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Well all my dear buddies….Thatsrnright baby!!!! I got the job! I am so so so excited! I start next Tues!rn2 weeks of training! They called today @ 1:45 pm and asked if I couldrncome down to go  over the contract letter. I signed it and I amrnin! They are all so nice @ the bank so I am very excited. So tomorrow Irnam going to get another pair of pants and shirt. I don’t want to buy tornmany pants yet as I know these will soon not fit  I have such a head ache tonight from all the thinking I  did today (how many calories do you think you burn over thinking)rnWell I had a pretty good meal day today - but it started off a bitrngreasy, I went to A&W for breakfast -2fried eggs & bacon andrn1.5 pieces of toast & coffee. I was having a private pitty party asrnI had really thought the job was a no go - so I had my greasy amrnbreakfast and read the job classified adds. Well I was glad the pittyrnparty only lasted 1/2 the day and things turned out wonderful. I wentrnfor a walk after my job appointment - 5200 steps - which really helpedrnreleaved my stress.
rnOk am I the biggest looser or what ? Would you believe what I said whenrnI was introduced to the lady who will be training me? Well they said Irnwill be learning about things like money laundrying etc and I said “Ohrnyou don’t have to worry about me laundrying money as after owning thernmotel for 6 years I did so much laundry I couldn’t be bothered“rnWell they know me and had a good laugh. They are all very friendly andrneasy going there so I know it will be a fun positive enviroment.
rnWell today is my weigh in day man oh man Yesterday the scale showed merndown 1.8 lbs and today it put my right back @ my regular plateau weightrn- Oh well I will show a stay the same for this week. But I know nextrnweek is my moving on week. New job / new weight.
rnThank you all for your positive support with my job and everything else. Irnwill check in on all of you tomorrow.  We had a visit with ourrnfriend that just passed daughter & son in law tonight - It wasrnlovely - we met them up at the look out up on the mountain road rnand watched the sun set and the moon glow - It was pieceful and endedrnthe evening with some tea. Well good night all.
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Well today I ended up walking 3 times I prob did aprox 15,000 steps. Lots of hills. Just was a nice day an instead of using the car I walked. I am tired now!  I walked with my friend tonight and we really pushed it. Her wedding in Vegas is comming up and she is also loosing weight and inchesrnTomorrow I am spending alot of time in a car driving to the city - butrnI will wear my pedometer as I know I will get my walking in. I justrnhave to watch the food (usually bad as there is so much fast food in arncity) I have been working on my stone mosiaics. I have been slowlyrngluing the selected stones to the wooden tray & bowls. I have foundrnit so theraputic - I have to grout it later and then I will post arnpicture of it. It is a special arrangement of stones hand selected -rnJust like my buddies I spentrnsome time today reading from my Prevention magazine..It had so manyrngood articles this month. One was about drinking pop. Check it out onrnline (I think it might be there)  www.prevention.com   I lovernthis magazine as it is so informative. and small - fits in my purse.rnWell not much else to talk about today - take care all…. Still nornword on the bank job.rnrn

Well I have been off for a few days. We had herd on Friday am that arndear friend of ours passed on . he was 68 years young - lived a veryrngiving life and was always doing for the community. He took such goodrncare of himself. But when the signs of the heart came he didn’t act onrnit. He was like a father /older brother to my husband. My husbands momrnalso passed 2 years ago of heart @ 68 years young. It was hard on myrnhusband with both passing @ a young age. However he does know that wernstill need to keep our healthy new lifestyle. So that morning, we wentrnfor a a good long walk hike by the river  and had a good talkrnabout our dear friend Willi. After that we went home had a healthyrnlunch and then went to Fairmont Hot Springs. We are considering gettingrna pass there, and they have a great lane swim area. I swam lap afterrnlap and did leg lifts and other exercises! I felt wonderful! I knowrnthis is something I need to do. Tourist season is over so the pools arernquiet and I know this will be good for me. They open early in the amrnand even if we only make it 2 times a week if I do a good work outrnthere it will be a good part of my routine. Well The other day I wentrnout and wore my new jacket. Not just any jacket but a size ” L” yes Irnbought it @ Costco.  and I had been looking through the pile for arnXL like I always do and of course there were none. So I found a L -rnnormaly I would never of even tried it on as others would see itrnwouldn’t fit and zip up around the waist & hips, But I thought whatrnthe heck! And it fit It lookedrngreat and I felt great! I also have to brag a bit well we went forrncoffee the other day in the town we use to live. Well and olderrngentlemen (neighbour) said to me - “you look very good you must of lostrnalot of weight! I saw your husband sitting there with someone and Irndidn’t realize it was you” Oh irnwill take it from anyone - I felt great! DH sat there and smiled. Wellrnall see what happens when I don’t journal enough… I go on and onrnrn

Yuprnthis how the interview went! 1 hour 15 mins. long! Oh my gosh! Yournwould think I was a spy for the Russains or something with all thosernquestions! Tanae I should of had you there as all those and about 20rnother came up! Oh Cathy you mention the Bank manager prob. won’t be inrnthe interview - Nope I live in Who-ville and well there he was! I put on my charming smile and they escorted me into the basement - In to the torchure chamber I am thinking, rnWe go into a board room and the door closes behind me! Well I sit downrnand across the table is Mr. manager & another loans person Miss J -rnWe chat and they start asking for my imput on how the motels -businessrnis in the town we use to live in (not at all related to the job - theyrnwere needing info into the resort town and how I felt it was going?)rnThen the questions started I was under fire! They pointed the hot light into my face ( Ok I am exagerating a bit)And then the test! Ya a fricken test that I had 12 mins to do (not 10 mins or 15 mins but 12!)Itrnwas like being in high school and the teacher says “POP Quiz” - Hillaryrnyou know about that! Lots of logical problem solving questionsrnetc.  Then test # 2 comes out! no time on it it was like 50rnquestions multi choice - mainly on general things on how you viewrnyourself and how others view you - Well trying not to be to high on myrnself I think I read between the lines and knew what angle they wererngoing for. Well all in all I think I handled myself well. They havernquiet a few applications, My age might be against me, - very youngrnstaff- but they did mention about sales experience and I have lots. sornthat might be my ringer - or my charming  might of tied it uprnWell I hope when they asked why I applied my answer was ok. - I amrnlooking for a career change not just a job. Then I went on to mentionrnthat I know there are many office jobs in our local paper but I amrnlooking for something that I can advance in and have continus learning.rnThey both smiled. Well thats it for now should know next week. 
rnWell as for food today, I ate quite well today, Break - 1/2 c cottage cheese & apple sauce.
rnAfter the interview @ 1:30 I made DH take me for lunch /dinner - I wentrnto a restaurant for a hambugar! I deserved it! But it was ok - Irnremoved the top of the bun and ate it open faced & I did eat thernfrys - but haven’t had themin a long time and the meal was coveringrnlunch and dinner so it was ok. - Evening I had 1/2 cup yogurt and Fiberrn1 cereal. and a big mother glass of wine! Thats all folks………
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Ok I think I am ready for tomorrows interview:
rn1- hair freshly dyed (good bye grey)
rn2- Out fit ready to go (red mini skirt & fishnet stockings with tube top) had you going hey!
rn     Black dress pants - short sleave light blue shirt - black shoes
rn3- Nails trimed
rn4- facial done
rn5-teeth whited and smile ready to go
rn6-list of answers to questions reviewed.
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rnPossible Questions they might ask me:
rnQ)Why do you want to work here? - A) Da! for the money
rnQ)Why should we hire you?  A) Da! because I need a job
rnQ)What are your goals?  A)Da! to get this job 
rnOh I am just kidding! But don’t you just want to say these things andrncut through all the Bull? I am ok going in there. As a business personrnI have gone into many banks over the years and put on the smile andrnbeen professional. So I know it won’t be a problem. However…. I didrnhave a run in with the bank manager…. a few years ago. (one bad thingrnabout living in a small town)But as Donald Trump says it is nothingrnpersonal it is just business! Well the bank manager wouldn’t give us arnstupid $199.00 month truck loan on a $9,000.00 truck for our motel!rn(this was 4 years ago)He told me we don’t make enough $ on a personalrnlevelHe was not basing it on ourrnbusiness just on what we make personly. but we hardly drew a wage asrndidn’t need much money as we lived in our motel!!! So I got so mad thatrnI told him fine! Check our accounts out! I can pay off our mortgage andrnclose my accounts and move all of our investments else where! We werernonly borrowing the $ as the accountant advised us to do it as a taxrnbreak! So any ways by the time Irngot home he had called DH and told him its a go! Well all…. Thisrncould come back and bite me in the a** - But what ever happens willrnhappensThere were a few other jobs in the paper today that I know I haven’t pissed off the boss there rnOh I can be a fisty one when crossed bad! Well all my dear buddies….rnI am so behind reading blogs… I need to keep in the loop! (oh all isrngood with my food & walked good today)
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Well today started out good had my cottage cheese / apple sauce breakfast
Took daughter to school - went and had my coffee with Milk.
Came home did a few things and made a weird but yummy lunch. ok here it is:
rn1 - nori sushi wrap sheet - smear tomato paste all over it - sprinkernwith itallian seasons or hot spices - crumble feta cheese in center -rnadd chopped chicken breast in pile in centre - sprinkle more feta - andrnadd 1/4c canned spinach on top. - pull corners of sheet up tocoverrn& seal into a piza pocket style pouch. Spray George Forman grillrnlightly with olive oil - grill on med. Place on plate and make husbandrntry it first - He loved it! So I ate mine
Well after lunch I started cleaning up mess and the phone rings……. Oh my gosh! With call display I see it is the bank job I applied for rnYes I get an interview!!! On Thurs. @ 12:00! I feel sick now! Sornnervous! Well at least they called me for an interview - step #1! Irnwonder how many applied for it? Man hopefully I am the only one thatrnsaw the ad in the paper! Well what ever hap pens happens — if it is ment to be it will be. There is something out there for me I know .rnWell after the call I went for a walk to rid some of the stress out ofrnmy gut! Rest of the day was more productive than yesterday and the sunrneven came out for me.Well I wasn’t expecting company this week but one of you told TOM  I was at home! Ok fess up who sent him to me?rnI guess he saw me pigging out on the weekend and glum yesterday andrnfigured what the heck might as well wreck the rest of her week! Wellrndinner was healthy I made pork chops-no visable fat  with bakedrnshreaded potatoes & a tomato/cucumber/onion salad. I only had aboutrn1/4c of the potatoes. Which isrngood for me I use to not be able to stop eatting them but I have hardlyrnhad any in the last 6 months and I really don’t miss them or howrnbloated they make me feel. So now off to try to read some of my buddiesrnblogs I am a bit tired so if I don’t get to you tonigh - tomorrow…..
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Today is a very quiet day that I accomplished very little.rnI took the daughter to school and went for a coffee. (today I switchedrnto milk instead of cream it was good) came home and it was gloomy andrnso was I today. Well I ate healthyrn- and didn’t go to calories crazy drank far to much green tea - so allrnin all it was a success full quite day. Off to read your blogs rnrn

Well after Sat’s burgar binge  I stayed on track rest of the night and @ 6:30pm Sunday all is ok!
I had my good regular
 breakfast:
1/2c cottage cheese & 1/2c apple sauce
1/2c peach ff yogurt & 1/2c fiber one cereal

rnThen out for a bit - didn’t go for my am walk as planed as had to meetrnold friends that I use to work with back in the 80″s BC (beforernchildren) We met @ Tim Hortons Doughnuts! But I am pleased to anouncernthat I only had an extra large coffee with 1 cream. They had muffins Well after my visit I came home for a late lunch. Started my wine kits - did laundry - tidyed up the house, and so on……
Lunch: 
1 - bag of chicken = 150grams
2 - bags of whole wheat pasta = 2cups (should of just had 1c eyes bigger than stomach)
1/2 cup of Alfredo sauce. = 160 calories (should of gone for the tomato sauce)
Dinner:
27 - baked tostedo chips = 200 cals
grated cheese melted = 80 grams  (should of just had my regular 50g.)
salsa = 3/4 cups.
Lots of water lots of green tea - I am just over 1400 cals for the daySornI am full and done eatting for the day. I will hop on my gazelle laterrnduring the Canadian Idol final show and then call it a night!  Irnhave more energy today from using  food as fuel for my body andrnnot entertainment.  I have to laugh at everyones comments from myrnblog yesterday! I am sure lucky to have such good buddies on my team torntell me like it is! About not having a blizard also - well believe itrnor not I don’t really like ice cream - I am more of a salty & fatsrncarb girl. But I didn’t have any fries or onion rings so I am veryrnproud of myself for that! Take care buddies and thanks for slapping mernon the hands yesterday I so deserved it with eatting both burgers!

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Ferius Beulers Day Off / Home Alone!  Ok ok you all know I was up to no good with that titlernStarted out the am pretty good with my cottage cheese, yogurt &rncereal. and some green tea. Then I thought if I went out for a bit itrnwould get me moving as still feeling off with the sniffles. Well hubbyrnstill gone until tomorrow night so I went to some garage sales. Drovernby the Dairy Queen and well that is when the party began! rnBacon double cheese burgers 2/ $6.00 wow what a deal (regular $3.99rneach) So had to buy 2 right? Well I ate 1 there brought the second homernfor tomorrow Ya right! I was home for about 1 hour when I figured what the heck go for itdown goes the second one. Yup party time! Then I ate more soup and then some natchoes I was out of control grazing in the kitchen for more- Thank goodness I found those 2 cookies as I could of starved to death man I really don’t know what came over me today? Maybe it is because as the saying goes “starve a fever feed a cold?”  Well thats my story anyways. rnWell I have now stopped the madness! I made a pot of green tea and tookrnmy fiber pills. It is now 7:30 pm and well my day is coming to an end.rnTomorrow I am going to get up eary, have my healthy breakfast and makerna pot of tea. Then I am going to walk down to the beach and then comernhome and clean the house & laundry. Yes tomorrow I will drink lotsrnof water and tea and flush out those 2 burgers! rnI guess I have to remember a saying they use to say @ our TOPS grouprnsaid “even though I over eat in private the excess poundage is therernfor all to see” Yup that Home Alone burger party in the long runrnwasn’t  as fun as I thought it would be.   later when the burger buzz wears offrnI am left with a energy crash! So I guess in the long run… well hubbyrnwas gone I had one really off food day so I won’t beat my self up andrnwill have a good day tomorrow. Ok ok I am starting to babble… Good night all.rnrn

Today I went to Oprah school! Yes I watched the show about 90 days to arnhealthy life. I had seen it before but sometimes you have to repeat arnclass until it sinks in.  Man that  high frutose corn syrup is sure bad stuffrnI never realized that it shuts off that part of the brain that makes usrnnot over eat!(I must of been eatting alot of that!)  No wonder werngo on binges! I will continue to read the whole label on the foods andrnpay attention to thatrningredient. I always watch for Trans fats. Well I was also amazed withrnthe improvement that lady made in 24 weeks. Her skin looked great! Theyrnmentioned due to the water intake - etc. Well today I made clean outrnthe fridge soup No recipe tornfollow just threw in - 1/2 bag of spinach - onion - container ofrnzuchinni, 3 small eggplants, 3 tbsp of garlic - left over tomato paste.rn- rest of the container of yogurt - 3 scoups of lite ricottarncheese.& water = cooked most of the afternoon, then pureed it up inrnthe blender. YUMMMM   Well then when I ate some I added in a tbsprnof my home made  Pesto (basil, sun dried tomatoes, black olivesrn& garlic & olive oil) I tell you all I couldn’t stop eattingrnit! You would think it was laced with that high frutose corn syruprnI have a bit of the sniffles today so soup & garlic is what I wasrncraving.  Well did I stop there? No I used a bag of choppedrnchicken and topped it with the soup mixture like a sauce  andrngarnished with feta cheese. Yummm again. I feel really good even thoughrnI am stuffed! I sure got my veg. in today. Im not sure of the caloriesrnbut I know I did great today. In between all this souping, I nappedrnalot today and took my echinecia.rnI have to nip this cold in the bud! I even turned the heat on in thernhouse. Just in case I get called for an interview next week. rnWell last night after reading Jo’s blog - she mentioned a plan B - Wellrnafter reading that I actually did a plan B (plan A was to go out for myrnwalk but it rained) so I hopped on my exercise gazelle and did 17 minsrnat a very fast pace! It felt great! Tks Jo. Hope you all have arnwonderful day!rnrn