Wednesday, September 2, 2009

Update

1. My two weeks of "no treats" is over today. That makes me happy. Was I perfect? No. I ate a piece of zucchini bread one day, which we all know should actually be called zucchini cake based on the amount of oil and sugar in it--but hey, it has a vegetable in it, so it doesn't count. I also ate a bowl of frozen yogurt with fresh peaches...but again, fruit and yogurt are good for you, so I thought it was acceptable. Overall, I am extremely impressed by how well I did. You go, Rachel. I walked right past the dessert table at the church fiesta, ignored the cookies by the register at Subway, and turned down the divine desserts at a girls' get-together last night (homemade Oreo ice cream, caramel brownies, peanute M&Ms, Sour Patch Kids...it was cruel). I've found that not eating treats at all is so much easier for me than eating treats in "moderation." So Ryan asked me today, "Are you going to continue this indefinitely?" My answer: No way! Bring on the brownies! Mostly, I just wanted to see if I could do it. And I hope now that I see I can, I will have a little more self-control and health-perspective when I'm faced with a dessert table.

2. My next big goal: Running a half marathon. I've been training, and I am signed up for a race on September 26th. I hope I can be in shape by then. I'm scheduled to run 8 miles this Saturday. I ran 7 miles last Saturday and somehow survived, so wish me luck.

3. School starts tomorrow. I will admit it, I am stressed beyond all reason. The beginning of the year is so weird for me because I don't know my students yet. What if they are wackos? Once I know them, I don't worry about controlling them, but right now, I feel sort of vulnerable standing in front of them and trying to teach. Who knows how they will react! I'm also not looking forward to 5:00 a.m. when the alarm rings.

Time for dinner...

12 comments:

  1. you go girl! I am really proud of you for doing that. let me know how the kids are.

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  2. Awesome!! So - I sometimes do the "no dessert" thing for weeks at a time but I do eat stuff like frozen yogurt and zucchini bread in moderation - the difference is I still "feel" healthy eating a little bit (and not like I just blew it) so I allow it (as long as there's no chocolate). You can't be too crazy about it! I am definitely not doing no desserts right now though ... but I am trying to limit to once or twice a week. There's got to be some perk to being pregnant, right??

    Good luck with the half marathon!!

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  3. I also do better with the all or nothing stragedy as opposed to moderation. I'm quite impressed. I haven't done "no sugar" in years. You are an inspiration :) By the way, right after you commented on my post about my bad back, I got sick. I'm blaming you :) So instead of watching Pride and Prejudice, I started reading it. I'm only half way through, but I already can't wait to see how the six hour movie compares!

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  4. Zucchini bread totally doesn't count---especially if you only had one slice! I miss you and I'll be thinkingg of you tomorrow when school starts. You'll be amazing. You always are.

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  5. Way to go on the running! Good luck on the half-marathon! I'm sure you'll do great. I'm excited to hear how it goes.

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  6. I'll bet the students love you... you are so interesting to listen to... and read! Good luck!

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  7. you'll do just fine at the half-marathon.once you hit the eight mile mark, its a breeze! Let me knoe how your saturday run goes.

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  8. You and your self discipline amaze me. 2 weeks sin dessert...7 miles, working on 8, working on 13.3 in a mere 3ish weeks! AND teaching. You're a nut.

    And good luck with school. I'm so sorry you have to return. Stinks, huh? Yet in some ways it's kinda nice.

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  9. good luck with your race! i know you'll do great. What race are you doing? Remember the moab 1/2 we did? THinking about doing that now....I can't believe I ever did it. Such a good feeling to finish though. Its worth it in the end. 7 miles??!! Way to go. And good luck with the new school year! The kids will love you!

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