Hi friends!
Anyone else psyched for Thanksgiving? It’s 4 PM on Tuesday and I’m already done with my work week! Tomorrow my hubby and I are heading down to San Diego for the rest of the week, and I’m really looking forward to it. It’s crazy to think that I haven’t been back to San Diego since moving from there to the Bay Area earlier this year — which was already 7 months ago. I adore SoCal and my friends there, and we have a lot of fun things planned!
First up, my weekly autumn slim down recap:
With the exception of indulging a little bit more than I had planned on last weekend, the past week my eating has been super healthy and my workouts have been great.
I’ve really been enjoying writing down my workouts on a daily basis. It allows me to look back at the whole week and recognize how much time and effort I’ve put into exercising.
For some reason I didn’t lose an ounce of weight, but I’m not really stressing over it. My plan for this week is to be mindful but enjoy all of the good eats of Thanksgiving and San Diego in moderation, be as active as I can, and just to maintain the weight that I’m at. To me, it’s just not realistic to set a goal of losing a pound or two over a holiday week when I know I’ll be splurging. I think that after losing a couple pounds, I’m at this sort of sweet spot, comfortable weight, and have probably plateaued. But after this week is over, I’d like to kick it into high gear for a couple weeks before I fly to Jersey to spend a few weeks with my family and friends for Christmas (and my entire schedule and routine is derailed!). The holidays are such a hectic and fun time, but I set a goal to tone up a bit more, and I’m going to keep at it!
Secondly, I have news to share with you guys…. yesterday I enrolled at the Institute for Integrative Nutrition! Come January, I will be a student again. I figured I already have a full-time job, freelance work, a slew of activities I commit myself to on an almost daily basis like blogging, working out, taking Harley for long walks/hikes, and cooking, plus squeezing in a couple hours a week of volunteering at the Humane Society, so why not add school to the mix right?! 😉
When I told my sister, a current college student, the news, she said, “Why would you do that to yourself?!!”
Well, I am so passionate about living a joyful, heathy life and sharing my knowledge & love of eating delicious eats that not only taste good but are good for your body, staying active, and pursuing the things that make you happy — and for me, continuing my education in this field is one of those things!
In a nutshell, IIN is a year-long online course to become a certified health coach. Ever since I completed my bachelor’s degree, I’ve wanted to go back to school. I’m actually a big dork who loves to learn and I’m a total overachiever (I graduated with a 3.96 GPA, thank you very much!), so I think that working this program into my schedule is just something that seems to fit and can only benefit my career and personal development. You all will be along for the ride, as I’m sure that I’ll be chatting about interesting aspects of the course on the blog!
Well, I’m off to get a workout in before getting ready for my trip to San Diego and coming up with a dessert for Thanksgiving. Wish me luck!
Question: Have you ever considered going back to school, and if so, what for? If you’re a current student, what are you pursuing?
Congratulations on deciding to go back to school!! It sounds like a perfect fit for you!
Hopefully it will be, thank you!
I’m considering doing IIN too! My schedule is jam packed right now but in the new year I’m hoping to find some time! We can “study” together hehe 🙂
Oooh that would be awesome! 😉 You should enroll if you can squeeze it into your schedule.
Oh my goodness, I am a lifelong nerd. I have three degrees (bachelors, masters and law degree) so I totally understand your need to learn more! Congrats on taking that step! I think it’s amazing and you’ll do great! We are so the same mentality: “I have an extra hour, what can I do during that time??” Haha. Nothing wrong with being driven! Happy Thanksgiving. I’m super jealous you’ll be in San Diego!
Happy Thanksgiving to you too!! Haha yes you are right… I love to take time to relax sometimes but I hate laziness and like to do as much as I can in life.
Be careful to not overwhelm yourself, although I am sure you will do just fine! Happy thanksgiving and hope you enjoy the b-e-a-utiful weather down in SoCal!
Thank you Tara, you too! The weather here is absolute perfection today (as usual).
Yay congratulations! That’s so exciting. I don’t miss school at all so you’re crazy! 🙂 Hey wanna hear something cool?? I’m going to be in San Diego for Thanksgiving too! Thursday-Sunday!!
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I know!! I saw that on your blog — so coincidental! Next time we’re both in town we should plan a meet-up!
The IIN news is so exciting! You can bet I will be picking your brain about it once you get started. 🙂
Yes! why of course 🙂
Gah! I have missed so much! I just read all of your recent posts and I love your hair, btw.
I’m excited you’re enrolled IIN! I hope you’ll share your experiences with us. I have thought about going back for something related to nutrition and wellness but then my student loan debt puts me back in my place. Maybe one day though.
I can’t wait read to about what you learn, assuming you share every now and then. 🙂
Thank you, Sarah!
Oh yeah, I’m sure that I’ll be blogging about what I’m learning at IIN. Stay tuned! 🙂
Oh my gosh I’ve been thinking about – and actually applied – to go back to school to get my masters in nutrition! But this schooling sounds soooo much “easier” and faster than a masters program! I’m going to look into it!! SO glad you talked about this!
Glad you saw my post then! Also, when you graduate from IIN, your credits can transfer to a few different schools and be applied towards their masters programs. I love having that option! That way, if I decide that I do want to pursue a masters degree in nutrition, I’d only have 1 year of school left to do.
Oh my gosh that is soooo good to know!!! Thank you!! I’m calling them tomorrow to get more info!
Of course, let me know if you decide to start school there!