Home From NYC

I had a fabulous time in NYC. Columbia Teachers College rocks! The people I learned from all week are the rock stars of the teaching world.  I can't wait to get back into the classroom and apply everything I learned.  


I really did well with my eating. I ate a minimal breakfast all week long. I made sure I incorporated fruits and veggies at meals, as I usually would. Most impressive, I passed on the bread basket - every single time! I did not overeat or stuff myself. I also skipped dessert, except for one partial portion on our last night. I did a ton of walking too. However, I am not getting on the scale until Thursday. I want to focus on what I did right and if I weigh myself today and see a pound or two gained it might turn me into Negative Nellie. 


I did some serious shopping in the city and it was fun, fun, fun! I love to shop. Best of all, my good friend helped me to decide what looked flattering on me. Her message was "Embrace your figure and curves." (My usual m.o. is all about camouflage.) I bought one cute dress at Ann Taylor I wouldn't even have tried on, if I wasn't following Denise's orders.  :)


Do you believe a bra can change your life?  This was the slogan of a bra shop I visited. I wanted a professional bra fitting. I worked with an amazing gal who used to be a RN and now she is the asst. manager of the shop. This was very different from other fittings I have had at places like Victoria's Secret. She did not use a tape measure, but rather the fit of the bras we tried on. I learned a lot about support. I was wearing my band way too loose - 4 inches too big. (I value comfort over beauty.) This gal changed my perspective. I bought four terrific bras and let's just say they cost wwwaaayyy too much. So far, they haven't changed my life....lol. But I do feel beautiful wearing them.


Next year, if I am lucky enough to attend the training again, I heard there is a place that does denim interventions and I hope to go there. I have always dreaded purchasing new bras, bathing suits, or jeans. It is too hard to find a good fit.


What is the most you would ever pay for a bra?  :)

5 Pounds in Two Weeks! Woo Hoo!!

Day 30 - No Bingeing!!  ( a whole month)


I admit it. I cheated. I weighed myself a day early.  I lost 2 pounds this week for a total of 5 pounds in two weeks on Weight Watchers.  Woohoo!!  I am going strong. I feel completely satisfied with the amount of food and type of food I am eating.  Here's a typical day:


Breakfast - yogurt with blueberries and strawberries (3)
Snack - nuts (4)
Lunch - turkey, cheese, Pepperidge Farm snack sticks, grapes (8)
snack - Banana "Ice Cream" (banana blended with skim milk and cinnamon) with three pizzelle cookies (4)
Dinner - chicken breast, corn on the cob, fresh cantaloupe (7)
Dessert - Swedish Fish (4)


My weight has moved from my "disgusting/intolerable/have to stop the madness" range into my "heavier than I like but at least tolerable" range. I realize these ranges are different for everyone but I think we all have them. 
  
Evan has been attending Lego Robotics camp (4 hours a day) this week and really enjoying it. 
Emily started tennis today with the instructor at our local community college and he was amazing. I am not athletic and the only team sport I ever did was cheerleading. So, I haven't been around much coaching but I know good teaching when I see it. It was fascinating to me to see the way he went about teaching Emily the fundamentals of tennis. It sounds silly to say, but I never realized how important the serve is. I can already see that having great coaching makes a BIG difference.


Next week will be challenging food wise, because I am staying in NYC all week to go to the summer institute at Columbia Teachers College and learn from the best of the best.  Last summer it was an amazing learning experience! Dinner will be the most challenging of course.  But I am going with a plan and some healthy snacks. My goal is to maintain for the week so I do not undo my hard earned progress.  :)