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Three Wonderful Years

Peter and I celebrated our three year anniversary this weekend. I can not believe it has been so long. We spent the weekend just relaxing and enjoying each other. Peter took the day off Friday to surprise me with a clean house and roses!

8 pounds and counting

Hurray for me!! We have been doing the biggest loser at school for three weeks now. I weighed in yesterday and found out that I have lost eight pounds so far! That is just amazing to me! I must say that for the first two weeks, I really worked hard. I was going to a fitness bootcamp for two days a week and then I was at the gym for most other days. This past week, I did nothing. I ate poorly, did not work out, and yet I still managed to lose about a pound. That really makes me think of what I could have lost if I had worked hard...that is a crappy feeling. The good news is, I am back to work this week. I spent an hour at the gym today and will do the same tomorrow! I will be going back to bootcamp for two days this week, which I must say, as of right now, I am not looking forward to. That lady really kicks my butt! My goal for this week...5 pounds!! You think I can do it? Wish me luck and keep rooting me on!

Back on the Wagon

Well...needless to say, the summer was not good for me in the weight loss department. I had way too much fun with friends and family, and did not do much to think about losing weight. Let's be honest, I didn't even do much to think about not gaining weight. I am truly embarrassed to say that I gained all the weight back that I lost in the spring and even put on a few extra pounds just for good measure. When I say embarrassed, I mean it. My friends were all pretty shocked that I would post my weight on a blog where the whole world could see and I would always say, "well...what is there for me to do? I am losing the weight, and I know that it is bad, so who cares who sees that I am trying to make a change." I am now so embarrassed that I do not want to post my weight. If you remember what I weighed in the beginning, you should be able to figure out the number pretty close. Just keep in mind that I am once again doing something about it and THIS TIME I MEAN IT!!! I guess I really didn't realize how easy the whole yo-yo thing is to do. I always thought, once you have lost a bunch of weight, why on earth would you put the weight back on. How stupid do you have to be? Pretty stupid I guess, but it is just so easy to do!!!
The biggest loser started back up at school, so some of my motivation is back. The first week, I lost 4.4 lbs. That is preety darn good I'd say!!!! A friend also invited me to start going to a bootcamp with her. I have gone twice now, and I LOVE IT!!! It truly kicks my butt and makes me work so much harder than I would on my own. By five minutes into the class, I want to die...literally. By the end, I feel as though I have truly accomplished something. My good friend and work out partner moved schools. She is now an assistant principal, so I can't really blame her for the move. I am, however, without my partner at school. We kept eachother on track and in line. Now it is just up to me...either that or I will be emailing her A LOT!! She is still my workout partner though, so that is the good news. We will still be meeting at the gym on a regular basis.
Here we go again...
Keep rooting me on!

Oh the Thinks You can Think

I walked in the door after a long day at summer school and what did I find...Peter had made me a reading tub for my classroom. When I was a kid one of my teachers had a claw foot bath tub in our classroom that we would read in. It seemed magical to me at the time. Ever since I have known I was going to be a teacher, I have wanted to have a reading tub in my classroom. Peter made it a reality by taking an old tub for an outdoor pond that was left in our yard when we moved into our house and painted it to make a special place for my kidos to read. He decorated it with hand drawn pictures of some of our favorite children's book characters and some cute quotes from Dr. Suess. As you can see, he really outdid himself. It took him a really long time and I wanted to show off his work! Plus the fact that I went to a lot of trouble getting that thing to school (thanks again Belinda) and I think it is amazing. My summer school kids LOVED it and all they want to do now is read. I can't complain about that!


In the bottom of the tub are some "book buddies". These are stuffed characters from some children's books. I have had these for awhile and my kids love to read to them! So cute!

Elmer!!

Summer Has Arrived!

It is now officially summer time for the Scalias! The school year for our students ended last Tuesday and for us poor teachers, our year ended Thursday. It was a long and difficult year, but I must say it was NO WHERE NEAR as tough as last year. 07-08 will forever be the class that I compare all others to. 08-09 had some real sweeties. I will surely miss them!
Pete's first year of teaching went well. He had all of the ups and downs that come along with year one of being a teacher. He will be back at JHop next year!
Just as one adventure came to and end, we begin new ones. I will be teaching summer school for the month of June. We started today and I am miraculously excited about it. I will truly enjoy only having 5-10 students all at the same level and no behavior problems! How pathetic am I that I actually am happy about working over the summer?!? Peter will be taking some trainings that will fill his June. Then starting in July, we have some visitors coming to enjoy sunny Florida with us!
Will you just look at that picture! I am really starting to notice a difference in the way I look and how I fit into my clothes! It's fantastic. I wore a shirt the other night on a fancy date with my husband that has not really fit in...well...ever. It has always been super tight on my arms and now it just slips right on! Are you ready for the official scale number? I now weigh............184.6!! That's right! Can you believe it? That's about 13 pounds since I started! WooHoo! I'm just disappearing! ;) I wish I had more of you around to celebrate with! Just wait until after this summer! I will keep you all posted on a more regular basis so keep checking in on me. That's what keeps me honest!

It's about time

We had a great time at Disney this weekend with Pete's Parents. We went to celebrate Mother's Day at the greatest place on Earth. This trip just happened to be filled with a lot of Disney firsts for me. I didn't think that there were many of these left, but it seems that every time we go, we end up doing the same things over and over.
I had never ridden the carousel. Don't Pete's parents look adorable! Pete's dad look so funny riding on the smallest horse! ;)




I had never tried to pull the sword from the stone.
As it turns out, Pete is not going to become king, but that's okay, he is my prince charming! ;)










We went on Buzz Lightyear twice without waiting in any line. The second time through, the ride broke down. We were stuck in the same spot for about 10 minutes. It was great...I finally got to become a Galactic Hero!!









I had never been to Magic Kingdom early enough to see them open the park. It was soooo cool! I actually cried...I know, it is ridiculous! I just love Disney that much! It was so magical. I felt like a little kid who had never been to Disney World before.








This was on out way to Magic Kingdom on the Monorail. I sat down and one of the balloon decals on the window just happened to be in the perfect spot. Pete snapped this cute picture. Look closely!

We had a great time as we always do at Disney!
























Last weekend, we went to the Rays game. They were playing the Red Sox and they just happened to win that day. We had a really good time hanging out with Pete's parents. I had been a long time since we had seen them. My favorite part was the peanuts...is that a problem for the whole weight loss thing?!?








I have been avoiding posting recently. My weight loss journey has not been going all that well. The first week of the newest Biggest Loser competition went well. I lost 5 pounds. Before you congratulate me, that brought me back to the weight I ended on the last time...around 186 lbs. That is pretty much where I have stayed for the last few weeks. Up and down a little based on the day. I have had some small successes , but for the most part, it is about time that I get back to work. I say that as I have a pizza on the way to my house right now...Oh goodness, I guess I will be back on track starting tomorrow.

These pants are ones that I have not been able to fit in since I moved to Florida. I was so excited when I put them on and they actually buttoned up. They even had a little room. This picture kinda makes my upper body look fat, but oh well.

This was me on my way to my friend Jen's baby shower. I may not have looked all that skinny, but I felt skinny that day!
Okay, so I won't wait so long to post next time. I guess I need the support and potential for judgment more than I thought. Sharing with all of you kept me honest and on track! Thanks for your support!!