Personal experiences and lessons learned from college and the years after
Thursday, June 8th, 2017 Non fasting day Went to the park to do some light jogging For a moment I felt defeated as I stretched and prepped and began and couldn't jog for more than 30 seconds before my knees and calves started hurting Just for a moment as other joggers ran passed me and… Continue reading Defeated for a moment
5/9/17 This was my first day of my intermittent fasting (IF) . I stopped eating at 9pm on Monday night. I woke up around 6 am for work. I had to remind myself not to eat, since breakfast has always been a habit of mine. Since I was already awake and had an extra half… Continue reading (IF) WEEK ONE
2 minute read Today was awesome! It wasn't a fasting day but I did eat lighter than normal. I had about half a thermos of coffee (About 10 oz) instead of filling my entire thermos and I had a serving size of cheerios, without sugar! Lunch was another small bowl of cereal (I… Continue reading Thursday, May 18, 2017
I wasn't tired/lethargic today. I actually felt rather energetic, so I'm excited to share that news 🙂 I wasn't totally focused on when I was going to eat. Though my stomach rumbled around 12 pm, I was able to pretty much ignore it until 1 pm. Lunch was a bowl of cereal. (I was in… Continue reading Friday, May 12th, 2017
6:20am Today I woke up later to adjust to the fact that I don't need extra time for breakfast. So I made coffee. Got dressed. Moseyed around the house a little bit 7:00am Left for work . Not hungry quite yet. I got to work and finished up a project and took my break around… Continue reading Wednesday, May 10th, 2017
I have steadily gained weight since entering college and beyond. I have learned that: 'Dieting" is temporary Fresh food is expensive and gets old faster than I can eat it Constant food preparation is time consuming Eating the same thing is boring I have a very narrow range of things that I like I don't… Continue reading Lifestyle Changes: The Beginning
I want to be confident enough to take a picture once and post it: without looking at it 5 times and hating the roundness of my face, or the shape of my body, the thickness of my arms or the curve of my stomach. Today isn't the day. But today is the start of the journey… Continue reading
College and Life After 