I've picked up a long-term sub assignment this month. It's back at my former school, which has been a lot of fun. It's been nice to talk to former co-workers and it's always a treat to get bombarded with hallway hugs from past students.
So I've been there for a few weeks and I have a couple left to go. In this time, I have learned something new about myself: I'm a stress eater and I have a drinking problem.
Lest you show up on my doorstep to haul me off to Jenny Craig or AA, allow me to explain.
I have this thing about paying with exact change whenever I can. I like the neatness of it. Also, it keeps my wallet from feeling heavy. Yesterday, when picking up pizza for my daughter and her friends, the total was $23.86; I did not have the exact change, nor any change, for that matter. And I realized -- I'd spent all of my spare coinage on multiple trips to the vending machine in the teacher's lounge. Doritos, Cheetos, fruit snacks... Snickers, Reese's peanut butter cups, trail mix... I know. I have a problem. But seriously, who calls the school, asks for the sub by name, and then complains about how they don't care for the quality of instruction their child is receiving?!? I would have told her to come on down and teach it herself, but my mouth was full of potato chips at the time. In her defense (as well as mine) she didn't understand that Title 1 help means remediation, not acceleration. But still. Complaining to the substitute?!?
On another occasion, the principal, a good and decent man, found out that I had a headache. After an hour of doing kindergarten assessments, I returned to my room to find a bottle of coke on my desk and a text on my phone saying I would need to get some ice. Does that make him an enabler? I don't know. I was too busy guzzling my room temperature soda to analyze his role in this situation.
This brings me to my drinking problem. Yesterday, as I cleared my desk for the weekend, I had a drinking glass, a travel mug, a water bottle, and yet another bottle of Coke to take home.
The goal pants are getting tight.
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Saturday, October 27, 2012
Friday, January 15, 2010
Think Flat
The last few months I've been really lazy about exercising and eating right. So as soon as the new year rolled around, I jumped on the proverbial bandwagon of promising to do better.
So far, so good.
But I gotta tell ya, this flat belly thing is for real. After only two weeks, I feel totally different. In a good way. I look different too (also in a good way). Before, I was feeling bloated and pudgy. Buttoning my jeans was an exercise in breath holding.
The flat belly thing is so simple too. Add a little MUFA to every meal. What's a MUFA? What's a MUFA with you? Ha ha. I couldn't resist. MUFA stands for Mono-Unsaturated Fatty Acid. As it turns out, MUFA-rich foods happen to be some of my favorites! They include avocados, olives, olive oil, hummus, almonds and other nuts, DARK CHOCOLATE (what's not to love?) and natural peanut butter. Think good fats.
I can already see a noticeable difference in my waist size. I buttoned my jeans with ease today. And I feel better.
So here's what I'm eating:
Banana-split oatmeal -- steel cut oats with fresh berries, sliced banans and a TBS of dark chocolate chips. Sometimes I add a little soy milk.
A toasted whole-wheat english muffin, drizzled with olive oil, topped with a tomato slice and a poached egg. Invest in a $3 microwave egg poacher - you'll have a poached egg in 30 seconds.
Almond-crusted chicken - crush up some raw almonds. Dip boneless skinless chicken cutlets in an egg wash, dust with cornstarch and roll in almonds. Fry in a skillet in olive oil. I love this with brown rice and green beans on the side.
You can do things as simple as making sure to toss in a few olives or sesame seeds in your salad (just don't drown it in ranch dressing)!
Snack on multi-grain crackers with hummus or tapenade. Tapenade is basically chopped olives, capers, and olive oil. I've kept pistachios on the countertop this week.
I've also had a lot of salmon this week, which is full of the good fats.
If you're so inclined, give it a try. I've got some pistachios to crack.
So far, so good.
But I gotta tell ya, this flat belly thing is for real. After only two weeks, I feel totally different. In a good way. I look different too (also in a good way). Before, I was feeling bloated and pudgy. Buttoning my jeans was an exercise in breath holding.
The flat belly thing is so simple too. Add a little MUFA to every meal. What's a MUFA? What's a MUFA with you? Ha ha. I couldn't resist. MUFA stands for Mono-Unsaturated Fatty Acid. As it turns out, MUFA-rich foods happen to be some of my favorites! They include avocados, olives, olive oil, hummus, almonds and other nuts, DARK CHOCOLATE (what's not to love?) and natural peanut butter. Think good fats.
I can already see a noticeable difference in my waist size. I buttoned my jeans with ease today. And I feel better.
So here's what I'm eating:
Banana-split oatmeal -- steel cut oats with fresh berries, sliced banans and a TBS of dark chocolate chips. Sometimes I add a little soy milk.
A toasted whole-wheat english muffin, drizzled with olive oil, topped with a tomato slice and a poached egg. Invest in a $3 microwave egg poacher - you'll have a poached egg in 30 seconds.
Almond-crusted chicken - crush up some raw almonds. Dip boneless skinless chicken cutlets in an egg wash, dust with cornstarch and roll in almonds. Fry in a skillet in olive oil. I love this with brown rice and green beans on the side.
You can do things as simple as making sure to toss in a few olives or sesame seeds in your salad (just don't drown it in ranch dressing)!
Snack on multi-grain crackers with hummus or tapenade. Tapenade is basically chopped olives, capers, and olive oil. I've kept pistachios on the countertop this week.
I've also had a lot of salmon this week, which is full of the good fats.
If you're so inclined, give it a try. I've got some pistachios to crack.
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