Just weighed myself this morning and I lost 3lbs! WOOHOO!
However, its not really anything to be TOTALLY excited about – considering I haven’t really eaten real food since Friday. I ended up getting a stomach bug this past weekend and spent the whole time in bed. Most people would LOVE a weekend like that – but when you have a list the length of the Mississippi of stuff to get done – spending all that time in bed can actually be frustrating. 
But its a new month and a new week – I can’t change the fact that I got sick. So, instead of feeling overwhelmed – like I’m sinking into a hole and can’t find a way out – I’m going to breathe deep and take one task at a time. I have to figure out what is the MOST important thing that needs to be done AT THIS MOMENT – and move down the list from there. So if I don’t have a new blog post for you in a few days – I hope you understand.
In case you may not know – I’m a school teacher. I’ve spent the last year and a half getting my masters and finished my certification in December. I was suppose to spend from January to June occasionally going in as a substitute for other teachers and ‘maybe’ looking fora job to get some experience on my resume. Well – my ‘maybe’ looking for a job – turned INTO a job – and now my whole life has changed.
Last week I pushed myself – I thought ‘So what if I have a new job – I’m training for a show – I can still do whatever I have been doing before’. However, I quickly learned through my sickness this past weekend that this wasn’t the case. I’m now trying to figure out the right way to ‘balance’ everything. I think its something that many of us have a hard time doing. Instead of balancing things – we either give TOO much and leave nothing for ourselves or give up on trying to do what we like and spend all our time on everything else.
Its definitely a hard thing to figure out – but I’m determined to do it. I have to figure out when/how I can fit in my training because THAT is not going to go anywhere. I’m 100% committed to doing a show and NOTHING will change my mind. I need to figure out what needs to be done at school – when do I have extra time to do those ‘extra’ things and how long I can stay at school without being TOO long.
I know I can do it – its just going to be a trail and error process. But, I’m determined to master it because I’ve started too much that I enjoy/care about to give up just because I have less ‘free’ time.
This blog had nothing really to do with my training – well kind of – but not really. Haha – I guess its whatever is on my mind at the time – and this ‘balancing’ of time has to be figured out in order to change and make my training successful.
In regards to training – since I still have not really eaten any ‘real food’ – there will be no gym for me today. Hopefully I can eat some chicken tonight for dinner or maybe a protein shake (last night both sounded SO gross) and make it to the gym tomorrow – next big decision – before or after school?
Have a great day and happy training!
~Melissa 
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You can do it!! Find what works best for you as far as going to the gym and stick to it. Be steady and consistent with your workouts and how many times you go to the game. Any weight loss is a victory. It takes many small victories to get where you want to be. Good luck to you!
Jen