Woot for being back on the weight loss train! I decided to take a look at where my issues were since I was planning my meals and exercising and still just maintaining. I realized a huge issue was that I was snacking on crap. I would stay within my points, but the snacks were not healthy. So, when I went to the store this week, I got string cheese, Special K snack bars, new types of yogurt, veggies and hummus, and yogurt-covered pretzels. I know it sounds excessive- and trust me I don't eat all of these every day, but I need variety and all of these will last for awhile. It's easier to say no to cookies in the lounge if I have my own stash in my desk drawer at work. And, I can avoid chips and some dip if I have my cucumbers and hummus or some yogurt with nuts.
So, that helped me get back on track with the healthy lifestyle. It isn't enough to make the main meals healthy, the in-between munchies need to be good for me too. It's also nice on nights when I don't want a real meal and I can just pick a few of these to eat instead. I'm glad I figured out some stuff that is working for me- it's what we all have to do, figure out what the issues are and how we can fix them so that we're still satisfied but on the path to healthy living.
This week at school was good. My 8th graders are enjoying TKAM for the most part. My 9th and 10th graders just finished up their most recent units and are about to begin the next ones tomorrow- Night for the 9th graders and MLA citations for the 10th graders. The week flew by pretty quickly without any major incident, so that was good.
The weekend has been nice. Friday night, I went to Broad Ave.'s Art Walk with Sunshine. We had fun looking at all the art, seeing a few new galleries/stores, and having some tasty kabobs from the Stick 'Em Food Truck. Saturday morning, I got to chase my students and shoot them with lasers at Laser Quest. We had a blast playing laser tag :) And while I was never in the top three, I was also never in the bottom three. I stayed in the middle each round. Then, we had family in town, so we had a nice lunch. And I ended last night by going over to Kerry's where she roasted vegetables and made risotto and we had a nice catch up session over dinner.
Today, I went to my cousin's daughter's First Communion. It was so nice, and all the kids were so adorable in their dresses and suits. Then, we went to brunch at Brother Juniper's- incredibly tasty! We also had a nice time catching up and taking a ton of photos.
Photos from the weekend:
Art Walk on Broad Ave.
Standing in front of the mural on Broad Ave.
The delicious dinner Kerry made.
Mom, Memaw, Maddie, and I after First Communion.
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