I have Dolly Parton's 9 to 5 stuck in my head - partly because I'm using it for the kids I teach as a part of one of their routines, and partly because MY 9-5 is driving me crazy!
I had my interview, which I think went well, but I won't find out until early next week as they had a few other candidates to interview. I'm hoping I get to the second interview stage - which I think is weird.. having a phone interview, an in-person interview with the person who'll be my boss, and then having ANOTHER interview where I meet the only other person in the team.... don't you think that's weird? Why didn't she just come to the first one?
Everything in my current position is driving me nuts. I can't talk about it again, but it's the same old same old and I think that by deciding to apply for other positions and making that leap to leave... I just want to get out of there now!
Food is still weird. I'm doing better, but not well enough (which is still showing on the scales!) - it's not mindless eating any more, but it's definitely eating more than I should, and the wrong kinds of foods. Sometimes it's the right kind of food at the wrong time - I wait until I'm too hungry and then eat enough for two, way too quickly to recognise those 'full' feelings. I'm quite sure that as I'm becoming more aware of these habits and behaviours, they'll start to change.
Running is going well. After my last post, I ran 20 minutes non-stop... and then today I ran 25 MINUTES NON-STOP. I'm keeping up with intervals (this week is 6x 3:00 jog, 2:00 walk) and feeling surprisingly good about it. Running on the treadmill is easier, but I think that's because I'm watching the TV at the gym and not concentrating on the running bit. Running outside is more difficult in the head, but easier on the body as I'm not bound to the treadmill's speed, but rather just go with it. Runnning outside is boring though - I need to go somewhere that I can people-watch while I run, or find some interesting audio books to listen to... Otherwise I think of all the breathing and striding and talk myself out of it too quickly.
My core strength is also improving. A couple of weeks ago, I injured my shoulder while boxing and it's taken a while for it to heal. I've kept up with the osteo appointments, and diligently done my stretching. I've restricted my intensity at boxing, restricted some movements at cali, and removed the exercises from my circuit training that I've been told I cannot do without re-injuring. It seems to be paying off, as at my last appointment the osteo pretty much gave me the all clear to forge ahead. He did, however, spark something a couple of weeks ago when he mentioned that the residual pain was from poor posture, rather than the injury (I was compensating, and not well!) and that I needed to work on both posture and core strength.
I need to do this sort of stuff with the cali kids anyway, so have worked hard on it for the last few weeks and by the DOMS I'm feeling in my back and abs, I think I'm on the right track. Oh, how I regret not listening to all my coaches over the years who begged me to do all the exercises at home (back then, it was all weird but now I find out it's actually just Pilates) so that my core was not in such a bad way... but alas, I cannot go back in time, I just have to start fresh. Running also seems to activate my core, I guess it's a combo of trying to stay on the treadmill and concentrating on keeping my chest up and breathing well.
You know, I think I might be getting the hang of this exercise business - I'm really enjoying the things I'm doing! Time to work on the food side... Imagining what I could be achieving if my diet was right is getting boring - I just need to change my thinking and be sensible about it.
Tomorrow is the start of May. My birthday month. Starts with an M. M stands for Mindfulness. Mindful May. Making May Mine. Many Milestones May. May Madness!!!!
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