So, you may be wondering why I decided to start this blog. I’ve been wondering that, too. I knew that I wanted to make some changes in my lifestyle, and I couldn’t think of a way to actually commit to doing so. It hit me one day (today) that by sharing my struggles and successes with all of you, I may be more successful, and I might encourage some of you to start living a healthier life.
The resolution that is driving this blog came about as I was talking to my mom over Christmas break. I told her how I was expecting that I had gained some weight during the few months of school. I had been in college for six months (I took summer classes that started in July) and noticed that my clothes were fitting a little bit differently. I told her that I didn’t care; it was to be expected. However, I told her that I wanted to start making better choices. I often found myself eating ice cream nearly every day. I couldn’t help it; it was everywhere. I did not eat salad very often, and often settled for pepperoni rolls and a grilled cheese for dinner (because college food sucks, duh). I never thought about what I was eating, but I was determined to change that.
After thinking about that, I thought about my exercise schedule or lack thereof. In high school, I was a swimmer. I was not varsity material by any means, but it had been a form of exercise between the months of November and February. Here, there was nothing. I didn’t really go to the gym, because I was supposed to be studying and doing homework, even though I was actually surfing Facebook and Youtube. I decided that I would add some form of exercise to my resolutions.
After I got back to school, I grabbed a piece of paper and wrote down my goals. Along with the things I previously mentioned, I included things like “make bed everyday” (an easy one, since I was doing that anyway).
Here are my concrete goals for eating and exercising:
-10 situps (+5 a month), 1 minute wall sit (+5 seconds a month), and 5 pushups (+3 a month) every weekday.
-20 minutes of cardio every Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
-Ice cream once during a two-week period.
Those three goals are what I have so far. Hopefully, the more I get in shape, the more base exercises I can add to my list, and hopefully add a bit more cardio.
How have I been doing so far? Well, you’ll just have to wait for my end-of-the-month summary!
Share your resolutions with me in the comment section! Also, if you have any ideas for basic workout moves to build some muscle, let me know!!
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