First... a check in on my little bet to myself:
Deserts: I'm doing really great with this actually. It gets harder and harder though. Now that I can select ONE desert to eat all week... I have to plan wisely, and every opportunity could be the one that I will break down for. I think giving myself the ticket makes it that much harder to say no... because technically I can say yes... if I want... it just opens the window just a crack.. and makes my resistance a bit harder. But it's really in the end good for me because I'm able to say NO and that is one of the things I really needed to work on! I kept thinking that I was losing out big time if I didn't have that one snack. Which turns out to be totally wrong (of course). So even though the weight isn't dropping off as I had planned... I feel better... I'm about 3 pounds down.. 2 to go (and 2 weeks to go).
No Snacking After Dinner: Now that I can't have sweets this one really isn't too bad!
Today was my last day working at Central. I worked there for one year as a Reading Assistant. It has been so nice working there. I have really enjoyed getting to know all the teachers there, and learning and getting ideas from them. The Central teachers are amazing teachers and wonderful women. I will miss them. I will miss talking with them and learning from them. I'm SOOO glad that I took this year off to get more time with Asher, and experience Wamego Public Schools, but now I'm ready to go back to one of my favorite things... teaching!
Next year I venture into the realm of K-1 teaching. I'm excited with TONS of ideas, but I'm also nervous. I'm really used to teaching the older kids. I'm used to writing things up on the board and them being able to read it and do what it says. Or them being able to tie their own shoes and NOT wet their pants! :) So this will be a new experience for me. I have a feeling I'll be spending a lot of time in my new classroom this summer. One things I am super excited for is that there are TONS of fun and cool things out there for k-1 teachers... This is not always true with middle school age kids. There are no cute things for them. So... I hope my husband is ready for us to live in a box... because I see me buying lots of this this summer that I just have to have.
Here is where you can pipe in with some fun activities you remember from your k-1 days. OR if you are a teacher of K-1 you can tell me what resources I should get/need. Or give me some of yours! :)
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Make-up....
So... today I am officially 10 days clean of all goodies and treats. Haven't had a ONE! Also I have gone 10 days without any snacking after dinner which is really good too... I have dropped almost 2 pounds! :) That is how many sweets I eat... It's CRAZY! I feel the pull to eat them more and more since I've gotten through the first week. I'd like to go back to where I was and just eat them up as I please.... BUT in the rules I've created I know that I only get ONE sweet this week.. and I'm gonna make it count! :) It's hard though! Yesterday it was ice cream cones. Today it was a BUCKET full of CANDY! Tonight there will be cookies offered... it seems like everywhere I go there are more and more treats handed out! Anyway... so far so good! Still plugging along!
BUT the other reason I'm writing is because today I woke up, looked at the clock to see 7:45 glaring back at me (I'm supposed to be at school at 7:30). I bounced up out of bed screaming..."IS MY CLOCK RIGHT?!?! CRAP! CRAP! I'm SOOOOO LATE!" I rushed to my closet put on some clothes (pretty much the first thing my little fingers could get a hold of). Popped into the bathroom for a quick "up do" (aka pony tail). Then down the stairs and out of the house I flew! Needless to say I had NO make-up on. It's not the first time in my life that I've left the house without make-up... But I try not to do it very often... it gets scary! :) Anyway.... I made it through most of the morning until a kid told me I looked different. Well kids say weird things to you all the time so I didn't think much of it (I had my bangs all pulled back too, which I don't normally do... so I thought it was that). But after lunch my 2nd graders came down for a reading group and they told me I looked SOOOO different... THEN I remembered that I didn't have an OUNCE of make-up on. So I asked "What is so different about me?" "Well, you look younger..." I laughed! THEN LATER I had to go up to a classroom and fill in for a teacher for a moment. Once I got in there one of the kids asked who I was..... I told them "Mrs. White!" Which was them followed by: "Well, I couldn't tell because you look so different!" I couldn't believe it! I know I put make-up on... but I didn't think I put so much on my identity changes when I don't wear it! As I was walking out of the classroom I was told that I look 16! HAHA! What a weird day!
BUT the other reason I'm writing is because today I woke up, looked at the clock to see 7:45 glaring back at me (I'm supposed to be at school at 7:30). I bounced up out of bed screaming..."IS MY CLOCK RIGHT?!?! CRAP! CRAP! I'm SOOOOO LATE!" I rushed to my closet put on some clothes (pretty much the first thing my little fingers could get a hold of). Popped into the bathroom for a quick "up do" (aka pony tail). Then down the stairs and out of the house I flew! Needless to say I had NO make-up on. It's not the first time in my life that I've left the house without make-up... But I try not to do it very often... it gets scary! :) Anyway.... I made it through most of the morning until a kid told me I looked different. Well kids say weird things to you all the time so I didn't think much of it (I had my bangs all pulled back too, which I don't normally do... so I thought it was that). But after lunch my 2nd graders came down for a reading group and they told me I looked SOOOO different... THEN I remembered that I didn't have an OUNCE of make-up on. So I asked "What is so different about me?" "Well, you look younger..." I laughed! THEN LATER I had to go up to a classroom and fill in for a teacher for a moment. Once I got in there one of the kids asked who I was..... I told them "Mrs. White!" Which was them followed by: "Well, I couldn't tell because you look so different!" I couldn't believe it! I know I put make-up on... but I didn't think I put so much on my identity changes when I don't wear it! As I was walking out of the classroom I was told that I look 16! HAHA! What a weird day!
Friday, May 13, 2011
No Regrets
To keep you updated.. I'm 5 days without sugary sweets! I can't believe how many times I have had to say no! But I'm holding strong... It helps that my throat hurts SOOOO bad that I can't even swallow very well :) Either way... I'm set! I don't even lick my fingers when I touched the frosting of our fruit pizza or gave Bash some marshmallow! I'm real hard core! :)
The main reason I wanted to write today is because this past Wednesday I went to listen to Robert Rogers speak about how he has coped with losing his 4 kids and wife in a flash flood that swept him off the road. It was insane how humble and solid his faith has kept him in what I would consider one of the hardest and biggest loss a person could fathom.
One of his major messages was NO REGRETS... not... go out and just live it up and don't care. But, no regrets in that when we get to heaven we don't want to have to regret what we've done here on earth. No regrets means live each day for HIM so that you don't have a regret when you look back. What a life changing message from a man who has truly lived through a horrible tragedy.
What does NO REGRETS mean to you?
Check out his story:
Robert Rogers
The main reason I wanted to write today is because this past Wednesday I went to listen to Robert Rogers speak about how he has coped with losing his 4 kids and wife in a flash flood that swept him off the road. It was insane how humble and solid his faith has kept him in what I would consider one of the hardest and biggest loss a person could fathom.
One of his major messages was NO REGRETS... not... go out and just live it up and don't care. But, no regrets in that when we get to heaven we don't want to have to regret what we've done here on earth. No regrets means live each day for HIM so that you don't have a regret when you look back. What a life changing message from a man who has truly lived through a horrible tragedy.
What does NO REGRETS mean to you?
Check out his story:
Robert Rogers
Wednesday, May 11, 2011
Day Three
As I wait to find out if I'll ever get an interview.. my stress level rises... As my stress level rises.. I think a bit of chocolate will help it all go down a lot better.... BUT as day three has come... my mind has worked its way to focusing on a lot better things than an instant sugar high... and then a super low... :)
Ya know what though? I wish I knew exactly what people were looking for when they looks through all the applicants. I wonder what makes the cut and what doesn't... and how they decide that... Mainly I want to know WHY NOT ME!! Doesn't everyone want to know this???
Anyway... the point is...I'm doing a good job on my sweets detox. The more I get into my week.. the more I realize exactly how many sweets made it to my mouth a week... It's insane... and good that I'm doing this..
Basher is crying my name! :)
Ya know what though? I wish I knew exactly what people were looking for when they looks through all the applicants. I wonder what makes the cut and what doesn't... and how they decide that... Mainly I want to know WHY NOT ME!! Doesn't everyone want to know this???
Anyway... the point is...I'm doing a good job on my sweets detox. The more I get into my week.. the more I realize exactly how many sweets made it to my mouth a week... It's insane... and good that I'm doing this..
Basher is crying my name! :)
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
Day Two...
So I walk into school today and what is glaring me in the face... but a small cone of candy... Not a lot of candy.. only a couple of pieces... But that is my trap! Just ONE piece will not kill me! ONE piece never made anyone gain thousands of pounds... That is what I keep saying after shoving a good bag of candy down the hatch in one day!
Today, I resisted it. All day! I had it sitting out and I kept telling myself:
A.) It's not going to run away
B.) I don't need it
C.)DON'T EAT IT!!!
It worked! So I'm 2 days clean of the sweets! Tonight we have a small group.. and the snack if FRUIT pizza... it sounds so innocent.. HA! I'm gonna do it though! Thanks for the encouragement! I appreciate it! I really helps keep me going... and now that I KNOW you all know I'm doing this.. it adds more help too! :)
Off to go get the house ready! :)
Today, I resisted it. All day! I had it sitting out and I kept telling myself:
A.) It's not going to run away
B.) I don't need it
C.)DON'T EAT IT!!!
It worked! So I'm 2 days clean of the sweets! Tonight we have a small group.. and the snack if FRUIT pizza... it sounds so innocent.. HA! I'm gonna do it though! Thanks for the encouragement! I appreciate it! I really helps keep me going... and now that I KNOW you all know I'm doing this.. it adds more help too! :)
Off to go get the house ready! :)
Monday, May 9, 2011
Day One....
So for those of you who have no idea... I am a sweets addict (which is why I have to do this in the first place) :) I love sweets and probably have some sort of sweet at LEAST once a day. Through random candy I've gotten from kids or random people. cake or treats served for small group or at school. 100 calorie pack cookies. I'm snacking on sweets all the time!
SO, today was difficult. I made it through the morning just fine (I usually do). The afternoon is hard. There's something about a sweet treat that can lift up your day. Or... at least I think it's going to lift up the day... It ends up being the same day... just like 2-3 hundred calories plus! :) But I made it through the afternoon just fine (no calorie packs at all. An apple and orange for my snacks). I got home and ran 3 miles and did a 40 minute kettle bell workout. Had some chicken and salad for dinner and as much as I wanted to snack it up... I took a walk with the family around the block instead. So... it was a pretty successful day I would say! The first day is the easiest because you're super motivated. I think the days to come will be the real test (ESPECIALLY with all the graduation parties on the way and all that CAKE!) Hopefully by the end of this week I will not think about snacks and sweets so much. Hopefully I'll keep focused on being healthy and putting good things into my body.
We'll see....
SO, today was difficult. I made it through the morning just fine (I usually do). The afternoon is hard. There's something about a sweet treat that can lift up your day. Or... at least I think it's going to lift up the day... It ends up being the same day... just like 2-3 hundred calories plus! :) But I made it through the afternoon just fine (no calorie packs at all. An apple and orange for my snacks). I got home and ran 3 miles and did a 40 minute kettle bell workout. Had some chicken and salad for dinner and as much as I wanted to snack it up... I took a walk with the family around the block instead. So... it was a pretty successful day I would say! The first day is the easiest because you're super motivated. I think the days to come will be the real test (ESPECIALLY with all the graduation parties on the way and all that CAKE!) Hopefully by the end of this week I will not think about snacks and sweets so much. Hopefully I'll keep focused on being healthy and putting good things into my body.
We'll see....
Saturday, May 7, 2011
Are you with me?!?!
I need to go on a sweets detox... and you're coming along with me! I have to get into a swimming suit by the second full week of June and I wanna be somewhat OK looking....
Join me if you like... and post how you're doing along side me! :)
Here is how it will go (I made these rules so that HOPEFULLY it's something I can follow for a life long, and not so much a diet... healthy habits):
NO (and I mean NO) sweets for my 1st week (May 9-15)
1 day a week A sweet (not a binge) for the next following weeks
On top of that:
3 meals
2 snacks (1 of the 2 snacks must be a fruit/ veggie)
exercise at least 5 times a week
No snacking/eating after dinner
Come along with me if you dare!
I'll keep you updated... If you know me at all.. the no sweets thing is going to be VERY and I mean VERY hard... I'm a sweets NUT... I rarely go ONE day without a sweet or two or three... which is why I've gotta get them out of my system! :)
Here is where I am now:
I have about 5 pounds to go to be my target for my TRIP
Join me if you like... and post how you're doing along side me! :)
Here is how it will go (I made these rules so that HOPEFULLY it's something I can follow for a life long, and not so much a diet... healthy habits):
NO (and I mean NO) sweets for my 1st week (May 9-15)
1 day a week A sweet (not a binge) for the next following weeks
On top of that:
3 meals
2 snacks (1 of the 2 snacks must be a fruit/ veggie)
exercise at least 5 times a week
No snacking/eating after dinner
Come along with me if you dare!
I'll keep you updated... If you know me at all.. the no sweets thing is going to be VERY and I mean VERY hard... I'm a sweets NUT... I rarely go ONE day without a sweet or two or three... which is why I've gotta get them out of my system! :)
Here is where I am now:
I have about 5 pounds to go to be my target for my TRIP
Isn't it WILD?!?!
Isn't it wild how others can make you doubt yourself?!?!
Lately I've been waiting on ANY interview for a teaching position next year. As the end of the school year approaches I feel less and less like that job opportunity is going to come my way. I feel like I'm obviously not good enough. Not a good teacher. Not worthy of even an interview... I look that bad on paper. But if you've ever seen me teach. If you've ever seen me interact with kids, you would know that I'm pretty good at it! It's a gift that I got from God. One of the few talents that I KNOW I have. One of the few talents/gifts I know God blessed me with, and wants me to use. But my confidence has been torn up lately. I start to doubt if it's ever going to happen. If I'm ever going to be good enough. How does that happen?!?! How does the devil get a hold of those insecurities? Why do we let others define who we are? I think it is easier to assume the worst, than to trust that God knows best! As I look through to the weeks ahead I pray that I can lean on God's understanding, and trust that whatever happens HE will be glorified! :)
Amen.
What makes a good teacher to you?
Lately I've been waiting on ANY interview for a teaching position next year. As the end of the school year approaches I feel less and less like that job opportunity is going to come my way. I feel like I'm obviously not good enough. Not a good teacher. Not worthy of even an interview... I look that bad on paper. But if you've ever seen me teach. If you've ever seen me interact with kids, you would know that I'm pretty good at it! It's a gift that I got from God. One of the few talents that I KNOW I have. One of the few talents/gifts I know God blessed me with, and wants me to use. But my confidence has been torn up lately. I start to doubt if it's ever going to happen. If I'm ever going to be good enough. How does that happen?!?! How does the devil get a hold of those insecurities? Why do we let others define who we are? I think it is easier to assume the worst, than to trust that God knows best! As I look through to the weeks ahead I pray that I can lean on God's understanding, and trust that whatever happens HE will be glorified! :)
Amen.
What makes a good teacher to you?
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