NS Week 5

I am SAD and I mean super sad. I have been eating healthy and working out at least 5x/week and as of today according to my home scale I have not lost any weight this week. This is a lot to swallow considering last week's gain of 2 lbs. I weigh in officially today on the gym scale. I haven't worked out with the trainer this week because of orientation for my new job. Today is my first day this week with him however I have done 2 days this week of cardio. I am growing so frustrated. I can't say it's NS because I am flexing and everything because it's not as easy to follow with this schedule right now. I need to plan a little better but I have been trying. Planning lunches is the hardest for me right now because I like to make recipes with the lunches and if I prepare them the morning of I am afraid to heat them up for lunch later. I have to figure out a better plan effectively. I don't know my official scheduling for next week as of yet. School starts today and I am feeling overwhelmed. I have to get better organzied. I am staarting to feel stressed as I type this. I got to get it together ! NEW JOB, NEW SCHOOL and trying to focus on creating a NEW ME! Will post my actual weighin later.

Changes.....

I begin a new journey tomorrow. I start orientation for my new job! I am excited yet anxious all at the same time. I have been a professor at a local community college for the past 7 years. I have worked there every summer, spring, and fall since I started back in May 2004. This semester I decided to focus on my nursing career and take a job as a staff nurse at the local teaching hospital. I am currently in graduate school to become a nurse practicitoner so I feel like this is the best move for me professionally. Although I might add that this decision was not an easy one to make I have an opportunity to become full-time faculty at the college. I want to teach full-time later in life however presently I feel that I am making a wise decision. Tomorrow starts a new chapter for me professionally and for that I am THANKFUL!

This week has been rough mentally with the 2 lb weight gain last week. I have been second guessing everything instead of focussing on a new week. I did not make it to the gym or do any form of workout on yesterday so I have to be there for quite a while today. I am going to shoot for 2hrs but 1.5 will suffice. I plan to downlod movie to my ipod and watch it during my workout. I weighed in this morning and looks like I have lost a little weight but we will see come Weds.

Friday I called and spoke with one of the NS counselors and they advised me that NS only suggests 90 mins of exercise weekly. He told that if I was going to train at the level that I am training that on the days that I work out I can eat and extra 2 carbs, 2 proteins and 1 fruit. I was so happy to hear that because after workouts sometimes I am ravenous. This week will be tough because I am in meetings all day long. When break come I will either go home for lunch or bring my lunch with me. Tomorrow I can't leave the campus so I will bring lunch with me. I am headed to go make breakfast.