So busy...

I know in the last post I said no excuses but man... this week is just ridiculously busy. Being in class all day then closing at work seriously leaves you with no time. Which is why I'm putting my two weeks in next week. I've realized I really need to focus on myself and quitting will help with that.

Anyway, so to do this better body thing it will of course revolve around eating right and exercise. For the eating right part, I'm going by what it's the book Naturally Thin: Unleash Your Skinny Girl and Free Yourself From a Lifetime of Dieting by Bethenny Frankel.

Yes, she is from the Real Housewives of New York but this book is actually really good. I'll go through it's main points throughout several posts. The first chapter is "Your Diet is a Bank Account." When I first read this I was like wtf does that mean? And now I think it's the most logical thing I've ever heard diet related. Here's an excerpt from the chapter:

"Just as you balance your spending and savings, you must balance your food choices. Don't eat too much of any one thing, don't eat the same thing twice, balance starches with proteins, vegetables and fruits with sweets, and always balance a splurge with a save. This balance is approximate - but it works, and it works without counting, measuring, or obsessing."

Is that not so completely logical it's almost ridiculous? And when I look at what I eat, it's not balanced at all. It's a lot of carbs/starches. A few vegetables here and there, and protein every now and again. Talk about an imbalance. The thing that I love about this though is it's not like a diet. You can eat whatever you want, you just have to balance it out later. Nothing is ever off limits.

But let me tell you, it's easy to understand this, not as easy to follow it. I mean it can be, but I really need to get my ass to the store to do this. Do you notice how starches/carbs are the things that can live in your pantry for months? So when you run out of vegetables/fruits, you still have those to fall back on. Yeah, not too good. So tomorrow I'm going to the store to stock up on salad and veggies. However, while I haven't been following this yet, I have been thinking about it. I've seen how my choices aren't working or I've changed what I would normally get to try and balance it the best I could. What I'm planning on my typical day of food looking like is:

Breakfast: Eggs

Lunch: Sandwich

Dinner: Salad or Soup

Ha, super simple but so many possibilities with each. You can easily change lunch and dinner too. I love throwing together a new salad. I'm one of those people who never thinks a salad is boring. So yeah, I'm going to look up some recipes for things to make.

I would definitely recommend buying the book though, it's really insightful. I'll be posting more of the little tips and tricks it has in there.

Now start realizing how much food debt you're in and get to balancing it!

Epiphany of sorts...

Okay, so have you ever noticed that some of the most simple things/statements can cause the biggest epiphanies? Maybe it's just me. But I had one last week and it was kind of really eye opening. I was at a training where groups of students would come to my station and I'd show them how to use field equipment. While talking, one girl stops me and says "Oh my god, you have the most perfect eye brows I've ever seen." And I just said "Thanks, pluck 'em basically everyday." Cause it's kind of awkward thing to respond to. Then later in the week at a shoot another girl says, "Where do you get your eyebrows waxed?" And I told her that I don't, I just pluck them and shape them myself. And she goes "Oh wow, I wish I could get my eyebrows to look like that by myself."

Ok, so what do my eyebrows being so-called "perfect" have to do with this great epiphany? It went like this. I realized in all my responses I would say, "Oh well I pluck them everyday." The only reason my eyebrows look the way they do is because each morning, even sometimes twice a day, I will pluck them. Sure, I miss doing it a day here and there, but then I make up for that later and pluck for longer. However, even when I'm running late in the morning, I still have the urge to pluck my eyebrows.

Well, do I have the perfect body or the perfect weight? No. And why should I? How many days do I really work toward having that perfect body? Honestly, right now, none. It makes total sense. If I worked at it everyday, there is no way my body would look like this. It'd be in shape. So I can't get upset with how I am now, because I'm not doing anything to change it. There's no reason it should be perfect, because I'm not working at it.

I don't know, maybe this isn't as profound to you guys, but this hit me. Pretty hard. It kind of put everything into perspective. You get back what you put in. I'm not putting in anything, so I'm not getting back anything. It's made me completely rethink why I should work out and eat better. I can only get close to perfect when I work at it. So if I really want to get in shape, I've gotta work at it, everyday. Even do it if I don't want to or "don't have time." When I don't do it, I need to make up for it later by doing more.

Starting this week I'm going to change the way I do things. Tomorrow will be my beginning post. I'd do it now but I'm too tired, long day. Anyway... so hopefully with this new perspective, I can actually get closer to what I think my perfect body would be. Because I'd rather have people be complimenting that then my eyebrows.

Update..

So, my welcome back to WSU was getting the oh so lovely swine flu. Yeah. It's really not that bad. The doctor even said "You are one of the best people I've seen for having it." However, I am now stuck inside my apartment until Saturday at the earliest. I feel like I'm on house arrest. I have no problem staying in my apartment if I want to. But when someone else says I have to, oh man, it's torture. It's been only 12 hours since I've been told to and I'm already going crazy. I don't know what I'll do the next two days.

Missed a weeks worth of class too, it sucks. No work this week. I feel alright, it's just the fact I'm "highly contagious". Oh no!! Ha. Yeah and so are half the people on campus probably and that's how my lovely self got it.

So I guess in the next few days I'll be watching lots of movies and TV, maybe reading a book or two. Should probably do all my class reading, ha. Man. This just sucks. I hate being sick. And geez the test they do to see if you have influenza... it fucking hurts. My nose still hurts.

I hope no one else gets this! It's not fun being forced to stay inside as everyone is out having fun.