Plateau

I have hit one!

How do you bust through?

Phat Teacher

Happy 4th

Hey everyone!!!
I hope you had a great 4th of July weekend =)
I had a blast and stayed on point with my eating for the most part.
I would love to hear how you all did!
Comment- tell me you'r 4th stories about how your lifestyle changes faired against a food-centered holiday!

I joined a new gym. Details in my next post!
Phat Teacher

A fork in the road

Greetings all!

I found out today that my gym is closing. To some this might be a devistating moment; others no big deal. To me, it's a blessing in disguise. I find myself in the middle of the first 2 emotions I pointed out. I have grown very close to my gym and feel very at home there. It is hard to find an all woman's gym that is fully equiped and fun to be at. However, I am not upset. I don't feel like this is going to get in my way of success and I don't feel any less motivated. My trainer is making plans as we speak to accomidate me and she says I will save money this way. I can go to the other location of my gym which is farther away and smaller or I am free to join another gym and still work with my trainer. I don't know what I will do but I am not freaking out. I have faith this will all work out!



I hope you are all having a great week! Eat well, work out, and treat yourself :-) You truly deserve it!

53 lbs down...WOOOOOHOOOOO!!!!!!!

Phat Teacher

We fall down...but we get UP

Greetings all,
I have been away for a while because I was visiting family up North. I started my vaca off very well (bought my healthy groceries and a week gym membership) but as time wore on and graduation party after wedding after graduation party came to pass I faltered, a little. I started to beat myself up, even emailed my trainer freaking out. I had to stop myself and think about something I posted a few weeks ago; if it's a lifestyle change, one day isn't going to kill you. I have to practice what I preach people! If I am going to go this of the rest of my life I have to stop beating myself up when I do something off track and instead I need to praise myself when I do things right. In truth, I'd be throwing a mini-self-party 10 times each day!

This is all I have for now. I have so much to do to get back on my normal cycle....no time to sit around and blog!

Missed you all!

Phat Teacher

Ramblings of a Phat Teacher

There is so much I should be doing right now but I would much rather sit in front of this laptop and ramble on about weightloss issues. Since my eating, excersising and weight consume every ounce of my life, I think it's acceptable to spend a moment blogging about it.

I am excited that I am down 2.5 more lbs. I was scared because Memorial Day felt like a grazing period. Though I didn't eat anything bad I felt so off balance because there was no structure to what time I ate my meals. I realized today that I really rely on having a routine to my eating (as it should be) and that's quite exciting.

My clothes are falling off and I have had to reach into the deep beyond of my closet to find old stuff that I can squeeze into. Here's hoping I don't split any of my old skirts down the middle since they don't offically fit just yet, but it's better than holding my pants up all day with the fear of people seeing my bright maroon undies (yikes!) Speaking of which, even they are loose! I need to hit up a thrift store soon to find some new threads!

I hope you all are doing fabulously! I hope you didn't get too off track with the holiday. Stay focused and press on! If it's a lifestyle change one day isn't going to kill you :-)

Phat Teacher

Fat Girl Likes Cute(skinny) Guy Syndrome

Okay, so here is one example of a situation I will not miss once I complete my journey from FAT to FABULOUS: Fat Girl likes Cute(skinny) guy Syndrome. Better known as the all too common FGLC(s)GY. Let me explain, for those of you who call this uncomfortable situation something else:
There is a cute, skinny teacher who I have been crushin' on all year. He and I have carried on some great conversations and I actually thought we were growing closer as colleagues, perhaps friends, perhaps husband and wife (record scratches in background...Whoops! did I type that out loud?) Anyway, I convinced myself that he could possibly entertain the idea of spending time with me (even at this heavy weight) and it is these cunning mental skills that have lead me into a fools paradise, as they say. As the FG(fat girl) who likes the C(s)G I let myself be fooled into doing something for him just to prove to him that I was worthy of his attention. I can't believe this happened too, since I have been doing so well to boost my self confidence. Anyway, I told him I would help him out because he "had to go work on the football team website and it was the only time he could do it." I of course say yes! Why wouldn't I help this delicious specimen? Well today, my kindness (ehem, infatuation) blew up in my face! I found out that he was working on said website with a new teacher....a new, blonde, skinny, and might I had beautiful teacher. I had to do his job so he could go schmooze with some hottie? This is totally FGLC(s)G syndrome! As a FG I am letting myself be used by men who know they will never give me the time of day....but still insist upon wasting my time to go spend time with another (FREAKING SKINNY) woman.

Am I alone here? Do any of you have FG syndrome stories to share? Post a blog about it and let me know so I can read (and smile) and get angry at that cute skinny bastard right along with you!

Ladies, whatever size we are we deserve to be respected and treated equally. So, even though I am 63 lbs away from goal, I am going to start getting my mind right and STOP giving in to any cutie in tight pants and a coaches shirt (we all have our weaknesses). I encourage you to wake up, and recognize that even though you aren't skinny and fabulous, YOU ARE FABULOUS and really, that's the part that counts!!!!!

Remember, I want to hear your stories!
Phat Teacher

Feeling out of the loop

My weightloss efforts are going well but I can't help but feel a little down today. I worked out hard core then came home and napped and just woke up 3 hours later to a lot of missed calls and missed opportunities to fellowship with my friends. I feel worn out and exhausted but also sad because I am missing dinner with friends and that's something I really wanted to participate in. I am in a blah mood now.

Phat Teacher