My Competitive Nature

Is it just me or do we all strive to be the best?  I know that some people are more competitive than others.  I have always been pretty competitive.  I think it's a healthy competitive, but I guess you'll have to ask my husband to be sure;)

When I played sports as a child, I like to win.  I was a decent loser too.  I didn't do a lot of pouting when I lost, but was a whole lot happier when I won.  As an adult that competitive nature has not gone away.  I still like to win and be the best, but I certainly see more of the value now in a time of loss.  We learn a lot about ourselves when we lose too.  I have learned over the years to use those times as tools in my life's journey.

I just plugged my latest competitive tool into my computer.  It's called an Active Link. It's a fascinating tool put out by WW that tracks your activity.  I'm addicted to it.  It reminds me to move more.  I keep it on my body all day except when I sleep.  No one even knows it's there (Well, except all you know now.) Any movement that my body makes is registered on this little tool.  As the day goes on, I can take it off at any time to see how close I am to making my activity goal for the day.  That's when my competitive nature kicks in.  I love to see those 4 lights bright to see that I have attained my goal and when I see only 2 lights lit, I know I'm not allowed to sit down yet today.

It's a great motivational tool. It motivates me to keep moving and shows me what activities earn me more activity points.  For those of you who are not WW members, activity points are a way to measure your activity.  I like earning them because I then get to exchange them for PointsPlus values that I can eat;) I also like plugging it into my computer (it's a USB) to see my chart with what hours I moved the most and how many Activity Points I have earned today, this week, this month or more.

I've learned that I struggle to make my goal on Sundays. I've learned that it's much easier to make my goal on days that I exercise.  I've learned that my faster, higher intensity exercises earn more points too.  That gives more reasons to do them.  I've learned that doing my grocery shopping at Woodman's not only saves me money but since the store is so huge, I earn more Activity Points.  I've learned these things as I compete with myself to light up those little lights that tell me that I am reaching my goal.

Have a great day!
I'm off to do some grocery shopping;)
Corinna

"But I discipline my body and keep it under control, lest after preaching to others I myself should be disqualified." 1 Corinthians 9:27

Changing my Profiles

Boy it's been a while.  Life has just been too busy to take time to blog.  One of the reasons that I avoid blogging sometimes is because finding a picture to post with it takes too much time.  So I decided that I'd rather post a quick bit and forget the picture this time.  I miss "chatting" with you all.

What's keeping me so busy?  Well, changes abound again.  I have started re-training with Weight Watchers as an employee again.  I am coming back to Weight Watchers as a Leader.  I'm really excited about it.  Bryan's work schedule and the kids' ages are making it possible (and a good idea) for me to go back to work.  Since I have been gone from employment with WW for over 2 years, I need to be trained again.  That may sound cumbersome but I really don't mind.  I like knowing that I will be well-versed in the proper knowledge to do my job well.  Weight Watchers is extremely diligent in making sure their employees are well-trained and I feel that is a good trait for a company.

I have been trained as a receptionist and now will complete my leader training too.  I wont complete the training until the end of October or beginning of November so it really takes a lot of time.  I love being back in the WW room as an employee but I will be really thrilled when I am fully back as a leader.  In the meantime, I am finishing my training while subbing meetings as a receptionist and working drop in hours at the centers. It's a great way to get my feet wet again.

That's why I will be changing my profile. I will need to change my profile in my blog to be a current employee of WW instead of a former.  I'll find the time to do that soon. Lack of time is still my greatest enemy as the kids have started school and homeschooling tends to take a great effort.

Another profile that is gradually changing is my body's profile.  In my journey with WW I have found that there is a certain number on the scale that when I hit it, my facial profile changes.  It's at that time that I like the way my chin looks.  I've reached that magic number and it makes a difference in what I see when I look in the mirror.

The last profile that is changing is also on my body.  As I continue to strive in exercising as often as possible and staying active, my profile is changing around my mid-section.  After having 5 kids, my mid-section will never be the same but it's looking slimmer and more fit.  It has taken me over 2 years to feel like I am approaching the same feeling that I felt before Sammy's pregnancy but I really am feeling good lately. I'm starting to see those love handles disappear.

I hope you are all doing well.

If you would like to comment, you will now have to punch in the funny characters again.  I was receiving so many spam comments that I just couldn't take it anymore. I would rather just get comments from those of you who really read the blog.

Have a great day,
Corinna

"In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make straight your paths." -Proverbs 3:6