Finding a Buddy

Time for my weekly check in…and it’s not good news.  I’ve managed to gain back the .9 that I lost last week.  So discouraging!  But I’m not going to give up!!

I need to keep up the activity.  I’m now walking to work in the mornings because the weather is so nice.  It’s about a 40-minute walk, so it’s a good way to start my day and get started on my activity.  I go to Curves when I can (that was only two days last week…ugh!).  I’ve been intentional about just walking more.  I’ll get off the bus a few stops before mine, so I need to walk more.  I ended up earning 42 Activity Points for myself last week, which is really good for me. 

I’ve cut down on the sweets and reduced my portion sizes.  In fact, I’m still getting comments and snickers from co-workers regarding my small portion sizes.  I’m certainly not letting that stop me.

Eating out continues to be a challenge.  It’s such a social thing here and healthy options are limited.  The side dishes are somewhat healthy, but there’s always rice and noodles…so many starches.  I ordered a chicken salad to split with a Korean co-worker last week (she’s the PE teacher, so she’s more health conscious).  However, the chicken came in the form of wings, the lettuce was drizzled with BBQ sauce, and there was a big pile of fries to go with it (sigh!).With certain Koreans, I’m comfortable passing up some of the food.  With others, I don’t want to be rude.  Such a fine cultural line!

Ready for a Bike Ride

I have found that having a buddy is offering me some encouragement and keeping me motivated.  After dinner and a movie with the PE teacher, we walked an hour to another part of town just because it was a nice evening.  One of my co-teachers joined Curves, so now I have more accountability on that front.  The trainers at Curves are also awesome.  They speak limited English, so it’s fun to communicate and teach each other.  On Friday, I went biking along the Taewha River with another foreign teacher.  We biked 27 miles roundtrip…earned 13 activity points that day!

Another friend from the States offered me some good support today.  She said after getting off schedule this summer, she hit the gym hard and consistently starting in September.  She said it took a good month before she started seeing results.  Good reminder to keep going!!

And so I do…keep going…I can do this…I  know I can (“I ‘think’ I can,” doesn’t belong here)!

A favorite trail I often hike
with a Korean coteacher.

 

The Buddy System

Losing weight –

It’s hard to do!

For me and for you!

If it’s hard to do,

why be alone?

Can’t do it on my own.

So I’ll get some help.

I’ll find a friend

So progress won’t end.

Two is better than one.

More fun to exercise

In order to reduce our size.

Hurray! That’s it!

The golden secret

To being more fit!