skinny4wedding

Just finished a really lovely run…I saw two students from my class! It always makes me feel like the ultimate badass teacher when my kids see me run, lol. It’s really cute when I see other kids from school who don’t know I run and they’ll turn surprised to their friend or to me and exclaim, “La maestra?!” (I work in an area with a really high Hispanic population.)

Things have also just taken an new turn in another arena of my life and I’m just really excited to see what the next few weeks and months will bring! : )

I have to get everything ready for the big class trip to the zoo tomorrow, but I’ll see y’all soon!

Exercise Log

So excited about week two! I was exactly on track today until about 8:00 when I started cooking sweets for my students. (They were unnaturally good today. So they get brownies/cookies. I kinda spoil them.) I really can’t resist a no bake cookie! And I always convince myself they are healthy because they have oatmeal (whole grains!) and milk (calcium!) and peanut butter (protein!) in them. Which is kind of silly because they mostly have a lot of sugar. And chocolate of course.

So I had a little calorie add on tonight and I rolled some of the excess calories over to tomorrow’s count. (I know that’s cheating but I do it all the time. It makes me feel better. And if I cut out a snack tomorrow then I can still keep to my limit even starting the day with 250 calories.)

But I kept up in step aerobics and my favorite part was when the really cute instructor with kind of limited English told us to put our hands “under your goodies” when we sat on our hands while doing leg lifts.

I’m hiding the cookies and brownies in tupperware at the bottom of my school bag and going to sleep. See y’all tomorrow!

Exercise Log

I certainly haven’t been perfect this week… but I’ve managed to wriggle down a little on the scale.  I’m back down to about what I’ve been the past couple months.  When I had my official first weigh in last week I was freaked out because it was higher than usual, but I think it was just water weight so it’s actually not really that much of an accomplishment to get back down to 131, but at least my weight tracker looks successful now!

Even though I went a little over on my calorie totals almost each day, I did manage to get in all my cardio for the week.  (I had to get 75 minutes in today to catch up, but hey, I did it!)  I think I’m posed to have a really good second week and actually lose a real pound or two!

Exercise Log

It’s my very first Teacher Appreciation Week as a teacher so I’m learning that means lots of snacks! We’ve had all kinds of goodies around the school and tomorrow I’m baking a huge cake (I’ll post a picture when I’m done) for all the other teachers so I’ve really really got to watch the sweets. (I’m really bad about snacking on cake scraps and frosting when I decorate.)

I’m doing well staying on track with my exercises and I always know yesterday’s workout was a success when I feel it walking the stairs at school.  Nutrition is another story.  It’s kind of a stretch to count the blueberries in a giant muffin and potato salad as my fruits and veggies for the day!  Tomorrow I’ll cut back a little bit to make up for a little bit of over-calorieing today.  (1600 is technically my daily limit, but I always end up a little over.  A low maximum keeps me more in line.)

I’m excited to be making friends here!  I’ll see you all tomorrow!  : )

Exercise Log

I think I’m ready to make my official goals. I do really well with official goals. I ran every day for 9 months (I was aiming for a year, so technically I do really well with official goals until I mess up one day and I just say, “eh.”)

Until the end of the school year, June 13th, this what I will be doing:

• 3 miles running or 30 minutes cardio 6 days a week (may be averaged out over the week; example: run 2 miles one day, catch up with 4 the next)
• 3-4 days of strength training each week
• At least 2 servings of fruits or vegetables each day (Yeah, I know that’s pretty pathetic, but you gotta start somewhere.)
• Daily total of no more than 1600 calories (One cheat meal a week.)
• Log daily on paper and blog at least 4 days a week.

These are goals that I’ve been playing with for months, but haven’t officially committed to until… today!

I’ll keep you updated! Feel free to add me as a buddy… I’m still trying to learn my way around.

Exercise Log

I’ve almost always carried a little extra weight, but been pretty athletic. Twice in the 7 years or so, I’ve gotten done to what I consider MY ideal weight. It’s about feeling energetic, being able to run and perform at the level I want, being able to feel confident and happy in any clothes or situation.

The last time I lost weight, I ran it off training for a marathon that couldn’t happen in the end because of an overuse injury. I stayed a weight that made me happy for a year and then gradually let it creep back up.

After really struggling in my first year teaching this year, I feel like I’m finally getting things back on track. And everything else in my life is pretty much perfect. I’m extremely blessed to be dating someone that makes me feel beautiful and happy and challenges me to be the best person I can be. And I’m absolutely thrilled to be marrying him this August and finally ending over 2 years of long-distance with him.

I really want this to be the turning point in my life where I take control of my weight and my health once and for all. For my wedding, for my married life, for my future family, for me.

So I’m here.