much time to do much else - I would really like to be able to get back into training again - but I guess that will have to wait for a while. Other priorities to tend to at the moment.

I've been keeping track on FitDay, every day - just haven't found time to write it all down here.

So...let us go back...to Friday -

Breakfast was the standard protein shake with a yogurt chaser, followed by a big salad at lunch and an apple. When I got home from work, I made another of my famous concoctions - chicken breast with some veggies and white sauce over some whole wheat spaghetti.

Total calories: 1886 Fat: 25% (5% sat, 3% poly, 5% mono) Carbs: 41% and Protein: 34%

Saturday - I got the munchies at work and had a granola bar, then went for brekkie with the gang and had the standard breakfast bagel and chai tea latte (with skim milk). I slept, then got up and had some more of the Chicken a la Kirsten, then met up with Gabriele for some hot chocolate (for her) and some wings and coffee for me.

Total calories: 1982 Fat: 37% (14% sat, 6% poly, 13% mono) Carbs: 31% and Protein: 29%

Today, I got the munchies again at work so had a bowl of Alpha Bits mixed in with cheerios. I got home and crashed right away, and then got up, started my laundry and had the rest of the leftovers. Not sure what I'll do for dinner yet...turned out to be just a couple of PBJ sandwiches - so nothing special. I wasn't very hungry anyway...

Total calories: 1789 Fat: 25% (6% sat, 6% poly, 11% mono) Carbs: 51% and Protein: 24%.

Hmm...maybe I should just blog every OTHER day...

It's not that I haven't been keeping track of what I've been eating - I have - it's just that when I get home from work at midnight, the LAST thing I want to do is write - somehow sleep is more important!! I got home at 11 tonight though, so now I've had time to shower and feed the dog, and now I can quickly make notes of what I've been doing the last couple of days here in my blog.

Okay...yesterday...that was the 23rd...okay...let me look it up on FitDay...

Breakfast was the protein shake once I hit my desk at Apache, followed by a midmorning yogurt. I came home and actually had a bit of time to eat, so made myself a HUGE salad for lunch, then packed up the dog and headed out for Cochrane. Dinner was some pasta and meat sauce that Anita had made everyone for dinner, with a bit of parmesan cheese and half a piece of garlic toast.

Total calories: 2162 Fat: 30% (4% sat, 4% poly, 7% mono), Carbs: 47% and protein: 22%

Today went better and I think I'm feeling better - I didn't get much sleep last night on account of the fact that for some reason, as I get older "that time" of the month seems to be fraught with pain - I was kept up most of the night until I broke down and took some Naproxen to try to ease the cramps. I think I finally konked out sometime around 3:30 am. UGH!! Made it in to Apache at 7:30 though and worked my 5 hours then came home and took off for Cochrane again.

Breakfast: protein shake and yogurt, lunch was an apple, an orange and a bit of popcorn, dinner was a hotdog (smokie) in a bun with some potatoes.

Total calories: 1341 Fat: 21% (7% sat, 3% poly, 9% mono) Carbs: 51% and Protein: 28%

Okay...time for bed...

Well, I let a day slip past - but I have an excuse!

I was sick - I have no idea what hit me, but it was BAAAADDDDD!!! I'm still not feeling 100%, but at least the stomach cramps and the trips to the washroom every three minutes has stopped.

And so....you will notice that my eating hasn't been great - I found out today that I may be able to get full time work at Apache (even if it's under contract) for the Land Administration Department - we'll see - I'll talk to Michele tomorrow and see how serious they were about it when I talked to them on the phone today.

Okay yesterday - all I could manage was breakfast (which was a protein shake) and some yogurt. I was really feeling awful - even at work last night - so not a very productive evening for me.

Total calories: 634 Fat: 9% (1% sat, 1% poly, 5% mono) Carbs: 50% and Protein: 42%

Today went a bit better, and my eating went better too. Breakfast was a protein shake again, lunch was a big salad (don't know how wise that was, given my little "problem", but so far, so good). Dinner was some yogurt.

Total calories: 1025 Fat: 31% (1% Sat, 21% poly, 3% mono), Carbs: 40% and Protein: 29%

It would sure be nice to get away from having to do these late night stints again and get back to a somewhat normal routine!!! Keep your fingers crossed!

Sunday, Sunday, Sunday

And the weather's been gorgeous - and I've slept through most of it...more's the pity!

I'm madly trying to get my laundry done - Tuesday night will be for cleaning house (it's been a while - other than maintenance stuff like the odd dusting and mopping of the floors). Not that I'm an untidy person, mind you - but with all the critters running around, it seems to collect a lot of stray hairs!

Eating today went well - helps that I sleep through most of the day! I skipped breakfast in favor of a poop patrol in the back yard this morning - after a very hard night at work - had to talk to another guy who works at the home for almost 2 hours, and I have this bad feeling that I got positively nowhere with him. Well, hopefully I got a little bit through to him - I guess time will tell.

I had a latish lunch of the leftover turkey, veggies and rice, then made banana bread (which I have given to Gabriele - it's just not safe in my house). At least it got rid of some very tired bananas that I had laying around! Must eat fruit, must eat fruit!!! I'm hearing your voice in my head right about now, Diane!!

So the tally is: Total Calories: 1797 Fat: 23% (5% Saturated., 6% poly, 9% mono) Carbs: 54% and Protein: 23%

Oh yeah...talked to "the boy" again tonight -briefly - but it was nice to touch base...it's kind of a pain that he's so far away, but I guess you never know...if it's meant to be, it's meant to be - if not, I've made a friend...

Well, I didn't post yesterday...

mostly because I was feeling more than just a bit guilty - I blew it...not with bad stuff, but I blew it nonetheless. So, if I'm going to be honest about what I'm eating, I need to fess up...so here it is...my full confession...

I had started the day out well - had my protein shake for breakfast and some Omega 3 yogourt for a mid-morning snack, but then got derailed by going out for East Indian at lunch with a friend of mine from Apache. I tried to be good....I had some tomato rice, and lots of the veggie curries, but the butter chicken was calling my name along with the nan, so I kind of overdid it. I was stuffed until well into the evening, but rather than make myself a salad for dinner, which is what I SHOULD have done, I ended up cooking a bunch of whole wheat spaghetti and chowing down on that for dinner instead...NOT a good choice.

So...that's it...my full confession...at work last night I also had some wheat thins and a granola bar - but have counted that into today's calories...as it was about 2 am when that little urge hit. I've still managed to stay away from the chocolate - kind of funny when I think that the last time I had any chocolate was at the party at the end of October...

Okay...total calories for yesterday was 2849 Fat: 24% (5% sat, 6% poly, 10% mono), carbs: 45% and protein: 31%

Today I felt like I'd been on a bender, and I'm sure I looked like it a breakfast too...I went to Primal for the usual bagel then slept and made some ground turkey mixed with a few spices and some thai peanut sauce (along with some other stuff - I tend to kinda cook by throwing a bunch of stuff that I think would taste good together and I haven't totally screwed it up yet), threw in some frozen mixed veggies and then put the concoction over brown rice - not bad really...

total calories: 1759 Fat: 34% (11% sat, 5% poly, 12% mono), Carbs: 44% and protein: 22%

A better day...

I'm tired, and my alarm clock didn't go off this morning - it's a good thing that I have a good internal clock and managed to wake up at 6 - despite no alarm! Got into work at Apache at 7:30 and put in 5 hours there before I blasted off back home and off to Cochrane.

It was a good night at the house too - everyone behaved very well and it makes the job so much easier when you're not dealing with crisis after crisis.

Okay...eating today - brekkie was a protein shake again, then some yogurt for a snack. I got home and had a huge salad and a banana for lunch, then took off for the house - had a couple of apple newtons and then dinner, which was some pork chops cooked in sauerkraut, mashed potatoes and some mixed veggies.

Total calories: 1963, Fat: 29% (6% sat, 4% poly, 7% mono), carbs: 45%, protein: 26%.

Back to put a full day in at Apache in the morning and then a full night in at Wildcat...I hope I can survive!!!

okay...quick post and then I'm off to bed

Okay...started work at Apache today - YAY!!!

Eating today was a bit weird, but hopefully will be better tomorrow - breakfast was a protein shake, lunch was some leftover rice and teriyaki beef, along with some left over whole wheat spaghetti. Dinner was some pork roast, some mixed veggies and potatoes, along with a couple of rolls and a mandarin orange. I got the munchies just before I came home and had some wheat thins.

Total calories: 2057, Fat: 20% (6% sat, 1% poly, 7% mono), Carbs: 50%, and protein: 31%.

I'm almost back in line again...these 15 hour days are going to be the end of me, but I think I'll survive...off to bed now...g'night!

Uh oh...this was a bad day!!!

I kinda blew it - not so much with the sweets, but with other foods - no excuse though, I was 1,000 calories over what I had wanted to stick to - I really need to stop this before it gets too bad again.

Breakfast was oatmeal again - I had some Omega 3 yogurt with it to change it up a bit, then the last of the chili with some spaghetti for lunch. I think that dinner was where I totally slipped off track. I went for a drink with Nicki and Gabriele - she didn't drink of course - but I had a hot chocolate with some liqueur in it. Then I met dad for sushi and had my usual (edamame, 1/2 a bowl of miso soup and half a salad, some tuna, salmon, scallops and eel), but also added some dumplings and some teriyaki beef to the mix, where I think it kind of pulled things off the tracks.

Total calories: 2924 Fat: 32% (10% sat, 7% poly, 12% mono), Carbs: 38% and protein: 27%

OOPS!!!!!

I know it's late...and I'm beat, but I've just gotta blog

The exam went well - 85% with minimal studying, so I'm going to do fine with level 1 I think.

I didn't get the blood test done for the bone marrow registry - I think I'll do it tomorrow. I'm also going to have to take a trip to the lawyer's office to drop off my company annual return and resolutions, so that I'll be all up to date with that and it will be out of my head for another year. I'm going to meet Nicki for a drink after she's done at school and then go for sushi with my dad tomorrow night (oh, I guess it's tonight by now...).

Dad will be heading to Vientiane on Wednesday until mid-December, Stephen and Rosemary are still in Pokhara as far as I know after having a very interesting trip along the Annapurna Trail.

I'm going to keep this short as I'm tired as hell - eating today went like this: breakfast was oatmeal before I went to write the exam, then lunch was more of the chili and spaghetti. I had dinner out at the home, so it was a pork chop with mushroom gravy some rice and some green beans. I also had two small oatmeal muffins before I left.

Total calories: 1888 Fat: 30% (9% sat, 5% poly, 12% mono) Carbs: 48% and Protein: 23%.

Must sleeeeeeppppppppp...later, guys!!

On Exams, On Work, On Diet and Sleep

Well, another day is done...laundry is finished, dishes are washed, and dog food is thawing in the sink - my life is rife with routine and I'd love nothing more than to shake it up a bit. I'd love to be able to just pack my bags, throw the dog in the truck and disappear for a week or two. Unfortunately, there are bills to pay, mouths to feed, and so far...no win in the lottery (guess I should buy tickets to make it count, huh?).

I'm worrying that I've taken on too much - trying to take a course, working at the group home, and now this new contract with Apache - there are going to be a lot of long days involved, but I need to get the bank account a bit more healthy again - and hence, I need to pay the price - if it only takes a month, that would be good - then I can focus on getting some cash socked away for something really nice. If I survive.

The midterm is tomorrow - I think I'll do it first thing, then go for my blood test for the bone marrow registry, then come home for a bit, let Aramis out and then head to Cochrane. Tuesday will be a rest day, then double the workload on Wednesday (when dad leaves for Vientiane) with some stuff at Apache and Cochrane, same for Thursday, and Friday...I hope I can manage.

Eating today went well: breakfast was two poached eggs on toast, I worked through lunch (oops!) and then had some left over chili and pasta for dinner.

Total calories: 1473 fat: 40% (11% sat, 7% poly, 16% mono), 37% Carbs and 23% protein.

I'm going to soak in the tub...hope everyone had a stellar weekend!!!

It's going to snow again...

and I missed a day of blogging - oops!

I'm trying to study - get all those menial little facts that I'll never need more than once ingrained into my synaptic network. Found another job with BDC that I've applied for - I keep hoping that I can get in, but we'll see - it's kind of hard once you walk away from a job to get them to take you on again.

Eating yesterday was a bit high - I have to get some portion control again (the dinner I took with me was too big - and I knew it as I was getting full, but didn't want to take it home with me) .

So, it went something like this: breakfast was a bagel and chai tea with skim milk at Primal, then I got home and slept for a bit - it wasn't much sleep, as I had to get back out to Wildcat by 6 pm, which meant that I had to be up by 4. I had a banana before I left for work, then had some chili and rice for dinner. Then one of the girls I work with had gone to a birthday party with one of the clients, and had broght back some DQ cake -I haven't had any ice cream in weeks, so I caved and had a small piece of the cake.

Total calories: 2327, Fat: 29% (10% Sat, 4% poly, 11% mono), carbs: 54% and Protein: 17%.

Rememberance Day is almost over...

and I think about my grandfather, who started out as a bush pilot in the great unexplored expanses of Canada, and who ended up as an Air Commodore, training pilots in the second world war. He's no longer with us, but I can always remember hearing snippets about what it was like.

I got out for a walk with Gabriele today - it was a crisp day and it was nice to get out for a walk and just yak. I have to go back to work tonight - which kinda sucks, but I have to get the money....Australia awaits!!

Eating today: brekkie was oatmeal, lunch was a huge salad, and dinner was some home made chili on brown rice with some light parmesan cheese and a banana for dessert.

Total calories: 1967, Fat: 33% (6% sat, 3%poly. 75 mono), carbs: 50% and protein: 16%

Hmmm...it's been a couple of days, eh?

I figured it was time to upload a new photo - does anyone see any difference at all????

Well, it's now Thursday, after a longish Wednesday - I worked on making my notes to study from for the midterm on Monday (man, this going back to school thing is hard!!) and then had to go do an overnight awake shift. I came back into town this morning and immediately had to go to Apache to get everything signed up - I start next Wednesday - YAY!! Then it was back out to Wildcat for an 8 hour shift - I just got in.

I had NO time to sleep today...so I'm feeling pretty bagged, so this may be kind of short.

Yesterday's eating: oatmeal for breakfast, and then a big salad for lunch with a banana, I thawed some ground turkey and fried it up and made a sort of meat sauce to go over some spaghetti for dinner before I left for work.

Total calories: 1955, Fat: 39% (6% sat, 21% poly, 9% mono), Carbs: 37% and protein: 24%

Today I felt like the walking dead - and still do...it's going to be crazy trying to juggle the stuff out at Wildcat with the stuff at Apache, but I need to get caught up on some bills and sock some money away for Australia - so, hopefully some short term pain will mean long term gain.

I had a bagel and cream cheese for breakfast along with a coffee with one cream and fake sugar in it. Lunch was the leftover turkey, and dinner was some smokies and perogies (not the healthiest choice, but I was at the house and didn't have time to pack anything up to take with me).

Total for today then is: 1725 calories Fat: 40% (16% sat, 6% poly, 15% mono), Carbs: 42% and Protein: 18% - yikes!!!

Man, it's cold outside!!

There's a bite in the air and I'm not liking it...went out for a meeting at the home today, which was interesting - lots of stuff said but not much done there. We'll see what happens on the weekend, but if it's anything like what happened last weekend, it's going to be a gong show.

Never got a call from Apache, but I'll try to touch base with them tomorrow and see what's up there - it would be nice to know, as I may be working more hours out in Cochrane instead, but we'll see. I have a 12 hour night shift to do tomorrow night, so at least I'll have plenty of time to study. I have three more modules to make notes on, and hopefully I can do that tomorrow during the day, and then just study tomorrow night.

Eating today was kind of hard to gauge after lunch, as I went out for chinese food with my dad and some of his friends after the meeting in Cochrane. So...for breakfast, it was oatmeal, lunch was two PBJ sandwiches (with low fat peanut butter and low sugar jam), then a banana muffin at about 6:30. Then it kind of got hard to track, as I can't find anything comparable in FitDay - but I'll do my best. I've looked all over the place on the net and can't find anything here that will give me the slighest idea with regard to what I had for dinner for calories anyway - all I can remember was it was about 3 oz of ginger beef, about a cup of steamed rice, 1/2 cup of curried noodles with veggies, some chicken with veggies, some green beans in black bean sauce, 3 pieces of salt and pepper seafood, and some very spicy veggies with cashew nuts (I had about 1/2 c). So, I'm figuring that based on my intake beforehand, that I'm going to try to side on overestimating what I had in terms of caloric intake today...and try to juggle with the rest.

I'm figuring that it must have been about 2500 calories total (it was 1,071 prior to dinner). Fat was 26% before dinner, (I'm guessing that after that would probably jump up to 35% or so and the breakdown would be something like: 8% sat, 8% poly, 11% mono), carbs were 61% before dinner, probably stayed relatively the same post dinner, and protein was 14% which probably wouldn't have changed much either, but who knows??

So, today was a bit of a write-off - back on board tomorrow.

It's really not two posts in one day...HONESTLY!

Well, it's certainly been an interesting day, to say the least...very interesting indeed...

I've been going cross-eyed with going through the EUB Registry stuff that I need to do for my PA certification...it's a lot of repetition, but good practice and I'm slowly going through all the stuff. I'm a bit ahead of where I should be (you've actually got all four levels to finish it - but I'm a bit of an overachiever, so I'm going to try to get all of them done so that I don't need to go back to it again).

Anyway...that's not what's made it interesting - there I was, plunking away through the stuff when I get an e-mail in my inbox from the ex boyfriend (for those of you who had the pleasure - you know of whom I speak). It would seem that he's had a change of heart - has been seeing a counselor and now feels it's time to apologize for what he put me through. It was an interesting read, albeit a bit insincere (you'd have to read it and know the guy to know what I felt when I read it). It stirred up a bunch of stuff for me again - not so much an anger at him - more in the sense of a time in my life that I'd much rather forget. Be that as it may, I did reply to him, saying that I forgave him a long time ago, but that I felt that his apology was less than genuine (in a nutshell). I'm hoping that I don't hear from him again...I really don't need to be reminded of what happened over two years ago. It was another chance for closure, and I think I did okay with it. No blaming, no pointing fingers, but it was good to let him know that despite what he put me through, that I had moved on and was doing just fine, thank you very much. Without sounding too cliche - it was very empowering.

Then, it got more interesting - I got a phone call from Apache - seems that they want me back for a bit - which should be good for the ol' cash flow. I'm looking forward to getting back there and getting back into the groove again. They have a bunch of stuff that they're kind of behind on, and you never know - it may develop into something more long term if I play my cards right. I should know for sure tomorrow morning - so that will be good.

My eating has been good today: brekkie was oatmeal (yeah I know...I must be a creature of habit), at lunch I had the leftover turkey and some spaghetti again, then went for sushi with Gabriele (and I'm going for sushi again tomorrow with my dad - good thing I could eat the stuff 24/7).

So, the total for today is something like this: Total Calories: 1723 Fat: 33% (7% sat, 11% poly, 11% mono), Carbs: 36% and Protein: 31%

I'm feeling much better today...funny how asserting yourself to someone can really pull you out of the doldrums!!!

Oops...almost missed a day...

I'm late, I'm late...crapski!!

Okay...it was a really tough weekend for one of the girls at the house, so a fairly stressful weekend all around, but I made it through - we have a staff meeting out there on Tuesday...so we'll see how that goes...

I didn't have enough calories today, but I'll attribute it to the fact that I had a REALLY good sleep today.

I got home, and made some oatmeal for breakfast then crashed....I had a late lunch (around 5) and haven't really been hungry since. I made some green beans, some ground turkey, and some whole wheat spaghetti for "dinner".

Total calories: 999 Fat: 27% (6% sat, 8% poly, and 10% mono) Carbs: 49% and Protein: 23%

I'm really hoping that I get a call about the job in Kelowna...keep your fingers crossed...

Does anyone remember the pre-Walt Disney Winnie-the-Pooh?

I've had the poem going through my head all day...

"The more it snows (Tiddly-pom)
The more it goes (Tiddly-pom)
The more it goes (Tiddly-pom)
On snowing

And nobody knows (Tiddly-pom)
How cold my toes (Tiddly-pom)
How cold my toes (Tiddly-pom)
Are growing"

Don't ask me why it's stuck in my head- maybe a throwback to when I was young and I remember my dad very quietly in the corner of the room reading to us from A.A. Milne's classic. Either that or it's the fact that winter's coming - I haven't completely sussed it out yet.

Anyway, my mood is much improved, thank you, and I'm starting to feel somewhat human again - although it was a rough night last night at work.

Eating: I had a breakfast bagel at Primal again this morning, then slept and had an almond butter & jam toastwich when I woke up. I'm heading out to Gabriele's for dinner, so we'll see what sort of din-din she cooks in exchange for help with her hair (maybe I should eat first .THEN attack the hair...).

I'll update this with totals tomorrow morning when I get home from work.

Dinner was some carrots, lots of lettuce with a really yummy dressing, some rice and a bit of steak...

Total calories: 2106, Fat: 42% (11% sat, 12% poly, 16% mono) Carbs: 39% and protein: 19%

And here comes the weekend

Today went well - better than I've felt for the past week - I've applied for a job in Kelowna (not sure if I'll get it, but it's worth a shot), and have, with the help of Gabriele, revamped my resume, which may have been one of the reasons why I haven't been getting calls for interviews.

I'm trying to pull myself out of the funk- hopefully I'll be okay in the next few days - like I mentioned, I can feel the fog lifting and I usually hate it when I get this way anyway - but the bouts seem to be lasting for shorter periods of time, so that's got to be progress.

Also, something else that tells me that I'm making progress is the fact that although I'm down, I've managed to keep my eating on track (even though the activity seems to have taken a powder). I meant to go swimming last night and just sort of bailed - just didn't have it in me.

Anyway, enough lamenting - I will get through this and be back to normal soon - I promise!

Eating: Breakfast was missed (I was sleeping - oops!! Late night last night). Lunch was 2 almond butter and jam sandwiches and a salad, and dinner was the standard protein shake, yogourt and an apple, augmented by two pieces of toast with a bit of butter.

Total calories: 2006 Fat: 30% (2% sat, 4% poly, 8% mono), carbs: 49% and protein: 21%

Off to work in an hour!

It's another Thursday...

I've really got to start thinking of more original titles...maybe something will come to me in a dream...

Today went well - I did a lot of work on the course and should be able to get ready for the midterm by next weekend - let's hope anyway...I went and did some shopping and then came home, worked some more and then went to pick up more receipts from James so that I can hopefully get his books up-to-date. It's all money anyway.

I'm still on track with my eating, despite the fact that I'm not exactly feeling great - I still need to take that picture...before it gets too late. Maybe next month, I don't know.

Breakfast was two poached eggs on toast (I changed from oatmeal - seems that the calories are higher with the eggs and toast - I may use it to change up from time to time). Lunch was chicken and spaghetti, then dinner was a protein shake, apple, and some yogurt (seems to work well - it's quick and not too heavy, which may be the way to go - have a good breakfast and lunch and back off on the dinner).

Total calories: 1937 Fat: 23% (5% Sat, 6% poly, 12% mono) Carbs: 45% and Protein: 33%. This is about as close as I've come to hitting the 40/30/30 yet...now, if I can just hold on to it...

Wednesday cometh...

And with it, the cold and snow...YECH!!

I'm not sure how the interveiw went, I was maybe a bit too honest with them - but hopefully that will count for something...I should know in a week or so if I totally kyboshed it or not.

I'm still in a really weird headspace - sometimes I'm okay and other times I kinda crater - my mind was wandering all over the place in yoga tonight - usually a sign that I'm stressed.

Hopefully I'll shake this off and get on with my life again.

Eating today: Breakfast was the usual (oatmeal), lunch was some chicken breast with green beans and some whole wheat spaghetti, dinner was a protein shake, apple and some yogurt.

Total calories: 1700 Fat: 14% (2% sat, 4% poly, 6% mono) Carbs: 52% and Protein: 34%

Here it comes...the whine fest...

I cratered today...emotionally that is...I was doing my spin on my bike and had watched the CD-rom that Jon had made for the Garage Gang and started thinking while I was spinning -always a bad thing...my social life sucks, my work life sucks, my romantic life sucks...a real pity party of one!!! I ended up crying my eyes out while I was doing my cool down on the bike and I hated it. Why does it hit when you least want it to? I mean, I had been doing well until Sunday - I felt myself withdrawing again while I was at the wrap-up party for the TDO - didn't really want to be around anyone and just wanted to crawl under a rock and hide. Here I was surrounded by all these successful people who had great lives, and there I was - more or less feeling like a bump on a log - 38 years old and what do I have to show for my life? Precious little...

Oooo...that looks bad even when I write it down...Yech! I hate it when I get this way!! The good news is that I got a call for an interview tomorrow - it won't be much of a job, but if I get it, at least it will be something. I got a tip from a friend of mine at Apache that one of the engineering companies was looking for people, and I jumped at it. I submitted a resume and I have a chance at the job. It will be more experience in oil and gas, which is also a plus, and will always look good on a resume, if I want to eventually focus on it for a career. So, I'll be keeping my fingers crossed that this may be the chance I've been waiting for.

More good news - I stuck to the eating plan even though my usual first reaction to getting down in the dumps is the comfort food - like a DQ blizzard. I resisted and managed to do okay. I met up with Gabriele for sushi for dinner tonight, and then we went grocery shopping, which was good too - it helped pull me out of the dumps.

It's snowing like crazy tonight as well - very pretty big white flakes. It makes me miss being out in Bragg Creek when you get storms like this - I can remember going outside and not being able to hear anything at all - it would be dead quiet, and all you could hear was the snow crunching under your feet when you walked through it. I miss it.

Okay...eating today: breakfast was the traditional oatmeal, lunch was some salad and an almond butter and jam sandwich, G and I had decided on a later dinner, so I had some yogurt and a couple of pieces of toast before I went out, then had some tuna, salmon, scallop, and eel sushi, along with some edamame, miso soup and salad.

Total calories: 2025 Fat: 38% (6% sat, 12% poly, 17% mono) Carbs: 42% (finally got that down), and Protein: 20%

Keep your fingers crossed that the job comes through - I need a change of scenery!!!