I've finally moved into my new house in Honolulu. And it has been so incredibly hot and humid here that it has been hard to even think, forget starting a whole new slew of classes, moving, and getting adjusted to a new way of life.
These time are often when people fall off of the "diet" wagon. You've heard the reason -ahem excuses ahem- that oh "I'm too stressed" or "I'm too busy" or "It is too expensive" to eat healthy and exercise (more on that last one to come).
But NO! You are NEVER too busy or stressed or poor to invest in and take care of your health. Five, 10, 15 years down the road whether you are 20 or 50, there is never a price, whether in time or money, that is too much for your health. You could end up with heart disease, diabetes, or obesity- all because of what you are doing to your body in this moment.
So, as I am going through one of the hardest, most painful, most expensive, most stressful, incredibly aggravating, exhilerating, and challenging times in my life, I know that I must take the time out of my schedule to go to the grocery store, to make homemade meals, find fresh produce, and not get caught up in all of the processed and packaged foods that are out there for convenience sake alone.
One of the reasons it has been so hard for me to blog lately, is this: I moved to Hawaii almost 4 weeks ago, and I just moved into my room TODAY. Yes, today. Which means I have been living on a friend's couch and out of my suitcases for over 3 weeks now. I have little to no money and have been living off ramen, cereal, and good ol' pb&j. While there is nothing wrong with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich when done right (as you will come to know if you continue to read my blog), there is everything wrong with Ramen and a good deal wrong with eating cereal for multiple meals a day.
One of my favorite cereals is Kellogg's Frosted Mini-Wheats. And while certainly not the healthiest cereal on the market, it is easy to stick to one serving and sugar is not the first ingredient listed. Any way, that is off topic for this blog post. Let me know if you would like a comparison of cereals that would meet with most dietitian's approval.
I have been eating ramen. That college staple of 35-50c a package higher than heaven sodium content noodle garbage with absolutely no nutritional value. It hurts my future dietitian's soul to admit that. Now I've confessed.
So, I pledge, as I encourage all of you to do that: I will no longer succumb to the temptation to buy the cheapest food on the market (even though I now live in Hawaii where even ramen is busting the budget) and to seek out the local fruit and veg (which should be easy as I now live in Hawaii).
We must look for the bright spot in our situations. Whether we are low on money or motivation, we have to find whats good and right for out bodies and minds. My bright spot: I live near enough to the beach to go walk off my cravings and make sure that I can be happy living off what I can afford and what is local.
Okay, I am off to find some furniture for this room so that I can blog regularly (at least once per week). I've got to get a routine going. All these classes are sucking away my brain power.
Anyway, next blog post: Fitbit rant or cereal comparison? You decide! because my brain cannot handle one more decision this week.
Thanks for hanging in there. and I promise to publish my social media soon.
