Gearing up for change…
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Hello buddies?This is my second attempt at a blog today. My first one ended up floating out into cyberspace, I think?Darn it?It was a good one too! I must have been too long winded for old buddyslim kicked me out, and took my blog with it! UGH!!!
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Oh well. I will summarize for you?
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I had a nice holiday weekend. I will go on record as saying I was about 60-70% on plan. There were things I didn?t do that I should have. And many things I did that I had not previously?
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My biggest accomplishment, and what I set out to do this weekend, was to STAY ACTIVE all three days?DONE?I walked a 5K on Saturday. Sunday I went on a 5 mile hike with my family. And Monday, I took the dogs to the park and we ran our butts off?So I am glad for that?
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I didn?t use the excuse that the workout room was closed. I used fitness combined with being outdoors with my family, and we ended up feeling sooo much better all weekend?
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Food wise, well, I had three cookouts and one picnic. Oh. And a lot of beer!!!
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All and all, I did, OKAY. I am not thrilled, but I made as good of choices as I could. And, you know, I did much better then in years past?Heck, two or three years ago I would have eaten to my hearts content and not lifted a darn finger in the form of exercise, so you know, take that for what its worth!
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Still, I will know what, if any, damage was done by Friday?s weigh in, however, I will say that I actually feel pretty good this week about the weight loss. It will come together for me I think. No more major social events for a while, so I have time to get fully in my groove?
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More important to me right now then a number on a scale is how I feel and my fitness level, and I can say with absolute certainty, I am in the best shape of my life?Better even then back in my thin days (Yes, I did have those once!)
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Now, onto other matters?
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This is my last week at this job?I am not sad, really, as this has never really been a good fit for me?However, the company is extremely laid back, and well, I have a lot of time on my hands, as you may have noticed by my blogs, logging on, emails, comments, etc?
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I have no idea what my new job will bring?But I am welcoming the chance to be busy again?I like to be busy?
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Soooo. Next week is going to be full of changes for me?And well, we all know that I don?t handle change very well.
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I hate starting new jobs?Finding new friends. Getting new routines down?I feel like a kid again on the first day of school?
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I am both excited and apprehensive about this next phase of my life?
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So I may be MIA for a few days here and there. As I switch gears, find my new footing, learn once again how to juggle and balance?
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But don?t fear. I will still be here when it?s all said and done. For sure?
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I am reading your blogs?Just haven?t had a chance to comment on them all?Lots of new people here, and I am sorry I haven?t welcomed all of you properly! Hopefully you are finding you way around Buddyville! And to some of my old friends, well, it?s been a while since some of you blogged?YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE!!! So fill me in on your lives!!
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Take care buddies!!!
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CONGRATS DAWNIE ON YOUR NEW JOB ….YOU WILL DO GREAT .
You are so sweet. Don’t you go MIA for too long
or else this site will become substantially more 
. I hope you get around the new job routine as quickly as possible and hopefully you will find time to squeeze in at least a few lines for your BS blog. Otherwise…well, won’t you miss us all too much, too 
? To happy new beginnings!
Best wishes on your new job!!! it is so great you are getting so acitve, too!!
DAWNIE YOU ARE ALWAYS ON TRACK AND UP BEAT..KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK YOU LOOK GREAT!!!
Whatcha nervous about kid? You are going to kick butt in that new job and you know it!! It is a great opportunity!!! Good job staying on plan and staying fit through the holiday weekend!! Oh and i like the new snoopy wallpaper too!! Snoopy is just plain cool!
Dawnie, we are so in the same boat. I will start my new job on Monday myself so I will be thinking of you. Here’s to you and me doing wonderful and quickly adjusting to our new routine.
Good luck with the new job Dawnie
It’s great that you did so well on the weekend getting in so much exercise
You really have changed your life
Good for you
~~~Lori
Dawnie…you remind me so much of a someone near and dear to my heart–me!! I am the first to admit that I don’t handle change well. I think most people fear change to some degree, me? Well, it makes me uneasy more so than most people.
Still, I remember clear as day that one of your resolutions for 2007 was to find a new job, well, actually do something more fulfilling and rewarding in your life…this new job may be just the thing!!
Good luck at your new place and of course, keep us posted whenever you can!
I am glad you stayed active dear.. And this new job is gonna be great.. Think of it as a fresh start!
Can we say “copy and paste”? You’re gonna have to start doing your blog on word or somesuch, then copying and pasting it to BuddySlim! You’ll lose fewer blogs that way, and if you hang onto the original til your blog posts, if it does fly off into cyberspace, you still have the original to re-copy!!!!
Lighten up on yourself. It was a holiday weekend, and you got a lot of activity in!! Just look at how far you’ve come, especially compared to some of us!
You are doing awesome! At least you kept active this weekend!
Congrats on the new job! I too am hoping for a new one. I have a good lead on one. It at least is closer to what I went to school for than I am doing now, plus pays better.
Thank you for the comment on my blog, YOU are an awesome buddy!
Have a super day!