Realization (sort of long)
Okay so about 2 1/2 months and I'm down close to 50 pounds. I'm a teacher and started teaching this week again (yes I miss summer like something horrible) (I teacher Special Education, mainly students with Learning Disablilites and Autism) anyways, I never thought myself to be an emotional eater. I just ate what I liked when I wanted to and didn't eat healthy. I did great this summer with eat and not overeating and lost the weight. Well once school started I realized I AM an emotional eater. I realized this at the end of a VERY long day on Tuesday, I was driving home and thinking about eating crackers and peanut butter, or some chips. And it hit me, I'm not hungry! When I'm stressed or unhappy I eat fatty foods. I just never realized it beacause I ALWAYS feeling down and stressed because of my health.
I also can't tell you how nice it is to feel confident in front of the classroom. No longer to I dread having to find something to wear in the morning. I love it, whatever I feel like wearing I do and it feels great!! My students have just told me, you look different, I said okay I hope that's good. It's taken them a few days to get use to the "new" Mrs. Olson. The energetic, ready to teach teacher. I'm starting to realize how much that weight REALLY did make a difference. I'm happier and excited about life. I feel PRETTY!! And today was picture day, I was SO excited to get it taken. All the teachers are calling me skinny minny, I love it :) All the work is worth it!
I also can't tell you how nice it is to feel confident in front of the classroom. No longer to I dread having to find something to wear in the morning. I love it, whatever I feel like wearing I do and it feels great!! My students have just told me, you look different, I said okay I hope that's good. It's taken them a few days to get use to the "new" Mrs. Olson. The energetic, ready to teach teacher. I'm starting to realize how much that weight REALLY did make a difference. I'm happier and excited about life. I feel PRETTY!! And today was picture day, I was SO excited to get it taken. All the teachers are calling me skinny minny, I love it :) All the work is worth it!
(deactivated member)
on 9/4/08 12:36 am - MN
on 9/4/08 12:36 am - MN
That's a very powerful realization! So excited that you were able to identify it and more so that you are able to overcome it because of the great tool you now have! Keep up the good work!
Well, Ms. Skinny Minny, methinks you need to UPDATE your avatar for us all!!!
CONGRATS on the WOWS! Yes, I'd say those qualify as WOW moments! Realizing you WERE an emotional eater and thumbing your nose at it now? Feeling good in your clothes and confident in front of your classes? YAY YOU!!!
CONGRATS on the WOWS! Yes, I'd say those qualify as WOW moments! Realizing you WERE an emotional eater and thumbing your nose at it now? Feeling good in your clothes and confident in front of your classes? YAY YOU!!!
Imperfect does not = unsuccessful
What a huge accomplishment to realize the emotional eating trigger and then to bypass it! Also what a wonderful start to the new school year putting that tool to use, I bet your students are going to wonder where you are going as you continue to melt during the year. They aren't going to be able to keep up with pretty soon! Congrats and I can't wait to see the updated avatar!
"When you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you."
Most Active
Recent Topics
