A Big Loser??

We are starting our Biggest Loser contest at work next week. I have signed up for my team, who is hopefully going to help keep me motivated. I have also been trying to think up creative ways to get some exercise in. Last night Grace and I did some yoga, then I kind of ran around the house and danced and sang with her and got my heart rate up and had fun at the same time. I am visualizing myself being thinner, healthier, with more energy.

Along with the weight-loss contest, someone has organized a fruit and vegetable eating contest. The goal is to eat 50 servings of fruits and vegetables before January 31. I don't even know what the prize is for this, but this one is totally mine. I think I will hit the 50 serving mark sometime next week.

This week I have been waking up depressed every morning. I have been tired, it has been really freaking cold, and I have not liked it at all. But then by the end of the day, I am driving away in my van, waving to my students, rocking out to Cloud Cult with a smile on my face. Happy happy happy. I think it is because this week I have really enjoyed a great relationship with the guys I help. Some people may think I am being too nice, or helping too much, or spending too much time chatting with them (okay, on that one I am totally guilty), but I don't care. They have been getting a lot of work done, and they are learning, and that's the whole idea.

The new year ahead is looking good. Next semester I will be in another English class, Speech and Composition, and History. I have never helped out in a history class, but it should be oodles of interesting. The teacher is brilliant, and he's been there forever and is burnt out beyond belief and sick of it all. I am sure to have some good times in there.

Here's to weight loss, positive energy, and fun times.