Diets, yo.
That 20lbs I shed last summer, miraculously came back and added some. MY JOY IS SO LARGE YOU CANNOT EVEN IMAGINE.
And now half my dress clothes for student teaching no longer fit! MY JOY, YOU GUYS. MY JOY.
So now that everyone is caught up.
I've been gearing myself up for this semester all through vacation. This is my make it or break it semester. This is the semester where if everything doesn't go well, I just wasted a good five years of my life. Stress dreams have been a staple of my bedtime routine for the past two weeks. I've put on an additional 10lbs since middle of December. Things have been drastically derailing. (I just ate chocolate pancakes with chocolate chips and peanut butter chips. IT WAS DELICIOUS.)
I don't feel good. I feel lethargic and uncooperative. I thought it was just S.A.D.- probably isn't helping - but no. I'm no longer at a weight where I was alert, happy and energetic. I currently weigh 185lbs. For at least a month I was down at 160lbs. I want to be back there again. And I want to do it without having to spend $50 on Weight Watchers a month, even though I know it works. I don't have that cash on hand. I don't want to ask my father to shell out the money for a program I will inevitably forget to use, even though it's online. I have all the tools for it regardless. I even have their nifty new calculator courtesy of my mother, though I'm still not sure how to use it.
So, this is my plan:
1. Tomorrow, I diet for fruits and veg are ACTUALLY TASTY and easy to pilfer from the school's cafeteria!
2. Go to the grocery store and purchase foods that are filling and good for me. If only I knew what those were. Yikes. Wheat bread, lunch meat, lettuce and Special K protein bars here I come?
3. Zumba classes. Our school has a program with the local gym where we get to go two days a week for absolutely no cost. The only problem is I can really only do these classes Thursday, Friday, or Saturday as all my other nights are booked solid between class and work. I may need to purchase the DVD.
4. NO MORE FLAVOR SHOTS IN MY COFFEE UNLESS THEY ARE SUGAR FREE. Seriously, working in the coffee shop on campus is blissful, but I was making drinks with 2-3oz of flavor in them. These shots are basically flavored sugar water. I really have no excuse for this one.
5. No late night munching.1 I have fallen into the habit of craving food after 11pm and caving into those cravings, instead of going to sleep, which is what my body really wanted from me.
6. Get out of my room. There are plenty of things to do on campus. I do have friends. Somewhere. Lurking. They do things too! Go do those things with those friends I supposedly have!
7. Bedtime by 11:30, every night, no exceptions.2
8. MORE WATER = HEALTHIER BODY
9. Take gummy vitamin.3
10. Accountability! I need to challenge myself here. I tried to make daily posts before, but that tanked, so weekly posts with only positives! Things I did good. Things I did better at. Things I want to try next week. Weekly hour total for working out. My sister's school has a program that requires them to work out 2 hours every week and get a prize at the end of the semester.
I need suggestions for a prize!4
1 Except carrot sticks or celery with hummus.
2 In the case of lesson planning, grading or any other school related project due the following day ignore this
3 Though I may need to buy a new brand as there is a decent chance I may be allergic to echinacea and I don't need to be exhibiting allergies while trying to stay healthy.
4 Preferably one that doesn't cost more than $30.
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And now half my dress clothes for student teaching no longer fit! MY JOY, YOU GUYS. MY JOY.
So now that everyone is caught up.
I've been gearing myself up for this semester all through vacation. This is my make it or break it semester. This is the semester where if everything doesn't go well, I just wasted a good five years of my life. Stress dreams have been a staple of my bedtime routine for the past two weeks. I've put on an additional 10lbs since middle of December. Things have been drastically derailing. (I just ate chocolate pancakes with chocolate chips and peanut butter chips. IT WAS DELICIOUS.)
I don't feel good. I feel lethargic and uncooperative. I thought it was just S.A.D.- probably isn't helping - but no. I'm no longer at a weight where I was alert, happy and energetic. I currently weigh 185lbs. For at least a month I was down at 160lbs. I want to be back there again. And I want to do it without having to spend $50 on Weight Watchers a month, even though I know it works. I don't have that cash on hand. I don't want to ask my father to shell out the money for a program I will inevitably forget to use, even though it's online. I have all the tools for it regardless. I even have their nifty new calculator courtesy of my mother, though I'm still not sure how to use it.
So, this is my plan:
1. Tomorrow, I diet for fruits and veg are ACTUALLY TASTY and easy to pilfer from the school's cafeteria!
2. Go to the grocery store and purchase foods that are filling and good for me. If only I knew what those were. Yikes. Wheat bread, lunch meat, lettuce and Special K protein bars here I come?
3. Zumba classes. Our school has a program with the local gym where we get to go two days a week for absolutely no cost. The only problem is I can really only do these classes Thursday, Friday, or Saturday as all my other nights are booked solid between class and work. I may need to purchase the DVD.
4. NO MORE FLAVOR SHOTS IN MY COFFEE UNLESS THEY ARE SUGAR FREE. Seriously, working in the coffee shop on campus is blissful, but I was making drinks with 2-3oz of flavor in them. These shots are basically flavored sugar water. I really have no excuse for this one.
5. No late night munching.1 I have fallen into the habit of craving food after 11pm and caving into those cravings, instead of going to sleep, which is what my body really wanted from me.
6. Get out of my room. There are plenty of things to do on campus. I do have friends. Somewhere. Lurking. They do things too! Go do those things with those friends I supposedly have!
7. Bedtime by 11:30, every night, no exceptions.2
8. MORE WATER = HEALTHIER BODY
9. Take gummy vitamin.3
10. Accountability! I need to challenge myself here. I tried to make daily posts before, but that tanked, so weekly posts with only positives! Things I did good. Things I did better at. Things I want to try next week. Weekly hour total for working out. My sister's school has a program that requires them to work out 2 hours every week and get a prize at the end of the semester.
I need suggestions for a prize!4
1 Except carrot sticks or celery with hummus.
2 In the case of lesson planning, grading or any other school related project due the following day ignore this
3 Though I may need to buy a new brand as there is a decent chance I may be allergic to echinacea and I don't need to be exhibiting allergies while trying to stay healthy.
4 Preferably one that doesn't cost more than $30.
This entry was originally posted at http://faynia.dreamwidth.org/278513.html. Please comment there using OpenID. (comments:
)