#traceyvalo

I am currently in Japan! I’ve been here for almost a month, spent Christmas and New Year’s here, had fun spending time with friends and family :) Will be returning back to Miami in a few days and am quite sad about that. My weight is now 123 lbs (so many bakeries, guys) :/ My partner will be staying in Japan until mid-February to continue taking care of his mom, so I will have a month or so to myself :/ I’m hoping to turn that negative into a positive by blogging more (definitely), getting my nutrition and fitness under control again, and trying to kill loneliness lol.

Decided to finally start uploading my jog info :) Here’s today’s morning jog I did, running 6.5 miles is finally feeling more comfortable for me :) Also here’s my face post-workout and shower :)

Life/Fitness Update! (November 12, 2018)

Hey guys! It’s been a while since I’ve last updated :) I’ve had my shares of ups and downs, and I want to let you guys know about it!

Life update:-

So, great news: I am now a first-year teacher! I started this past August (2018), and I am teaching 8th grade science, as well as Japanese language and culture :) Being a teacher is highly rewarding, as I can see the intellectual, emotional, and even physical growth of my students! As I teach them their lessons every day, I can directly measure and assess their comprehension. It’s even a bit overwhelming to realize that in a few years, my students will be adults, and that I am making a very real impact on their lives. I personally still remember my teachers and companions during my school years, I can’t believe I will be seen as a teacher/authority figure that they will remember for years! /faints lol

Fitness update:-

Having this new career is overwhelming in a lot of ways other than that though, including keeping a steady eating schedule, reducing my stress levels, and worst of all, finding time to exercise, much less have a personal life -.-

I haven’t stepped foot in the gym in like, 2 months or so, and I have been slowing but surely trying to find a proper time for my jogs. I have been running about once a week, but this is just recent: I haven’t exercised at all before that in like, 2 months as well. :/ Because of this and in conjunction with really poor eating habits, I am now back to 117-118 lbs :/ I am really bummed about it, because I loved being between 112-115 lbs. When I was at 110 lbs, although I felt too skinny, I felt it was a great point to try to start gaining muscles, and I was really working towards that before being a teacher. Because of that, I had slight ab definition and sweet leg muscles that I’ve now lost. I also feel more depressed because working out really helped me to alleviate stress :/ Even one of my students asked if I were pregnant because now I have a small little belly instead of my usual sleek flat stomach (I was so humiliated and confused lol) I’m hoping to break out of this, and get back to working on myself. I approached today with this mindset and did a lot of things to make myself happy, but I indulged and had like 4 slices of (my favorite) pepperoni and pineapple pizza from Pizza Hut :/ I feel so guilty :/ But at least tomorrow is a new day!