I have an app for that

I am still getting used to the iPhone and its apps. I never know where to start with looking for apps. I mean what am I really looking for, what do I need an app for? There are a ton of great apps out there for traveling (getting your city guides on your iPhone rather than a book to carry around) and then on Friday afternoon I came accross the best app thus far for me.

Lose it! - Lose it is like a mini weight watchers for your iPhone. You start by putting in your height and weight and how much weight you want to lose, then how many pounds per week. It will tell you then what your calorie intake should be. Once all that is set-up, which takes all of 5 seconds, you get to track your meals and evercise in the daily log. This tracks calories in and out based on food and exercise, net. The cool feature about this app is that you when you put in what you eat it will let you choose from restaurant menus, grocery store items or your own meals. There are a ton of exercise options to from my workout to gardening, etc.

This is what the daily log looks like....pretty darn cool!

I have been using it all weekend and it is a wonderful tool to have. Sure makes me think a little more before having a Starbucks Frappachino! I am going to be using this to assist with losing the weight that I want to and hopefully with the exercising this will be a good tracking device.

I think I was meant to be a travel agent in my life

Growing up my parents made a point of getting Chris and I to all 50 states and not the whole drive through and stop at a rest area and consider that a state, but actually staying in the state and doing things/seeing things. We managed to do very well in our years growing up with one of our best trips driving from New Jersey throught the midwest and up through Canada to Alaska for a month in Alaska. An experience I will never forget.

I am working with my staff to get the rest of their days that they are thinking of taking off booked. One of the girls that works for me is Sweedish and goes home either during the summer to see her family or over Christmas. Alternates with her mom in Sweeden and her dad here for the every other year thing. She was planning on going to Sweeden this summer so we were talking about what week she is going and that she will still have an extra week left of vacation to take. I said why not instead go to Thailand to see your mom there over Christmas and you would be able to go for 3 weeks and only use 2 weeks vacation with all of the Company days off. The thought went into the head, phone was picked up, Sweedish was spoken and a ticket is being booked for Thailand for three weeks over Christmas.

I love booking travel trips for people and love planning the vacations. Maybe I should go into business as a travel agent?????

Two and a half weeks in

So a two and a half weeks into the workout scheme and I am doing ok I think. I have been to spin class at least 4 days a week and haven't done anything else but that. It will be changing though as I will be running at least 2 days a week starting this week.

With my 2nd weigh-in (on Saturday) -5lbs.

While I am happy that I have lost weight it still doesn't feel great. I am hoping that adding in a few runs a week a few more pounds will be shed a little quicker. I will keep posting and will try to post on Saturday's instead since it is weigh-in day. Hopefully this week will see an additional 2lbs lost.

Weekend Recap

Weekend was AWESOME! Lots of stuff done around the house on Saturday and then we spent Sunday with family and friends drinking 4 kegs (3 - 1/2's and 1 - 1/6).

We celebrated my brother's birthday on Sunday and had a wonderful time! Yesterday was truly a recovery day and that can be told by Bailey who slept from the time we got home yesterday around 11am till Scott got home from playing golf around 4pm. She was exhausted from all of the excitement.

Now onto the short work week which will be great and looking forward to having family in this weekend! My in-laws are driving down from Buffalo on Thursday for a long weekend which will be nice! Hopefully this weather changes around a bit though since it looks like rain on Sat and Sun.