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Cathlete
Good morning, ladies— 
I’m struggling this morning to wake up out of the fog, so I’ll save ME for later – either after work, if I can squeeze it in, or after dinner.
I am working all week, so at the moment, I’m not feelin’ the freedom thing. *lol* (The day goes by a helluva lot faster when teaching! Sitting around a table all day doing curriculum work is a brain-fryer.) I just ran out of time in the morning yesterday to post here and then never had a chance to come back at night. Went to a friend’s for a BBQ after work – ate grilled chicken, an ear of corn, and some fruit. AND I resisted the Corona Lights (my friends think I must not be feeling well *lol*). I'm proud of myself b/c the social eating situations are when I'm weakest! Still going strong this week with calorie control. It's funny how it's almost like a mental switch has gone off - when I *really* want to do something, it's not all that hard at all.
Wendy :: *lol* no, I’m sure I have more workout DVDs than friends! *lol* Sounds terrible, but I don't even feel like going tonight.
Diana :: cracked up at your explanation – thanks for puttin’ it into laymen’s terms!…I used the DVD player yesterday morning for CTX with no problems. Go figure. It's temperamental.
Angie :: it’s funny, when you are a team, it is often a situation of good cop, bad cop. I have found that whenever I’ve team taught, I somehow always become the bad cop when the situation calls for it. The woman I worked with this year was a super nice person but extremely passive; she would never step up. For example, if I was still on hall patrol and she was already in the classroom, I’d come in and she'd just be standing there or sitting there – wouldn’t take charge or redirect the kids if they weren’t doing what they were supposed to doing. I think when you are TOO passive, the students/employees respect you less…Being an authority figure/having to discpline is the least favorite part of my job, but sometimes it must be done...I don’t know if I mentioned it on this thread or on the cheetahs, but I am just going to try to run slower, stay in the aerobic zone, and increase my mileage. And I am going to continue working a little harder on the eating end of it instead of eating like I'm in maintenance mode. I’ve lost 3 lbs. so far.
Laura :: besides working FT this week, I have a few other PT gigs going on this summer, but I will get a good chunk of time off, for which I’ve budgeted carefully. Most teachers I know do not take the whole summer off. Many work FT at other jobs. One of my friends who is divorced budgets so that she doesn’t have to work at all in the summer, but she is *really* strict with her finances and doesn’t do a whole lot in order to pull that off. Not to mention…you’d be surprised how many hours of prep teachers put in in the summer, working on lesson plans and setting up the classroom, etc. I think this summer I will keep track of the hours, just out of curiosity...the girls night @ the Cajun restaurant sounds like a great time! I love fried dill pickles – they don’t serve ‘em up here but I tried ‘em in N’awlins! Delish!
Nancy :: glad to hear you like PS…that is one I don’t have and have thought about ordering.
Have a great day, everyone! Fingers crossed for those in asylum mode.
Cathy
I’m struggling this morning to wake up out of the fog, so I’ll save ME for later – either after work, if I can squeeze it in, or after dinner.
I am working all week, so at the moment, I’m not feelin’ the freedom thing. *lol* (The day goes by a helluva lot faster when teaching! Sitting around a table all day doing curriculum work is a brain-fryer.) I just ran out of time in the morning yesterday to post here and then never had a chance to come back at night. Went to a friend’s for a BBQ after work – ate grilled chicken, an ear of corn, and some fruit. AND I resisted the Corona Lights (my friends think I must not be feeling well *lol*). I'm proud of myself b/c the social eating situations are when I'm weakest! Still going strong this week with calorie control. It's funny how it's almost like a mental switch has gone off - when I *really* want to do something, it's not all that hard at all.
Wendy :: *lol* no, I’m sure I have more workout DVDs than friends! *lol* Sounds terrible, but I don't even feel like going tonight.
Diana :: cracked up at your explanation – thanks for puttin’ it into laymen’s terms!…I used the DVD player yesterday morning for CTX with no problems. Go figure. It's temperamental.
Angie :: it’s funny, when you are a team, it is often a situation of good cop, bad cop. I have found that whenever I’ve team taught, I somehow always become the bad cop when the situation calls for it. The woman I worked with this year was a super nice person but extremely passive; she would never step up. For example, if I was still on hall patrol and she was already in the classroom, I’d come in and she'd just be standing there or sitting there – wouldn’t take charge or redirect the kids if they weren’t doing what they were supposed to doing. I think when you are TOO passive, the students/employees respect you less…Being an authority figure/having to discpline is the least favorite part of my job, but sometimes it must be done...I don’t know if I mentioned it on this thread or on the cheetahs, but I am just going to try to run slower, stay in the aerobic zone, and increase my mileage. And I am going to continue working a little harder on the eating end of it instead of eating like I'm in maintenance mode. I’ve lost 3 lbs. so far.
Laura :: besides working FT this week, I have a few other PT gigs going on this summer, but I will get a good chunk of time off, for which I’ve budgeted carefully. Most teachers I know do not take the whole summer off. Many work FT at other jobs. One of my friends who is divorced budgets so that she doesn’t have to work at all in the summer, but she is *really* strict with her finances and doesn’t do a whole lot in order to pull that off. Not to mention…you’d be surprised how many hours of prep teachers put in in the summer, working on lesson plans and setting up the classroom, etc. I think this summer I will keep track of the hours, just out of curiosity...the girls night @ the Cajun restaurant sounds like a great time! I love fried dill pickles – they don’t serve ‘em up here but I tried ‘em in N’awlins! Delish!
Nancy :: glad to hear you like PS…that is one I don’t have and have thought about ordering.
Have a great day, everyone! Fingers crossed for those in asylum mode.
Cathy
