SASSYMOHO's SparkPeople Blog

Bikini Motivation

Mon, 7 Jan 2013 10:23:11 EST

In the past, I've known summer is coming. So hey now, I should totally get into bikini shape!

It never happens. Because I no longer live near a beach and I certainly don't go sun tanning by the pool. I'm butt white people, tan is not a word in my vocabulary. No joke. I go from white to red to freckle-y to whiter. It's just such a vicious cycle, so I remain comfortable in my nether regions white-ness.

So, the whole get into a bikini thing has never been a particular...

Miami!

Sun, 6 Jan 2013 22:42:14 EST

Tonight, I went to watch some football with the gal I call my younger sister. We hung for a while after and chatted. She said she wanted to go to Miami for "spring break" and when was mine because she wants to go with me.

I jumped all over that. I haven't had vacation since my dad first got sick, almost 12 years ago. Sure, I've had short weekend trips with a crap ton of travel time, but not an actual legitimate, relaxing vacation.

Ok, so that's about March 26th we'd l...

New Year and Paleo

Wed, 2 Jan 2013 09:27:59 EST

The new year has begun!

With it, the end of the semester is approaching. Three short weeks! I can't WAIT. Next semester, I will finally have a real curriculum.

With it, I am officially president of my alumni organization in DC. It's going to be a whole lot of work. And I mean, a whole lot. Especially since the outgoing president, who remains on board, and I are not getting along. So I will be working hard on not letting him affect my general working on positive...

26 Acts of Kindness: Acts 1 & 2

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 11:05:00 EST

Reference my last blog as to what I'm doing and why.

There was a request for what I do, so here goes!

Act 1 (Done 12/20):

Through a program at school that provides gifts for kids at our school in need, so that they might also have gifts to open.

Act 2 (Done 12/21):

The administration team and department...

26 Acts of Kindness

Thu, 20 Dec 2012 10:39:14 EST

Before class this morning, I was reading MSNBC and came across this article. I'm going to admit before writing more that I've been a little out of touch with most news, due to crazy life (more on that later). But I'm getting caught up!

Here's the link to show you what's up: usnews.nbcnews.com/_news/2012/12/18/
15999109-if-you-do-good-youll-feel-goo
d-ann-curry-explains-origins-of-26acts
-of-kindness?lite

The gist of the story is to commit 26 ...

One Point!

Thu, 6 Dec 2012 11:21:14 EST

One single measly little point until the next level of spark points!

So, duh, I'm going to regale you with stories galore.

Totally kidding.

Tonight are elections where I run for prez for my alumni association. Sigh. I know I'm supposed to be excited for this, but... Not so much. I'm sure I'll be more excited once I know whether I get a break or I'm in for two years of craziness. Either way...

I'm leaving school at 6:30 to head home, slap on som...

Daily Tracking

Wed, 5 Dec 2012 15:21:52 EST

I have no idea if I worked out wrong, slept wrong, stretched wrong, but dang does my right shoulder hurt!!! Just sitting here and typing doesn't feel good. Heck, breathing makes it hurt. I have random numbness in my arm, which is just so not cool. Two sleepless nights... Sigh. I'd go home and try to nap, but for the fact that I have to write rec forms for my kiddos. I'm just taking a quick mental health break for now. Hoping this gets better a little faster than it has been!

...

Tracking!

Mon, 3 Dec 2012 11:54:20 EST

I remembered another blogger's way of tracking on here and want to be like her! So will do the daily check-in...

140 Nutrition Goal: Stay in range and mostly unprocessed foods
Monday: 205
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:

318 Fitness Goal: Actually workout
Monday:
Tuesday:
Wednesday:
Thursday:
Friday:
Saturday:

410 Other Goal: Floss
M...

December!

Mon, 3 Dec 2012 11:50:09 EST

December is hereeeeee!!!

And I didn't log in and spin the wheel the last two days. Sigh. But I tracked all of my foods! Woot woot! Even if it wasn't entirely stellar... Post birthday celebrations! And ho boy did I celebrate... ;).

Ok, so onto today. I planned for it! And actually, gasp, packed my lunch!!! I have yet to do this a single time this year. I am just so ridiculously proud of myself that it's ridiculous.

So working on hitting those goals l...

December???

Mon, 26 Nov 2012 11:49:54 EST

December is about here, so I'm going to start on December early. Otherwise, knowing me, I'll pull the "I've been crappy for a week now, so I might as well wait to start in December". Well, that's no good, so I'm making today the start of December for me ;). It may be a stupid mental thing, but stupid mental things are what are going to work for me for the time being.

I don't have long to write, so this is going to be as detailed, yet quickie, as possible.

Mom has chal...

Working on the Struggle

Mon, 19 Nov 2012 10:10:56 EST

Hard to lose and easy to gain.

Story of a good percentage of our lives!

So no, this isn't a pity party or a complaint blog. Well, I mean, I had the pity party (I set a timer for myself and let myself have x amount of time, then I move on) and I have the complaints. But this blog is more an exploratory what I need to do next based on the complaints.

I continue to struggle with some massive insecurity issues from years ago that were heavily revisited with the...

First Tattoo

Mon, 12 Nov 2012 10:30:00 EST

So I mentioned a few days ago in a status update that I got a tat. Finally getting around to writing about it!

So, I've been thinking about this for YEARS. I even made it a weight goal a few times. Then I decided not too long ago, I'd get this tat, but in white ink. I guess the commitment would be less? And easier to hide?

I get to the tat parlour I wanted (I got my belly button pierced t...

The Fat, Funny Friend?

Thu, 8 Nov 2012 19:41:30 EST

Let's just start this out with all cards on the table. I got toasted last night. Which means drunk. Whooooo.

Ok. Now let's back up some. The last couple of weeks have been an emotional roller coaster. Emotionally abusive ex has a gf that he loves to parade around town (remember: I was hidden in the proverbial closet), I was gossiped about and essentially told undateable because I have a hearing impairment, never got called back by a guy I was into, and then all of the work issues...

November SMART Goals

Thu, 1 Nov 2012 07:44:07 EST

It's November! And birthday month!

Which has always been an excuse to get down and party... all month long... and when I say that, I mean... eat like a mother freaking fiend.

Um. No. Not the way to be looking at it Mo. Time to implement a few changes. So let's see. Long a$$ blog ahead.

What are some overarching goals I'd like? You know, the vague kind.
*Lose weight
*Get fitter
*Not have so many fat days
*Get my school ish together ...

School Updates and More

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:45:23 EST

Many have messaged and inquired how school is going...

Let's just say 8th grade (middle school in general) and I just do not get along. Three years here and then I can move... I'll get my AP certifications by then and possibly even look into National Board Certification for my third year. That way I'll be all set up and ready to move back to high school.

On the personal front... Slowly getting back into the dating scene. Have a funny story about that for another blog....

Long Update Ahead

Tue, 7 Aug 2012 18:56:34 EST

Oh my where to start?

I'm struggling. In a pretty massive way, on a whole lot of fronts. It's part of the reason I just haven't been around much. I can barely keep my head above water anymore and I feel bad sharing that kind of negativity with you all. Nevermind the fact that I can barely support myself emotionally, much less anybody else.

I still don't have a job. It's getting pretty desperate right now. I just re-signed my lease for another year, but if need be, ...

FMM

Tue, 31 Jul 2012 17:42:24 EST

I follow a blog called "All the Weigh". Google search it. The gal who writes it is super interesting. She has what's called Friend Making Mondays (FMM). I haven't participated yet, but I really liked this week's questions. Some weeks are fun and frivolous, other weeks more thought provoking. This week is amongst the more thought provoking.

Goals and More

1. Brag about some of your daily, healthy habits. I drink a whole lot of water. And I do daily focus on mysel...

For the Body I Want (Done Girls)

Mon, 9 Jul 2012 22:54:12 EST

This is a blog entry for the DONE girls Red Hot Heartbreakers Challenge, so be forewarned! This could get chatty... Haha! So the goal is to write a blog that is inspirational for us, looking at where we're at and where we want to be, including pictures, measurements and eating habits, etc. Oh and don't forget goals!

So let's get started with the down and dirty: the measurements
Weight: 200 even (yes, 200, I'm actually really quite lucky it's not higher, cause holy smokes ma...

Independence Day

Wed, 4 Jul 2012 21:40:36 EST

Yay! Happy birthday America! And thanks to all those who serve for our freedoms.

July 4: no Starbs, nor did I eat at the baseball game - win!; workouts were Jillian's shred level 1, an ab workout, and a toning workout; mantra, "be healthy, be active, be free".

Keepin' On

Tue, 3 Jul 2012 16:35:12 EST

We have power! Four days in. Whee! Now I'm dealing with the nastiness that is my fridge. And ho boy, is it nasty.

My mom comes in Thursday and I lost tons of time to get things done, but I'm doing my best to just keep rolling with it.

I replaced a few things at the store, which still proved inordinately expensive. Sigh. That part is the not so fun part. But it is also life in the big city.

Update on goals:

July 2: my workout was one crazy make ...

July Simple Goals

Sun, 1 Jul 2012 23:58:11 EST

Annnnnnnd power is STILL out. Whoo! Not. Lol. Oy.

Moving on. I decided to make three very simple goals for July.

1. Workout every single day. Yes, I know. Rest days are important. I'm planning on active rest days, so long stretching or light yoga.

2. NO Starbs. This is a pretty big problem for me. So yeah. Money and cals.

3. Wake every morning and say/write my mantra or positive thought for the day. Carry it around and use it to remind myself ...

Power Outage

Sat, 30 Jun 2012 10:13:47 EST

Last night, we had a delightful monster storm nail us (I live in the dc region). I live in a place where we are notorious for losing power. We are also notorious for not being turned back on very quickly (the shortest time in my recollection is a day and a half). They're saying anywhere from two to five days for power. I can hope less, but pepco is also notorious for underestimating the time for this grid.

I'm currently on my iPad. So that's nice to have handy. I can also charge e...

Random Dates

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 07:19:46 EST

I'm still in bed because I got nailed by a cold. I will get up to go to work (if I even still have it), but for the moment, just trying to relax a bit and let me body rest. So I decided to think about what dates are coming up that are important for me or I want to look even more ah-mazing for ;).

June 30 - mom comes into town and the alumni club that I sit on the board for has a reception where I get to wear a pretty dress. So less than a week! Better hit it hard this week!
...

Movie Theater Popcorn...BLECH

Sat, 23 Jun 2012 08:09:30 EST

So last night I was in a cranky pants mood (hello almost arrival of TOM). So I decided to use my living social movie ticket and go see Brave (super cute).

I ate some popcorn. I Pre-tracked it. I drank a butt load of water to offset the sodium. I knew exactly what I put in my mouth and had/have no guilt. I decided to see the movie a few hours before I actually saw it, so this was not a total last minute decision. Nor a total emotional upheaval, shovel it all in catastrophe.
...

Again?!

Thu, 21 Jun 2012 09:04:18 EST

So tomorrow I'll be back in Onederland. I've written a blog about this... Accomplishment... Twice now. Meaning I didn't stay in it for long. I could go on and on about how never again, etc, but I haven't exactly shown anybody else or myself that I'm capable of that. So instead of getting jacked up and stoked (which I'll do a little - tomorrow - when it actually happens), I'm going to plan how to stay in it this time.

One: Keep sticking to my food plan. I've found one that works f...

New Motivation?!

Tue, 19 Jun 2012 12:59:27 EST

Life is running circles around me right now, so my available time to spark is not at an all time high, to say the least. But I'm doing well overall!

Today I ate protein pancakes for breakfast. With blueberries. I have ALWAYS hated blueberries, but this recipe called for them... Now could I have subbed other berries? Sure, but I forgot to get berries (and a banana) at the store. I babysat yesterday and guess who had a banana and blueberries? Since I didn't eat anything for lun...

It's Happening!

Tue, 5 Jun 2012 09:22:40 EST

So it's official. I just need to sign the lease and I'm staying in this place for another year. Now I can actually keep moving forward with some of the big stuff (like painting etc).

I did the initial measurements for how I'm going to paint in my living room this morning! Whoo! Granted, I've got a few weeks before I even think about starting the actual paint, but whatever. It's just fun to know I'm going to go through with it.

I'm keeping my bed a couple more week...

Today's Progress...

Fri, 25 May 2012 01:28:12 EST

Today was another crazy busy, but super productive day. So apologies for not catching up with folks today... I should be able to tomorrow night while babysitting.

I ended up going to storage three times today, Home Depot, and a few other errands. Talk about crazy! But seriously getting this place cleaned up and whatnot. I even spent 50 bucks on cleaning supplies. That's a big whoa in my world. So slowly, but surely, I'm getting this place ready to rock. I still haven't heard...

May... So Far

Thu, 24 May 2012 01:04:45 EST

Well, many of you have noticed that I've been off the radar for a while now. I have and haven't been. I've done decently well on the healthy living front, even if I haven't been much able to spark.

It all started two weeks ago. I went home to California (grew up in LA, now live in DC and have for four years) to graduate and help my parents move. I technically graduated in December with my second Masters (Teaching), but this was the ceremony. I did my degree online with the Uni...

Today's Actions!

Thu, 26 Apr 2012 23:51:29 EST

I love love love my three blogs from today. I didn't feel like I had to force them and I really found myself connecting to what I was writing. I felt much more like I was getting somewhere and actually making some realizations that will benefit me in the long run.

That being said, a couple of things. One, I can't pick a favorite of today, the one I'd read if I only read one. And even I could pick, this stupid computer is being a butthead and not letting me navigate very quickly...

Updated Blogging Plan

Wed, 25 Apr 2012 17:42:39 EST

So it may seem that I fell off the block on the blogging and I did... I found I needed to change how I was looking at it and realize that my life is different than others, including the man who started the project. My life is what it is and right now, it is INCREDIBLY focused on finding a job and finding a place to live, so my life isn't really particularly busy. So trying to came up with five actions a day stressed me out and made me feel bad about myself because I wasn't capable of having...

Update!

Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:35:28 EST

I'll post up today's actions later and just keep moving forward with the numbers. But for now...

I went out to an insanely good, but calorie-ific lunch with a friend for Easter. Our food babies post lunch were INSANE. Especially mine. Think Jessica Simpson five months preggers and hi Morgan's food baby!

It was then we decided to go try on dresses at Banana Republic. No joke. With food babies.

I somehow found a straight, white dress I LOVED. I rarely lik...

Actions 31-35

Tue, 3 Apr 2012 10:21:33 EST

Totally forgot to post this!

The usual full link...
mytrainermorgan.blogspot.com

Action 031: Try New Things.
Action 032: Laugh at Myself... Some More.
Action 033: Be Selfless.
Action 034: Read.
Action 035: Choose the Right Time.

If I had one single one to read, rather than reading all of them, I'd say go with Action 033.
mytrainermorgan.blogspot.com/2012/04
/action-033-be-selfless.html

Actions 26-30

Sun, 1 Apr 2012 12:31:54 EST

Main link: mytrainermorgan.blogspot.com

Action 026: The Scale Does Not Define Me
Action 027: Be Productive
Action 028: Buy Fun Presents
Action 029: Go Out
Action 030: Make Expectations Reasonable

If I had one to read, I'd say Action 026
mytrainermorgan.blogspot.com/2012/03
/action-026-scale-does-not-define-me.html

I will add one note... I weigh myself in the mornings, before anything I do. I gene...

Actions 21-25

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:45:42 EST

As usual, here's the main link, the overview, and the link to the one I'd read if I only read one...

Mytrainermorgan.blogspot.com

Action 021: Be Proud.
Action 022: Fuel Properly.
Action 023: Laugh at Yourself.
Action 024: Be Alone.
Action 025: Just Laugh.

Action 021: mytrainermorgan.blogspot.com/2012/03
/action-021-be-proud.html

Actions 11-20

Thu, 29 Mar 2012 22:31:10 EST

Sorry! I remembered super late at night to finish my actions, so didn't get a chance to post up yesterday's yesterday on here.

Here's the general link if you just want to go catch up: mytrainermorgan.blogspot.com

Otherwise, here's yesterday's and today's split up by each day.

Action 011: Get Up and Go.
Action 012: Go with the Flow.
Action 013: Pamper Yourself.
Action 014: Disappointment.
Action 015: Today, Not Tomorrow.

Actions 6-10

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 21:33:51 EST

100 Days, 500 Actions
Day 2: Actions 6-10
mytrainermorgan.blogspot.com

Action 006: Give Thanks. Literally.
Action 007: Run. No, Seriously. Run.
Action 008: Be Understanding.
Action 009: Give Credit.
Action 010: Be Assertive.

If I had to choose just one to read, especially in conjunction with weight loss and body image, it would be Action 008. It was an action today that could have gone an entirely different way and it didn...

Jacking Inspiration

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:32:18 EST

Well, FNF died... yup, my fault! It's been easier to sleep than it has been to do anything else or worry about anything else, including people who follow me. So for that, apologies.

That being said, no more challenges coming from me for a bit. I need to work on me. How am I going to do this? By taking inspiration from SANDIEGOJOHN and participating in his "Project One Five". 100 Days, 500 Actions.

He started this when he had 100 days until the Pasadena Marathon and...

Day One? Again?

Sun, 25 Mar 2012 08:50:44 EST

The last few days have had a lot of thinking and conversations about weight, as well as where I'm going in my life and how I'm going to get there.

I had a fantastic meeting on Friday with a contact and came out of it more hopeful on the job front than I have been in a long time (he's going to set me up with some people - back to PR it is!). So I, of course, call my mother all joyful. Who then asked why he didn't give me a job. Wait... that's not why I was there and knew that goi...

Swimming?

Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:48:50 EST

I was once upon a time a varsity swimmer. Before that, I had to make a decision whether I wanted to spend my life training so I could go big or life a normal life and just be a "regular" swimmer.

Somehow I lost touch with all of that.

So, today back to it. Before I talk about what it was like getting back into the water, let's first discuss the funny. Time to get back to my usual self and give y'all a few funny stories. This is dedicated to those who know the old me ...

Still Here?

Wed, 14 Mar 2012 07:03:38 EST

I'm in and out these days - clearly. Still have absolutely everything up in the air. I'm generally struggling to get up in the mornings these days, which isn't exactly a good thing, but... not a whole lot I can do to get help for that minus just pushing myself to do it. Doesn't always happen, but I try.

Work remains non-existent. I can't even get freaking night work. It's been suggested to me that I leave off a Masters on the ol' resume. Well, that's what we call fraud. If I...

FNF: Week 9 (Yes?)

Mon, 5 Mar 2012 21:25:00 EST

Have you ever hit rock bottom? In anything? What did you do?

Oh and make your dang plans.

MORGAN - THAT MEANS YOU.

FNF: Week 8

Thu, 23 Feb 2012 09:56:37 EST

I don't know what I'm calling this upcoming week yet. Technically the upcoming week starts tomorrow, but I figure time to start "fresh", so to speak. Rather than add in a random question after a week of no questions... Let's get the party rolling today.

Warning: the purpose of the question is being explained up front, so get through that first haha.

Yesterday was the start of Lent. No, no, don't get all worried. I'm not going to ask you to get all religious on me :P. ...

FNF: W6D6

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:09:19 EST

Check-in!

We're not quite halfway through, but I've gotten a few messages that I'm not the only one who got a little off track, behind, whatever you want to call it.

So, first of all, sum up your four goals initially made. One sentence per.

What have you consistently been doing right for each goal?

Are there any you haven't even thought about since you wrote them?

What changes do you need to make over the next 11 weeks?

Im go...

Where's Morgan?

Tue, 14 Feb 2012 08:23:38 EST

First of all, happy valentine's day! Or anti if that floats your boat.

Well, I've clearly been checked for a bit. I got slammed with some bad news on thebschool/teaching front and just crawled into my shell.

Long story short, I can't get my credential in the state of Maryland because my school f'd up the information and didn't inform us when the testing requirements changed. What this means is that I can't even sub. Yes, there are some schools that do not require a cre...

FNF: Week 6 - "Giving Thanks" Con't...

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 06:15:59 EST

Whew. Sorry y'all. I'll do a round up blog of what's been going on, but let's just say it's been a fiasco when it comes to getting my teaching license, through no fault of my own (why is it always the innocent who gets nailed? Sheesh haha). Today is a DC Cal Alum Board Retreat (I'm secretary, so I must go...), but tonight or tomorrow... you'll hear allllll about it.

As last week was a complete fall off the map... we'll just continue the giving thanks theme...

Weekend...

FNF: WEEK 5 - "Giving Thanks"

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 05:04:58 EST

During week 4, I asked you to think about your biggest supporter, in at least one of your goals context.

This weekend, I thoroughly encourage you to take the time to thank them. Maybe a hand written letter, or a healthy home cooked meal, or something that works for the two of you. What can you do to say thanks? Then do it!

FNF: W4 Wrap-Up

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 05:03:30 EST

Alrighty my friends - yesterday was supposed to be wrap up day. WHOOPS.

So check in... Um, I'm sure Blondie can provide all the questions... Hahaha.

This week has been weird as I'm getting on a plane today for a quickie trip home, plus I piced up some random jobs. So I'm all off on what day of the week it is - whoops!

Blog for week 5 coming right up!

But overall, how did your week go?

FNF: W4D6

Wed, 1 Feb 2012 07:53:55 EST

Who is your biggest supporter? How do they support you? What is it they do that makes you feel so supported?

This can be a supporter for any of your initially outlined goals. But it should be in conjunction with one of those.

FNF: W4D5

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 13:33:11 EST

Let's do something fun today. I don't know about y'all, but my emotional check-in needs a breather!

1) Fave color
2) Books, movies, or tv? Sub-question: fave one of your fave and fave genre of your fave?
3) Fave memory from your 20's? And if you're in your 20's... This question still applies :P
4) How do you get ready to go out on the town? I.e. What do you like to wear, make up or not, etc.
5) I would like to hear a funny story. So tell me a funny story about...