Hello my lovely readers J
Just back from a great week in the Netherlands! I won’t lie
long distance relationships are HARD but when you finally get to see the person
it is all worthwhile!
I also had my Irish oral exam with college last week and it
went great so that definitely has kept me in high spirits all week J
Also stood on the scales this morning with my usual fear of
‘’OH MA GAWWD I bet I’ve gained another 10lbs as usual’’ and wanna know what I
did a happy dance I’m up like 3lbs…3 frickin lbs! That to me is amazing J J I won’t lie I had a
few too many ‘share’ chocolate bars
which I so obviously didn’t share! But most of the meals I ate were free or
almost free on Slimming World EE/ Weight Watchers f&h so in reality I went
off track only abit so BOO YA happy
days J
By the way this seriously was the best way to spend my
Friday night ;)
Anywho, September 2nd already, it is crazy how
fast the year goes by! Soon enough we will be planning for Christmas and then
New Years and then we’ll be into 2015!
Personally I’m happy to welcome September in! As much as I
enjoyed my Summer it was just abit too hectic for me in terms of monitoring my
weight and doing my usual exercise! I like getting back into a routine!
September is the start of a hectic few months for me – I
have my second teacher practice starting in just 3 weeks and it will last for 5
weeks! Before and after that I’m back to work in my local Primary school
*starting tomorrow*. I won’t lie I’m excited about getting stuck into my
workload as it means I am getting closer to finishing!
Hell all I have to do before I finish in April 2015 is
complete:
·
3 weeks of classroom observations
·
10 weeks of teaching practice
·
1 project
·
1 Irish exam
I mean four items
to tick off the list and then I am FREE.
Well maybe not free but free from college, but then the real life decisions
need to be made and some I am not looking forward to but that’s life I suppose
and not all decisions can be easy to make.
Anyway there is a point to this post I promise you I’m not
just going to rant and rave on *Okay slight lie I will rant and rave but for a
purpose* J
So anyway September brings about the start of Autumn *well
technically August did but we all deny it and say it is still Summer*.
The lovely trees that began blooming in Spring with
beautiful leaves are not beginning to change colour and soon the trees will be
bare but before long the cycle will begin again! Just like us! January 1st
brings about lots of resolutions to become a better person to lose weight etc
and for many people by June the resolutions have fallen to the side and by
Winter they are regretting the choices they made and plan a new set of resolutions
for the coming year, a life cycle just like that of the beautiful trees.
Not sticking to resolutions is not a sign of weakness it can
just be a sign that we made resolutions that are just a tad unrealistic. I mean
I’d never stick to a resolution if I set myself a challenge of loosing 4lbs a
week or something unattainable like that! Set small challenges for yourself and
you will succeed.
So anyway I’m calling on all you lovely people to make a
challenge for yourself for the month of September *or from now until Christmas*
J
Like I mentioned earlier September is bringing a routine
back into my life which I love. With this normal routine in mind I’d love to
set myself a separate challenge from now until December 31st . I’d
like to see myself back to where I was or as close as possible to my lightest
weight which was in fact December 2013. Now if I don’ achieve it I’ll get over
it, I might be aiming a little too high considering I’ve a lot of college work
as well as life commitments to deal with but God loves a tryer! J
I’ve another family wedding the end of December just like
last December, with the same family that saw me at my lightest and flooded me
with compliments and well if I’m honest I’ll be dammed if I’m turning up to
that wedding not looking as good as I did last year! So if that isn’t
motivation I don’t know what is!
Anyway sorry back to my September challenge, I get a bit
carried away I know :P I’m not setting myself a number of lbs to lose as that
stresses me out instead it is all little habits I want to change or get back
into! I’m already a great water drinker but if you are not set yourself the
challenge of drinking 2lt of some good old H2O a day!
For me my September challenge is:
2.
Gym 3 times a week (I got lazy recently so 3 times a week will be a good achievable
number) *The last 8 days of September
will be difficult with TP but I will try my best*
5. Ensure
I run 2 times a week (At the gym –
treadmill)
3. Say
something positive about myself everyday (even
if I feel I look like a bloated pregnant heifer)
So there is it my challenge for September. As I said I will
be try my best to achieve all my targets. I particularly like my 3rd
point as I can be a very negative person when it comes to me. I judge every
aspect of my body and appearance. I will put myself down many times. I guess
many people would say low self-esteem. Don’t get me wrong tho in front of other
people I will not put myself down, in front of other people I seem to ooze
confidence which in fact is all an act! But while I might criticize myself I
will never allow other people the opportunity to do that to do!
Anyway so my rant has come to an end. I have to go and plan
lots of teaching related stuff :)
I hope you all will set yourself some form of a challenge
for the month ahead, it doesn’t have to be weight or exercise related it can be
anything :) I’d love to hear about the challenge you decide on also J
Until next time,
Grá J
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