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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-294137852018-08-28T08:38:42.778-04:00full of veggiesOn June 11th 2006 I started Dr. Joel Fuhrman's Eat To Live plan. This blog is a chronicle of my success and journey of becoming a healther and happier person... who shops at the gap wears pretty dresses.Nicolehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29413785.post-15321362848158401932008-03-21T19:11:00.002-04:002008-12-09T04:06:24.447-05:00for the umpteenth time: day one
Breakfast: Smoothie (spinach, berries, banana, flax seeds, soy milk)
Lunch: Salad (green leaf lettuce, red onion, balsamic, hummus and falafel spiced walnuts)
Walk with Cammie
Dinner: Springtime Soup

It's gonna stick this time.Nicolehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29413785.post-50235258368367335302008-03-11T20:31:00.002-04:002008-03-11T20:41:09.166-04:00FatFreeVegan Green on Green Soup

Well, detox isn't fun. I'm kicking a soda/pop/pepsi/whateveryoucallit habit (not a bad habit, but a habit nonetheless) as well as working on getting back in the [good] habits of working out daily and eating better. It's not easy but I know I need to do it because I really want to feel good about my health and my body.

Eating well isn't a prison sentence - it can be tasty (like Susan V's soup pictured above). And being active and athletic isn't a chore, it's fun and a great stress reducer.

The last few days have been sunny and beautiful, and I must be solar powered because I feel like a different person. :)Nicolehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29413785.post-2762458386389311312008-03-09T18:07:00.003-04:002008-03-09T18:15:19.267-04:00♥♥♥ sunshine ♥♥♥
Even though we got 12+ inches of snow Friday and yesterday - today is a beautiful celebration of the return of the sun to my waking life.

Cammie and I went for a cold and breezy but sunny walk today and it was amazing. I cannot explain how much better I feel now that we have the extra daylight in the evenings.

Going to work on being around here more. Summer is coming and I want to feel and look my best!Nicolehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29413785.post-76719692014120200102008-02-15T15:40:00.003-05:002008-12-09T04:06:24.746-05:00running updateConfession: I didn't work out last night. I know I said I was going to but I got home and just wanted to sit on the couch and hug my doggie. I'm not proud of it, but it's pretty much how I've been feeling lately.

I've decided to hold off on my 10k training for now. Knowing that I have to do 5 or more miles on the treadmill negatively motivates (de-motivates? I can't think of the correct antonym) me and I end up not working out at all. I can handle 2 or 3 miles but more than that just seems like too much boringess for me. Running outside is just a totally different thing, for one, once you get so far away from home/where you parked you pretty much don't have a choice but to get yourself back there and running is the quickest way to do so, plus there's stuff to look at Cammie can come with me which are both big bonuses.

Working out tonight after work seems so much more manageable now that I am not trying to impose a 5 mile run on myself. I'm still going to run, but for maybe 30 minutes and then hop on our under-used bike for a little bit and then do some abs. It'll be a good workout and I'll be doing lots of stuff that will keep me fit and ready to pick up training for the 10k when the weather gets better and Cammie and I can get outside again.

Winter please go away soon!Nicolehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29413785.post-38037817457329990612008-02-14T11:56:00.001-05:002008-02-14T11:58:43.082-05:00happy valentine's day
I'm looking forward to 5 miles on the treadmill tonight!Nicolehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29413785.post-80638978028126243312008-02-12T13:08:00.000-05:002008-12-09T04:06:24.917-05:00298th post, an appropriate time to start overI'm getting to the point where I am getting sick of myself again. I see my face in pictures and think it's looking a bit puffy - this makes me think of how I would look at myself before I started to lose weight and hate that I had a double chin. I am starting to not feel good about my body and not feel good about my clothes. It's not a fun place to be, and I don't want to be here any more.

I need to really commit to the 6 week plan and stick to it for the long haul. I have been too laid back with myself and it's catching up to me both physically and mentally. I don't enjoy feeling bad (and who does), and know exactly what I need to do to stop. So I'm going to.

We got a beautiful KitchenAid stand mixer for ourselves as a Christmas present, and I love it and I love to bake, but it's just not doing me any favors. I need to put the mixer into storage and get it out for special occasions only. No more of this weekly baking stuff.

I need to post daily my food and exercise. Studies show (no, not really) that I lose weight when I'm faithful about blogging, so it's got to start happening again.

I'm NOT going to be one of those people who starts out really strongly and then fizzles out and then slides into the "used to blog" black hole of failure. I'm going to reach my goals, and I'm going to show that anyone can do it - no matter how long it takes or what roadblocks come up. I've done a disservice to myself for letting the holidays and the weather give me an excuse, and the reality is that there are so many things that I want to look good for and so many reasons why I want to feel good and there are so many things I want to be able to do or do better that I just can't screw around anymore.

It's going to be tough, and it's not going to be fun. But it's not going to be the worst thing in the world either. There is delicious food that I can eat, and it makes me feel so much better than I do right now. I'm not sentencing myself to a life of misery, I'm doing the exact opposite.Nicolehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29413785.post-19833544748839240702008-02-04T15:21:00.001-05:002008-12-09T04:06:25.081-05:00Positive ChangesAn exciting new series!Where I report on small positive changes I'm making to live better, be healthier and happier.

- I started wearing my glasses (almost) all the time. My perscription isn't very strong but it's amazing how much more clear and crisp everything is with them on. Plus, I think they look really good with my new haircut.

- Straightening up the kitchen daily. It's so much easier to deal with just a few minutes every day than having a humongous disaster that I have to chip away at for the better part of a weekend day.

- Cooking a lot and freezing it for multiple weeks worth of lunches. VEST has sparked an interest in cooking, and these days I want to be in the kitchen much more than I used to be, but it's good to be stocked up for weeks where I may not test something, or if what I test doesn't turn out.

- Cutting way down on the plastic and being mindful of the packaging that we bring into the house. A friend reminded me recently about all of the garbage that floats around in the ocean and converges into these massive floating garbage dumps the size of a state (I forget which one). This thought and it's impact on wildlife as well as the rest of our environment really pisses me off and makes me sad. So I finally have one of those reusable shopping bags which I am using for my groceries and also to bring stuff to and from work in. It's a small step.

- Running every day (except Saturdays). I'm working on a training schedule from runner's world to prepare for a 10k in April which will segue into training for the Utica Boilermaker (9 miler) this July. On days that aren't scheduled running days I'm making myself get out there and run even a short distance.Nicolehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29413785.post-29689377125163330082008-02-03T18:02:00.000-05:002008-02-03T18:25:31.243-05:00
Salad with Falafel Spiced Walnuts, Red Onion and Balsamic Vinegar.

Although my overall behavior has been far from perfect lately, I am noticing that my behavior is changing. One of the changes that is most interesting to me is that I don't eat as much as I used to.

Before making the decision to finally lose weight, I would come home from work hungry and snack and then eat dinner or even eat two dinners. These days if I choose to snack after work I usually don't then proceed to eat dinner. I'm finding that I don't need to force myself to eat less, it just happens. I think that is pretty cool.

There is a lot about my life now that I never thought I would have or be able to do. I never thought that I would look at myself in the mirror or in a picture and not feel ashamed about what I see. Even though I don't have doubts about my ability to meet my goals, I am still a little amazed that I can now buy clothes in the "normal" section of the stores.

Probably my favorite change is the fact that I can run. For a long time I thought it would be cool to be a runner, and envied those who do. I can remember less than a year ago thinking that I would be happy if I could run the entire length of Cammie and my standard walking route around the neighborhood, which is less than a mile and a half - well I can now run twice that easily, and am improving all the time. It's a great thing.

It feels good to feel good about yourself!Nicolehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29413785.post-8235415283361064492008-02-01T10:34:00.000-05:002008-02-01T10:50:59.469-05:00I haven't quit!
Hi, sorry to have been gone for so long. Winters are a tough time for me. The cold makes it really tough to want to be outside and all the dark makes it tough to get up in the mornings.

BUT I am working on it! This week I have either run or taken Cammie for a walk every day, and it's a trend that I plan to continue. I am getting back into the trend of better eating as well, and even made the delicious soup that you can see above, which you can read more about soon on the VEST Blog.

More soon!Nicolehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29413785.post-84854601654747507782008-01-10T12:55:00.000-05:002008-01-10T13:11:00.479-05:00little things that make your day
One of the things that keeps me going during the winter months is that even though on most days the weather sucks, the days are getting longer - most days it's a modest 1 minute increase over the previous day, but every few days we're rewarded with a 2 minute increase in the amount of possible daylight (ever-present clouds permitting). It's just one of those little things that can help make your day.

Sorry for my mini absence, we had some glorious weather on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday and you had better believe that Cammie and I took as much advantage of it as we could. The more seasonal weather is returning, which is ok I guess because it IS January... Yesterday and today I have been feeling a little under the weather, like I'm getting a cold - or maybe I actually have a really slight cold/virus something that just feels like I'm getting a cold, I don't know, I haven't had a real cold in at least 3 years...

Anyway, I'll be back with more actual content and motivational points (because there are TONS of them) soon. Hope you're week is going well, and if it's not - tomorrow is Friday!Nicolehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29413785.post-57438446893921423512008-01-02T19:23:00.000-05:002008-12-09T04:06:25.284-05:00don't stop, believein'Day 2
Today's Motivation of the Day is brought to you by Valerie Bertinelli.

I came home from work today and was struggling with motivating myself to work out. I know I need to get into the habit of working out in the morning but the first day back to work after a week and a half off was not the day to do it. So I was sitting on the couch with Cammie, not really planning on working out (even though I had put my workout clothes on) when one of Valerie Bertinelli's Jenny Craig Commercials came on, I think she is so much more sincere about her weight loss and her success than Kirstie Alley and it is very inspiring, seeing her talk about meeting her goals gave me that little push that I needed to get on the treadmill. Thanks Val!

In general, it's tremendously inspiring and motivating to see the success of others. It makes me think of how great it feels to set a big goal and meet it. Thinking about feeling accomplished, fulfilled and that awesome sense of closure one gets when a big goal goal is met or obstacle is overcome really gets me focused on meeting my goals.

A quick note about food: I had Susan V's Green on Green soup for lunch today, one of the three soups I made this past weekend to freeze and stock up on for the next few weeks. This is the second time I've made this soup, and while it came out a bit differently this time - it's still delicious! Definitely try this one!Nicolehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29413785.post-25400491706757145812008-01-01T17:53:00.000-05:002008-01-01T18:14:18.620-05:00Goal Weight in '08Day 1
Today I had a good day, great food and an awesome workout and just a little bit of temptation. :-)

For as much of January as I have topics for, I am going to focus on things that motivate me. Today's motivation point is clothes... I know it's shallow but it's one of the things that has motivated me all along and is something that continues to do so.

In 2003 or 2004 (I'm sorry I can't remember), when a good friend got engaged and asked me to be a bridesmaid in her wedding, I tried to lose weight and was sort of successful because I knew that I'd be the biggest bridesmaid but I didn't want to feel totally horrible about it - fitting into that bridesmaids dress was a big motivational factor for me.

When I first started ETL all I could think about was being able to buy regular clothes. I couldn't comprehend what it would be like to become a runner or all of the attention I would recieve for losing the weight, but I could relate to how good it feels to buy clothes that you really like and feel great in them. It had been a long time since I had felt that way and I was eager to get that feeling back.

I've had to shop in the plus-size stores/departments since I was a young teenager, and I've always wanted to be able shop in the "normal" stores and look ok in the "normal" fashions. In some cases I can do these things now, but I am at the upper limit of being able to do so - it's surreal to go into a store and be able to pick up a blouse in the "Ladies" section and have it fit, I never think it will and I end up surprised every time. I need to reach my goal so I can shop in any store that I want to and not worry if the clothes will fit me.

Clothes motivate me because I want to stop window shopping and start actually wearing.Nicolehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29413785.post-2535264123193609302007-12-31T15:21:00.000-05:002008-01-01T18:15:02.545-05:00
I did not have the most successful holiday season diet wise. But I'm not going crazy over it. I'm also not too upset over my lack of progress since getting to the -100 mark.

Why? Because even now, after gaining some pounds back over the holidays I know that I am in better shape than I have been in my entire adult life. See above, that's me when I was a senior in high school - noticeably bigger than I am now. I also know that I have the tools and drive to be able to lose the holiday weight plus that last 50ish pounds to reach my goal weight.

It is going to happen.Nicolehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29413785.post-75484978579524913672007-12-26T20:52:00.000-05:002008-12-09T04:06:25.503-05:00

Nicolehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29413785.post-324636674505391672007-12-19T13:05:00.000-05:002007-12-19T13:07:49.581-05:00getting back to business

Nicolehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29413785.post-36652354757495624632007-11-27T11:56:00.000-05:002007-11-27T12:03:00.797-05:00a little motivationI'm sure many of you have seen this already as it was one of those featured stories on Yahoo today, but I found it to be very inspirational.

If in your past you experienced cold (or hot) weather as a deterrent to working out, this season holds the opportunity of a lifetime for you.

Make this year different. Adopt a true athletic archetype and feel your desire for fitness success emerge. You can use old obstacles as opportunities to gain strength - mental and physical.

Breaking through – that is your focus.
Not giving up – that is your motto.
Making your training a priority rather than a dispensable activity – that is your goal.
"Success is only a word, but achieving it is a lifestyle."

Make the decision - that's what you have to do first. Decide that you want to maintain, begin, or improve your training this winter, then take steps to support (and reinforce) your decision.

Then, don't give up no matter what. Act and think, in all areas of your life, like the athlete you want to be (and look like). Making your health and fitness a priority will be the best gift you give this winter to you and everyone else in your life.

"Try These Cold Weather Workouts" Debbie Rocker

This really helps me feel motivated to eat the right food today and make sure that I get my workouts in tonight... actually I wish I could go out for a run right now!Nicolehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29413785.post-15521483440932888122007-11-22T19:51:00.001-05:002008-12-09T04:06:25.795-05:00"You're a runner now"Webster Turkey Trot, ~4.4 miles, 11/22/07Sunday night: I check the weather for Thursday, there's a chance of rain and the high temperature is predicted to be 51. The chance of rain isn't ideal, but at least the temperature is going to be decent.

Monday: Thursday will now be in the low 40's. Slightly more chance of rain. Great.

Tuesday: Temp will be in the high 30's. It's going to rain. Am I cursed?

Wednesday: It is currently pouring outside and tomorrow it's going to be raining and snowing. Temperature between 9 and 12 is predicted to be in the low 30's. Oh, and there's also a winter weather advisory from 4am to 4pm. Do I even have the right gear for that kind of weather? I'd better go get a wind/rainproof jacket.

Thursday, 7:00 - It's raining out but the temp is in the upper 30's. That's not too bad. I think I can get away with my technical shirts and my new coat – I won't wear the fleece I had also thought I'd need.

8:00 – Breakfast. Greens & beans.

8:30 – Get dressed: short sleeved tech T, long sleeved tech shirt (with sleeves that turn into mittens), good running pants and another pair of pants over them. Grab new jacket and fleece headband on the way out the door. It is raining really bad. Cammie wants to come with me but has to stay home

8:50 - Driving there I wonder if I haven't bitten off more than I can chew. Am I really ready for this race? Can I do it? I decide that I can. Last week I ran 4.25 miles and felt decent, just a few days ago I did 3.1 miles on the treadmill in just about 35 minutes. I'm prepared for this. But I still feel a little nervous.

9:15 – Arrive at the race. By the time I get my timing chip and head into the lodge to grab some safety pins I'm shivering. Fantastic. I spend most of the rest of the time before the race standing under the side of the lodge just trying to stay out of the wind and the rain. I wisely decide to go to the bathroom and when I come out there's about 10 minutes before the race starts, I need to make my way to the starting line. My pants are pretty wet already…

9:58 – There are about 1500 people running today between this race and the 2.5 miler that I thought more than once I should have signed up for instead. But nervous as I was, I start up my ipod and get pumped. I am ready for this and I just want to start running already!

10:00 – Finally! We're off. With all the people, it takes a while to get sorted out so there aren't so many people around. The race starts off down a hill and then right back up and around a corner. I know I just need to keep going and I'll be ok.

We run along the lake for a bit, it's still raining and windy but doesn't seem so bad now that I'm moving and generating heat. The main pack of faster runners finally gets far enough ahead of me that I can run without too many other people around me but I can tell that this race I am going to have at least some people near me, which is good to keep me motivated. I choose another runner who is a little bit ahead of me and tell myself that I'm not going to let her get away. We round the second corner and I take a quick look behind me. There's a respectable number of people that I can see behind me and that feels good.

Before I know it I pass the 2 mile marker. It's felt like a very short amount of time and I feel strong. As we head down the road I pass the runner ahead of me that I've been keeping in my sight, wooo!

And it's mile 3… "Almost there! Well, just barely" I think and I feel so good that I try to kick up the pace. I don't know if I really did but that's ok. We head back toward the park and somewhere along the like my running buddy passes me again. It's ok… but I'm not going to let her get away.

We enter the park and I know it can't be too much further. We follow a park road around and go up another hill "keep going keep going keep going" I think to myself when I make it to the top. We round a bend and I can see the beginning of the "off road" portion I had heard about. It's rained here for the past two days so I'm prepared for mud. We try to get down the short hill as fast as we can without slipping too much on the mud, cross a little bridge and then it's still muddy and puddle-y and slippery but at least its still flat.

I do my best to stay out of the really muddy areas as we run across the field. I get so preoccupied that I forget how close we must to be to the finish line, until I look up and there it is! At this point I don't care about avoiding puddles or mud. I take a straight line toward the finish (which surprisingly wasn't too slippery) and splash through puddles and get totally dirty soaking wet feet and cross the finish line feeling completely awesome.

There's no big clock at the finish line so I'm not sure what my time is but I'll be able to guesstimate my time. It takes a few minutes to get back to the car. I take care to walk through as many puddles as I can in the parking lot to get the mud off my shoes. When I get to the car I put the keys in and it's 11:01. It's been easily 4 or 5 minutes since I finished… I'd be happy with 56 minutes!

And that's the time I'm going with. I checked the race organizers' website this afternoon to see my real time and due to all of the rain and mud, my finish didn't get recorded. It's ok though because I'm much more interested in feeling strong throughout the race and just running my best.

After the race I went over to my boss' house for some tea, she had run the race as well but is a much faster and more experienced runner than I am so we didn't run together. As I was on my way out to go home we were talking about how this race is a tradition and I mentioned how I know I can run in pretty much any weather now that I made it through this stuff and she says, "Oh yes, you're definitely a real runner now."

This Thanksgiving Day, I am thankful for all of the usual stuff (a great family, awesome friends, Cammie, etc) but I am especially thankful for my new(ish) body and athletic abilities; it just feels so great to be able to do these things that not so long ago I never thought I would do.Nicolehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29413785.post-37568353395294559612007-11-16T15:27:00.000-05:002008-12-09T04:06:25.942-05:00Friday Check-InSo this morning I am back down to where I was the last time I posted my weight (198), which is good :-) BUT I have the rest of today and all Saturday and Sunday before I "officially" weigh in on Monday morning. I am very committed to sticking to my challenge plan so I don't have to drive hubby's winter beater to work for a week... if it's not a Mini, I really don't want to drive it, I guess I am a snob like that!

Germaine posted a comment about craving bread-y types of things lately and I can completely understand what that's like! For some reason lately I have been wanting rice or a sandwich or something along those lines quite frequently. I know that this craving is related to my non-ETL detour and remember how that lingering desire for bread stuck around a lot longer than cravings for other things did. Other than salt, I think that giving up the refined grains was one of the toughest things for me to get over initially.

I now know that I can live (happily too!) without them. Sometimes you just get tired ot have a bad day and want to revert back to those old comfort types of food though. I have noticed though, even in just this past week, that those bad days are greatly diminished when one is working out and eating well - good reason to stick with the plan.

I'm trying to think of something tasty and nutritious to have for lunch next week, since it's a short work week it doesn't have to make too much, but I am kind of getting tired of eating a cold salad at every single meal. I've been craving garlicky greens & beans for a while now, I think that would be a good option, plus it's kind of like warm salad which means that it'd be the best of both worlds.Nicolehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29413785.post-73110136385006178942007-11-14T16:42:00.000-05:002008-12-09T04:06:26.285-05:00"don't get cocky"Thank you to everyone who has commented this week, your encouragement has been very very encouraging!

I am happy to say that I am 1/2 way through losing the weight (obviously a lot of it was water weight) that I put on in my 2ish weeks of not caring/business trip in San Francisco. Say what you will about losing water weight and that it's not actual loss of fatty tissue and all, but it does feel good to step on the scale in the morning and see the scale going down. This kind of thing is what I need to feel re-dedicated. It makes me look forward to seeing new "lowest adult weight ever" numbers in the near future.

Food for this week has been smoothies for breakfast (except for this morning, I had carrots because I just didn't feel like making one). Hubby found me some frozen no sugar added mandarin orange segments which I've been putting in my smoothies for a little something different. I need to get into the habit of putting at least an ounce or two of kale into my smoothies for the added nutrient punch.

Lunches and dinners have been salads, lunches have been salads because we've had a series of business lunches with other colleges this week, and dinners have been salads because, well, I really really like my lettuce - red onion - walnut - bleu cheese - balsamic combo.

Running! The Turkey Trot is a week from tomorrow and I'm feeling good. I'm slower than I'd like to be but I think that as I continue to train and lose weight I will get faster. No matter what, it's cool to think that I can now go out and run 3 or 4 miles continuously when just this past summer I was running in 3 or 4 minute time blocks.Nicolehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29413785.post-59116286111554686072007-11-11T18:22:00.000-05:002007-11-11T18:55:39.573-05:00I'm not dead yet!Tomorrow morning I have a doctor's appointment and I know I'll have to step on the scale. At that realization, the past two months of waffling around not being able to stick to the diet came crashing down in an avalanche of self loathing. I really have to work more on my self control and committment to being healthier and sticking to this way of living and eating.

The only thing that I've kept up with has been running, but even with that I've allowed myself to skip runs all to easily.I've just felt burnt out about spending so much time cooking and preparing food each weekend, I haven't felt like I have anything worth writing about lately either. I've just felt sick of trying and just want to go with the flow.

BUT... I don't want to go back to feeling horrible all the time and bad about myself. I want to be happy and feel good. I want to stop feeling so lazy and be full of energy and I want to know that I am putting 100% into achieving my goals.

So it's time for a challenge. A challenge that will get my confidence back and my spirits up that I can meet. There are 10 days from tomorrow to the day before Thanksgiving. I will eat perfect ETL (with the exception of the 1/2 oz of bleu cheese on my dinner salads) for those 10 days and will make all of my planned runs (Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday) and will walk Cammie (or use the treadmill) and do Yourself!Fitness on the non-running days. Hubby will keep me accountable and as a penalty for not completing the challenge I will have to drive his winter beater to work for a week and not my beloved Mini.

I feel better about myself already.Nicolehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29413785.post-85379452577434644582007-10-25T17:20:00.000-04:002008-12-09T04:06:26.501-05:00quick and randomThursday:
Breakfast: Smoothie (Spinach, Mandarin Oranges, 1/2 banana, strawberries, flax, water)
Lunch: 1/2 blueberry bagel, curried split pea soup with greens
Exercise: Will Run - speedwork
Dinner: Will eat Salad (lettuce, red onion, walnuts, balsamic, bleu cheese), raw brownies
Fuhrmometer: 8ish - eggplant-ish

I weighed the bleu cheese that I put on my salad last night, it was just barely 1/2 oz. I really don't feel bad about it - at least diet wise...

I had a really good run last night, 50 minutes with no walking! Running with my ipod shuffle has made a big difference. I am looking forward to tonight's run too - it's been a stressful day!

Today's weight: 197.8 (I think, it may have been 197.6 but I can't remember for sure and I'm all for under estimating).Nicolehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29413785.post-14258774341538093622007-10-24T12:40:00.000-04:002008-12-09T04:06:26.654-05:00Hi.

So, I haven't been as bad as my absence would indicate. I have been trying to be good (usually breakfast and lunch are ok) but then lose my momentum for dinner. This morning I was at 199.6, so while I am up I'm not up too much, and a lot of it is due to salt. So I'm confident that I can get back into new weight loss territory soon.

And I feel myself coming out of my funk. I decided that even though it's not the best thing to do for a variety of reasons, I am going to put a little bit of the bleu cheese on my salads. If it's what gets me excited about eating the salad for dinner instead of real bona fide junk; it's what I'm going to do for the time being.

I haven't felt like I have anything to say lately, but I will make a better effort to post more often. I know that when I am better about posting I am better about everything I need to do to lose weight, and I really want to get my s%*t back together.Nicolehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29413785.post-31837652588846535992007-10-09T19:53:00.000-04:002008-12-09T04:06:26.793-05:00things to work throughI'm struggling.

This happens to me after I meet a milestone for some reason and I don't really know why, I have a hard time (to say the least) maintaining my momentum and end up floundering for a while until I get sick of it and get a renewed sense of motivation and get back on track.

I'm sick of the cycle. It took me 3 months to lose the first 50 pounds and then a year to lose the second 50. I don't really want it to take me another year to lose another 50. I know that as I continue to lose weight the weight loss will slow; but I'd rather it slow and still be working on it instead of it not going anywhere because I can't stick to the plan.

I'm in a sick of salad mode. Well, actually I would eat salad if I could have my favorite romaine/red onion/walnut/blue cheese/balsamic combo - but I know how bad cheese is for me and the salad just isn't the same without it. Is it ok to have just a little bit of the blue cheese with my salad if it's helping me get my greens in? I just don't know. Part of me says that a small amount of the cheese is ok if it means that my diet otherwise is on point, but the other part of me doesn't want the cheese. I know there are other salad combos, but nothing is getting me excited about eating my salads and I end up finding a way to avoid them - which is not good.

The holidays are starting - there are lots and lots of food-related events and celebrations happening now and they'll continue into December. I don't want to put my weight loss on hold this year like I ended up doing last year. I want to keep going and find myself in January weighing less than I do now. I'm not sure how to strike the balance between staying faithful to my weight loss goals and not feeling like I am depriving or ostracizing myself.

I read the first couple of pages of the Pleasure Trap yesterday (finally) hopefully it'll be just what I need as the season of eating begins.

And on a positive note - the jeans I just got 2 weeks ago are too big, I should have gotten a smaller size but it didn't even occur to me to try on a smaller size while we were at the store. I wear them now and I need to wear a belt with them, which is slightly frustrating but definitely cool.Nicolehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29413785.post-8732177278079266532007-10-07T09:27:00.000-04:002008-12-09T04:06:26.955-05:00Race Report: Scarecrow 5k 10-6-07It's Friday night, and I'm trying to go to sleep. I keep on thinking about the race and my heart thumps in my chest with excitement and I resort to drawing numbers in my mind to calm down. I have a much easier time falling asleep tonight than I did before the Glen Iris.

Saturday morning I get out of bed at 7:15, let Cammie out and make my smoothie. I've had breakfast and have left for the race by 8:00. I still feel that just-woke-up queasiness in my stomach and look at the sunny, foggy/hazy morning and feel just the slightest bit of trepidation about the race. But I brush it away and enjoy the beautiful morning as I drive to the race.

I turn down main street toward the race location and see tons of runners jogging around... did I miss the start of the race? No, the race starts at 9:00 and it's 8:30. I'll be fine. Woah, that guy just ran across the street in front of my car! Crazy runner!

I find a too good to be true parking spot and head over to the registration area. There are a lot of people here. I find the bathrooms, get my timing chip and walk around and stretch and just generally wait for the race to start.

Finally, it's time to go. After standing at the starting line for what seems to be an eternity they blow the air horn. I start out at a decent pace and predictably people are passing me, I don't even notice if I am passing other people, I'm just concentrating on keeping going and on my pace.

We turn the first corner, and I think about how cool it is to be running on these closed off roads in the town that I grew up in. There is a slight hill down and then another slight hill up as we turn the corner to cross the bridge over the canal. We head down along the canal and I can hear the guy with the bullhorn giving splits for the first mile... 8:32! 8:35! I can't see him so I know he's probably a little ways off from where I am, but I'm feeling good about my pace.

I finally get to the one mile point slightly after 11:00, which is consistent with my one mile time in the Glen Iris and also on Thursday night when Cammie and I were out for a normal run. I feel good about my time and am confident that I will be able to beat my personal goal of beating my time from the Glen Iris.

And then it got hot. There was no shade and the sun was beating down on us. I was happy that I had worn my technical running gear and not anything cotton. I run for a good long time to the turn around and can see all of the people that are ahead of me, but it's ok. I pass a couple of people who have stopped running and just keep going.

Finally, we reach the turn around. I welcome a slight breeze in my face that I didn't feel before and keep going. I pass more people who have stopped running and keep going. Finally I can see the bridge we crossed in the distance and focus on that. I know that once I get to that one I'll be able to see the next bridge which is really close to the finish line.

Before I know it, I'm under the second bridge and I can see the finish line. I feel good and finish much stronger than I did at the Glen Iris. I can't see the time until I am right at the finish line. First I see a 3 and then an 8 and then a 0... WOO HOO I beat my time at the Glen Iris! My official finishing time is 38:08, 1:05 faster than at the Glen Iris, with no walking!

All in all, I'm really glad that I did this 5k. Now I need to focus on increasing my mileage so that I'm ready for that 4.4 mile Turkey Trot!Nicolehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-29413785.post-480848224726678772007-10-02T13:44:00.001-04:002008-12-09T04:06:27.117-05:00Pumpkin Pie SmoothieTuesday:
Breakfast: Smoothie (spinach, blueberries, strawberries, 1/2 banana, flax, and water)
Lunch: Everything Soup
Exercise:(planned) 35 minute run, short flexibility workout with Yourself!Fitness
Dinner:(planned) Salad (romaine, balsamic, chickpeas, marinated portobellos, red onion, walnuts), raw brownies
Fuhrmometer: 9.5 brocco-kale

Yesterday while I was posting I had a ton of good ideas that I wanted to write about today; but I didn't make a note of them and now I've forgotten what they were. Nice huh?!

A while back someone requested my Pumpkin Smoothie recipe and I never got around to posting it, so instead of all the stuff I was planning to say yesterday and because it's now officially Fall and October, here it is:

Pumpkin Pie Smoothie
3 small dates
1/2 cup soy milk
1/2 cup plain canned pumpkin (or more)
1/2 banana
cinnamon, nutmeg, ginger (or pumpkin pie spice)
splash vanilla extract
ice cubes (maybe 1 cup)

If you're planning ahead of time, soak the dates in the soymilk overnight. Other than that, toss everything into the blender and blend it up! Change the quantities of items to match your thickness/pumpkinness preference.Nicolehttp://email@example.com


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Lording over what is both the town's soccer field and parade ground, the white faces of Marx, Engels, and Lenin stand out in stark contrast to the dark groups of farmers and their families crouched in the dust.
The 2,000 men, women, and children, many worn and emaciated, listen with resignation to the flurried speech of a senior member of Ethiopia's new Workers' Party. Flanked by armed guards and local functionaries, the official exhorts them to a new life under the revolution.
With 12 of the country's 14 regions affected by drought, these farmers from Wollo Province are among the first to take part in the government's mass resettlement program. Inhabitants of the most severely stricken provinces in the north are being moved to more fertile, less populated parts hundreds of miles to the south.
The farmers clap politely when the party member has finished. For the benefit of a television crew, they even venture a unison of hip, hip, hurrays. Yet though their former homelands lie barren, the result of little or no rain over the past four years, their attitude toward leaving for a possibly better future seems more one of listless fatalism than of joy.
(Ironically, in the past two weeks there have been scattered thunderstorms in some of the drought-affected areas. But they came too late for this year's harvest and too early for next year's. The rain made life for refugees living outside particularly difficult, adding mud and very cold nights to already squalid conditions.)
Ever since the regime of Lt. Col. Mengistu Haile Mariam began shuttling drought victims in mid-November by trucks, buses, and aircraft to the southwestern provinces of Ilubabor, Kefa, and Gamo-Gofa, Ethiopia's ambitious resettlement program has met with varied reactions. Government opponents, notably the Eritrean and Tigrean peoples' liberation fronts (EPLF and TPLF), have been particularly antagonistic because of the operation's political overtones.
Resettlement figures vary, but the most-quoted target is 250,000 every year for the next 10 years. International development officials, however, doubt that the Ethiopian administration is logistically capable of relocating such large numbers. And while some say that a certain degree of properly planned resettlement makes sense, they question government motives.
The authorities will not only have to provide proper agricultural facilities and training, the officials say, but also deal with integrating outsiders in areas with different customs, climate, and language. Furthermore, unless the program receives sufficient financial and technical aid, its chances of success are limited.
Resettlement projects started last year for 30,000 repatriated refugees from Djibouti seem to be working, but these have benefited from substantial funding (
Efforts in 1978 to resettle drought victims largely failed. UN officials maintain that little is known about how many were actually resettled and what has happened to them since. ''What we do know is that projects suffered badly from lack of preparation. Some of the farmers also tried to return home illegally,'' says one European agricultural specialist.
According to the Ethiopian Relief and Rehabilitation Committee, large-scale resettlement is a necessary measure. In contrast to the earlier schemes, the RRC insists, present efforts are being properly planned and are totally voluntary.
Although resettlement is cheaper than drilling wells or terracing in the badly affected areas, there is concern in relief circles that the government is deliberately abandoning some northern sectors out of political expedience. So far, the United States, West Germany, Italy, and other Western nations have not provided assistance for relocating destitute farmers.
Civil war has for years if not decades enveloped large parts of Ethiopia's worst-hit drought regions: Eritrea, Tigre, Wollo, and Gondar.
Most resettlement candidates are from the rebel-controlled rural areas, but have headed for government-held towns in search of food.
Government plans have thus prompted the EPLF, the TPLF, and other rebel groups to accuse the Mengistu regime of trying to drain guerrilla areas of popular support. They also claim that emergency food supplies are being deliberately withheld from the interior to force people into accepting resettlement in order to survive.
It is difficult to verify such allegations. Government restrictions on Western journalists are tight; even international relief officials have little say in supply distribution. Recently returned Westerners from guerrilla zones say that hardly any food is filtering through. Certain US and European voluntary relief agencies also have accused the government of politically motivated obstruction of the relief effort with Western governments standing idly by.
A number of drought victims interviewed by this correspondent at Korem, Bati, Kobo, and other food distribution centers in Wollo last month said they are not averse to resettling. But they seem to have little choice in the matter.
''If we stay here or return to our villages, we will die. There is no food, no rain, and too much fighting,'' said Belai Atti, who lives with her five children and 20 other people under a plastic tent at Korem. ''If there is food in the south as the government has promised us, then we will leave.''
Others claim that they do not want to resettle, but that the ''soldiers are forcing people into the buses.'' Some young men have also expressed fears of being conscripted into the Army.
At Harbu, south of Kembolcha, where 3,000-odd drought victims are struggling to survive in an open transit camp guarded by militiamen, a Tigrean agricultural specialist quietly explains that the military was purposely withholding food and medication. ''With conditions so bad here, who would want to stay?'' he asks.
At Korem, by the end of November only 27,000 out of the estimated 50,000 to 60,000 displaced persons were receiving regular food handouts, despite available cereal stocks, or sleeping in shelters, according to representatives of the French Medecins Sans Frontieres and the British Save the Children fund.
Government officials, however, say this is only because there is not enough food to go around. Lack of rain is only one reason for the famine in these northern areas. War, overpopulation, deforestation, overgrazing, archaic farming methods, and disastrous agricultural policies providing little incentive for peasant farmers have all exacerbated the drought.
But few international development specialists feel that the land is entirely lost. ''Much can be done to prevent further erosion and allow those who stay a future,'' said a European representative of the UN Development Program in Addis Ababa.
Besides improved farming methods, this includes more reforestation, terracing , irrigation, short-cycle crops, and restricted grazing. But most development officials agree that no long-term projects can begin until the military conflicts are resolved.

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Sam Wessel of Scarborough was a first baseman last year, but was moved to catcher this season after the graduation of Connor McCann.
Wessel has fit right into his new position.
"Sam has blown us away with how well he's played," said first-year coach Ryan Jones.
"He's solid behind the plate, has a strong arm and handles our pitchers well," he said.
Pitchers Ben Greenberg and Jayme Lappin have made Wessel's transition easier. Greenberg has pitched a two-hitter and a three-hitter. Lappin has pitched a one-hitter. The Red Storm beat Bonny Eagle 7-3 on Saturday to improve to 4-0. Lappin pitched five shutout innings and struck out nine.
Against Westbrook last Thursday, Wessel showed he can do it on the offensive end as well: He had a pair of two-run singles in Scarborough's 7-0 win.
The Red Storm have started fast in defense of their Western Maine Class A title. Strong pitching, solid defense and timely defense have a way of cushioning graduation losses.
Western Maine Class A is wide open this season.
Scarborough and Cheverus have gotten off to the best starts with 4-0 records.
THORNTON ACADEMY senior Jeff Gelinas was recruited by the University of Maine as a pitcher. But performances like Thursday's against South Portland suggest Gelinas needs to pack his bats before departing for Orono.
In his first three at-bats, he lined a home run to left-center, calmly went with an outside off-speed pitch for a solid single to center and then turned on a change-up to muscle out a second homer.
"He hit two change-ups for homers. We didn't want to give him a fastball," South Portland Coach Mike Owens said.
Thornton Coach Ray Petit knows his star is a frightening sight in the batter's box.
"I pitch batting practice to that kid every day and I fear for my life behind that little screen. He hits balls sometimes off the dirt and they go out of here by 10 or 15 feet," Petit said.
THE SEMIFINALS and finals of the MPA tennis state singles tournament — traditionally held on Memorial Day — will instead be held on Wednesday, May 29, at Bates College in Lewiston.
Finding court time at Bates or Colby that didn't conflict with graduation or reunion weekends proved problematic enough to cause the change.
ANOTHER CHALLENGE proving problematic in local tennis circles — not that other coaches are shedding tears over his plight — is the conundrum facing Cape Elizabeth boys Coach Andy Strout. He has six players with a legitimate shot at reaching the final 16 of the state singles tournament, if not beyond.
Although he can present all of their names — seniors Matt Gilman, Satchel McCarthy, Sam Sherman, junior Peter Higgins, sophomore Luke Gilman and freshman Mike Mills — at the tournament seeding meeting, Strout can enter only three.
Higgins, who formerly played at Cheverus and at boarding school, and Mills are both new to the program.
Last year, Cape reached the regional finals with a singles lineup of Matt Gilman, McCarthy and either Sherman or Luke Gilman.
"It was a little different," McCarthy said of playing doubles Friday in a 4-1 victory over two-time defending Class B state champion Falmouth.
"I've played some doubles throughout the year, though, with Matt in some tournaments so I know how to play it. But I haven't played doubles in a high school match since freshman year, so it was a little weird."
FALMOUTH TENNIS Coach Bob McCully, whose team is moving to Class A next year, said the school is likely to keep a Western Maine Conference schedule.
The enrollment increase that bumped Falmouth up in classification may be only a bubble, he said, so the school's athletic teams may return to Class B after two years in Class A.
— Staff Writers Tom Chard, Steve Craig and Glenn Jordan contributed to this report.
Mercy Hospital surpasses $10 million in fundraising for new facility
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Researchers report tracking a great white shark off coast of Portland
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It certainly feels like we're on the brink of something, doesn't it?
And Holder? Doesn't DOJ stand for 'Department of Obstruction of Justice'? ~ BP
July 6, 2014
by Tom Heneghan
UNITED States of America – It can now be reported that the U.S. NAZI Paperclip NSA occupation government in concert with the NAZI Paperclip dominated Opus Dei (a right wing branch of the Roman Catholic Church) is currently making physical threats against the current Catholic Pontiff Pope Francis.
Note: Both former NSA NAZI Chieftain Michael Hayden and former British Prime Minister and war criminal Anthony Blair are current members of Opus Dei.
Pope Francis is currently shutting down JPMorgan, Royal Bank of Scotland, Barclays Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, Deutsche Bank and Bank of England satellite banking activity that previously used the Vatican Bank to disguise derivative holdings and engage in money laundering.
Reference: The aforementioned banks used the satellite banking activity to use secret undisclosed trading platforms to engage in massive electronic computer-generated algorithm fraud on a nightly basis in the trading of world financial markets.
P.S. At this hour American patriot, current New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, is close to indicting current U.S. Attorney General (worldwide bank stooge) Eric Holder on charges of obstruction of justice in the matter of the cover up of JPMorgan's role in the B&P financial scandal.
In closing, the worldwide banking cartel is within days of total collapse as recollateralization of derivatives is no longer operative.
There is NO liquidity left with proprietary accounts facing massive margin squeezes.
British Humewood is broke with Aneko Credit, the current Pope and Vladimir Putin holding all the cards.
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Austin: SXSW Bacon Throwdown 2010
SXSW Bacon Throwdown: 22 contestants, 22 bacon recipes. There are no words... enjoy the photos. Florida Girl is in a bacon coma...
L to R: Bacon Jan with Cocoa Nibs on Smoked Sea Salt Shortbread, Bacon Brulee, Bacon Stuffed Jalapeno, Carmelized Bacon topped with Chocolate & Banana, Bacon Wrapped Water Chestnut, Bacon Toffee (from Epicuriosities), Bacon Pecan Pie (from Girls Gone Hog Wild), Bacon Avocado Salad (from the Austin Bacon Club), Bacon Explosion, Cheddar-Bacon Risotto w Maple Lollipop, Bacon Bread Pudding, Bacon BBQ Brisket Beans & Bacon Bananas Foster
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And *this* is why I wish I was there.
Man I miss Austin. Dallas... notsomuch. But being able to drive to Austin every weekend I couldn't deal with Dallas anymore was something I never took for granted. And now you know why!
- March 14, 2010 at 8:58 PM
Any chance you could send me a hi-res version of this pic so I could blow it up, frame it and hang it in the living room?
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love your pic! my toffee is the one in the middle. recipe posted on my blog along with your pic and a link back to your blog. Thanks!!
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Survey finds 82% of New York City facility managers who benchmark their facilities' energy use invest in energy-saving technologies
ROSSLYN, Va.—New York City facility managers who measure the energy performance of their buildings are investing in energy-saving technologies and operational improvements in order to improve their buildings' energy efficiency, according to a survey conducted by the National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) in 2016.
The survey found that 84% of facility managers who benchmarked their facilities' energy use made a low- or no-cost operational change to improve their buildings' performance, while 82% invested in new equipment to improve their buildings' energy performance. The most common investments included lighting and lighting controls, heating and cooling upgrades, and energy management systems.
"This survey adds to the growing evidence that building energy benchmarking and transparency ordinances are prompting facility managers and building owners to make investments in energy-efficient equipment and low- or no-cost operational changes," said Kyle Pitsor, vice president of government relations at NEMA. "Other cities should consider adopting building energy benchmarking and transparency policies similar to New York City's Local Law 84 to spur energy savings and to support the manufacturing and construction jobs that stem from building upgrades."
Cities around the United States are implementing building energy benchmarking and transparency ordinances that require large buildings to measure and disclose their energy use as a way to encourage energy efficiency improvements. These policies allow building owners and occupants to compare the energy performance of their buildings with that of similar buildings.
Multiple studies have shown that commercial, multifamily, and public buildings that have benchmarked energy use pursuant to city benchmarking ordinances have reduced their energy use intensity and increased their ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager® scores faster than buildings not subject to such laws. These findings are consistent with the conclusion that benchmarking laws are catalyzing increased building efficiency.
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Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (S.2590)
The bill was introduced by Senator Tom Coburn, and Senators Barack Obama, Tom Carper and John McCain on April 6, 2006.[1]
The Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 (S. 2590)[2] is an Act of Congress that requires the full disclosure to the public of all entities or organizations receiving federal funds beginning in fiscal year (FY) 2007. The website USAspending.gov opened in December 2007 as a result of the act, and is maintained by the Office of Management and Budget. The Congressional Budget Office estimates S. 2590 will cost $15 million over its authorized time period of 2007–2011.[3]
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To read the data, one must realize that there are initiatives and investment directed at projects. By auditing the initiatives, a lot of murky projects can be discovered. Already VA has discovered about 45 such projects and immediately they have been put on hold. More such muck is bound to emerge in other agencies.
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Obtentor: Kera Seeds
Ubicación: interior, exterior
Tipo: mostly sativa
Floración: ~63 días
Sólo disponible feminizadas.
Kera Seeds - Amnesia Mac Ganja
Amnesia Mac Ganja! is a crossing between the original Amnesia and a Mexican Haze. Designed and developed by the master himself "the Ganja Man".
Amnesia Mac Ganja! is a strong and powerful plant and very popular because of its extremely strong effect and sweet herbal flavour. It's probably one of the most famous and strongest types of Haze in the world. This unique strain was sold as a regular edition only in the past. But after years of hard work we are very proud to present you the feminized edition. This strain will be available from the beginning of 2014.
The Amnesia Mac Ganja!, 80% Sativa en 20% Indica, is the result of years of growing, crossing and improving. It is a crossing between the original Amnesia and a Mexican Haze, designed and developed by the master himself "the Ganja Man". The Amnesia owes its name to the fact it would cause loss of memory, but with this crossing you will lose your mind for sure. This strain is a true cup winner and is one of the most popular strains in the Dutch Coffee shops.
The Amnesia Mac Ganja! Has a short blooming period of only 9 weeks, but this doesn't affect the delicious, specific Haze scent and flavour. This Sativa-dominant plant will give you a medium yield and will grow between 80 and 100 cm tall. The Amnesia Mac Ganja! is especially suitable for indoor grow, but in warmer climates she can also be grown outdoors. The Amnesia Mac Ganja! is a sensitive plant, so it does require some extra attention. Don't let this scare you off, because it's absolutely worth it.
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Born in Mainz, Germany on December 24, 1897, the theater historian and stage director Walther R. Volbach began directing operas and plays at the age of 17. After his immigration to the United States in 1936, he worked for several colleges, coming to the University of Massachusetts Amherst for five years as a visiting professor following his retirement in 1965. Noted as a director of operas and plays and for his set design, Volbach was author of three books: The Problems of Opera Production (1953), Adolphe Appia : The Prophet of The Modern Theatre (1968), and Memoirs of Max Reinhardt's Theaters (1972).
The Volbach collection includes personal and professional correspondence in English and German, mostly from Volbach's later years, regarding family, publishing, lectures, and employment. The collection also includes photographs of set designs, an image of Volbach teaching a class, publications, and lecture and research notes on theater history.
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- Appia, Adolphe, 1862-1928
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- University of Massachusetts Amherst--Faculty
- University of Massachusetts Amherst. Department of Theater
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- Volbach, Walther R. (Walther Richard), 1897-


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The permanent settlement of the area that is now known as St. Vital began with the arrival of the Selkirk settlers at present-day Winnipeg in 1812. It signalled the beginning of a fundamental change in the lives of the people who worked and lived in the area, most of whom were Métis. The lives of this large group, offspring of Indian mothers and European fathers, centred on the fur trade and the buffalo hunt, agriculture was practiced but not as the primary activity. When the Hudson's Bay Company and its rival, the North West Company of Montréal, merged in 1821, it resulted in the loss of work for many Métis families who were engaged in various fur trade activities. Many of these families turned to farming as an alternative. Support for this change came from the Roman Catholic church in St. Boniface, which began a program of bringing francophone families, farmers and professionals, from Quebec, thereby increasing the population and partially transplanting French society in the West.
Along the Seine River, Métis families were known to have settled along its banks in the early 1820s. Other francophone families followed – names like Riel, Genthon, Lavallee, St. Germain, Guay, Mager, Ritchot and Mouard - intent on becoming farmers.[1] The population also grew as a result of Métis families from Fort Daer, North Dakota moving north to escape the Sioux unrest.[2] Slowly the area developed, although drought, flood and grasshopper infestation often stunted the community's growth. The first school was organized in 1860 and named St. Vital.[3] In 1883, the Rural Municipality of St. Vital was created, but in 1891 it became part of the Rural Municipality of St. Boniface (which had incorporated in 1880). In 1903, a Market Gardeners' Society was formed, acknowledging the importance of the activity to the community and the name of the Municipality was changed to St. Vital to avoid confusion with the Town of St. Boniface (which would incorporate as a city in 1908).
The Rural Municipality of St. Vital in the early 1910s was a fascinating place. While still a rural area with many large landowners and market gardeners, real estate developers were applying increasing pressure on these owners to sell their property to allow subdivision of the land into small residential lots. The Winnipeg newspapers were full of advertisements touting St. Mary's Road as "the Portage Avenue of St. Vital."[4] The growth of the Municipality was also shown by the 1911 construction of its new municipal hall on St. Mary's Road. This pressure was also seen politically where the Municipal council, largely controlled by established Francophone farmers and dairymen fought to block the activities of a new group of mainly Anglophone developers trying to subdivide property, extend streetcar lines and introduce sweeping changes to life in St. Vital.
In 1912, the boundaries changed as part of St. Vital's territory became the Municipality of Fort Garry[5] and a new Anglophone-led council was elected in St. Vital.[6] By 1913, the Municipal council was tendering large sewer, paving and other construction contracts as parts of the area "urbanized." There was also pressure being applied by leaders of the nearby City of St. Boniface who were lobbying for an amalgamation between the two entities. But this aggressive program of expansion was not matched by an increased tax base – much of the Municipality was still open farm land – and with less than 10,000 people in the area, St. Vital verged on bankruptcy in 1926. The provincial government stepped in and St. Vital's affairs were taken over by the Municipal and Public Utilities Board for 1927, with the municipal offices and council chambers vacating their own building for second and third storey space in the Fire Hall on St. Mary's Road.[7] This arrangement continued until the construction of new civic offices immediately south of the fire hall in 1960.[8] The community of St. Vital grew at a healthy rate but was never anxious for extensive commercial development.
The municipal council, housed in the fire hall, resisted incorporation until the City of St. Vital was formed in 1962. At this point, the population was 27,000 people. Likewise, in 1971 St. Vital joined Unicity with great reluctance and the former council marked the event with a mock burial for the crest of the former municipality.
[1] V. and M. Wyatt, "A History of St. Vital," unpublished paper prepared for the St. Vital Historical Society, June 1962, pp. 1-13.
[2] Information supplied by Bob Holliday, President, St. Vital Historical Society, May 8, 2010.
[3] History of Settlement and Development of St. Vital, 1822-1970 (Winnipeg, MB: St. Vital Historical Society, no date), p. 3.
[4] Manitoba Free Press, January 11, 1913, p. 40.
[5] "St. Vital," unpublished history supplied by the St. Vital Historical Society, p. 2. Below as "St. Vital."
[6] Richard Wilson, "St. Vital - 1912", The Dominion, December 1912. Wilson was, coincidentally, St. Vital Municipality's first English-speaking reeve.
[7] Winnipeg Free Press, 4 March 1960. [8] "New Civic Offices Opened in 1960", St. Vital Lance, September 10, 1970.


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