Cannon's Journal

oh wow, no weigh in for 40 days? thats gotta be hard lol. I would have given up food instead :)

Good on ya though.
And re the trainer, does it have to be a trainer? could you not find somebody who just knows all the nessary stuff and uses the gym already at similer times? ie a training partner or something.
 
I really wanted to weigh in today, but I have reallized that my greatest strength is also my greatest weakness. Most people wouldn't be willing to work on their weight as long as I have, especially when plateaus popped up, but I am very patient and I know that I will win this battle. Unfortunately, that same patient pragmatism makes it too easy for me to relax sometimes. I'm trying to not weigh in for these 40 days because I believe that not knowing if I'm losing any weight at all will give me focus and a sense of urgency. Instead of saying, "Wow I lost 5 pounds this week, a little something won't hurt me" I'll be wondering if I've gained weight this week and avoid temptation.
 
you'll know if you're losing weight by how your clothes are fitting and how you're feeling in general.. so it won't be a major suprise on Easter...

Though according to Canon Law (i'm told anyhow) that's Canon not CANNON :D you can do what you gave up on afeast day so you can weigh in on st Patricks day while avoiding the fires of hell :)
 
Yeah I used to love that rule when I was a kid. Its funny that I don't really consider myself Catholic though I don't have a real problem with the religion either. Yet, I still do observe lent despite not darkening a church door.
 
Well I hope your lent observance is helpful anyway. I reckon the thinking you put into it is going to be worth something, on it's own.
 
I've been doing well and I was told that I look like I'm losing weight by one of the teachers in my building. I take that as a good sign. I had a really good weekend for food. We went out Saturday and I did have some fried calamari as an appetizer, but my meal was a half turkey sandwich (cheese and pesto as well as veggies) with a salad for the side and I had two diet cokes and a lot of water to drink. Today I ordered more than I should have for lunch, but I think I'm simply going to eat half for lunch and take the rest home for dinner. I finally got to some diaries today :) Yay!
 
Well I hope the lunch worked out. Taking some home sounds like a good plan.

Being told you look like you've lost is definitely a good sign! Just cause you're giving up scales no need to give up compliments right?

Yay! from me too! :D
 
mmmm, fried calamari! one of my favorites. Good for you for cutting back in other areas to make up. I like your style! Glad to see ya friend!
 
I will drag myself to the gym today, but I haven't done as well with it as I would have liked lately, while the eating has been superb. I know Mal would kick my ass for saying this, but the cold and the snow hasn't helped--just makes it tougher to make myself get up at 5:00. I'm working out about twice a week, but I need to get back to 3 to 4. I will do it. I just wish I was doing it :). Food is going well. I didn't wind up saving half my lunch yesterday, but I still recovered for the day having a dinner of broccoli, rice, and a little cheese. The times I ate were off but the calories and nutritional balance was actually pretty good.
 
I know Mal would kick my ass for saying this, but the cold and the snow hasn't helped
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Well since it's expected...

You livei n Chicago- are these winters a new concept to you?
It gets cold and it snows.. get over it :)

Getting laid is a good excuse for missing the gym- weather is not :)


Go to the gym -it's warm in the gym -there's girls and boys in skimpy attire in the gym...

Move it and lose it buster -

your butt aint gonna work it self out...

:D
 
Hey there I think the cold weather and ice snow and CRAP
has put a damper on walking heck even getting into the car
is freaking cold and miserable.I am sure you will be back in FULL
action as soon as our warm up gets here!meanwhile keep doing what
your doing and have a gr8 day Tammy
 
I'm hanging in there. Having some issues with a couple of drug dealers who are in my homeroom. Yesterday, I had a girl who ran away from home on Friday show up for class so her parents called and security came and got her to escort her home. I definitely have a very interesting homeroom this year. I'm still plugging away :)
 
Far out Cannon. That is interesting to an almost unbearable degree I would imagine. Sometimes the only positives I can imagine for a situation is that afterwards it gives one experiences which can be useful examples if you are training or mentoring younger teachers. Yours would be one of those situations. I hope there is actually more than that in it for you though.
 
My first teaching job was out in a wealthy suburb in 2000. I remember keeping my kids in the library and pretending we were just doing it for an academic reason so that the police could search one of my students' lockers. He was dealing and he got busted. That was 8 years ago in Palos. Now in a city school I'm not surprised by it, but it doesn't mean I'm happy about it.
 
Wealthier over-privileged kids tend to think they can get away with a lot more and tend to not value their education... *not all but far too many* City schools for some of these kids, education will be a way out of the life they currently have and far too many don't see it... at least not until it's too late...
 
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