There are saboteurs everywhere.....

I work in the athletics department at the Very Expensive University. It should be the healthiest place on earth, right? Every day there should be health and fitness and not eating a bunch of crap, right? If only that were so....

I thought working in a doctor's office was bad with the food, and the candy, and the lunches. It has nothing on this place. At first it seemed nice, all the free lunches. Then my butt increased exponentially to the number of lunches we were provided.

This week has been good and bad on the resolution front. I am walking tons. I am eating right 90% of the time. I am drinking water all the time, and have not had a soda since Monday. (A real feat, considering I usually have 3-4 a day.)

However, we have 3 candy jars in my office, one of which sits in my sight line. (I have not had one piece.) My boss keeps offering cookies and candy. (I have refrained) My other boss bought us ice cream yesterday. (I relented, and then had a salad for dinner.) Plus they've had sandwiches brought in every day this week. (I've been bringing my lunch.)It's a never ending test of willpower.

This morning my son and I walked the mile and half to school/work. My son asked why were we walking. I told him that it's good for us, and I want to be healthy to be able to watch him grow up. He asked if I was trying to get skinny. I told him that that was not my primary concern, being around to raise him was. He said, can we walk every day to school? I love that kid.

Last night was supposed to be the start of class for us. As has been typical for my school, they have once again rearranged our schedules at the last minute. Now we start class on Monday (not entirely a bad thing), and we have our first clinical this Saturday. My clinical site is way far from for peds. I will be leaving my house before 6 AM. This will be brutal. However, I wanted to go to a children's hospital for this rotation, so we do what we must. We got our syllabus for the class (13 chapters to read for the first day), and I went and bought my book last night. I started my reading last night to get ahead, now that I have some extra days.

Tonight I have to get my stuff ready for clinical. Make sure I have everything I need, my health records, my uniform ironed, and all my pocket crap and pins, etc. I am excited, and terrified, again. But mostly exicted.

W. :)