A Holistic Life

There are times in life when I just feel like something has to give. If am eating healthy, and have good relationships with others, my time is taken away from God, and my spiritual life suffers. If I'm spending all of my time with God, or with friends, then I have no time for healthy living. It's kind of a catch 22.

I really believe that a well rounded, holistic life is the best life possible, so much so that I am double majoring in Health (physical) and Psychology (emotional). I think that a healthy body leads to a healthy mind, and a healthy mind leads to healthy lifestyle choices that lead to a healthy body.

This week, my goal is to live this kind of life. I am going to surround myself with positive people, fuel my body with healthy foods, and spend my free time talking to God.

I'll let you know how it goes! :-)

Let Me See You Sweat!

I just finished one of Bob Harper's Biggest Loser workout videos. My legs hurt, my abs hurt, and nothing sounds better then the blueberry cheesecake that was staring up at me today in the cafeteria! Despite all of that, I have to say that I feel great! I love the soreness that comes after a good workout, which is good since it's a familiar feeling these days.

Over the past two weeks, I've been working out... a lot. I've gotten a few of my friends to jump in on the healthy living band wagon, which has helped me to stay motivated. Almost every day someone shows up asking me when we are going to work out! Exercising with friends is so much better than exercising alone!

On Monday night, all of the $1.00 exercise classes start on campus. That means, instead of going to the dreadful wellness center or doing a boring DVD, I get to do Pilates and Zumba! I'm indescribably excited!

Before I stop writing, to go soothe my aching muscles, I need to update you on my week without meat! I thought this week would be hard, but who knew that a vegetarian lifestyle could be so easy!?

My cafeteria has veggie burgers that are so good that I may never go back to real beef! I've learned to be creative about salads too!

I'm not sure that I feel any healthier since I stopped eating meat, but I'm thinking about giving it up a little longer to see if I can feel any differences!

Welp, I have piles of homework to do, and I think there is a nap in my near future. So, until next time, have a great week!

First Week of Classes, Self Image Issues, and a Meatless Monday

With my first week of classes finally done, I have a little bit of time to sit back and reflect on how I've been coping with dieting at school. Overall, I would say that I have been pretty successful. I've found that if I know what events will lead to bad eating, I am able to compensate for them by eating healthy through out the day. I plan to weigh myself in the next few days, and I am positive that I will have lost over thirty pounds! It seems like I should have hit that goal a long time ago, but I need to look past my failures and move on to better things!

I have noticed that my self esteem hasn't been the greatest lately. Even though I have been losing weight I just feel so fat. My clothes are either too tight and cling to my rolls of fat. Or, they are too big and I look like a huge sloppy fat blob. I guess that at some point these issues will go away, but for now it just seems like I've made a lot of progress pounds wise but still look the same. It is frustrating to say the least.

Besides all of that, I have decided to challenge myself in a new way. My friend Gina has been a strict vegetarian for almost six years, so we made a pact with each other: I would stop eating meat for a week, if she would stop making negative comments about herself for a week. So far it has been two days without meat, and although I feel the same health wise, it will be nice to prove to myself that I am in control of what I eat. So, if this week goes well, I might try to give up other things for a week at a time! Any suggestions!?

I guess I better get back to work! I have a busy, but hopefully good week ahead!