It's been a long journey helped out by a stressful situation called student teaching. I took advantage of the fact that I could not leave the school to make sure I had a healthy lunch and took note of my calorie intake. I also hit the gym every other day or so and started lifting weights again. I'm so excited to be 3.7 pounds from my first goal!!!!! I started at 200+ lbs and I am reaching my initial goal of 170 it's taken roughly 90 days, whew. I still have weigh to lose but I have not been this light for almost 6 years. I plan to make it to 132 and celebrate this Halloween in a costume that makes me feel and look great!
Looking back I remember how tough it was in the beginning and how I thought it would take me forever. Now that I'm so close it was not that hard and I know the rest of the weight will be harder to lose but I feel like I am up to the challenge and I can do it. I can do it. Funny that is something I tell my Kindergarten students. You can do it.
I am looking forward to a healthier me! I gave up quite a bit of my red meats and started eating more veggies and fruits. I think it helped that Tim decided it was time to jump on the weight loss bandwagon as well. It certainly makes it easier!
My student teaching is coming to a close. I cried in the car on the way home today thinking about saying goodbye to my students. I have really come to think of them in that way. I know I'm going to be one of those teachers who will get emotional at the end of the school year. I officially graduate on the 13th of June. What a wonderful feeling.
So with the scarcity of work I will be going back to my old job (Ross Dress for Less) at least for the summer and working a 3am paper route. When school starts up again my plan is to guest teach at the 3 local school districts. This will allow me to work only when Tim is home and still manage to make more money than I did at Ross. A full time job would be ideal but at this point I am competing with at least 200 other people looking for a teaching job around here.
The boys are doing well, with all this wonderful sunshine I need to get some summer pictures of them and post.
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That is so wonderful about your weight loss (I am working on that with my husband too) and graduating! I didn't even know you were working on it (that will tell you how much I know about what is going on in the family). I just finished my last day of teaching for the year yesterday and it is always a bitter sweet parting. I am excited for summer, but it is so nice to have the kids to a point where they should be and they know all the classroom rules. In August I always have to prep myself for the new "babies" coming into second grade. It is a great job, so the best of luck to you.
Congratulations on your graduation and your progress on losing weight. Both take a lot of hard work.
Sad about your teaching but thats AWESOME about the weight loss. You worked hard for that and I bet you feel so good. GOod job!!
Good for you Jen, keep up the heathy steps! Iknow how you feel about looking for a job in this economy, its hard!
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