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What can I say about a day that was as bad as this one? Only "Forget it and move on"! I had to run out to do a couple of errands today, and along the way stopped and got mini donuts and a chocolate bar. I can only hope that the 5 hours on the treadmill desk will have burned off somewhere near the excess calories I took in. Needless to say, tonight I'm feeling uncomfortable and unhappy with myself. Anyway, enough of that. I'll try and get a good sleep, and stay on track tomorrow. I'm working at the office tomorrow, so no treadmill, and usually I find it easier to stay on the diet. I take most of my own food for the day, and buy a salad for lunch to supplement it. So' we'll see what another day brings. 
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HICALGAL
12/2/2009 3:29AM
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hey we all have those days...important thing is to get back on track asap before it turns into a week of ugly choices. i'm betting you'll do great tomorrow. keep it on the straight! 
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VGIMLET
12/1/2009 11:23PM
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Hope your day is much better tomorrow. Report Inappropriate Comment |
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LIMASTAR
12/1/2009 9:27PM
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Tomorrow is a new day. Everyone has their days like that, so don't stress over it. Just think tomorrow will be a good day. Think positive.
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GRAMVICKI
12/1/2009 9:22PM
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We all have days like this. You will start fresh tomorrow. Good Luck. 
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So, I had to do my annual self evaluation for work this weekend. Every year, we get a set of performance expectations, and at the end of each year we have to describe how we think we have done against them. Then, we have to basically give ourselves a grade for the year. This then goes to our immediate supervisor, who adds his/her comments and their grade for us. All of these then go up the chain and get reviewed by a bunch of high level managers and HR people who then basically grade everyone on a curve - there can only be a certain number of 'A' performers, 'B' performers, etc. Then our raises and bonuses are established based on where we fell on the curve, and how much of a pool of money the company has decided to set aside for this. Depending on the kind of year the company has had, there may or may not be much of any money in the pool, and if not, all of the effort you put into work all year, and into the self evaluation, really doesn't mean much. Last year, with the recession and all, there were no raises and bonuses only for the very high performers. Hopefully this year will be a little better. We won't actually find out for a couple of months.
Now, as much as I dislike this whole system, I'm just glad I don't have to do the same thing for my weight loss. If I did, I wouldn't be getting any bonuses this year. While I have done well with my exercise (haven't missed a day working out all year), I have done really badly with my eating. As a consequence, my weight still has a long way to go to get to level that would have been set for my annual goal. Hopefully this time next year, things will be looking better. I'd like to get down to my goal of 165 by the end of next year, so we'll see what happens.
I hope everyone had a great weekend, got back from Thanksgiving travels safely, and is looking forward to a great December!
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MRE1956
11/30/2009 5:56AM
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I understand your displeasure with your evaluation system; when it doesn't work, it is a huge, big-time failure. Ironically, I did my own personal self-assessment of how I behaved overall during my recent job search, and, as per my usual highly critical personality, I didn't give myself a particularly good "grade". And you'd think I'd know better, having gone through this journey before! I shudder to think how I would have approached my weight loss attempt! I, like you, also have had a similar experience regarding recent eating and exercise trends. My workouts have returned to a fairly normal pace after about two weeks of dealing with intense grief (loss of Mom), but I'm still struggling with my eating plan. As I am now back at work (at least for a few months, anyhow), I'm counting on the activity to help me get back on track in that regard. Just hang in there - we all CAN do this!  
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REBECKY44
11/29/2009 9:33PM
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Good job on the exercise program. I found that I exercise because I love to eat. My goal is the same as yours for next year... here's to us meeting our goals! Report Inappropriate Comment |
