Weight update: got on the scale and had only gained a pound since last time I wrote, and that has got to be some sort of miracle because I feel like the way that I've been slacking on eating/exercise, it should have been at least 7 pounds! Not that I'm happy at all with the way things have been going but I am pleased that it I hadn't gained too much.
February has been difficult for to to focus on my health. I am loving subbing and lesson planning and grading and all that jazz. But doing that 40 hours a week (plus planning and grading hours), plus 20+ hours at the brewhouse has left me little time to plan and make healthy meals let alone get to the gym. I have not been eating well, and it is really bumming me out. I know what I have to do to make better choices, it has just been extremely hard for me. For awhile I was taking healthy lunches to work, and have been taking a bagel on the go for breakfast (not the best choice, but not the worst). For dinner I've either been grabbing fast food between jobs (horrible, I know) or waiting to eat at 9:00pm or 9:30pm after a shift at the restaurant (not making the best choices because I am so hungry from not eating since 12:00pm, and I don't like eating dinner that late anyways).
This week is Presidents week off at school and so I am making a HUGE effort to plan lessons ahead of time for the next month, and get caught up on grading so I can put school work on a back burner for now. I am going grocery shopping this morning to get the fridge stocked with healthy food for this week off. I am hoping that getting a week of good eating going will help propel me into eating healthy and making good choices while back at school.
I have also decided to take this week off of school to get.my.ass.back.to.the.gym! I have been talking to my parents, who have been rockstars at going to the gym 4 times this week after work. My mom has mentioned to me about that good sore feeling after working out, and I miss that so much. I have also thought that my lack of effort going to the gym (or even just running around the neighborhood) is due to not having a finite goal to work towards. Last year I signed up for races that I had to continue to run for. I have looked into races coming up in the next few months and am going to sign up for them ASAP so then I have a date goal that I need to be running towards. (Not to mention this summer I have my 10 year high school reunion and a family reunion to work towards, but those obviously aren't motivating me enough to do what I know I need to)
I also need to find more time to blog! That was a new years resolution that I am totally slacking on. Time to go assess what is in my fridge/freezer/pantry and make a shopping list full of good choices!
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