Week 8
April 1, 2014
Thoughts for the Week…
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This week I
am 3.2 more pounds down for a grand total of 24.8 pounds so far! Hopefully I’ll
make the 25 pounds lost next week!
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I had 3 stars
and 4 star minuses for the past week. Marty wasn’t happy about the star
minuses. That means for 4 days out of the week I did not eat the minimum number
of calories that I should have. He reiterated that it’s important to eat at
least the minimum number of calories that your body needs so you don’t start
losing the lean mass (muscle) that you want to keep. The pointer he gave me was
to eat a tablespoon of peanut butter at the end of the day if I’m below my
calories. That tablespoon of PB has about 100 calories in it and it’s full of
protein. So we’ll see how this week goes.
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In Train your
Brain this week we discussed stress and how it is normally caused by
unrealistic expectations of ourselves and of others. During our class I really couldn’t think of
situations that cause me to feel stress. Crazy, I know! I get a little frantic in the mornings when I have to
tell my children repeated to HURRY UP, but once we are out the door and on our
way that frantic feeling has dissipated. I don’t think I would consider that stress. I think I now have concluded
that Mondays at school cause me STRESS! They usually a bit hectic with making
sure everything is ready to go for the week. That part isn’t the issue. The
issue lies within the fact that the students look back at me with blank stares
because they’ve all stayed up way too late on the weekend and they are tired!
Asking a question that virtually everyone should know the answer to and I see
ZERO hands raised and 24 pairs of hollow eyes. Grrrr!! So here’s where I’m
going to practice what Marty taught us. I need to remember that I have little
to no control over other people (students, parents). I can change my own
thinking and behavior, but NOT theirs. So instead of becoming Mrs. Crabapple
when I’m asking questions and getting no response, I’m going to change my own
behavior to elicit a better response from the students. How will I change my
own behavior? I have no idea, but I’ll figure it out!
Wednesday Workout
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I work out
with a group of teachers on Wednesdays and Fridays after school. Below is one
of the workouts we did this week…it was tough!
o 3 rounds
§ 50 pushups
§ 50 sit-ups
§ 50 squats
Ponder this…
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I couldn’t decide on which quote to
choose for this week, so I’ve included two. About the first quote…just like
Marty said about how we can only change our own thinking and behaviors, if there
is something we know we can’t changes we have to change how we react. That much
we can do. About the second quote…it’s just a good reminder. Sometimes a great
laugh can brighten the mood! Last night I laughed so hard at something that my
husband said that I was crying. He didn’t intend for it to be funny, so he gave
me bird because I was laughing at him. After he gave me the bird, I laughed
some more!!
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