It’s been almost a year since my last post.

It’s been perhaps the happiest year of my life, and I’m thankful to finally share it.

Happiness #1:  Thomas and I finally got hitched!  It was a small little ceremony with our friends and family.  Neither of us really thought we NEEDED it, we mostly did it for our families.  However, having done it, turns out we did NEED it.  It changes perspectives on life to make something official.  It was also one hell of a party!

Happiness #2:  I finished the job I was working on.  It was a short term job, mostly helping some computer geeks learn how to get along in the  world of business.  They’re really smart guys, but some things you just have to know.  They hated me at first, but now they make a living doing what they want.  That’s all the thanks I need.

So I’ve started a new job, I’m doing consulting from home.  That’s right, my very own home based business!  We adjusted a room in the basement to be my office.  It’s really nicely laid out, it’s comfortable, it’s got what I need to do my job, and most importantly, it’s got room to grow…. Which leads me to…

Happiness #3:  I’ve had some health concerns in the past.  At a recent check up they ran some new tests that weren’t available before, and either I’ve made some astonishing progress, or maybe they were just wrong.  I now have a clean bill of health.

You know what that means, don’t you?

This fat ass is finally going to get fatter…

I've taken a new job.

It's an executive position, the company needs some help, and I think they've got a good future, but they need help getting there!

Once again, I'm required to submit anything I publish to the board, so I'll be signing off for probably another year.

I never did get back into the habit of blogging again, and I wish I had!  I used to love it.  I still do, but just never quite got into a groove.

I'm excited about the job though.  I'm a little sad to give up my auditing position, it gave me more freedom, but I suspect I'll be back at it once I get this company turned around.

Until then, good luck everyone!

Amy

I did my aquafit last night, first time this year!  It really wore me out, but I'm glad I did it.

The class was fun, it wasn't just old ladies and me this time, there were some younger women who were big.  No one in my weight class, but big enough I didn't feel alone!

What's more, the lifeguard running the class wasn't super tiny!  It would be a stretch to call her fat, but when I was her size, I considered myself to be fat.  She might be 140 pounds or so.  I didn't ask.

It was nice, there weren't any guys around.  I don't like it when they're watching me getting in/out of the pool.  Just a thing I guess that I hated last time.

For now I'll be doing it every other day, I could really feel it today!  It's something I need to get in the habit of, but can't over do it either!

The time has come once again to get serious about losing weight.  I know the main indicator of success is motivation, and I'm not sure I'll ever be completely motivated, but lately I've been thinking about it again.  I'll get back in the pool, I'll curtail my snacking, and I'll lose some weight.

With the RSP deadline upon us, I've been busy, and a little stressed.  While the stress makes me hungrier, it also kills my appetite for snacking.  It's weird, I know, but meals are bigger, but snacks are smaller, so I've been eating less.  I should be able to ride that wave of stress out for the summer.

Then we'll see where I'm at.

Or Valentine's + 1 I suppose.

We had a great day.  Thomas took me to a restaurant he consulted with the design on.  The food and service was great, and of course the atmosphere was perfect!

I'm sorry I haven't posted earlier.  I guess I was trying to make sure that my 'next' post was a 'good' post.  It means taking the time to sit and write it, and it's tough to take my spare time these days and write something that I think should be written.

So I give up, you'll have to settle for whatever I spout out!

Hopefully I can get something better posted, but... I guess I need to avoid heading down that road.

My job has become ridiculously stressful.  I'm working as an auditor:  basically it's my job to point out where a company is having trouble.  Problem is, EVERY company is having trouble these days, and for some, it's not really their fault, and there's little I can do to help them.  Others, I can help, but they refuse to accept my advice.  That's fine, free world, they're the people running it, they can do as they choose. 

It's just tough sometimes.

On the plus side, when I'm stressed, I'm eating these days!  I'm still watching what I eat, so I'm eating lots of salads now, and I snack on nuts and fruit for the most part.  Just making sure I have plenty.

My weight is actually up to 551 pounds now.  I was a little surprised to see that... but not all that surprised, and definitely not disappointed at all.

I don't really have a goal right now, but let's just say that if I ever reach 600 pounds, I won't be the slightest bit disappointed.

Home safe and sound. More later.

Wish I'd gotten a chance to post earlier, but this will have to do.

I'm back in Ontario now, middle of two weeks seeing family and friends.

We flew back last Saturday, and while the experience wasn't pleasant, our plane was on time, so my complaints about standing and waiting are pretty minimal compared to millions who's travel plans were ruined.

We spent a week at my parents' place, getting to see family and friends from the GTA.  Dinner with my mom wasn't as bad as I'd feared, so yay   I certainly was more restrained than in years past, so yay me.

We got to go out and see some movies.  Been a year since I was at a theatre!  We saw Benjamin Button and Quantum of Solace.

Now we're visiting with Thomas's uncle and his family.  They're still all monday morning FAs, asking me all kinds of everything.  They still love it, and I still love it.  I talk fat online, but it's been a year since I talked fat in person!  There's something different about it that way, I've loved it all week!

Tomorrow we're off to London, and we'll be staying with Char and Ian.  She's already promised to pull out the stops and cook the biggest healthiest dinners she's ever made!

Can't wait!

As with anything in life, there are good things and bad things about any given situation. I like my job, a lot. At least, I like the MAIN part of my job.

The trouble is, I work for an expanded business, and business is mostly about developing relationships. For the most part, my job is to ensure the relationships are honest and fruitful. I like that part of the job. What I also have to do is meet people, get to know people, and connect with people. Now, there's nothing wrong with that. I like meeting people, getting to know people and connecting with people.

The problem, sometimes I'm forced to meet, get to know and connect with people that I don't really like. For the most part it's not really a problem. And for the most part, even when I'm not happy meeting someone, it's as much to do with that I'd rather be doing something else, and nothing to do with the people themselves. Between my work and Thomas's work I've been to SEVEN Christmas parties.

Seven Christmas parties might sound great: open bars, big dinners (not as much as in previous years, even in Calgary) and lots going on. And that is great. But it's a lot more time on my feet than I'd like. Less time watching hockey, or just at home with my feet up and the TV on.

It's part of the job, and I'm not expecting sympathy that I HAD to go to seven nice parties.

Just needed to vent a little bit: 546 pounds isn't built for the party life!

PS, that's right, had a doctor's appointment and couldn't avoid the scale any more. 546 pounds.

Sorry mom...

It's not much of a blog if I don't actually post anything.  It just seems to stay at the bottom of my todo list.

It's been a busy month, of course.  The weather turns dower.  The night comes quicker.  There's a lot of hockey on TV though!  Good excuse to have some wings, and pizza and nachos.  And garlic bread.  And cheese fries.  I could go on, and I'm sure I will later tonight.

Despite my best intentions, my appetite has grown on me.  Okay, maybe not my BEST intentions, but even when I do something half assed, that's a pretty big ass...  I'm still not the eating machine I once was, I don't have the time or support for that, but I am doing quite well with what I've got.

I'm eating better still.  I always get in my greens, and I have basically given up sweets.

We've also purchased our purchased our plane tickets for back home.  Haven't seen my friends and family in far too long.  Hope they're worth squeezing into a plane for!

So that's the quick version.

I know I still owe a better post about being 550 pounds.  I just need to do it RIGHT