Weigh In Friday!

Hello again,

Things here are finally moving in the right direction again, I weighed in this morning at 258.4lbs giving me a total loss of 33.6lbs so far.  YAY! I am really excited about things moving again. My eating has been good off and on, this week, not over eating that's for sure but not always making the best choice either.  This weekend will be great for getting myself set up for more success.  I plan on spending quite a bit of time working on school things which will alleviate most of my stress.  Things will then run the way I want them to.  Working out was great, I missed my Monday workout due to Thanksgiving but got all my other workouts in.  I also started teaching 4 sections of dance at school which means I get to move around for at least an additional 4 hours a week which is wonderful.  It's so nice to teach something fun and the kids seem to be enjoying it which I was worried about.  Alright, I am off to work.  I hope everyone has a fabulous Friday!!!

Cheers!
Leah

What a day!

I had one of those days you know the ones where you run and run and run and get so frustrated because you feel like you are going no where.  No what I mean?  Well I felt like that today with my work and my eating.  With work I just feel like perhaps I am not doing my job as well as I could be, I am at a loss of what to do with a particular group of students.  Nothing I seem to do gets there attention or their focus.  I know I am the french teacher that none of the students like, that parents don't support and that colleagues chuckle at when I say I have had a rough day with their classes but gosh this has got to get better.  I really do love my job 99% of the time today was just one of those days where I don't.  They happen and I know tomorrow will be better.  Food wise, I forgot to pack my lunch so I ended up eating what was available in the school, a small chocolate milk, cheddar sunchips and a piece of apple pie.  What the heck kinda lunch is that!!!  No wonder the scale is NOT moving for me.  My sweet hubby is away this weekend and I am hoping to use that time to plan out my school schedule, get organized and get focused again.  I really am missing that loss on the scale but I am thrilled that it has not moved up.  

Hope you all have had a better day!

Cheers!
Leah

Happy Thanksgiving!!!

I know it's been a while since I posted but things have been as I have been saying nuts.  They should settle down after this next week and then things will get back to normal.  I'd like so commit to posting every other day after next week.  I weighed in on Friday but for got to update.  I am back down to 260lbs. which is great but no further weight loss.  After this weekend which is Thanksgiving here I'll get back on my regularly scheduled eating program.  I have been eating ridiculous amounts of sugar which is horrible for me.  I am thinking maybe a week or two of counting calories maybe in order to get me back on track.  In other happier news, I went shopping with my mom this weekend and was able to fit into many regular XXL or XL shirts in the stores.  YAY!  Also size 18 plus size pants fit wonderfully, the ones I have here in my closet are not plus size so they are snug but I can definetly do them up.  5 more lbs and I think I'll be there.  The size 18s fitting nicely though was a great thing to see at the store.  I am official down another pant size!  Horray for smaller pants! 

I hope all my Canadian readers are have a very Happy Thanksgiving!
Leah

Planning

Well it's Sunday and now that I am like every other 'normal' person out there I have to get ready for the work week ahead.  So today I think I will take sometime to do any prep for dinners this week that can be done ahead of time.  For some of our meals this means I can cook it this afternoon like the curry we plan on having and for others I can just get a head start like pre-making my turkey burger patties.  I really hope that this will get ride of the evening dinner crunch we are feeling.   Getting to the gym 4 nights a week for classes is wonderful but we're having to rush dinner and not making the healthiest choices.

Also, I need to do a major clean up today since next weekend is Thanksgiving and my parents are coming for a visit! YAY!  I am so looking forward to all the delicious Thanksgiving food.  I love me some pumpkin pie that's for sure! I still plan on enjoying all the delicious food prepared even if it's not the healthiest thing out there.  You got to enjoy life along this journey too and there are days on the calendar where traditional foods are the better choice.  I am thinking Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter type holidays.  This doesn't mean I need to stuff myself till I am sick though!

I have a busy day ahead.  Have a good one!

Cheers!
Leah

Weigh In and An Update

Sorry for my long absence but this week was insanely busy!!!  Lets start with the bad.  My weigh in was not good.  I am sitting this morning at 262.2lbs after being at 259.9lbs last week.  I am not being too hard on myself though.  It was my birthday this week and my first week back at a full time job.  The birthday had cake and treats multiple times and the work had my stress levels soaring!  I will admit that my eating has been a little out of control.  Tones of snacking and treats and such.  So this week I must get back on game.  

On the bright side, I made it to all 5 of my workouts.  I am thinking perhaps some weight training might be necessary but I think I'll wait it out another week.  I am already feeling a little overwhelmed with all I am committed to.  I am hoping that next week I will really settle into a routine at school and feel like things are up and running.  

Oh well one minor set back is not going to derail this train.  

Cheers!
Leah

OMG so busy!

Thank you all so much for the birthday wishes!!!

Ok so keeping up with getting my classroom up and running, doing my lesson, going to my fitness classes, having a birthday and then having a baby shower to go to all within 3 days.  Let's just say I am sooooo exhausted.  I have made it to all my workouts this week though even though life is crazy.  I am so enjoying them.  It's the few minutes of the day where I can just not think too much and do what the instructor tells me to do while having a little fun.  And line dancing tonight was way way way more fun then I thought it was going to be.  You know when you don't realize how much you have been missing something until you do it again.  That's how I have been feeling about dancing.    Alright well i gotta get ready for bed.

Night everyone!
Leah

Happy Birthday to Me!

Well today happens to be my 28th birthday, on the 28th which means this should be my lucky year.  Things are going pretty well leading up to it so I can't wait to see where I'll be at in a year.  Posts will likely be short and sporadic this week as I get back into the swing of working full time plus getting all my workouts in.  Zumba kicked my butt yesterday, in a good way, I can feel it a little today.  Alright, I gotta run.  Hope everyone is well I haven't had a chance to read very many blogs this week. 

Cheers!
Leah