August 19, 2012- So If You're Too School for Cool and You're Treated Like a Fool, You Can Choose to Let It Go

Weight Loss for This Week: 3.5lbs

A picture of me on my first day of teaching :)


This past week was a total whirlwind. It was my first week teaching at my new school.  I was anxious and excited and worried that I would forget what I was supposed to be teaching half the time.

Overall, it was pretty good.  Learning is underway in each of my classes and I feel like we'll have a pretty good year.  I'm still working on getting the schedule memorized and getting my rhythm down so that I'm not either finishing with an extra seven minutes or not finishing the last task of the day before the bell rings.  I know that takes time and I will get there.  It's a matter of not getting too overwhelmed by everything and remembering to take it all one day and one step at a time.

I'm getting my teaching legs back. I forgot what it was like to stand up almost all day and walk around the room for so long.  It gets a bit better each day, but when I finally get to sit down after the school day, I don't want to get back up again for awhile, lol.

I did better with planning my meals ahead of time and sticking to my daily points.  And now I know that either on Saturdays or Sundays I need to make sure I have my lunches for the work week made and my breakfasts at the ready, I feel like that will be better than this past month off where I didn't have to think that far ahead.

I resisted the urge to have caffeine this week as well, which was no easy feat let me tell you.  I wanted coffee each morning and a Coke Zero each afternoon. I made myself drink water instead and then got to have my caffeine this weekend as is my goal.  I know that diet sodas don't have calories or carbs, so they don't directly cause weight gain. They do, however, cause the body to crave sweets which does cause weight gain. And they can cause additional bloating- which is definitely no fun. So, they remain a weekend only treat for me :)

Okay, tips for the week: Planning ahead and sticking to daily food goals, especially during the work week, is essential for creating a healthy lifestyle.  And staying on your feet nonstop is a good way to burn the calories :)

Now, to do some grading and prepping for the week!