Over the past week and a half I have been trying to eat healthier and work out. My roommate Jordan and I have joined Body Plex over on the East side of town. We got a discount due to working at LaFiesta. The owner of Body Plex is a regular at our restaurant and therefore gives all the employess discounts. Every person when first starting off there gets to meet with a personal trainer to go over where they are at and a good goal for the person to achieve by 6 months or 1 year. After meeting with the trainer I realized just how much I had let myself go.
All through high school I was extremely athletic. I ran cross country every fall and played soccer every spring. Come summer time it was time to train for cross country again. There was not a time when I was not working out. I was tone, fit, and in the best shape of my life. Well come college my days of trainning everyday slowly began to dwindle. The stressors of living on my own, being four hours away from home, and my course load made it almost impossible for me to keep up with my scheduled workouts. I also found out that when it is not mandatory to work out, its a lot harder to get yourself out of bed or to decided to take a nap instead of go running.
Well needless to say the pounds have been adding on. While I remain at the same body weight most of my muscle has now turned into fat. People say that muscle weighs more than fat but what they do not realize is that fat takes up 3 times more space in your body. (Hence my steady weight but change in body composition) Most people look at me and think that I am small, but from where I was to where I am now I am not happy for what I have let me body come to.
Going on the second week I have now been eating much healthier! Its so easy with such a complicated schedule to just grab fast food all the time. Now I portion cnotrol myself and make sure to eat every 3 to 4 hours. I do not eat carbs after I work out and make sure that I am drinking plenty of water. I work out with a personal trainer once a week and she plans out my next few works outs for the rest of the week for me to do on my own. I have begun to see results which makes this process so worth the while! I can't wait to see what the next few months will do for me as these past 2 weeks have been so rewarding!
Health is so important, and as you say, it is easy for it to slip away. Others may see what they see, but it is how we feel in our own bodies that tells us when we are healthy. It is hard to make the time, but so important, perhaps especially when we are so busy.
ReplyDeleteI know you'll continue to get to the place where you want to be! Thanks for all you've shared here throughout the semester.
Beth