Week 7: 1lb!

This week was a crazy week in terms of how busy I was. I did not get a chance to work out as much as I had hoped to but I still ate really well. As a result, I lost 1lb this week! I mean 1 lb is still a lb. It is progress:) My goal this week is to add more activity this week since I have a better idea of what I will be doing at school. Jason hit 20lbs lost this week. I am really proud of him. Well, I'm off to the gym! Have a great week everyone!

Love,

Breanna :0)

What a day!

Today was my first day of student teaching with students at school and Jason's first day of official medical school. My day went really well! All the staff at the school is super nice and very helpful in terms of encouragement, finding stuff, and teaching me how to use the laminator, etc. :) I met my classroom of 23 third graders. They seem pretty great! Today went really fast and my teacher and I mostly focused on reminding the students' of the school rules and teaching them our classroom's rules. Some of them were still in summer mode so they needed a few reminders and teacher looks. (teacher looks are facial gestures that teachers use for students who are off task to know what they should be doing without words... I'm pretty good at them :0) After school my teacher and I worked on our lesson planning for tomorrow. I am liking this teacher stuff! It is a lot more work than most people give us credit for, but I can't wait until I get to start teaching more and by myself. EXCITING!!

Jason's first day of medical school went well too. He was a little overwhelmed, but I think that is pretty common and expected. He studied his butt off and read all weekend for today's class and he said he felt he performed average. I think that is great! I told him to remember that he is in medical school, the people he is in class with are in the top 2% of their undergrad schools like he was. In medical school he will not flatten the competition as much as he did in undergrad. Today he also did his first lab with cutting his cadaver. They examined the chest today which included the  muscles, bones, etc..  He said he didn't get queazy or anything, he looked at it as science not a human person. His group did decide not to name their cadaver though. They wanted to respect that it is a human being and that she did have a name and that they did not want to disrespect her and rename her. I thought that was pretty thoughtful. Anyway, Jason is swamped with reading and studying until the end of the semester in December. I'm sure any words of encouragement would be helpful:) I am so proud of him! I know he can do it! He does too, the first week is always the hardest.

Tonight, was also our last class of 3 premarital classes that we were required to take for us to get married at Jason's church. We were assigned to the same couple for 3 sessions where we went to their home and discussed important topics with them about marriage. At first I thought it was going to stink and I really wanted to get it over with, but now that we've done it I'm actually sad. I really enjoyed our couple, they were brutally honest and didn't sugar coat anything. Jason and I really felt comfortable talking with them and sharing our feelings with them about all the topics. I appreciated their advice and encouragement, they are very sweet and sincere people. 

Well, I need to go and get started writing an "About Me" letter of introduction to the parents of my class. I hope everyone has a great week! We are happy, busy, and blessed!

Love,

Breanna :0)

Week 6 Weight Loss: 1.8 lbs!!

After gaining 0.2lbs last week I am happy to report that I lost 1.8 lbs this week! That puts me at a total weight loss of 12.6lbs! I just accomplished another goal too! I am under 180 lbs. My next goal to hit is my 10% weight loss which will be at 172. I only have about 5lbs to go! I am very happy that all my hard work and dedication to this lifestyle change is paying off. I'm off to the gym, but I hope everyone has a great week! Student teaching starts tomorrow! I am SO EXCITED!!!

Love,

Breanna :0)

Week 5: 0.2lb gain:(

This past week was a rough week. We went to Indy for about 4 days and didn't get to exercise like we had been and didn't eat as well as we had hoped. I got weighed in today because on Tuesday I have to go to my school and help my supervising teacher set up our classroom. This week I gained 0.2lbs. It stinks, but I'm not going to let that stop me. I would say that I didn't gain nor lose, I wore long pants and a thick shirt this week instead of my normal shorts and light tshirt. I just forgot to put on my normal clothes. This weeks lack of progress just gives me more determination to work harder and eat better this week! I've been told by many weight watcher women that there will be weeks where you don't lose or you stay the same. This is normal. I'm hoping to be back at a 2lb weight loss next week. I'll keep you posted! oh.. Jason lost 2 more lbs! Darn boys! They lose their weight so much faster! :0)

Have a great week!

Love,

Breanna :0)

Jason's White Coat Ceremony for I.U. Medical School

This past weekend, Jason and I drove to Indianapolis for his I.U. medical school orientation along with his white coat ceremony. We stayed Thursday thru Sunday with my cousin in his apartment. We had a lot of fun and Jason had a great time meeting his future colleagues at his orientation meeting. I am so proud of my future doctor! Hope everyone has a great week! We get weighed in on Tuesday, so I will post our updates then. 

Love,

Breanna :0)

Our NEW Apartment!

Yesterday Jason, along with our family, & I moved all of our stuff into our brand new apartment! It is a 2 bedroom with one bath that has a washer and dryer. We are also located on the bottom floor which is very nice for moving in and better on our bulldogs. All last night Jason and I were up unpacking boxes and setting things up. It will be his bachelor pad with Fabio until December when we get married, then I'll move in with our dog Ginger. I am very busy today running around and getting stuff accomplished, but I will take some pictures and post them up when we get things unpacked and tidy. Have a FANTASTIC week!

Love,

Breanna :0)

Week 4: 2lbs!

This week I lost another 2lbs!!! Jason also lost 2 lbs this week! We are both very excited because this week was a hard week on us. I had family in town, going out to eat, and he was on vacation in D.C. all week. This brings my total weight loss to 11lbs!! I am so happy about it!

Bridesmaid Bouquets

These are the first pictures of the bridesmaid bouquets that I will be making for my wedding. I spent over 2 hours in my basement tonight trying to start my bouquet but I need to get more flowers and a different variety, I gave up. Instead, I decided to try and start putting things together for my bridesmaids' bouquets and after a long time of switching out flowers and moving things around I came up with this. I really like the look of it. This week after we move Jason into our apartment, I will have to go to Hobby Lobby and get more of my flowers for their wonderful 50% off price. Let me know what you think of these.  Have a great week!

Love,

Breanna :0)