1 Month Healthiversary!

Today marks the 1 month anniversary of my trek into a healthy lifestyle. You may be wondering how I've decided to celebrate on this wonderful day? By going to traffic court. Yikes! I just got back, and now I owe $300. Good god. At least I can start a payment plan.
This just makes me happier that I decided to do this, because I definitely would have woken up groggy and pissed if my mood wasn't generally lighter these days.

Other ways I've benefited (besides the weight loss):
-Take-out places are trembling in fear knowing they've lost my nightly meal money
-I feel more alert all the time
-I've only felt unfulfilled once even though I'm eating way less calories
-I've learned a ton about how the human body actually works (why didn't we learn any of this in health class?)
-I've discovered a lot of new foods that I love
-I've visited my grocery store more times in the last month than in the entire previous year
-The BF's doing it too, so I have a team!
-I've rediscovered the comfort of sports bras and track pants
-I love my new gym
-I love resistance training!
-I'm not tired in the afternoons
-I found a ton of great blogs to read

Negatives:
-I miss Chipotle (1395 calories, what?)

So, yes, I'm really, really happy that I've started doing this. It's seriously altered how I feel about my life. Plus, I like having more energy that I did before. I couldn't and wouldn't have done it if were not for the internet. How did people lose weight before the ubiquitous free exchange of knowledge and ideas?

One other bit of news. Yesterday I wore a pair of gray pants and a sweater to work. They felt a little loose, but they still fit. One of my students, however, felt differently. He told me, "you look sloppy. Don't wear those clothes no more. They don't fit you, they too baggy now."

He went on to say that he remembered me wearing them before, but they didn't fit me anymore. (I'm not a very "baggy" dresser, and they weren't baggy in December). A round-about compliment from a teenager is a big deal when you're the teacher, so I'll take what I can get.

It's strange how perceptive kids are (perceptive/judgmental, they are teenagers!). About a week after I started eating better, I got a lot of compliments that I looked like I'd lost weight. Now, I think this was influenced by two different things:

1. They think of me as bigger than I am in general
2. I looked happier and healthier even though I hadn't lost a noticeable amount of weight.

Oh the things students will figure out instead of doing any work!