Back to School

This is my first post surgery picture--25.2 pounds down. I have a funny smile, because a little boy was telling us to say cheese, and I think I was caught on the "eeee" part. ;) But, all in all, a good pic of us.

Today was back to school in full swing. It felt good to be back in the saddle again. Ahh...kids calling out, slumping in their chairs, talking when they shouldn't be..nothing's changed. :) That did all happen today, but it wasn't that bad. I have a pretty good class, although when those things happened they did flip their card, and I moved some desks, so I nipped that right in the bud.

I was sore today because of a mistake I made last night. Chris and I talked about starting the Couch to 5K program, and we began the routine last night. It calls for a 5 minute brisk walk to warm up, and then for 20-30 minutes you alternate 60 seconds of jogging, and 90 seconds of walking, and end with a cool down, for the first week. Well, after the first round of jogging, my stomach started hurting. I wasn't sure if it was just because I was full, or not. So, I tried jogging a few more times after that, but usually only for about 20 or 30 seconds, trying to push through the pain. But you see, that is STUPID...beacause I just had surgery 3 weeks ago!! After we got home, I was sore in the stomach, and we googled jogging after surgery, and it said to wait at least 6 weeks. Oops. Well, I've learned my lesson after feeling a little sore all day today too. I will be sticking to my fast walking for a while.

Food-wise, I also made a mistake at lunch today. Before surgery, I was so used to drinking a lot of water with my lunch. Today, out of habit, I got my water bottle, and drank some while I was eating my turkey roll up. All of a sudden, I started feeling like something was stuck in my esophagus. I don't know if I gulped too much water, or I didn't chew my turkey well enough, but it lasted for about 5 minutes. Luckily it went away, but it was a little scary. I put my water back in the fridge, and concentrated on eating really slowly after that. Since we only have 30 minutes for lunch, and I eat with my 4th grade team, normally food is the second thing we're just doing while we talk. I'll need to focus a little more on food now, until it becomes routine.

I got some decaf pumpkin spice coffee from Fresh Market, which is delicious!! I had a couple of starbucks gift cards, so I ordered some more 8 oz. travel mugs online, and that is the perfect amount of coffee to drink in the morning. I have to wait until I get to school to drink it, but it was still a nice thing to have this morning. I LOVE fall. Pumpkin is one of my favorite scents, and as I'm typing this, the room is filled with the aroma of my two new candles from bath and body works-sweet cinnamon pumpkin, and cinnamon and cloves. Mmmmm, heavenly. (and Chris likes that the smell of pumpkin is an aphrodisiac, I'm sure ;)

Time to go to answer some emails. I am down 26.4 pounds today, and had a soft taco for dinner- 1/2 of a low carb tortilla, 3 oz. ground beef, 2 tbps. of cheddar cheese, and a tbsp of picante sauce. Yummy!!!