Busy and Burning Calories

I thought I was busy when I worked out at Dry Gulch. Well I was, but now I'm a different kind of busy. An "I'm focused on this work because I will be doing it for the rest of my life" kind of busy.

I went to bed at 9:00pm last night, which is unheard of for me. I woke up at 7:00am to go to my internship. It sounds early, until you think about how many hours of sleep I actually got: 10!!
Losing weight is hard. Dieting makes me grumpy, so I don't. I have just been making better choices on my food, eating smaller portions, and I've given up pop for awhile. So since I'm not really dieting, I've greatly increased my exercise regimen. I've made it my goal to burn at least 500 calories per day through exercise. That burns 3500 calories per week, which is exactly 1 pound of body fat burned in all. It takes at least an hour of cardio (for me) to burn 500 calories, and by the end of the week I've only lost a pound?!? Oh well, that's 3500 calories of exercise more than before. Besides, I can already tell a difference in my body and how I feel. Maybe inches go before it shows up on the scale.

I was so active in High School. I was thinking about it the other day. When I got to college, it was like I just stopped being active, almost altogether! I guess it just took me 3 years to wakeup and realize that, yes, I am now significantly overweight, at least for my body frame. So now, even though it's tough, I'm going to lose the weight, once and for all!
My internship is going great! I love the school, the kids, and the teacher. It's a fourth grade classroom, and I'm really comfortable with the material and subject matter. Plus, the kids are getting into literature that I really enjoyed, both then and now. It makes me wonder...do I want to teach fourth grade? Hmm...

Saturday night, Sarah, Juliet, and I took Lilli out to Tsunami Sushi to celebrate her 21st. It was so fun, I really had a great time, and I'm pretty sure Lilli did too! Those three girls mean so much to me, and it was nice to have me, Sarah, and Juliet together again. Lilli was such a nice addition to the trio, she fit right in! I can't wait until the four of us can go and hang out again.

I know it's still 9 weeks away, but I'm already getting a little sad about the semester ending. I really love this internship, my room at school, and Tahlequah in general. It's going to be so weird to move home again...