The past couple of weeks have been difficult for me. Two weeks ago something happened school related that really made me feel defeated. I'm not going to go into it a lot on here, but let's just say that it didn't leave me with a lot of self confidence in my abilities as a teacher. I really felt like someone had lost their confidence in my ability to do my job.
Tonight has also been difficult, because I've been thinking of that fact that I don't get to see any of my family for thanksgiving. Holidays can be a difficult time for me because my family is so far away. I know that I have been blessed with so much and that I get to see my family at Christmas, but it's hard to remember that when I see peoples' statuses/comments on Facebook about seeing family. Thankfully I was invited somewhere for Thanksgiving. It would have been much, much harder had I not been invited anywhere (like I was my first Easter here).
Tonight as I was watching a "Biggest Loser" special, I kept telling myself that I need start working out again! I cannot let myself keep going down this road. I've gained weight since the school year started and I need to reverse that. I guess you could say that I was having a "pity party" for myself. I was thinking about all the things I'm struggling with-my weight, never having been kissed or in a relationship, being away from family, still being lonely, school stuff, needing a new car (but not being able to afford one), low self-esteem.
Thankfully I have a counseling appointment on Monday. I guess I'll have a lot to tell her.
I do know that I have SO MUCH to be thankful for this Thanksgiving!!! God has blessed me with so many wonderful things!!! I just need to remember that!!!!!!
I hope that everyone has a wonderful and blessed Thanksgiving!!
God bless!!!!
In Christ,
SingleLutheran
Showing posts with label weight loss. Show all posts
Showing posts with label weight loss. Show all posts
Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Gained????
I was actually looking forward to my weigh in yesterday; I felt like I had lost some weight. Well, I gained 0.2 pounds!! I gained! Now, it know it's not a lot, but I've been taking at least a 1 hour walk everyday except for Sunday! I've also been trying to eat better, more veggies and smaller portions of the "bad" stuff. I was kind of frustrated when that happened. Thankfully my supportive friend, told me not to give up! When I talked to her on the phone, she told me to keep it up! I think what my be deterring my weight loss is my lack of sleep. I haven't been getting enough sleep for the last few weeks. I'm probably averaging 5-6 hours a night. I need to be getting at least 7, hopefully 8. They say getting enough sleep helps with weight lose. Another friend reminded me that I'm probably gaining muscle. I just know that I need to keep working at it. I'm going to try and add some variety in my workouts by doing a walking DVD at least a couple of mornings a week, because it adds some muscle strengthening.
Until next time, God bless everyone!
-Single Lutheran
Until next time, God bless everyone!
-Single Lutheran
Thursday, July 29, 2010
summer so far
It's been a while since I've posted anything on here. It's been a while since I've even logged on and read some other blogs. I guess it just haven't "felt" like it the last few months. Don't ask me why. These past few days I've been thinking about the blogging world and decided that I want to start being a part of it again.
Here are some things that have been going on in my life lately:
The school year ended and I'm now preparing for the next one. We start 3 weeks from today. I have a lot to do in that amount of time. Things are going to be changing for me a little this year. I'm going to be teaching some different subjects (more social studies classes). I'm excited, because I love social studies, but it is going to take some extra planning at first.
My summer has gone by fast. I went "home" for a couple of weeks near the end of June and beginning of July. I spent time with my family. It was good to see my parents and spend some time with them. My mom and I got along pretty well while I was there. We only got into a heated "talk" a time or two, which is better than other times. I was awesome to see my brother, sister-in-law, niece, and nephew. The kiddos are growing so much and are as adorable as ever!! I just absolutely love them and wish that I could see them more often. The week that they were at my parents house we kept plenty busy, including spending time with the extended families. It was great!
The day after I returned down south, a friend from college came to visit. It was so great to spend some quality time with her. She decided that she wanted to help me clean my bedroom (since it was a major mess when she got here). She helped me do that and some other organizing/cleaning in my apartment. I've also started doing some more decorating. I've still got some stuff to finish up that we started while she was here.
This friend and I are working together to loss weight (she doesn't have as much to lose, since she's been on weight watchers for a few years). Every day we email each other what we ate that day and if we exercised any. We have been doing that for two weeks and in that two weeks I've lost about 2.5 pounds. I've been trying to workout pretty much everyday. In the last week and a half, I've went on a walk 9 times. At least 7 of these times I've walked for one hour (or more). I'm just hoping that I can keep up the working out once school starts. It's going to be tricky, since I won't have as much time in the morning to walk outside due to having to be at school on time. I think I'll have to start using my workout videos again. My short-term goal is to be down 7 lb more by labor day (that would be about 9 pounds total).
The rest of the summer I've been trying to relax and filling in some at summer camp at school. It's been nice to earn some extra money. Plus, if I have stuff to do occasionally, then I plan and manage my time better. I've spent some time with friends here, but not a ton. One friend has been gone one business part of the summer. The other friend has been going through a lot, so she's been traveling to see family and spending lots of time with her husband. At times, it's been hard and I have felt left-out. I know that this is just an emotional response. Logically and rationally I know that she's going through a lot (I talked with my counselor about this a lot at my last appointment).
Okay, it is time to email my friend what I ate today and then head to bed (read my book first, then sleep). I hope to come back again soon! Take care and God bless everyone!!
-Single Lutheran
Here are some things that have been going on in my life lately:
The school year ended and I'm now preparing for the next one. We start 3 weeks from today. I have a lot to do in that amount of time. Things are going to be changing for me a little this year. I'm going to be teaching some different subjects (more social studies classes). I'm excited, because I love social studies, but it is going to take some extra planning at first.
My summer has gone by fast. I went "home" for a couple of weeks near the end of June and beginning of July. I spent time with my family. It was good to see my parents and spend some time with them. My mom and I got along pretty well while I was there. We only got into a heated "talk" a time or two, which is better than other times. I was awesome to see my brother, sister-in-law, niece, and nephew. The kiddos are growing so much and are as adorable as ever!! I just absolutely love them and wish that I could see them more often. The week that they were at my parents house we kept plenty busy, including spending time with the extended families. It was great!
The day after I returned down south, a friend from college came to visit. It was so great to spend some quality time with her. She decided that she wanted to help me clean my bedroom (since it was a major mess when she got here). She helped me do that and some other organizing/cleaning in my apartment. I've also started doing some more decorating. I've still got some stuff to finish up that we started while she was here.
This friend and I are working together to loss weight (she doesn't have as much to lose, since she's been on weight watchers for a few years). Every day we email each other what we ate that day and if we exercised any. We have been doing that for two weeks and in that two weeks I've lost about 2.5 pounds. I've been trying to workout pretty much everyday. In the last week and a half, I've went on a walk 9 times. At least 7 of these times I've walked for one hour (or more). I'm just hoping that I can keep up the working out once school starts. It's going to be tricky, since I won't have as much time in the morning to walk outside due to having to be at school on time. I think I'll have to start using my workout videos again. My short-term goal is to be down 7 lb more by labor day (that would be about 9 pounds total).
The rest of the summer I've been trying to relax and filling in some at summer camp at school. It's been nice to earn some extra money. Plus, if I have stuff to do occasionally, then I plan and manage my time better. I've spent some time with friends here, but not a ton. One friend has been gone one business part of the summer. The other friend has been going through a lot, so she's been traveling to see family and spending lots of time with her husband. At times, it's been hard and I have felt left-out. I know that this is just an emotional response. Logically and rationally I know that she's going through a lot (I talked with my counselor about this a lot at my last appointment).
Okay, it is time to email my friend what I ate today and then head to bed (read my book first, then sleep). I hope to come back again soon! Take care and God bless everyone!!
-Single Lutheran
Sunday, March 7, 2010
my time???
When will it be my time? When will it be my time to finally meet a guy? How much longer am I going to have to wait? Does anyone have any idea how hard it is for me when I don't have any similar experiences to what you are talking about? Do you have any idea how pathetic I feel that I'm in my mid twenties and I've only been on 1 date! I wish that I could move past these feelings. Sometimes it doesn't bother me as much, but lately it has again.
Okay, onto another topic. I've been doing awful at my weight loss plan the last few weeks! I haven't been working out and I haven't been tracking my calories. It seems that I've gotten so busy and after being sick, I've lost the motivation! I know that I need to get up in the morning and start working out again!!!!
Okay, onto another topic. I've been doing awful at my weight loss plan the last few weeks! I haven't been working out and I haven't been tracking my calories. It seems that I've gotten so busy and after being sick, I've lost the motivation! I know that I need to get up in the morning and start working out again!!!!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
crazy week
So it's Thursday and this has been an interesting week. First of all, we don't have school tomorrow due to ice and snow. So I'm stuck at home....wait it's really not my home. I'm actually house-sitting/teen-sitting for the next five days. It will probably be good for me to have some interaction with other people over the next few days. Plus, they have cable at their house.
Because we were pretty sure that we weren't going to have school tomorrow, today was a pretty laid back day at school. The first part of the week was busy with the normal stuff of choir and Wednesday night at church. On Monday I had a counseling appointment and then a meeting for church stuff. We ended up having our meeting at a resturant. I spent a lot of time deciding what to eat at the resturant (it was Mexican), so I could eat something healthy. I ended up eating a chicken fajita salad. It was good and really healthy.
I've worked out everyday this week (except Sunday) for at least 30 minutes. Wednesday morning when I did my weigh in, I'd lost just over 3 pounds. That put me at exactly 6 pounds in two weeks. Now I know that future weeks won't all be like this, but it gives me a lot of hope that I can do this. It just helps with my motiviation.
Take care and God bless!!
Because we were pretty sure that we weren't going to have school tomorrow, today was a pretty laid back day at school. The first part of the week was busy with the normal stuff of choir and Wednesday night at church. On Monday I had a counseling appointment and then a meeting for church stuff. We ended up having our meeting at a resturant. I spent a lot of time deciding what to eat at the resturant (it was Mexican), so I could eat something healthy. I ended up eating a chicken fajita salad. It was good and really healthy.
I've worked out everyday this week (except Sunday) for at least 30 minutes. Wednesday morning when I did my weigh in, I'd lost just over 3 pounds. That put me at exactly 6 pounds in two weeks. Now I know that future weeks won't all be like this, but it gives me a lot of hope that I can do this. It just helps with my motiviation.
Take care and God bless!!
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
weight loss update
This morning was my weekly weigh in. Since last Tuesday night, I've lost 2.4 pounds!! I was just so excited. It's going to keep me working out and working on eating better (I think that is an area I could still make some more improvements.)
On Monday I came across the website sparkpeople.com on another blog. It mentioned that I could count calories, so I decided to check it out. I love it! I've spent a lot of time on it the last couple of days. It lets me keep track of my nutrition and fitness. Plus it lets me make other goals. I just love that it's a place I can not only get more information, but also track my progress.
Until next time! Take care!
On Monday I came across the website sparkpeople.com on another blog. It mentioned that I could count calories, so I decided to check it out. I love it! I've spent a lot of time on it the last couple of days. It lets me keep track of my nutrition and fitness. Plus it lets me make other goals. I just love that it's a place I can not only get more information, but also track my progress.
Until next time! Take care!
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
Second day
Yesterday and today I've come across a large number of great blogs dealing with weight loss. Because of this, I've decided to focus more of my blog on my weight loss struggle. I'm hoping that it will be an additional way to help keep me on track.
So here is a little update:
Today was my second day in a row of getting up a little earlier in the morning and working out for a little over 20 minutes. Both days I've done a 1 mile walk DVD. I'm trying not to start to fast with exercising and wearing myself out. I'm going to try and work myself up to longer workouts. Also, today I have drank about 9 1/2 glasses of water (granted I just discovered that I should drink more like 12 glasses for my weight). I'm working on the working out and the drinking water.
Also, I'm trying to just move a little more at school. Sometimes I'm just going to take the long way to get to the office or the printer. I also don't want to spend so much of my school day at my desk. After I've been sitting there for a while, I'm going to remind myself to get up and walk around for a little bit. Also, rather than sitting on my stool in front of the class, I'm going to try and stand more and move around the room.
I also know that it's important to not completely cut out foods that I want. But I do know that I need to indulge in them less often. I shouldn't be eating 5 pieces of chocolate 2 times a day.
I've also started a food journal. I did this for a few weeks during college, and it really seemed to help. Today was my first day doing that.
Take care and God bless!!!
-Single Lutheran
So here is a little update:
Today was my second day in a row of getting up a little earlier in the morning and working out for a little over 20 minutes. Both days I've done a 1 mile walk DVD. I'm trying not to start to fast with exercising and wearing myself out. I'm going to try and work myself up to longer workouts. Also, today I have drank about 9 1/2 glasses of water (granted I just discovered that I should drink more like 12 glasses for my weight). I'm working on the working out and the drinking water.
Also, I'm trying to just move a little more at school. Sometimes I'm just going to take the long way to get to the office or the printer. I also don't want to spend so much of my school day at my desk. After I've been sitting there for a while, I'm going to remind myself to get up and walk around for a little bit. Also, rather than sitting on my stool in front of the class, I'm going to try and stand more and move around the room.
I also know that it's important to not completely cut out foods that I want. But I do know that I need to indulge in them less often. I shouldn't be eating 5 pieces of chocolate 2 times a day.
I've also started a food journal. I did this for a few weeks during college, and it really seemed to help. Today was my first day doing that.
Take care and God bless!!!
-Single Lutheran
Monday, January 11, 2010
weight struggle
Something that I have struggled with most of my life is my weight. I've always wanted to do something about it, and at times I've started to, but I've never really seem to gotten anywhere. Well, I've decided that now is the time to really make a change! I'm going to improve my weight and my physical body this year! I don't want my weight to be a constant struggle for me anymore. I'm currently at the highest weight that I've ever been at. Since this school year started, I've gained at least 10 pounds. In the last year, I've gained more than 20 pounds. I don't want to be in this situation anymore. I'm going to change.
I'm hoping to keep the people (few as it may be) who read this up to date on my progress. I'm hoping that will help keep my even more motivated to stick with the changes I need to make in my life.
I'm hoping to keep the people (few as it may be) who read this up to date on my progress. I'm hoping that will help keep my even more motivated to stick with the changes I need to make in my life.
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