Fit Into Your Skinny Pants, Week One

I'm joining a group of people who are committed to losing weight. Jonathan and I are going on a beach vacation this summer, and I am mortified at the thought of being in a bathing suit. So, that's my motivation for this change. It's good because it gives me a time limit and a weekly weight loss goal which makes it seem more manageable and concrete to me than just a generic "I need to lose some weight." Plus, I did the BMI calculation, and it says I'm just at overweight for my height which is unacceptable. PLUS, I am 32 years old, and I have never had any kind of consistent exercise. I want to live a long, healthy, productive life, and if I don't start good fitness habits now, it will just get harder and harder to make that kind of change.

The diet plan is the hardest part of this. I live in two places during the week, which means I either have to go grocery shopping in both places - which means some repeated items and wasted money, plus an extra trip to the grocery store which is practically hell in my book - or I have to pack food to take with me on my commute which takes a lot of time and organization. That's something I'm also a little short on. However, there's only a month of school left, so I'm sucking it up and doing a bit of extra work.

My typical meal plan:
Breakfast: cereal or 1 slice of toast with cheese; coffee
Snack: Fruit or yogurt
Lunch: sandwich, soup, salad, or sushi; fruit; glass of milk
Snack: Fruit or yogurt
Dinner: small serving of meat with vegetables

My exercise plan:
Alternate: 1 day of aerobic exercise (at least 40 mins) and 1 day of weights (30-40 mins)
Everyday: Walk 2.25 miles

Measurements this week:
Waist - 29 inches
Hips - 44 inches
Thighs - 41 1/2 inches

Easter Outfit

I wore this to Easter lunch and also to work today. Except I wore boots to work because I still haven't painted my toenails.

Brown and Yellow #3

Except I wore my gray and brown T-straps because I really need a pedicure! No open toes for me.

Green Fluevogs

Tues, Mar 23

I just wore jeans and T-shirts to work for a week since my students had a research day, and then I had student conferences instead of holding class. I don't like to dress up for that, so no pictures. I only show work outfits on here since that's what I have trouble with.

Wed, Mar 31

My first time wearing these shoes! They are satin which makes me think they are super duper fancy, so I haven't worn them yet. Erin convinced me they weren't too fancy for school, so I'm wearing them today. I love them!!!

Spring is Here (Kind Of)

Except I'm wearing tights and a jacket because it's COLD here.

Jon burned the last of the wood we chopped from our summer bush-whacking because he's convinced this is our last cold spell before the hot weather hits. I wish I were that confident. I plan out my outfits for the entire semester at the beginning of the term, and I've run out of winter outfits! It's short sleeves and bare legs from here on out, and this cold is absolutely unacceptable!

Mondrian

I like this outfit. I wasn't sure I would, but I do. I got several comments about how patriotic I looked, but really it was more inspired by Piet Mondrian than by any sense of patriotism. I wish I had chosen my yellow purse or at least little yellow earrings to put in the little burst of yellow. I tried it with my black pumps, but it looked too severe, so I went with pewter.

Composition with Red, Blue, and Yellow by Piet Mondrian, 1930

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

I actually altered my outfit schedule so I would be sure to wear green today. I opted not to wear the scarf. I think it looks matronly. I like scarves a lot, but I need to learn how to be more creative with them.

Remember when you were a kid and you got pinched if you didn't wear green on Mar 17? I liked that. I have distinct memories of Christopher Finley in the 1st grade pinching me, and it HURT! But I think in that weird kid way it also meant he liked me. To this day I think of Christopher Finley as the standard for hard pinches. As an adult, you can't just go around pinching people, and that's OK with me, but it does take some of the fun out of St. Patrick's Day.