Yeah, seems a little confusing @_@ but i'm sure I'll figure it out eventually. Do we check in everyday or every week??

Warning...this is long... but I just can't help it! I love it when my hard work pays off.
I rarely say I had a great day at work...but it was just one of those days! I (my team that is) have been working very hard on a CQI (quality improvement) project to improve the flow of patients through my clinic. (AVERAGE--3 hours total from registration to pharmacy, 2 hours the patient is sitting doing nothing and 1 hour where we had the patient doing something productive.) I often joke that the administration just tied yet another limb behind my back and expect even more out of me...I have been saying for years, I know exactly where the problems are, and it is not us, the providers--- its them/the computer and overall system "that IS just because that is the way it has always been" . Anyways, so we got some money from the state (that most of it ironically goes to the independent consultant) I have spent the last 4 months timing every aspect of the visit. Having staff complain the whole time, listening to a theories we were out to get people fired (okay so 2 horrible employees got fired during the process--and it takes a lot for me to say ANYONE is horrible)...all while seeing patients nearly full time in clinic. Well today was the big day. We spent a week with our independent consultant (I would have paid him extra, he was incredible) and we presented our findings to the leadership team. I hate presenting to others. Okay so I LOVED the fact we finally had data to prove we were right. A scheduled 30 minute presentation turned into an almost 2 hour session with leadership's mouths wide open and they were actually were talking with us and were attempting to problem solve some of the issues we presented. UNBELIEVABLE! OK back to reality tomorrow...
Thanks for reading this post...I just had to vent...and I love it when I can say something good! (bonus when it is not related to weight )
When I get the pictures, I will post the pictures of my team. All but 2 of us work directly together on a daily basis---oh and I need new clothes again...you see when I post the picture

STATs
3/14 HP 40 owls 8 newts 2 (didn't track but had fruit for snacks)
3/15 HP 30 owls 3 newts 1

It's safe to say I am behind on logging my stats! I hope you've all had a good weekend...TGIF! I'm currently relaxing in bed and watching the film Fame. Happy days!

Stats for 13/02

OWLs - 3
NEWTs - 4
H.P - 30

14/02

OWLs - 2
NEWTs - 3
H.P - 20

15/02

OWLs - 6
NEWTs - 6
H.P - 45

16/02

OWLs - 3
NEWTs - 2
H.P - 30

Tomorrow I am working which I am looking forward to. My manager (who I adored) left on Thursday to go to another store and I have a new manager, who I am hoping to meet tomorrow.

What has everyone got planned for the weekend?

Happy Saint Patrick's Day to everyone
Having a great weekend. Beautiful weather this weekend...though too warm for March...hope it is not a sign of the summer to come!
Maintained this week at 189...lucky for me this week given my decrease in activity!

stats
3/16 HP 40 newts 2 owls 4
3/17 HP 60 newts 3 owls 6
Hope everyone is having a great weekend!

house points is the number of mins you have excercised during the week

Errr, I have lost count of my stats so I'm starting again.

Also I keep forgetting to weigh myself this weekend and I won't get a chance tomorrow.

Okay, I think I am in for 130 house points. I realized it is not a straight OWLs times ten because of the bonuses, but I exercised 35 minutes 5 times last week plus an extra 60 minutes of aerobic activity combined during the week.

If house points are number of minutes of exercise over the last week, then it is the amount of OWLs I posted times 10? I'm afraid after my eating this weekend my weighing in won't help the team - sorry! (I will still weigh and report but don't expect any weight loss)

that is right about the house points. The owls are divided by 10 (1 owl for 10 minutes of activity) with the only exception is this month if my increase your daily activity by 10 minutes, you would add an owl...but only for the time you went over. so for example: Monday is 10 minutes= 1 owl Tues 20 minutes=3 owls (1 owl for the 10 minutes and 2 owls for the 20 minutes and 1 bonus owl because you increased by 10 minutes). No worries about the weight. All of us at one time or another have our ups and downs. It is all about learning your keys to weight loss.
Off to exercise...and then take my hubby to the dentist...oh joy for me and my day off! Will post stats later!

Weight check in -- 159.6 pounds, a 1.6 pound gain! : ( Sorry team, but am still committed and will show progress . . .

I posted my 2 cents--in a nutshell:
I am in full agreement of deputies or splitting responsibilities--I am most active on the weekends and the beginning of the week, I am willing to step in help out anyway I can.
I like the way we are set up with challenges both within our house (owls and newts) and among the other houses (house cup and quiddatch). I guess I don't really care where the challenges come from though
I do have some excel wizards at work, I will ask one of them to help us out and see if we can get Feb's fixed and get one fixed up for March.

Stats 3/18/12

HP 40
owls 4
newts 2

3/19/12
HP 110
OWLS 18 (11+7 for the difference)??
Newts 1

As for hubby he is doing much better than expected. Extreme fear of dentists d/t childhood fears (justified I might add). He hadn't seen a dentist in 30 years. I suppose for all the annoying pain he has had over the past few months, a extraction is better! She almost has him talked into redoing some fillings and a cleaning...but one step at a time right???

Molly--look at the positive side of a plateau...though frustrating, you are at least learning what you will need to do to MAINTAIN the weight you lose. Sometimes your body needs time to catch up/adjust with the weight you have lost to date. I was stuck for 6 months once where I lost and gained the same 5 pounds...Activity change (adding a spinning class) and decreasing processed foods is what finally got me going again. Again that is me, everyone has to discover their unique solution for solving their plateaus. I hope your step dad can fix your bike...sounds like just what you need.

Whoa! Nelly!! Jenn is so far behind on everything!!

I need the spreadsheet. LOL!
I have rode my bicycle per normal... I eat great while at work... then I come home and eat crap! Same dang story! Ugh! However, the AMAZING weather in Chicago has gotten us outta the house more so less time for me to eat crap. I haven't weighed in in a few weeks because I was almost 10 pounds up (still) from before Christmas. **Disappointed with oneself!**

Hope everyone is great.. Welcome to the new memebers... I will add up all my HP's soon and post... Oye!

K. Luvs! Bye!!