Rockstar, I don't know, those lunges are still obnoxious. I'll take her "vicious plank circuit" and raise you some bicycle crunches over those damn lunges any day! Haha... maybe that just means my legs are really wimpy! Also, I feel your pain on the last minute calls to work. As a substitute teacher, many of my mornings begin this way- at 5:30 am. I have gotten to the point where I just assume I’ll have to wake up at 5:30, go somewhere I’ve never been before, teach wild children and hope nobody gets hurt
. It’s usually not this bad, which makes it somehow seem better
. Hope work gets better for you!
stargzr, what you said about goals makes a lot of sense to me. Last time I lost weight, I aimed low. I went by 5 lb bench marks. If I made it, I went for the next 5. That worked great until it got seriously hard; then I gave up. I couldn't see the big picture. I'm doing a lot of things differently this time, but aiming high (or low?
) is among them. I've learned to expect more from myself. In teaching, we always talk about how our expectations for kids can be a big factor in how successful they are. I think this true of ourselves too. We must dream big and expect ourselves to be successful, reach our goals, do anything we want to do. It seems so obvious, but I never used to before. How has the 30 day plan been going?
Sotypical, sorry about the iPod. That’s a bummer.
Optwoobs, welcome!
Zephyr, I wish I could say the same about food not holding me captive. Needless to say, that this is not the case for me. I just have to think about it so hard! Hoping I can get there one day. Good luck potty training!
So, it seems as though many of us are the same, very busy, boat. The end of the school year is absolutely BANANAS and I’ve been literally spending 13 and 12 hours a day at school, even when it’s not my day to teach! There’s no way I’m getting paid enough for this… I’ll be honest, while I’ve been amazing in the underpaid teacher department, I haven’t been doing great in the weight loss department. Although, I’ll give myself a little credit, I haven’t been doing horrible either. Since Wednesday, I’ve said no to 7 dozen cupcakes (yes, this is an exact figure), 2 dozen brownies and a plate full of some kind of frosting-covered pastries. And it wasn’t easy. I haven’t had energy to workout after work and I’ve not been counting calories. I may be up a bit, but I don’t think I ate enough to really gain a lot. However, I have been taking a break from seriously controlling calories. I’ll admit, I’m a little scared of the scale right now. I am planning on having a very productive weekend- counting calories and everything!