Eleven things for 2011 - health improvement

 Eleven is my favorite number. I love the number 11. And now it is nearly the year 2011.  I'm planning to celebrate the number eleven all year and culminate it with a party on 11-11-11 featuring the number eleven.

So I was thinking about how to incorporate my love of the number eleven into my annual weight loss efforts and came up with eleven things I can do to improve my health. 

1.  Be asleep before 11:00 each evening, even on the weekends.  Not just in bed, but asleep. I get up at 6 a.m. so I need to be asleep by 11 to get enough rest.

2.  Plan eleven meals each week As in on purpose, on paper - and bowls of oatmeal for breakfast don't count! Dinners, lunches, and breakfast that's more than just a bowl of cereal. There are 21 meal times in a week.

3.  Move on purpose for eleven minutes each day. This is mostly for during the work days when I sit at a desk all day and really do need to move more than I do.

4.  Spend eleven minutes just being quiet. By myself.  Letting my thoughts run free.

5.  Try eleven new foods this year.  Seasonal fruits and vegetables are a good source!

6.  Spend eleven minutes outside each day.  This can be combined with #4 but would be better combined with activity.

 

7.  Read eleven weight-loss-related articles each month. WW online is a good place to start!

8.  Adapt the FlyLady's 15-minute attack plan to an 11-minute attack plan to keep my environment clean and organized. Less clutter and disorganization (and dust) will help my sanity and my sinuses. This can be at home or work.  After all, I spend 9 hours at the office each day.

9.  Send eleven notes of encouragement to others each month.  When you are thinking of others, you find that things often improve for yourself.

10. Drink no more than equivalent of eleven (12 oz.) Diet Cokes (or other soda) each week. This will be a challenge but I know that they offer absolutely no nutritional value or health benefit.  This will actually save me money, too!

11. Post to my Blog eleven times a month. I find when I get my thoughts out of my head and onto paper (or screen) that it frees my mind of worries and such so it can work on other things - like building my commitment to improving my health and letting my body do it's job.

So there it is.  Eleven things for 2011 directly related to improving my health and weight loss efforts.  

Cruise transfer info

We arranged transportation from the hotel to the Port of Dover through
the Disney Cruise Line, and since we are also staying at one of their
pre-arranged hotels, we are able to check in for the cruise right here.

We have to have our luggage ready and tagged for pick up by 9:00 AM
and then just meet the motorcoach at 11:15 for an 11:30 departure for
the next part of our adventure.

Currency Conversion, or How much does that cost?

While we're traveling, we'll have plenty of opportunity to practice currency conversion skills as we'll be using six different currencies.  The U.S. Dollar, the Great Britain Pound, the Norwegian Kroner, the Danish Krone, the Euro, the Ruble, and the Swedish  Krona.  To make conversion easier, and at a glance, GoCurrency (www.gocurrency.com) has a feature that lets you create a pocket-sized converter.  We found that copying the conversion chart to a word document and then printing it out on an index card was an easy way to have an idea of how much that cheeseburger from McDonald's is really going to cost. 

 

As of June 28th, these are the conversions for each currency.

 

England

 

GBP	USD		GBP	USD		GBP	USD
1    =	1.51012		10    =	15.1012		55    =	83.0565
2    =	3.02024		15    =	22.6518		60    =	90.6071
3    =	4.53035		20    =	30.2024		65    =	98.1577
4    =	6.04047		25    =	37.7529		70    =	105.708
5    =	7.55059		30    =	45.3035		75    =	113.259
6    =	9.06071		35    =	52.8541		80    =	120.809
7    =	10.5708		40    =	60.4047		85    =	128.36
8    =	12.0809		45    =	67.9553		90    =	135.911
9    =	13.5911		50    =	75.5059		95    =	143.461

Oslo

 

NOK	USD		NOK	USD		NOK	USD
1    =	0.155802		10    =	1.55802		55    =	8.56911
2    =	0.311604		15    =	2.33703		60    =	9.34812
3    =	0.467406		20    =	3.11604		65    =	10.1271
4    =	0.623208		25    =	3.89505		70    =	10.9061
5    =	0.77901		30    =	4.67406		75    =	11.6852
6    =	0.934812		35    =	5.45307		80    =	12.4642
7    =	1.09061		40    =	6.23208		85    =	13.2432
8    =	1.24642		45    =	7.01109		90    =	14.0222
9    =	1.40222		50    =	7.7901		95    =	14.8012

Copenhagen

 

DKK	USD		DKK	USD		DKK	USD
1    =	0.165503		10    =	1.65503		55    =	9.10264
2    =	0.331005		15    =	2.48254		60    =	9.93016
3    =	0.496508		20    =	3.31005		65    =	10.7577
4    =	0.662011		25    =	4.13757		70    =	11.5852
5    =	0.827513		30    =	4.96508		75    =	12.4127
6    =	0.993016		35    =	5.79259		80    =	13.2402
7    =	1.15852		40    =	6.62011		85    =	14.0677
8    =	1.32402		45    =	7.44762		90    =	14.8952
9    =	1.48952		50    =	8.27513		95    =	15.7227

Germany and Helsinki

 

EUR	USD		EUR	USD		EUR	USD
1    =	1.23244		10    =	12.3244		55    =	67.7841
2    =	2.46488		15    =	18.4866		60    =	73.9463
3    =	3.69731		20    =	24.6488		65    =	80.1085
4    =	4.92975		25    =	30.8109		70    =	86.2706
5    =	6.16219		30    =	36.9731		75    =	92.4328
6    =	7.39463		35    =	43.1353		80    =	98.595
7    =	8.62706		40    =	49.2975		85    =	104.757
8    =	9.8595		45    =	55.4597		90    =	110.919
9    =	11.0919		50    =	61.6219		95    =	117.082

St. Petersburg

 

RUB	USD		RUB	USD		RUB	USD
1    =	0.0323008		10    =	0.323008		55    =	1.77654
2    =	0.0646016		15    =	0.484512		60    =	1.93805
3    =	0.0969024		20    =	0.646016		65    =	2.09955
4    =	0.129203		25    =	0.80752		70    =	2.26105
5    =	0.161504		30    =	0.969024		75    =	2.42256
6    =	0.193805		35    =	1.13053		80    =	2.58406
7    =	0.226105		40    =	1.29203		85    =	2.74557
8    =	0.258406		45    =	1.45354		90    =	2.90707
9    =	0.290707		50    =	1.61504		95    =	3.06857

Stockholm

 

SEK	USD		SEK	USD		SEK	USD
1    =	0.129301		10    =	1.29301		55    =	7.11155
2    =	0.258602		15    =	1.93951		60    =	7.75805
3    =	0.387903		20    =	2.58602		65    =	8.40456
4    =	0.517203		25    =	3.23252		70    =	9.05106
5    =	0.646504		30    =	3.87903		75    =	9.69757
6    =	0.775805		35    =	4.52553		80    =	10.3441
7    =	0.905106		40    =	5.17203		85    =	10.9906
8    =	1.03441		45    =	5.81854		90    =	11.6371
9    =	1.16371		50    =	6.46504		95    =	12.2836