Another Day, Another Burger

Loyal followers I am sorry that I have neglected you for so long. My life has been turned upside down, spun around a few times, shaken, and poured into a blender… but in a good way. I start my new job tomorrow and I couldn’t be more excited. I’ve met my students, rearranged my classroom, read the hand book and recommended books, and watched the videos. All that is left is to take the first step!
The completion is still on and all the competitors are going strong. There have been a few instances of sabotage (mostly by me). The best sabotage was at Kristal’s karaoke birthday party. Eli and I bought her a double Dutch chocolate cake. Kristal didn’t eat any but Eli said he would have a slice if I did. I put one bite in my mouth, waited for him to start chewing his and then spit mine back out. Gross I know but totally worth the look on his face!
I’m hoping to start a vigorous work out schedule now that I get off work at 3:30pm instead of 6:00pm. I’d like to run an obstacle/ fitness course Kristal and I discovered last Tuesday at least 3 times a week. Also, I’m planning on doing Pilates and ab workouts here at home. I know I should start this sooner rather than later so I’ll make a promise to all of you to kick it off on Tuesday. Why not Monday you ask? Because I’ll be lucky if I can make it home and into bed without being totally exhausted from my first day! I know it isn’t physically demanding but the mental strain and the nerves have plum tuckered me out.
I’ve continued to be pretty good with my eating by including a lot of fruits and veggies every day, but I’ve lapsed a few times. Today I had Red Robin for lunch. I know I should have opted for a salad or chicken but I had a delicious Santa Fe Burger with Fries and a Root Beer. I make up for the abundance of calories, I parked on the other side of the mall and James and I walked to and from the restaurant. We also went to my classroom and rearranged all 40 desks and chairs so I think the burger was pretty much negated. To work off the fries we walked around the block with the dog (for all of you who are saying the block only burned off 2 fries… I know but don’t crush my sense of self preservation!)
I’m planning on doing a second weigh in within the next few days. Conviniently my scale died about 5 days ago and I haven’t made it to the store for a new one yet. I’ll post my new measurements, body fat %, and BMI when I get the new scale.
Cali is still being lazy and she does not like being rationed in the food department. She has torn open one bag of cat litter to show her displeasure. Also, I caught her with her head and half her body inside the food bag yesterday!!! It must be nice to be a cat.
Thanks to all of those how read this blog and a special thank you to Candice for keeping me motivated to write!