Why blog?

A lot of people have reasons to blog--not me! I am just in my last year of college and senioritis has gotten the best of me. I stopped working out and all I wanted to do was eat Taco Bell, and sleep. But it's the beginning of November and I'm going to try to switch back to the healthy me, and hopefully pass my classes at the same time. So I'm using this blog for whatever I feel like writing about, which will probably mainly consist of what I ate, and how I worked out. But who knows what the tide will bring.

Up to a few weeks ago, I had been pushing myself in school. I took 12 hours in the spring, 12 hours over the summer, and I am currently enrolled in 15 hours. It seems like I've absolutely lost my motivation to do my school work, and though I've wanted to, I can't get it back. I'm hoping by eating right and working out, that motivation will transfer over to my studies. We'll see!

The thing is though, that I'm not gonna "diet". I'm just going to be aware of what I'm eating for the most part and try to keep it nutrient dense--whole grains, lean protein, legumes, nuts, seeds, fruits, vegetables, that sort of thing. If I decide that once or twice a week I want to splurge--so be it! If I say "I'm not gonna eat this," that is a for sure way for me to fail. So I'm sticking with "lifestyle change" rather than "diet", and I'm ok with that because food makes me happy. Oh! and only water, tea, and coffee to drink...cutting out all soda, sugary drinks, and juices.

Yesterday, I ate spaghetti(100% whole grain) with a pasta sauce that I added ground turkey to. It was delicious! I also worked out for just about 45 minutes...30 minutes on the treadmill, then 15 on the rowing machine. It was my first time ever using the rowing machine and I loved it!! I'm definitely going to frequent that machine more often. I felt muscles in my abs, shoulders, back, arms, and legs so that's a pretty awesome machine, and kinda fun too! Today for lunch I had some of the spaghetti leftovers with steamed broccoli and cauliflower (I absolutely love leftovers). I didn't work out today, since I worked out the last two days, and it is FREEZING outside, but I'll be back at the rec tomorrow for a quick workout. I plan on working out at least 4 days a week.

For now I am going to Brandan's house and hopefully we can cook a healthy meal together, because I am getting a little hungry! That is all for now, until next time!