A Few Things from Thursday and Friday

I wanted to post everyday, but I guess life gets in the way of that sometimes. I've been doing well with eating on plan, but have been busy. I only have a few days of summer break left and am freaking out about all the things I want to get done.

My ankle was hurting me on Thursday, so I couldn't jog. Instead of getting frustrated, I decided to just walk the same amount of time that I would normally jog. I didn't walk or jog on Friday. Here are the stats:

• 4,139 steps
• 39 minutes
• 1.7 miles

I've been doing a lot of the same old stuff I've been talking about these past two weeks. I finished up my hallway bulletin board at school and started organizing my desks (yes I have two- one in my office and one in my classroom).

I also ran some errands at the mall and got my engagement/wedding band inspected.

It isn't the biggest ring (there seems to be a lot of people obsessed with big rings), but I picked both the rings out myself and love them.

I also happened to be going by a garage sale and found three items of clothing for work. Two of them fit and one is too small, so I'll shrink into it someday.



I also went through my clothes that fit for work and put them into the closet. I found my solution for my leg pain from varicose/spider veins:

I'll let you know if they actually work.

I also found a new brand of wraps to try with my egg wraps for breakfast.

I was all excited to try them, but they don't taste as good as my last brand of wraps. The shape of them is excellent for making wraps though.

As far as the eats go, I've been eating a lot of the same things that you have been seeing for almost two weeks now, so I won't bother you with pictures this time! You will probably see pictures in the next post about what I eat. Also, I would like to do an end of summer post about the goals I set for myself this summer.

One Week Challenge- The Last Day, Lake Park Restaurant, and a Doughnut

Today is the last day of my one week challenge, and

I have this many more days until I have to fit into my work clothes again.

I decided since it was the weekend to let myself sleep in, so I got a bit of a later start on the day with my usual breakfast:

I then went into my classroom and got a little bit of my bulletin board done.

I also had my usual morning snacks:

By the time I got that done, it was time for some lunch. I went out with my hubby and FIL to a restaurant in a smaller town nearby called Lake Park. The food there is always really good, but they also give you a ton of food there. I took a picture of my soup, but just got into eating and forgot to take pictures of the rest. I started with chicken dumpling soup and a salad with ranch dressing. My main meal was roast turkey with mashed potatoes and stuffing. I had jello for dessert.

After lunch we stopped by Menards to get a few things on the way home. My FIL and hubby did some more plumbing work on the shower/tub area.

I stopped by the grocery store to get milk (for the hubs since I'm lactose intolerant), and saw one of those very yummy chocolate doughnuts again. And I got one and enjoyed it as my snack.

I just had the doughnut- none of that healthy stuff like carrots getting in my way this time! ;)

For dinner I had what I usually have for lunch:

I just had the sandwich- no straws or cookie. I thought it might put a small dent in the doughnut damage.

After dinner I did some wallpaper removal around where the old tub surround used to be. There was an about two inch strip of old wallpaper the former owners never removed before installing the tub surround. The new tub surround is a little bit less deep, so that part of the wall will show. That means I got the pleasure of removing it which was quite fun with the construction adhesive and drywall compound over it.

You can kinda see a border around the area with the construction adhesive on the wall. That is where I scraped the wallpaper off.

I relaxed with another piece of my frozen Greek yogurt pie and watched the new episode of Hoarders: Buried Alive.

One Week Challenge- Day Five: Some More Classroom and Bathroom Reno Stuff

Today I finally saw a small weight loss on the scale. I tried a new picture mode on my camera to try to get a picture without the flash glaring, but it didn't work all that well as you can see below. It says 195.2 if it is too blurry to read.

Friday started off with breakfast and rainy weather, so no jog today. It is supposed to be nice on Saturday, so I'll do it then.

I went into work and did a little bit of decorating and a little bit of organizing again. I found my fabric for my bulletin board, but I wanted to wash it first before putting it up. I will try to get in there one day this weekend to get at least the fabric background, border, and title up.

I added some fun smiley face window clings to my office window.

And some more smileys in the window to the hallway.

My classroom with the carpet squares and foam numbers down. The students each get an assigned letter/number as a seat.

I found a big box of recorders in my room today!

The back wall of my classroom. It was too blank for my taste, so I added some posters last school year. I changed a couple of them out for this school year.

While at work I had two snacks:

I highly recommend the white chocolate macadamia nut clif bar. It is very yummy!

And lunch:

After lunch I went to a couple of stores quickly. I had a couple of groceries to get, but I was also looking at pantyhose. I know that pantyhose are an outdated thing, but I had a lot of pain in my legs while standing all day at work with my varicose and spider veins. I was going to go into the doctor for them, but my hubby was in there before I could get in. I had him ask the doctor if it is an issue to have pain with the varicose/spider veins. He said that I didn't have to worry about it and could use a good pair of pantyhose (instead of expensive compression stockings) will help. I will use the stockings when wearing pants which is what I wear to work most of the time. I would look pretty silly wearing them with capris or a skirt, so fashion will still rule my life on those days. ;)

Here is the snack that I had while I was out (courtesy of Meijer's again):

I went home and the hubby and FIL were very busy that day working on our bathroom reno. They had to remove some pipes for the tub/shower and install some new ones in a new set up since we are going from two handles to one handle. I couldn't really help out with that so I did a few dishes, some laundry, and watched some TV.

Here's pictures of dinner and my evening snack:

Today was another good eating day, so hopefully I'll see another small loss on the scale tomorrow!

One Week Challenge- Day Four, New Shoes, and Applying for Grad School

Today is the fourth day of my one week challenge. I've done pretty well with my eating this week besides the one doughnut a few days ago, but somehow my weight went up! I guess that is why you probably shouldn't weigh yourself every day...

Thursday started off with a small change in my usual breaky (as they say in the Beatles movie Yellow Submarine).

If you don't know what the change is, I used a bagel thin instead of a wrap for my eggs. The bagel thins are good, but I think I prefer the wraps.

I spent several hours at work again trying to decorate, but mostly start organizing my room.

The mess before...

and the organization later.

I have a lot of papers, music, and CD's stuffed away in random places that I'm trying to find good homes for.

My rules bulletin board with some new "motivational" posters on the upper right hand side.

While I was there I had two snacks

and a meal.

I spent the early part of my afternoon at the mall at the Sketchers store again. This time I went for it and bought the Sketchers GOwalk. I wanted a pair of brown and a pair of black, but they only had brown ones in stock in my size. I'm hoping that they get the black ones in before work begins. If you want to see them or read about the new GOwalk instead of Shape Ups, here is a link. Here is a picture of the pair I was able to get.

My afternoon snack was a healthy one I found at Meijer:

My dinner was leftovers from my hubby cooking out the other day:

I spent the evening starting the online application for graduate school. As it stands now, I would like to get a masters degree in mental health counseling. The classes are all at night and most of the students in this program work, so it sounds like the logistics should work out as long as I get accepted. I'm excited and a little bit scared all at the same time, but I guess I shouldn't be sweating it yet until I'm accepted and working full time while taking two classes a semester.

I was so caught up in this whole grad school thing that I almost forgot to have an evening snack. I ended up not feeling like making my usual oatmeal breakfast cookie, so I just had this instead.