It’s all up to me

Today was my badminton match against two of my 8th grade students and I’m thrilled to say that I won! I was whupping them soundly at first but after a while they tired me out and were able to climb back into the game. Eventually I beat them 21-17 and was dripping w/sweat. I honestly was sweatier after the 30 minute match than I was when I went to the gym and worked out for 90 minutes. I can’t wait until school tomorrow when the kids have to admit that a 35 year old, overweight woman kicked their butts. And yes, I played them 2 on 1. I love little victories like this

Workouts today have been awesome. I got up and did my CE and abs workout. During school was badminton and after school I did cardio at the gym for a little over 90 minutes for a total of 2 1/2 hours. Food has been good, too, which is a good thing b/c the last 2 days haven’t been the greatest. Not the worst but it could have been better.

I may begin to eat my high-protein breakfast every day instead of just the days I lift in the morning. A regular breakfast is a serving of Fiber One cereal w/milk, 2 hb eggs and yogurt. On these days I drink a protein shake, have 1/2 cup of cottage cheese, 2 hb eggs and yogurt. I stayed so full all morning that I actually skipped one of my snacks. It’s still healthy, low in calories, high in protein and calcium and keeps me full. I’ll have to keep playing w/it.

Nine days of school left w/kids, single digits! It’s so much easier to handle when the days are in single digits. I really don’t know how people work all year w/just a few weeks for vacation. Granted, we teachers put up w/a ton of crap but it’s nice to have a definite start and stop to the year. If it’s a bad year you know it will end and then you’ll have time to recharge. And if it’s a good year, summer is still better

Progress toward workout goal: 16/300
On-plan food points: 60