It’s all up to me

I am starting to feel human again but I’m not ready to say that I’m feeling better.  I decided to go to school today b/c I was showing a video and I knew that I could push play and the slump over my desk if necessary.  Fortunately as the day went on I was feeling better so now I’m glad that I went.  I still feel weak and I can only imagine how whupped I’m going to be when I resume my workouts but for now I’m considering it a victory to be upright.

It’s funny how kids can get a little too comfortable w/their positions in your classroom.  I have one student in particular who is an excellent student most of the time but can be a big snot.  I actually have a niece just like her and she drives me crazy.  Anyway, when we had class today she said to me “And just where were you yesterday???”  As if she has any right to question where I was.  I hate to say it but she’s the kind of kid that you enjoy finding mistakes on her work b/c she’s always sure that she’s perfect.  As much as I would have loved to say “None of your damn business” I decided to remain professional and said “Trying not to die.  Thanks for your concern.”  Sorry, couldn’t resist the sarcasm.

The “good” news is being sick does burn calories.  I weighed in for my contest this morning and saw 233.5, down about 3 pounds from last week and that’s with only 1 day of exercise.  I’m a little bit worried that when I start eating normally again that I’ll put a few back on but maybe I won’t b/c I do think my calories were just about on track the last few days.  I may have actually gone over since I was eating a lot of peanut butter and comfort food.  I even ate ice cream last night b/c we had fresh strawberries.  Yum.

I’m hoping that by Monday I’ll feel good enough to resume regular exercise.  I know that I’ll have to ease back into it b/c I actually got tired today just walking up a flight of stairs.  Once I get back to normal I’ll readjust my on-plan eating goal for February.  I’m far enough ahead of my workout goal to not have to adjust that so at this point I’m not making any changes there.