Step Away From the Cake

So much to do and here I sit blogging. Bad, Bad!!!! I may go this afternoon and help set up the animal shelter to get ready for the arriving animals tomorrow. I'm sure tons of things need to be done, set up crates, organize supplies, make sure there are enough cat supplies and dog supplies. I'm sure they need all the help they can get so I may do that. It's interesting. In my classes we have done the Meyers-Briggs personality assessment a number of times. I always come out as in introvert which surprises most people who know me. But that's because I prefer to be in my head. I enjoy being alone, I get my energy and excitement from my own thoughts. I don't like large parties and the thought of making small talk makes me start to hyperventilate. As a result of this trait I tend to not do things. Something like going to help at this animal rescue gives me the heebie-jeebies only because it's so outside of what I prefer to do. I would much rather sit at ho...

Here's the Reader's Digest version: New teacher orientation at school yesterday. Finally got some info, now I can start planning my lessons Got called in to sub for summer school today. Last day. Boring... But I got paid a lot to babysit. Animal hoarding situation here in Hawaii. I'll be helping take care of the animals as they are taken from the property. Details to follow. That's the short version. More details at a later date.....

My workout this morning almost became a no-go. I sat at the computer for far too long ( I thought I could check my email since I had nowhere to go in the morning) and started to get hungry. Since I usually workout on an empty stomach I knew I couldn't eat then workout - that's a sure fire way to make me hurl. What to do?? I could eat but then I couldn't workout or I could workout starving. I finally decided to eat and then take the dogs to the park, I could workout when I came back. Off to the park. The dogs had great fun, I have 2 new foster dogs and the 4 of them just had a blast at the park. It was hot!!! On the way home all I could think about was taking a shower. But I still had to workout!! Ugh!!! Once I got home there was a debate in my head about working out or showering. At one point I told the dogs they had their fun now it was time for me to have my fun. The workout won. I did 30 mins strength training and 30 minutes of cardio intervals smelling like...

My eating has been totally out of control lately. Either I don't eat enough or I'm eating junk. Yesterday started off so good and then I ate 1 cookie. Then another. Then another. You get the idea. I finished off the night with milk and peanut butter Oreos. Have you had those?? Don't!! They are crack!!!!! Anyway, now that I know what has to be done for the working out part, it's time to focus on the eating. Here's today's plan: Breakfast: Shredded Wheat (plain) with banana and protein powder Snack: Cherries and string cheese Lunch: Salad with steak Snack: Apple with peanut butter Dinner: Not sure yet. There is no room in that menu for cookies. None at all. Hopefully by eating right and filling up on good nutritious food I'll burn fat or at least begin to. Today's workout will be weights and cardio intervals then a trip to the dog park. Sounds like fun doesn't it?? Okay, time to get moving.

I had my first day off all summer today. Summer school ended yesterday so today I did nothing. Well, that's not entirely true. I did a lot of school work, for both the classes I'm teaching and the classes I'm taking. It was a very productive day. I did my workout this morning first thing and that was a great way to start the day. In other news, I passed my final standardized test for teaching. Yea!! I was pretty confident that I failed it last month but it turns out I did really well on it. Hmmm....who knew?? That's it. I'm exhausted and need to get to bed.

are working out great. It's not so much about making it a habit, although that is the ultimate goal, it's about making working out not an option. I get up in the morning knowing that I can not turn the computer on until I work out. That's just the way it is, like not being able to eat dinner until you cook something. Not an issue, not a problem, just a fact of life. That's what I've made it and it seems to be working really well so far. In just 3 days I'm feeling like a rock star....and that feeling will carry me pretty far. Other than that not much to say. I probably should get ready for work. It's the last day of summer school - yea!!!!

My slight change of routine seems to be working well. I know it's only been two days but not jumping on the computer first thing in the morning sure frees up a lot of time. I also feel a lot more energetic and productive when I work out in the morning. So, the new rules are No computer in the morning until workout is complete Plan the workouts but no pressure - if I don't like it I won't do it. Do it everyday... Next week I'm going to work on the eating. I've been eating will but I really haven't been eating enough. My schedule as so weird that I find myself eating lunch at 3 in the afternoon. So that has to change. Well, a busy day today. I have to go shower and get ready to go.