It's been hard to watch what you're eating and exercising in college. If not for the fact that there's constantly food around and that it's a rare day when I get three actual balanced meals, it's because none of my days are ever really the same. I may be able to squeeze in a quick dinner around 5:30 before night class but chances are, I'm ready to nosh when I get home because i'll be up til 1:00ish.
So, I decided to scale back and concentrate on ONE thing each week. Make it small but make it count. This week is gonna be exercising. I already did my M run - but I need to do something W & F. I'm hoping this will work out well considering I did my 20 minute run (yes...still on week 5 from just not pushing ahead) and I covered 2 miles which ain't too shabby.
So...running now. Focusing on that. Maybe if my body feels more energized I'll have more willpower to turn away the constant food in our house.
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hey lady - hang in there!
it IS ridiculously hard to do the diet and exercise thing in college. eating nutritiously is so hard when you are short on time and long on high-calorie options. did you ever think about eating smaller snacks/meals throughout the day? or having healthier snacks available to eat when your friends get out the not so good stuff?
exercise is something that is possible to do in college - if you walk fast to your class or meeting across campus, that's 10 minutes right there - and 10 on the way home, and with 10 more, you have your cardio for the day! also, if you have time and credit hours available, you can always sign up for an exercise/dance class for credit - to force you to do the exercise at least 2-3 times each week.
good luck! I'm on week 8, but I am modifying it a bit. Also, I gained back a couple pounds when i was at a conference last week. I think it's coming back off fairly quickly though.
good luck!
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