You know, I was so excited about starting this blog but I really am NOT good at maintaining it. How do people manage to post every single day when I can't even get one post up a week! It's been two weeks since I last posted. I really can't find the time to come here every couple of days and write a bit about what I've been doing? I know I am busy but I so enjoy reading other people's blogs and really wanted this to be something more than it is. I wanted new friendships and motivation and people to help me along this journey that understand where I am. But obviously I am not going to get that posting once or twice a month...any advice would be greatly appreciated!
That said I really have not been rocking my goals for Biz's Holiday Challenge either, but I have been trying and it is all I can ask for. I have managed to not gain weight over the past two weeks and even managed to lose .6. Not awe inspiring but without doing any tracking at all I am very pleased with that. My schedule makes it very easy to not overeat during the day. I am teaching 5 classes of 6th grade math and it is just non stop. And they have to be taken everywhere so it is up and down stairs constantly. I may not be making it to the gym, but I am certainly getting my exercise.
I have five more weeks of this and then I can start looking for my own job teaching. I am very excited about that. The one good thing is that I technically can't teach until Jan 1 when my teaching certificate will be processed. So from November 18th to then I will be off work and off school. That is six weeks that I can completely focus on myself and getting healthy. Right during the holiday season too so I am hoping that the lack of stress from work and school will help me to get through the holidays and come out the other side more in shape and weighing less!
So while I can't say I have done wonderful on my goals (especially the tracking, which I have already got back to today!) I have at least done them part of the time and I am not disappointed in myself. If I didn't have this challenge to lean on I could so easily be sitting here more out of shape and 14 pounds heavier instead of the opposite. Hope everyone else is having a great challenge too, I'm off to make my rounds of the blog world.
3 comments:
Hi Tracy! I'm finding that blogging is an added 'to do' on my already busy 'to do' list. With school and work and life well when do we have the time? My advice, don't worry about it...there's enough in life to worry about. Congrats on maintaining your loss. I've been struggling myself with journaling and, it's probably the reason why I haven't dropped any weight in the past few weeks(ok, who am I kidding? it is the reason why). Glad you're getting your workout in where you can! I'm awful at staying on plan but great at my workouts! Anyway, I love reading your blog when you post. :-) Keep up the good work!!!
I agree with Tracy. If you have too much to do, don't worry about blogging. And for sure, make certain you get enough sleep. That helps fight stress.
:-) Marion
Hey Tracy! Just stopping by hoping you are having a great week! Hugs!
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