Maybe you could just time your carbs for pre workout ONLY or something, so you have some energy to kill it in the gym?? Sometimes that’s just as important at keeping the diet in check. It’s hard to stick to workouts when you feel like ass!! Glad you went though! I wish i could do cleans that didn’t look awkward and oh so wrong…
[quote]mom-in-MD wrote: Can you ask for some direction in how exactly this Mistress wants you to do the discipline stuff? I think they forget sometimes that you don’t have a history in teaching, etc. You are still learning as you go and they should respect that.
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I think this is a pretty good suggestion, if she’s a nice person it’s probably the way to go.
Sorry the diet thing has been so miserable for you! Diet + TOM makes me someone no one ever wants to be around.
Well I know NOTHING about Disciplining children… my onky suggestion would be go ask for some pointers from an experienced teacher. I bet there’s someone at your school that would be happy to give you some tips. And don’t think twice about asking! Most people like to help especially if it means they are being approached as an expert on something.
Re the low carb… I know its a diet you have had good weight loss success with so it makes sense to return to it… there Are Other ways to lose weight of course and it may be time to consider some adjustment.
I’m teaching the extra gymnastics after school club at a new school this afternoon - a little nervous about that but I am sure it’ll be fine. Pain in the ass journey to get there, though. Not looking forward to that part.
Anyway, good news and bad news today. Yesterday’s carbs came from carrots (two, raw - big ones though!) and butternut squash, so not that much really, but I had plenty of energy for today off the back of the Saturday carb-up.
Warm-up: hypers, reverse hypers, clams, step-overs, body bar stuff.
Supserset (MP/Squat):
Bar x 10/25
25kg x 10/20
30kg x 8/15
32.5kg x 6/12
35kg x 3/10
Then swapped out military press for T-bar rows.
Squat: 40kg x 10
Row (neutral grip): 20kg x 10
Squat: 45kg x 8
Row (wide grip): 20kg x 10
Squat: 50kg x 5
Row (reverse grip): 20kg x 10
The 50kg squat felt hard - possibly because of all the reps I’d done at lighter weights. One thing it’s worth pointing out is that I’m doing them entirely free - I was using a bar as a depth guide previously, so that bit of extra security isn’t there any more. I also think the slightly woozy feeling is breathing related. I’m not sure what I’m doing different to before.
Bench Press:
Bar x 10
30kg x 10
40kg x 10
45kg x 8
50kg x 5
Second attempt at this (after a long break - two years maybe). Shoulder isn’t 100% but it never will be. But these felt OK. The last rep of th 50kg (110lb) set wasn’t great but I’ll take it. So long as the shoulder holds up, these should come back quickly enough.
Did a few handstands then got on the scale.
And here’s the bad news. I have indeed only lost two pounds in two weeks. The fuck is this shit? Feels like I have been turning down treats and feeling shitty for nothing. I think I’m going to have to figure out a way to get some cardio in.
Yeah I fell into that trap too, looking at old pictures of mine. Sigh! Then again I had toothpick arms as well. But my lower body looked great. I’m not sure if weighing yourself with Flo around is effective though. I would say do it after it finishes.
A pound a week is good!
There’s been some interesting dialog about breathing in Matty’s log in O35 you might want to check out. Plenty of shenanigans too.
I agree - get some cardio in. Is there any hope for running yet?
As for the disciplining of children part, I would second the suggestions of getting help from experienced teachers, reading the book that lula recommended, AND letting your headmistress know the lengths you are going to in order to improve your teaching. Being open to her suggestions for concrete steps to improve is also a great idea.
Its likely a bigger pain in the headmarm’s ass to fire you and get a replacement than it is to help you improve. As long as she sees you are trying hard and making some gains, I doubt your job will be in jeopardy.
Patch - thanks for the encouragement but a pound a week is not good at the beginning of a diet. In fact, it’s bollocks.
Kimba - my achilles is fucked - I don’t know why it’s so bad when I’m not actually doing much. It was hurting like fuck when I was walking around today. I’m not going to bother with the doctor - last time I went to my GP for the achilles, I got prescribed ibuprofen gel. Like that’ll help. (I’m actually using ibuprofen gel on it now and it makes not one iota of difference).
Anyway, moving on. Did that gym class for the other kids. Only had five two teach and was surprised to see four of them were boys. They’re a handful. One is actually quite talented - he’s done tae kwondo so he’s very flexible and can almost do splits already. I don’t know that I want to go on teaching there for long - it’s a pain to get to for an hour’s work. But I’ll do it for a while and see. Good experience I guess.
With my kids, and when coaching–tone of voice is everything. Not yelling. They like it when they make you yell.
Second is avoiding to have to discipline at all with good, engaging curriculum.
I really think you are severely disadvantaged by how you are required to run your program–ie the one at a time sit and watch way. I hate that your headmistress thinks that is the ideal.
Mary Lee Tracee is an excellent coach. She has some great videos on her youtube account that might help you with the gymnastics.
DO not be too hard on yourself! When i was first starting to lose weight I actually lost about 2 pounds in ONE MONTH. Even though I changed my whole diet and workout routine, 2 FLIPPING POUNDS.
BUT after that point something switched and I started losing like 3lbs a week and it just kept coming off easy peasy withoout me needing to fix/alter anything.
Sometimes it just takes a while to get goin’, is all.
Nadia - those are great. We don’t have Swiss balls at the school but basketballs should do for some basic stuff, and we have hoops. Lots of ideas there, thank you.
Spock - well, good to hear. Typically when I diet I lose around 6lbs in the first week, then around a pound a week thereafter. So it’s a little disappointing as you imagine, especially as I have so much to lose. (OK, not that I’m over 200lbs or anything, but I reckon I need to drop at least 20lbs to see abs. Anyway…)
i wish i had a springy floor like that!!!
i wonder how much i need to drop to see abs… sorry to hear your weight loss progress is slow… i wonder how much monthly variation is messing things up a little??
I don’t know. I think my hormones are borked - my cycle was averaging 25 days (it gets shorter as you get older, joy) but then the last few were 28-30 days long. I was pleasantly surprised. But then this one that’s just gone was only 22 days and half of that I was experiencing PMS symptoms (worse than usual - depressed, sore tits etc which I don’t usually get). My mood is better now, thank goodness - sorry for being a debbie downer the past week. Hormones plus low blood sugar. Not a good combo.
Anyway, I woke up with DOMS from hell. I didn’t squat much weight yesterday but I did a lot of reps and I can certainly feel 'em in my hips and ass. And sore pecs - wow. Haven’t had those for ages. Benching ftw!
But that and the cold weather made me want to hibernate this morning, plus I got starving hungry and needed to eat. So in the end I did a short workout at home around 1.30pm:
Mobility stuffs and funky sun salutations (most yoga teachers would shriek - I do 'em to music, in this instance Fuck the Pain Away by Peaches, and bounce around a bit).
Superset #1:
Band assisted pull-ups: 3 x 5
20kg KB swings: 3 x 20
Superset #2:
Ring push-ups: 3 x 8
Lunges (front foot on a step, alternating legs): 3 x 20 (so 10 per leg per set)
Some dislocates and 20 overhead squats using a bit of doweling that fell out of the blinds.
Hopefully getting the blood into those muscles will ease the DOMS.
School tomorrow.
Ah we all are Debbie downers now & then. Better to let it all out here than stab someone on the tube 
My cycles are getting shorter & shorter, so I feel ya.
sounds like low Progesterone.
When 's the last time you had stuff like that checked?
(vit D, sex hormones, feritin/iron)
I like it when you say bollocks!
Frakking nice BP lady! And you’re right the diet is bollocks! Buuuuuut you’re a stud for sticking with it <3
Oh, I’ve never kept track of my weight consistently enough to know if a pound is good or not. Sorry!
The cycle mess sounds annoying.
Way to get something in at home! For me it always gets pushed to later if I try to workout at home, then later turns into tomorrow. Lol
do you maybe bleed while ovulating so think your cycle is super short? don’t know… i went through a patch of that, pretty sure. not sure what causes it, whether it is bad, or why it went away. sucks though. feels like all the time is PMS or bleeding.
Nope, I’m just old! And worse thing is, it’s still going, 7 days on. This has happened to me before so I’m not unduly concerned but it is annoying nonetheless. I think the likely cause is that I didn’t ovulate this month so my old bod is confused. Anyway, enough about my useless internal organs. Never wanted them, don’t need them.
I also have a sore throat so looks like some child’s rhinovirus has hit a home run. I still went to the gym this morning, though, and didn’t have a bad work out considering. Throat and achey neck aside, my mood is better than last week and I feel a bit more energetic. I have been having a few carbs here and there and feel a lot more human for it. Plus I am down another two pounds to 11 stone 1 (155lbs).
Workout was a mish-mash:
Usual warm-up.
Supserset (MP/Squat):
Bar x 10/25
25kg x 10/20
30kg x 8/15
32.5kg x 6/12
35kg x 4/10
Stopped there because someone wanted to use the rack, plus I needed a lie down.
Bench Press:
Bar x 10
30kg x 10
40kg x 10
45kg x 10
3 x 50kg x 5
55kg x 3
I need to get my confidence back with these (I am a bit nervous about getting stuck under the bar, even though I bench without collars) but I’d say they are going well, considering. I want my 70kg bench back but I am trying not to rush it.
Power Cleans:
Bar x 10
30kg x 5
40kg x 5
After that I did some gymnastics - even did some cartwheels and backwards rolls as I’ve been avoiding them for a while. However, I’m at the point in the syllabus where I need to start teaching them, so no excuses.
Ugh! hormonal changes, I feel ya. I turned 30 and it was like my uterus was prolapsing. Its great being a woman!
And damn, that is one fine bench press!! Nice work.
Also great job on the 2 lbs loss. Keep it up!
Btw, I looked at my mag (onFitness) re: your crazy “evil DLs” (they called them DL Jumpers) and they didn’t give a routine, sorry. They just wrote up about how they might make for a good addition to regular training. They also listed other things that sound horrible, my favorite was the DL Farmer Hybrid:
Grab a pair of 50lb Dbs and see how long you can walk around the gym holding them, At failure, put the weights down rest two minutes and then do 4 reps of DB Dls. Once you done those, rest two minutes and then walk around with them again (presumably back to the rack, lol!). When you get to the rack, put them down and do 2 more reps of DLs.
Could be fun as a finisher!