Day 348

I went to the gym again. I am soooo sore! Its insane. I got on the treadmill and about 35 minutes in I developed a cramp in my right side. I tried drinking water, I tried walking slower, breathing differently, everything. The pain got so bad that I ended up getting off the treadmill 20 minutes earlier than I planned. I walked around the locker room for a few minutes and it went away. So I went and got on the stairclimber for 10 minutes. My left side began to cramp a little so I got off after 10 minutes and went to the weight room. Nothing like 20 minutes of weights to stretch every muscle! I probably wont be going to the gym today. I will be taking a day off.

Day 346

So I spent almost 2 hours in the gym Friday night. I walked/jogged on the treadmill for 50 minutes and then spent 45 minutes lifting weights. I noticed that I burned like 8 calories per minute walking/jogging and only 4 calories a minute lifting weights. It made me a little dismayed because I did so much harder work lifting the weights than I did on the treadmill. But I know that weight lifting is a must because it helps build lean muscle- which people can lose when they lose weight. So I guess I'm gonna have to deal with it.

I dont have much planned for the weekend. Saturday and Sunday I would like to get at least 45 minutes of cardio in. Still just easing into it. Hubby and I are putting up the stockings and indoor Christmas decorations. Our dogs and cat also get a stocking. They are part of the family, too!

The feeling you get when you get done working out so long is amazing. As I was walking into my house after the workout, I was exhausted. Completely drained. I was so sore and every single joint ached. But I had the energy of a child and felt like I could accomplish anything. I had forgotten how that felt. I want it again.

Day 345

This is our Christmas pic that we are including in our cards this year.

Update on my student: She is holding her own. Hopefully we will get to see her back at school sometime next week. She really needs to go to school, and they think it will help her feel better sooner. Bless her heart. Thank you guys for your comments and sharing with me. I've never been in this sort of situation with a student before, and I've learned that I have to help my students work through this as well.

It hits a little harder for me because I am fighting Lupus. I can identify with her suffering and sickness. When I spoke to her mom about my condition, she was so empathetic. She understood. We have a mutual bond.

Anyway, on to more sunshiny things. I am going to the gym today. I havent been since Tuesday when I signed up. Wednesday I get my shots and am in no mood for anything. Thursday I tutor, so no time there. My gym days are as follows: Sunday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday. I know, 3 days in a row, but I have no other time. So I will just switch up cardio and weight training on those days.

Day 344

Not the best deficit in the world, but hey, I'm working on it.
This post is not going to be about weightloss. It will be about one of my students. My heart is breaking for her. She is in the hospital because her kidney disorder came out of remission. Her father said she isn't doing well. Her 2nd grade brother told me "She's very, very sick." Apparently her disorder came back with a vengence. And it breaks my heart. She's only in 3rd grade. So please pray for her.

Day 343

So yesterday I went to the gym. Right after work at 4:30, you can see the activity. I was only there for about an hour. I did 20 minutes of cardio and 40 minutes of weight training. I didn't want to over do it. I want to ease myself into this. I did, however, move around most of the day at work and home. When I got home from the gym hubby had to walk 15 minutes for his physical therapy. Then when he was gone at PT I was busy making dinner (home-made pot pie!) and then played some Wii Fit for a while.

It was hard for me to go to the gym. Mentally hard. For a fat person to sign up for a gym just seems like such a stigma to me. But I worked through it and went anyway. So that is a definite smilestone for me. I have my allergy shots today. I dont really do much after my shots because its so stressful on me. But today after the shots I am going to try to get at least 1/2 hour of cardio in. I am going to *try*.

Day 342

I had a pretty nice day. As you can see, I was moving most of the time at work. It was mostly because I was freeezing!!! There must be something wrong with my internal temperature gauge because I am almost always cold. One day I wore my coat around the school all day. How weird is that?!?!

Today is the day that I sign up for the gym membership. I am really excited because it will be nice to have some free weights and machines again. I'm excited. Maybe it will help me get the weightloss mojo back.

Christmas shopping is going great! I have about a million packages due to come in this week. I am so excited because I got hubby lots of cool stuff. I'm not sure of he reads this or not, so you'll have to wait til after Christmas to hear and see what he got. But its good!

Day 341

It was a lazy Sunday. I went grocery shopping for the week. I decided to switch up my foods some. For breakfast the past few weeks I have been eating an egg/ham omelet. I had been getting hungry with just drinking SlimFast for breakfast, so Paul and I decided that omelets would be a good choice instead. But since I've started eating those for breakfast, I have been gaining weight. Nothing else about my eating habits have changed, so it seems as though the extra calories have caused some unintended results. Thus, this morning and the next 4 mornings, I will be drinking a SlimFast for breakfast again and changing my snacks up in the morning. I'll let you know how that goes.