Weighty Issues

I never seem to know where the time goes. Being a teacher, my work is never done. But between the bad weather - ice storms, snow storms and holidays I have finally gotten a break. But the first week of my vacation, I slipped in the driveway and got a big goose egg on my head! OUCH!!!! I spent the past week recovering from all my bruises. Sunday was the first day it was dry enough that I dared to walk outside. In November I also got a Wii fit and have been having a ball with it! My doctor also put me on Byetta to help me lose some weight, but it is still slow going. In November I also entered a walking contest at work and won a prize for being in the top ten. That was fun. My husband bought me an iPod Touch for Christmas, so we have been busy programming an application to help organize the itunes applications on the iPod. It was supposed to take a day, but 5 days later we are still working on it. The functionality is there, but we want to add some polish. Today I downloaded an

Lately my focus has been on trying to walk more than 4 miles as many days as possible. So far I seem to be able to do this every other day. My weight was actually down this month!

This book has a lot of information written in a witty and entertaining manner. I have been watching my diet for about 45 years now, but I am always looking for new information or to relearn things that I might have forgotten. This book seems to explore a lot of the common myths and/or facts. Unfortunately in the business of weight loss, a lot of facts vary from study to study and since this book was published in 2006 a lot of things have changed. The authors attempt to lay out the facts. The first chapter is entitled What a Waist! This chapter explains a lot about how our bodies work and how genetics play a part. It is very interesting but does rehash what people should know. It is very informative if you haven't really studied much about weight management.

Time always flies for me. I have been busy this summer. Right now I am reading You on a Diet . I will post a review on the chapters as I go through the book.

Last week I finally finished a course I was taking! Yippee!! Working, going to school, following a food plan and trying to get enough exercise was wearing me out! I still have not exercised enough this week, but I am walking two miles again. I am looking to spend some time with my husband working on our websites. I also need to get organized and clean house -- not my favorite thing to do, but maybe I can get rid of some stuff on Ebay or Craigslist. Of course, I said this last year but never got it done. This weekend my high school class is having a cookout. I am looking forward to seeing my old classmates. That's it for now!

Today wasn't very successful for my weight loss. My weight has stayed the same again! I am very disappointed. I read an article about how Ricki Lake lost another 25 lbs by eating 1200 calories a day. She weighs 123 now. I am much taller than Ricki and I weigh and measure my food every day so that I eat slightly less that 1200 calories and I still weigh around 200 lbs. All my life I have struggled to get to a healthy weight and it is very discouraging. I guess the best news is that I am not gaining! Hopefully my knees will heal and the weather will be better soon so I will be able to walk more. Here's to March being a better month!

It was tough getting up to go to work today, but it was actually great seeing my students. (Although they might not have been as happy to be back!) I teach 10th grade geometry and 2 computer science classes. I felt like today went pretty well. I am also pretty happy that I was able to follow my food plan today. I figure if I keep persevering more weight will come off. At some point the weather should get better so that I can get out and walk more. Last night I couldn't listen to any meditation tapes because the batteries were dead, but tonight I have replaced the batteries and can nod off listening. Good night!

Back to work tomorrow! This vacation week has flown by as usual. I have been diligently following my food plan, but I just haven't had any more weight loss. It is a little discouraging. However, a couple of friends who haven't seen me for a while really noticed my smaller size, so that was encouraging. I didn't exercise much this week, but I did sleep a lot. I had the flu for the past two weeks, so I think that sleeping helped me to feel better.  I mostly have been working on taxes and work for a class that I am taking. It seems that as a teacher I am constantly taking classes myself. I promised myself that I would not take a lot of classes this summer. I will need a real vacation. I added another link -- this time to a site that I am working on. Hopefully it will be humorous, but it will probably take a while to get it going. Ciao for now!

No school today! We are getting 6 to 10 inches of snow. My challenge is to stay on my 1000 calorie food plan while I am stuck in the house most of the day.  My husband and I got a Keurig one-cup coffeemaker for a wedding gift, so it makes it very easy to have a hot fresh cup of coffee whenever I want it. I really love that, so I guess I will go make a cup of coffee now. Then I have plenty of school work and housework(ugh!) to keep me busy. That's all for now

I never can believe how fast the time goes. My weight loss seems to be at a standstill. I fell in November and haven't been able to exercise much. I am watching the weather and waiting to hear the no school announcement.  My husband and I got a Wii for Christmas and have been having fun bowling and playing golf. I can't quite figure out the dance revolution thing though. I keep failing at that. I am always so busy with teaching and taking classes. My life seems to be a blur. That's all for now.