Hey, all!
Just have to vent a minute. Anyone else having a hectic day today, besides me? I teach preschool, and my 3 & 4 yr. olds are driving me UP THE WALL for some reason! Lots of conflicts among them today....it's really tiring, because it takes so much patience on my part! I feel like I absolutely OUT of patience.
Anyway, the good news....still eating well! I'm not letting this stress affect my determination to take good care of myself & lose weight. I've had a healthy bowl of cereal with fruit, another piece of fruit, and a whole wheat pita pizza today. All good stuff!
Anyone else experience success with eating well under stressful conditions lately?
Feel free to share.

Jen

Today is stressful for me. Normally I can still eat well when under stress, but today I caved and had 3 pieces of those Dove chocolates. Overall that's not to bad though. I had a healthy breakfast and a healthy lunch and plan on having a good dinner.

I am going nuts today!! I have so much going on and not enough time to do it, besides this overwhelming feeling of not wanting to do a thing!!

On the other hand, I ran this morning and have eaten good all day!!! That is a wonderful thing...now I just need to do that EVERY day!!

I'm having a very hectic week! I am doing my student teaching.

it is crazy!

Carolyn,

What age children are you student teaching? It IS overwhelming sometimes, isn't it? Hang in there--I'm sure you'll do great!

Jen

Hectic?????

In my 4 groups, I have an autistic kid, one that has the Tourette syndrom,one that is hyper active, one that is almost blind, more than a couple that have behaviour problems, another bunch that have learning disabilities and a lot of 6th graders that have 2 brain cells remaining...And I am supposed to teach french to these kids...So yes hectic!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OK I am in a bad mood it seems and awfully tired and didn't exercise at all this week....

Sorry I am venting...

Sacha

Sacha- you my dear are simply amazing. I am impressed to say the least, I wouldn't of even made it through the day.


Jamie 5'10
highest 235
current 205
goal 150-155

Sacha, right there with you hun. As the resident social worker among us, I have a case load of 60 people with the issues that Sacha has in her classroom. Then of course on Thursday, 10 decided it was time to go into crisis, one went into the hospital, his meds were way too high, another went out and broke all the windows in a police car, one got hit by a car after bolting into traffic, another killed their neighbours dog, shall I go on? I don't think so too depressing! But as of today, everyone is a-ok, thank god. So yes, eating OP has been rather challenging as I have barely seen my home in 2 days but I'm hanging in there. I've driven by more fast food resturants these past few days than should be allowed by law! And Jen my only tool for not eating during the crazies is to be conscious of the fact that I'm stressed and to remind myself constantly that it will pass and eating badly will only make it worse. So far, this has worked, the mental fortitude is still there and I do talk to myself a lot in my head and do visualization exercises every night to preplan how I will deal with food situations.

Hang in there everyone!

Tummy

Sacha,
I'm so sorry things have been rough for you at school. Certainly they'll settle down, once you're a few weeks in, right? In the mean time, just keep pluggin' away. Do the very best you can, given your situation! I'm rooting for ya!!!!

Jen

Hi girls!!

Thank you for all the nice words!!!! You are all great....

I feel better today. I slept like a baby but dreamt all night about crazy stuff!! I don't want to go back to my old habbits, I really don't but I knew it would be hard in September. (remember our talks about that Jen?) After a hard day, when your emotions are out of control or because you are drained it's hard to NOT see food as comfort. For me, comfort doesn't equal celery sticks right now!

I am proud to say that I did not screw up too much this week. The only thing that is really bugging me is that I didn't exercise after work. After being stuck in traffic, I get home at 6:30. Then I have to find something for supper. I know I should go for a walk after supper but god I feel like I cannot even walk to my bedroom!

People around me have been telling me that I am a lil hard on myself. I know I am a perfectionist. I want this transition to a new job to be perfect right away, I want my students to be perfect right away, I want to be energized even after a 12 hour day....Sigh....Why can't it be summer again? It was soooooo easy!!!

Oh boy...That post was long..sorry ladies...I kinda needed to write this....Have a good week end everybody..*hugs*

Sacha

YOU CAN DO IT, SACHA!
You will be fine. Just be gentle with yourself during these transitional weeks, but of course not giving yourself up to excuses! Start trying to integrate short walks in the evening, and eventually make them longer! Tell yourself you'll just take a 15 min. walk...you might be surprised that you want to go for more than 15 min.
As far as feeling drained/needing comfort at the end of the day...you'll have to find something that fills that void. For me, it's my relationship with God, and with my family. Do whatever works!
Rest up this weekend!

Jen