Update:
I've been pretty constant lately. I guess that isn't necessarily good or bad. I have been meeting frequently with nutrition advisors on campus and they have been giving me their opinion about my habits. Last week, I met on Wednesday. We talked about my eating habits and working out habits. We established that I eat really healthy compared to the normal person. I eat my toast with avocado and egg everyday and lunches are always my burritos or some sort of concoction with chicken and peppers. My workout routine is fine. I work out almost every day and I follow a running schedule. When I don't feel like going, I will skip a day but never the next. One great piece of advice that I was given was to implement a lot more interval training into my routine. I started running at different intervals and working out on the stair master at different levels. Doing this, I always break a sweat a lot quicker! The frustrating thing is that I am trying so hard and doing so well, but I do not move forward nor backwards. We talked a lot about stress. Because of school and other social activities that I have going on, I could have a lot of stress. I started with pilates. I really like it EXCEPT for the fact that I never have time for it... PROBLEM. That probably means that I really am too stressed. So I think that I need to work on that. I think that my biggest problem is that I eat whenever things are just put in front of me. Every weekend, I feel as though I have gained 10 pounds because, when my roommates suggest Cafe Rio... I cannot turn it down. If I had to make a goal, it would be to say no once in a while. BUT, Also, I believe that it is healthier to say yes than it is to say no. It's just a balance. No deprivation but no over indulgence. I am thankful for the body that I do have and that I have the opportunity to take care of it. Now I just need to figure it out.
0 Comments
Things are going a lot better lately. Two days ago, I went to the school wellness center and had an appointment with someone for a nutrition assessment. There, we talked about how I am eating, exercising and living my life. I explained to him that I struggle moving forward. My problem is that I feel as though I eat well, I workout daily and I always sleep and drink plenty of water. Lately, I have been pretty frustrated because I feel like I am doing everything correctly but I am not moving forward SO...
The guy that I worked with suggested that I up my protein. He also suggested that I mix up my workouts and add a lot more intervals. After that, I went to the grocery store and bought more eggs and a huge tub of cottage cheese. I have added 2 more eggs to my breakfast and along with my lunch, I eat cottage cheese. As with working out, I started right up the next day on the treadmill. That day was a short 2 mile run, so I started out at 5.5 mph and after 2 min, jumped up to 6.3 mph for 30 seconds. Then I went up to 5.6 for a minute and a half and jumped up to 6.4 for 30 seconds and continued until I was at 6.5 mph and 7.5 mph for 30 seconds each. Although it has only been a couple of days, I feel like I am working a lot more efficiently at the gym. I am excited to meet back up at the wellness center next week and see if this is what is going to help or what else I can change. |
2017 Resolutions:oops
Archives
February 2017
Categories |