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Back on the bandwagon for this girl! Last summer I was so diligent in exercising and eating healthy foods but somehow come August (and a new relationship) I lost sight of my overall goal. I still lost a few pounds in the interim, mostly from starting my nursing job that keeps me on my feet eight hours a day, but my diet has been self-indulgent to say the least. I don't know about anyone else but my diet really has an impact on the status of my midsection.
This isn't just about eating and exercising though, it's about loving myself and my life and having the energy to focus on all of the positives I have going for me! Lately it's been a big pity party for me; did I say yes to the wrong job, do I have enough time to study, am I on the right path, will I be able to get that first professional job two years down the road? And really, this is all going to be just fine. Lots of certified nurse midwives go into practice without L&D experience and REALLY at 24 years old it may take me a while to get the first job. And that's ok. But I can't be burning myself out with two jobs and school and THEN beating myself up about maybe making a misstep. So it's time to focus on what I can do and impact in a healthy, non-obsessive manner.
Goals
1. Find one full-time (or .6-.8 FTE) nursing job that allows me time to study and flexibility for classes and clinicals this fall.
2. Maintain food diary (even on days that just SUCK) to encourage myself to make mindful food choices and to eat a serving size only of my favorite foods.
3. Not to starve myself! Yes, I want to weight 123 pounds by my 23rd birthday but realistically anywhere below 130 will be significant progress.
4. Exercise 5 times a week. This can be walking, jogging, yoga, one-song workouts, targeted exercise; anything that releases endorphins and reminds me of how AWESOME my body is for what it can do.
5. Play outside. I get sucked into the couch monster far too often. Even when it's sunny my excuse is always, "well what would I even do out there?" Soak up some Vitamin D, that's what you'll do!!
6. Focus more on positivity and less on what isn't perfect. This will take a while but my mind needs a negativity detox! Focus on things that make me smile like books and Harry Potter, love the people in my life and spend more time with them, and spend less time worrying and more time embracing what's around me.
7. Clean the apartment! This should probably be number one but methinks spring cleaning is a MUST.
8. And lastly, don't bottle up emotions! I internalize everything and really, if someone does something that's hurtful in one way or another or frustrating, talk abotu it! If they're important the conversation will benefit your relationship and if they aren't important they aren't worth my time or energy!
Diet Calendar Entries for 05 May 2014:
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1388 kcal
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Fat: 35.80g | Prot: 77.62g | Carb: 207.95g.
Breakfast: Blue Diamond Almond Breeze Unsweetened Vanilla Milk, Kashi GOLEAN Crisp! Toasted Berry Crumble. Lunch: Chipotle Taco Salad Dressing, Chipotle Chicken Taco Salad. Dinner: Quinoa Chili. Snacks/Other: Clif Bar Clif Kid Organic Z Bar - Iced Oatmeal Cookie, Cantaloupe Melons, Wonderful Pistachios, Fresh & Easy Sugar Snap Peas, Taylor Farms Celery Sticks, Ranch Yogurt, Stop & Shop Baby Carrots, Bell Plantation PB2 Chocolate Powdered Peanut Butter, Healthy Life 100% Whole Wheat Whole Grain Bread, Smucker's Sugar Free Red Raspberry Preserves, Weight Watchers Light String Cheese, Apples . more...
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1931 kcal
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Activities & Exercise:
Walking (slow) - 2/mph - 1 hour and 30 minutes, Standing - 4 hours, Calisthenics (light, e.g. home exercise) - 30 minutes, Resting - 10 hours, Sleeping - 8 hours. more...
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