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| The Lounge | Stinky ppl at the gym | Jan 22 2008 01:04 (UTC) |
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| I would point the lady out to the staff.
Surely it is not up to you to take care of this situation by talking to her yourself. It is a communal environment and she should follow the rules like everyone else. I hate saying this because I'm not that big into company policies and I'm expressing a bit of a double standard here. |
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| The Lounge | Anyone from CANADA? | Jan 22 2008 00:37 (UTC) |
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| The Lounge | Can you be friends with your Boss? | Jan 22 2008 00:03 (UTC) |
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| In some situations boss and staff can be friends, as in pp's restaurant example.
However in your situation, the answer to your questions is NO! Definitely not. If you are uncomfortable spending time with her and WASTING your SPARE time doing it, stop it. She can't fire you for not hanging out with her, if she does not have friends of her own then that is her problem not yours. I echo sportstergirl in everything she said. |
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| The Lounge | Queen Latifa on jenny craig?! | Jan 21 2008 23:52 (UTC) |
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| The reason JC doesn't work for a lot of people, is because they don't look beyond what the JC consultants tell them.
All JC is, is organized prepaid portion control, if people would think a little more and realize why JC is working while they're on it then it would work afterwards too. Well good for her, I wish I was getting paid for losing weight and getting healthier, talk about secondary motivation aside from wanting to get healthy and slimmer. Some may call it selling out but I call it a smart business decision that happens to work with a person's personal goals. People are also allowed to change their opinions so even if this is a direct contradiction of what she's said in the past. Who says she isn't permitted to change her point of view?? |
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| The Lounge | Queen Latifa on jenny craig?! | Jan 21 2008 23:28 (UTC) |
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| Honestly how can you say she sold out?
What business of yours is it anyway? She obviously either got a fantastic advertising deal along with something that'll make her healthier or she just plain old wants to lose weight like the rest of us. Her name's QL but she's "just" a woman like the half of the rest of the worlds population. |
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| The Lounge | grams ***** grams****** grams%^%$%#$#$ | Jan 21 2008 23:24 (UTC) |
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| Switching from a logistics company in Switzerland to the Canadian branch I was forced to learn imperial because our customers give us their shipment details in a myriad of combinations:
Umm... our box is 25 kgs and the dimensions are 1ft by 2ft by 20in! Or I have a 1500lbs crate measuring 120 x 125 x 200cm At the beginning I had a lot of WTF!!! reactions everyday, at least stick to one of the two systems. How hard can it be to keep feet, inches and lbs together and separate from cm, m and kg. Now that I'm "fluent" in both I still prefer metric but will use imperial depending on who I talk to. Regardless of Canada having adopted the metric system, some generations don't know. But it really doesn't matter and I find it an interesting cultural aspect of my chosen second home country. Honestly what is the reasoning behind making a measuring unit for 28grams (an ounce)? Why not keep nice and mathematical. So I'm guessing Attila I'm opposing your battle against metric. ;-) |
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| The Lounge | cheap flights using Sky Europe? | Jan 21 2008 23:12 (UTC) |
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| Hi Bernasha,
I've actually seen a plane from Sky Europe in London when I was there 3 weeks ago, but have no idea what their service is like. I'm from Europe and indeed the fares some of the cheap airlines offer are insane. And the service isn't too bad with most of them. I can vouch for Ryan Air (Ireland, UK and Mainland Europe), Air Berlin (Mainland Europe and some odd destinations), EasyJet (mainland, UK and Ireland). I've flown with all of the above, Ryan Air had quite a delay but was soo incredibly cheap. The reason these airlines can afford to offer such low fares, is that they usually fly to a secondary airport which is further out from the city and with that cheaper in landing/take off taxes. For example instead of flying to Glasgow International which is 20mins from the city centre, they fly to Glasgow Prestwick which is about an hour outside of the city by train. Or for London, they'll serve Luton or Stansted (about 2hours by bus from London city centre) as opposed to the well-known and easily reached Gatwick and Heathrow airports. In a lot of cases it is cheaper to fly with one of those airlines instead of taking the train and faster of course. But make sure the journey from the airport to the city is not too pricey. |
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| The Lounge | Is it normal for a manager to do this? | Jan 21 2008 19:07 (UTC) |
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| I think the manager was just wondering if something happened to your access card and wanted to ensure you still had it.
As your losing it, which you did not, would constitute a potential security breach. Even if you work in a standard office, there is equipment that could be stolen. I think it was just that your manager saw you waving at someone to help you get into the building and asked you a very appropriate question. There is no mistrust in doing that even the most trusted employee may lose his/her card and the boss may ask him/her about that. |
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| The Lounge | how's YOUR job? | Jan 21 2008 19:01 (UTC) |
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| I work as an ocean export coordinator with a huge international logistics company and I've quit and will have my last work day this coming Thursday. I'm going to go work for a smaller logistics firm doing a more varied job.
As you can tell I'm not exactly busy here otherwise I wouldn't be typing away in the forums. Other than that full time job I do translations as a freelancer. And that is what I really love. |
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| The Lounge | supermarket checkout commentary | Jan 21 2008 15:46 (UTC) |
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| I like this thread. I've never been commented on inappropriately as int criticised for what I was buying. But I had this one young male cashier the other day, asking me in all seriousness what the fruit and veggies were that I was buying: apricots, raspberries, nectarines!!!!! Some people should get to fill the shelves before they hit the cashier's job. I was a grocery store cashier, shelf filler, trainee for 3 years on Switzerland, whilst learning a lot obout retail, marketing, commerce and purchasing during that time I knew it was what I never wanted to do again in my life!! The reason: work hours no more no less. Sometimes a cashier will ask how I like this or that product, oftentimes it's something I'd never bought before so I tell her/him so. |
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| Motivation | The Holidays Scare Me.... | Dec 07 2007 03:34 (UTC) |
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| Panda, go ahead and have everything under the sun at christmas dinner but stick to just having everything under the sun for that one day and then hop back onto the healthy eating waggon the next day. There's gotta be some healthy food within your reach with or without the family around you. |
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| Motivation | Doors are opening... | Dec 05 2007 21:06 (UTC) |
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| Ha the butterfly has definitely emerged!
Really loved your post and the "actually happy" part is the most important thing. Congrats on all your accomplishments! |
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| Motivation | The End of my World as I know it!!!! (Over-dramatic) | Dec 04 2007 20:09 (UTC) |
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| yes me me me !!
*jumps up and down waving both hands with a huge smile on her face* I'll be going home for christmas and I haven't been home on christmas for 3 years and I've lost 35lbs so far, I was going for 45lbs but I'm not sure it's meant to be. I CAN'T WAIT!!!! I've been counting the days until I'm flying out! Another 15 days until I fly out to Europe! |
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| The Lounge | Who lives in Canada? | Dec 03 2007 02:10 (UTC) |
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| schnooder the website nanamoss suggested has all the info you need to find out how to move to Canada. I immigrated as a skilled worker and got my permanent residency this year in April after 15months of processing time by a Canadian embassy in the US. It really depends on the embassy handling your case and your qualifications according to the immigration standards of Canada. |
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| The Lounge | Calculate your ecological footprint! | Dec 03 2007 00:57 (UTC) |
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IF EVERYONE LIVED LIKE YOU, WE WOULD NEED 8.8 PLANETS TO LIVE ON Oh well I'm not feeling bad about this, I don't own a car I share with other people, I guess because I'm eating animal products I'm a horrible person now. Love the small print in that website: Honestly what is the point of putting together such a questionnaire if it's not even representing the aspects that make someone a better person for the environment: NOTE: Caveat in Small Print The calculation presented here is obviously a gross simplification and does not take into account many details that will add or subtract from your footprint. This calculation will perform poorly for people outside North America, since it is calibrated to the average North American lifestyle. Also, those North Americans who live an atypical lifestyle, for example by avoiding owning cars and new products, by growing their own food, by living on a boat, or by buying fewer material goods, may not be represented accurately by this calculation. |
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| The Lounge | Your heritage and it's stereotypes. | Dec 01 2007 00:01 (UTC) |
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| Ha this made me laugh, here's the link to an article about Swiss stereotypes
Can you tell that my hometown is Zurich? |
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| The Lounge | Your heritage and it's stereotypes. | Nov 30 2007 23:51 (UTC) |
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| Ha I'm a close-minded, successfull banker or insurance broker that devours cheese and chocolate for breakfast and will not leave my house without my watch.
I'm Swiss! |
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| Weight Loss | Sleep Apnea - Weight Loss | Nov 30 2007 23:48 (UTC) |
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| I think the reason people with sleep apnea may have trouble losing weight is because their body can't recuperate properly during the night.
You know how during sleep hours your body regenrates itself and for lack of a better word re-loads its batteries, with sleep apnea a deep sleep can never be reached and therefore full recharge/regeneration is not possible. But my former boss has severe sleep apnea and he did lose weight to fight it because he cannot and does not want to deal with the mask wearing thing at night. It hasn't disappeared but losing weight made it less severe for sure. |
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| Motivation | Is there any way to MAKE yourself get up to workout in the morning? | Nov 28 2007 20:28 (UTC) |
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| For me the one way I can ensure I get up in the am to go to the gym is: ENOUGH SLEEP!
Make sure you get the sleep you need, this may mean going to bed a little early which is a small price to pay for something you want so bad. And yes definitely get your gear ready the night before, there's nothing worse than fumbling around for your stuff in a half-awake state early in the morning :) |
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| Motivation | New Year's Resolutions? (What are yours?) | Nov 27 2007 05:42 (UTC) |
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| danceswithforks believe me I'm a planner too but sometimes I plan too much and it turns into procrastination hence my somewhat harsh stance on new years resolutions :) | |||
| Motivation | Going4Gold GANG | Nov 27 2007 05:41 (UTC) |
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| Go4Gold this is it. I'm Sabine and in 2008 I'll be weighing 195lbs somewhere around November 2008. I'm taking an organic approach listening to my body and soul as I go along. If I get too stressed I'll throw in a maintenance month and if my energy is abound I'll put in that extra effort at the gym, at Pilates, in Tai Chi, in my work etc. Going to reach that 120lbs loss! |
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| Motivation | New Year's Resolutions? (What are yours?) | Nov 27 2007 00:18 (UTC) |
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| Hey Molly,
I don't believe in new years resolutions. There's no better day than tomorrow or even today to better/change onself. No need for a new year to come around in my opinion. |
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| Weight Loss | new pic | Nov 24 2007 01:26 (UTC) |
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| Wow what a difference! Good job! And yup if anything is my problem it's stuffing and bean bake as the family of my bf calls it. :) |
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| The Lounge | Your things that must go! | Nov 23 2007 00:46 (UTC) |
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| Fitness | I did it !!! | Nov 23 2007 00:31 (UTC) |
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| Well done! Congrats. | |||
| Weight Loss | I lost 50lbs since June and I eat a LOT! (calorie cycling) | Nov 23 2007 00:20 (UTC) |
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| I shoot for 1600 cals a day as a ball park figure but I'm not beating myself up anymore if i get up to 1800 - 2200 cals, so technically I end up cycling calories myself. And every now and then I'll be belwo 1600 cals and I'll leave it at that if I'm not hungry.
I'll do some calculation at the end of this week to see what my average intake is. I love your way like I told you in the pm I sent jenn. |
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| Weight Loss | Eating every three hours a myth | Nov 23 2007 00:11 (UTC) |
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| There ya go. I have a fantastic instructor she does classes of max 8 people and corrects everyone's position and form continuisly!
I just love doing Pilates so I make it part of my gym work out. But I agree it's very easy to do it wrong and have no results/effect whatsoever or actually hurt yourself doing it. |
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| Health & Support | girl question. | Nov 22 2007 23:54 (UTC) |
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| Yes you should go to the doctor and have yourself checked. | |||
| Weight Loss | Eating every three hours a myth | Nov 22 2007 23:48 (UTC) |
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| Melkor re:
If your diet doesn't include exercise or only mild, non-panting cardio like yoga or pilates that isn't as much of a concern since you aren't putting enough stress on your body to make it grow new If Pilates (can't speak for Yoga) is done right it will cause muscle pain and with that muscle gain (tranversal abs, obliques, shoulder muscles, triceps) and there is deliberate panting involved in doing Pilates. However if by non-panting you mean low impact / low heart rate cardio, then I concurr. |
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| The Lounge | Random Acts of Kindness | Nov 22 2007 19:45 (UTC) |
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| My colleague is going back to Switzerland in about a month's time and she really isn't happy working here anymore (totally under challenged with a receptionist job) and can't wait to go back home to her family.
We've become friends in the 6 months that she's spent here. So I bought one of those chocolate advent calendars with which you count down the 24 days til christmas and put little paper squares on each calendar door starting with November 29 as door 1, so that she can count down the days until she flies home on December 22. And I re-named the calendar to: The Swiss Countdown Calendar 2007 |
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