Kicking off a summer of healthy living - June W.I.S.H Thread

[PollyannaMom]

What healthy wins are you celebrating on this "WooHoo Wednesday"?

 

[piglet1979]

Harder would be eating. It tends to be too hot to cook or too hot that we are just more lazy and don't want to cook so we end up eating out.

Easier I think is walking. DH and I walk together when we can get outside and it keeps me moving. In the winter I start fighting to not go for walks when it gets down in to the 40's and then refuse to go if the sidewalks are covered in snow and if it is into the 30's.

Woohooing that I have hit my monthly walking goal already this month. I am still going to get my 25 minutes a day (if not more) and then next month go up to 30 minutes a day. I started this in April with 15 minutes a day and then 20 in May and have hit my goal each month. I want to get up to 60 minutes a day and doing it this way has really helped. I will get derailed a bit in September when I have surgery and will have to start slow again but that is ok. At least I will still be move some.

Also woohooing that the doctors have finally figured out the infection that I have and got me on the right meds. I am really feeling back to myself. Also woohoo that the ultrasound of my gallbladder (doctor was worried about it since when she pushed in that area it hurt) came back normal. I was worried for a minute that I was going to have to have 2 surgeries this year.

 

[Summer2018]

~~~ It's Topic Tuesday ~~~

Now that summer is officially here, it often means adjusting routines and expectations. So what do you find easier, and what do find harder, about staying healthy in the summer?

This part time job is going to make all the difference for me. I'm constantly moving except for when the kids have breakfast and lunch and sometimes in the classroom. I am in charge of K-2. In addition to that group, I provide early morning care which is for all grades K-8 and my challenge team is also K-8. The challenges take place in the gym, so I'm always on my feet. It's a 5 hour shift with no breaks except for me sneaking away to the bathroom for two seconds, so there's no time to eat except to quickly have an apple while they eat lunch. This job provides so much structure for me and prevents me from just sitting around reading or watching tv and then eating my way throughout the day. My only problem is that when I get home, I am famished and that yogurt looks so unsatisfying. I could totally make bad choices at that point. I need to make a better plan for lunch that will still be low in calories but will really fill me up so I don't do anything stupid. Once I do that, I think I will continue to lose weight over the summer instead of putting the pounds back on like I did last year.

 

[Summer2018]

WOO HOO!!! I like my summer job! I'm actually surprised. The training was MANY HOURS LONG, and I'm still not completely done because the director doesn't know which concussion training I need to take. The amount of onboarding paperwork and training which seems infinite, has been brutal and time-consuming. But, in the long run, I think it will be worth it.

WOO HOO!!! I like the kids. I only have one difficult student who is a very large boy functioning at toddler level, and is mostly non-verbal. He's physically aggressive and destroys anything he touches. He isn't aware that he is doing anything wrong, but he either needs a one-on-one staff or a different program. I have another student with severe special needs starting soon, but he's coming with a paraprofessional which will make all of the difference. The rest of the kids are nothing I can't handle. I'm able to be fun, warm, engaging, and very firm all at the same time. I don't yell. I find that giving kids "the look" works most of the time, and when it doesn't, my firm teacher voice works well. Everyone (staff and kids alike) have learned very quickly that I don't mess around. The director appreciates my approach because most of the staff resort to screaming which is entirely ineffective. Even in the gym when staff are screaming for kids to be quiet, I just stand there and blow my playground whistle. Then I calmly address the group. It works like a charm.

WOO HOO!!! I like most of my coworkers. I'm the only veteran teacher...actually, I'm the only teacher. The staff is made up of undergrad and grad students or paraprofessionals. Already they are following my example and learning from me. I don't correct anyone. I just try to be a good role model. They see that what I do is effective, and before I know it, they are using the same strategies.

WOO HOO!!! I have Wednesdays off! They go on field trips on Wednesdays, and I'm SO GLAD that instead of dealing with the chaos of a weekly field trip, I get a nice break mid-week when NOBODY ELSE IS HOME. I do love my alone time, just not too much of it or I will get into trouble.

WOO HOO!!! The outrageous heatwave is breaking tomorrow!

 

[Oneanne]

Woohoo... after two weeks of not sleeping well (since the fall) I got in a pretty good night last night. And woohoo there was a big improvement with my leg yesterday.

Woohoo... a couple more days of cool overcast weather and then we go back to sunny and low 70's. And woohoo... I got a couple new tower style fans and really like them.

Evidently my little town does the 4th of July up in a big way, starting with a street dance party the evening of the 3rd. Woohoo to living so close to town that I can wander down at will and not have to worry about parking.

 

[Oneanne]

Woohoo... after two weeks of not sleeping well (since the fall) I got in a pretty good night last night. And woohoo there was a big improvement with my leg yesterday.

Woohoo... a couple more days of cool overcast weather and then we go back to sunny and low 70's. And woohoo... I got a couple new tower style fans and really like them.

Evidently my little town does the 4th of July up in a big way, starting with a street dance party the evening of the 3rd. Woohoo to living so close to town that I can wander down at will and not have to worry about parking.

YIKES... sorry for the double post.

 

[PollyannaMom]

It's Thankful Thursday...
What is everyone grateful for today?

 

[piglet1979]

I am thankful that getting hit by a baseball last night didn't cause any more then soreness and a bruise. I went to a friends son baseball game when a fly ball went over the fence. I was decently far away from the fence too. I moved back and the ball dropped a few steps in front of me but I didn't calculate that it would bounce. It bounced right into my stomach. I didn't sleep much last night as I am a stomach sleeper and every time I moved I woke up.

 

[Oneanne]

I am thankful that today is a work-from-home day. Things are intense at work while we try to catch up. I have a piece of the work that I'm driving and the person sitting next to me is in the middle of the fire storm, so there is constant talking and people hovering. Being able to overhear things has its advantages, I'm just maxed out.

 

[ShannyMcB]

Thankful the heatwave broke Monday-Wednesday was stifling! And our electric provider was sending emails alerting of high usage…you don’t say! We don’t keep the ac on at night but had to Tuesday into Wednesday. It was like FL without the lizards around here.

 

[PollyannaMom]

Thankful the heatwave broke

Same!!

 

[Summer2018]

I am also quite thankful that the heatwave broke! It was rough. We are having a tag sale this weekend, and I know that I wouldn't have been able to sit outside for hours in that oppressive heat and humidity.

I'm thankful that although there are challenges, my part time summer job is working out so far and may carry over into the fall with me working a couple of days after school.

 

[PollyannaMom]

What's everyone thinking about as we head into the weekend?

 

[piglet1979]

I am just chilling this weekend. I had to get the pneumonia vaccine this morning at my check up so I am guessing that I will not feel 100%. DH and I have already put a meal list together for next week. We both need to get back on track. I am walking more but I need to get the food under control now too to lose weight. My PCP is worried about my BP and I have to take it 3 times a day now. Losing weight will help with this. The my doctor doesn't do, that I wish she would, is talk about my weight. Everytime I have gone to her my weight has gone up. I am starting to feel like she is more a medicine pusher then "Lets talk about what can help to lower it without meds" kind of doctor. DH is great and it really helping and encouraging me. He has more drive and self control then I do. He just tells me "Hey going for a walk at X time. You in?" so not a huge push but enough to get me going. I do need to tell DD no more bringing me home custard milkshakes from Culvers when she works.

 

[Oneanne]

It was another rough fast paced day yesterday, I haven't had to work like this for a long time. I'm generally pretty good at it just rusty, so it has taken time to get myself up to speed.

There's work stuff going on over the weekend that I need to keep tabs on, so I can't completely unplug. But I am going to pick a new park to go explore to get my outdoors time, and possibly go to the island's historical museum. And either out to breakfast or out to lunch one day... breakfast might be better, as we're full into tourist season and each ferry dumps a ton of people into town.

edited to add: I was looking at the history museum site and saw that in mid-July they are having a history cruise around the island which sounds amazing, so I've signed myself up. Really looking forward to it!