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Getting Back On Track

How I got back on track after Freshmen 15.

Karly Pustka
Aug 22, 2016
Southwestern University
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Summer is officially over for college students and I am not sure if I am supposed to feel happy or sad about becoming a year older. I know that I am happy about not being a freshman anymore, wait sorry I mean "First-Year". Sophomore year is going to be a big test for me on trying to stay on track with all my goals.

Summer 16 was the time where I needed to get back on track, and that's exactly what I did. After gaining the "freshmen 15," that was a big wake up call on how I was treating my body and my mental health, so I began working out in the beginning of June. I was only going to the gym a couple times a week and I would eat healthy here and there. Then the middle of July came around and I began to get very serious about my health. So serious that I researched different diets on how to go vegan. Yes, that means NO meat!! I read article after article and even watched youtube videos after youtube videos on how to start this vegan journey. I also found out that going vegan could help my allergies and eczema so I was all for it. If anyone knows me they know that I would sneeze about 30 times in a row.

I had a lot of people commenting to me about how I wouldn't be able to do it or how it is impossible to get in the protein that I needed. Little do they know, there is a lot of protein in other foods that are not meat. I will not let them affect me. My family was very supportive of my decision, which was very helpful for me to go through this transition.

This school year I really want to stay on track with my journey and if that means no more eating out, no more late night Whataburger runs, and no more school cafeteria food, then those are the sacrifices I will have to make.

Even though I had a lot of people telling me I couldn't do something, I knew deep down that I could. If there is one thing that I could tell someone about wanting to give up, it would be to not to give up. Even though that sounds so simple, it really is going to be rewarding in the end when you start to see progress and results you have been waiting to see.

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