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Sunday, May 6, 2012

I've been MIA

I haven't posted since March and now it is May.  Yes, I have been MIA.  Why?  Because I quit.  I did.  I stopped trying to lose weight and starting eating like I didn't care (and didn't).  Why did I quit?  Because I was too stressed to add weight loss to the mix.  Things at work were terrible.  The school I work at is closing, and we are moving to a middle school a few blocks away changing to a K-8 school.  As a media specialist, I didn't know if they would have 2 media specialists or not.  There was a lot of chaos, to the point I even went and got a new education endorsement in music k-12.  I have finally gotten the news that I will be at the middle school, the other media specialist will be moved to a new school, and I will be k-8.  I also found out that I will not have to teach so many classes and will get to be in the media (and not stuck in a computer lab).  It was great news, so my stress is back to a manageable level.  The bad news is I am a stress eater, and have climbed back to 199 after being at 193.  So, I've got some work to do to get back to where I was.  I'm on day 1 of getting back on track.  I think this time around I need to get into my mind that I really will not lose any weight unless I add activity, i.e. exercise.  I can't do that until June.  I know this about myself.  When I am out of school, I can do it.  Right now I am choosing not to spend my time doing it.  Yes, I could make the time, but for now, I am choosing to spend it with the boys and when I have more free time in the summer with not being in school, then I'll do it.  So, for now, I am really focusing on eating more healthy.  I want to "feel" better.  Of course I want to look better, but I really want to feel better, and I do feel better when I eat healthier.