Yessss I knowwwwwwwwww, I wasn't here writing. First things first, I've kind of been a lazy piece of poo. Not in the sense of life, just in the sense of working out and writing on blogville. This summer I took a hiatus of the computer sort, after spring term ended and my summer began I shut my laptop and didn't open it again until fall term started 4 weeks ago. Which means..why haven't I been on here? Why didn't I blog throughout the summer? Where am I as far as my weight loss journey? All good questions. First this summer I got a nannying job...well actually 3 nannying jobs
. During the week Monday through Friday all summer I watched 3-5 kids during the day until about 6 pm or 2 pm depending on the day and the kids, and then I picked up another nannying job where I got up at 6 a.m.
and got kids ready and shuffled them off to their daily activities or picked them up. In which case I would come back home at 8:30 a.m. and get up my baby, give him breakfast
and change his diaper, then have more kids arrive at 9:30-10 and then didn't leave until the end of the day where I made dinner, picked up the house again, and then gave my baby a bath, story time........
(deep breath), cuddle and bed.
Longest run on sentence ever
But you get the point it was busy.
So then I started walking their dog in the afternoons after the kids left, and started picking their kids up from school and taking them to their ballet class etc. So I stopped working out. It's an excuse, maybe. But one that felt pretty legitimate throughout the summer. Once school started I went down to two kids, a dog and then my little family and it has started feeling "normal" again.
I am taking 5 classes this term. Anti bias education, Observation and Assessment, Developmentally appropriate practices, Promoting social/emotional wellness of children, and Creating curriculum. Basically a whole bunch of teaching classes for my elementary teaching degree (dun dun dun dun!)
My grandparents recently - two days ago- loaned me their treadmill/weight bench so I began running again. I have a thing that I cannot stand to be working out if I am not also eating healthy (mainly because I absolutely hate working out so it better count!) So I'm back at it. I have ran the last two days. I have only been doing 2 miles per day. I'm pretty sure my measurements are off quite a bit, but I lost two additional pounds and didn't gain over the summer. Which in theory is good.
I have been dying when running, not running after an entire summer off and then hopping back on the train is incredibly difficult. I had no idea how far I would set myself back.
Since this is about accountability I will give my measurements.
Neck:15
Bicep:18
Arm:12
Bust:42
Waist:39
Stomach:49
Hips:45
Thigh:27
Calf:17
That is always the hardest part for me, sharing something that I consider so very personal, but I am not going to stay at this weight or these measurements. They are my starting point. We all have set backs, I think technically this is week...17 ...so here it goes again. I always try to remember that I didn't get this way in a month, it was years of bad habits, so now that I am trying to break those bad habits, I am not expecting fast results. I just want to be a happier version of myself, I want to be able to show my son a wonderful example of what a woman should be like emotionally. I want to have the confidence and self worth that will make him want to find a woman who takes pride in herself, not just physically but mentally and emotionally.
Hopefully next week will be a bit more exciting for you all. :)
Until we meet again.
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