At the beginning of the New Year, we all set New Year’s resolutions, and because I know myself, one of my resolutions was to not give up on my resolutions at least until mid-February. It is mid-January and I am already ready to give up. I had resolved to eat better, exercise, and to be more responsible with my money. So basically, I wanted a fatter bank account and tight abs. At this point, I am OK with my body, and who really needs money, anyway?
So around Jan. 3, I began changing the way I eat. I begin to try a lot of different vegetables and fruits. I stopped eating fried foods and fast food. I was eating really healthy and I was impressed with myself. I thought I had always been the type of person who didn’t like vegetables, but I've found out that I do like some vegetables like asparagus. I was getting protein, fiber, and all sorts of other nutrients. I owe most of the recipes to Tia Mowry and Tiffani from the Cooking Channel. Sampling these different dishes was going really well. I was enjoying cooking and eating healthy.
The eating healthy was going well until I got to school. Once I returned to CSU, everything went downhill. I have not been eating properly. I have not touched a vegetable or fruit since I moved back to my dorm. I went to Chick-fil-A, and I ordered a sandwich and an eight-piece nugget. It wasn’t until I finished the entire meal that I realized I had gone way past a cheat day with this meal. So that was really the end of that. Resolution one was a fail.
Last Thursday my friends and I went to the gym. Keep in mind that I have not worked out since before Christmas break began. We go to the gym and we begin our workout. We walk a mile around the track and already I was ready to call it a day, but my friends were like, "Let’s go downstairs and hit the weights." I was already out of breath, but I said OK. We get downstairs, and I get on some machine. Then my friends and I do squats with an exercise ball. After that, I get on two more machines that work my arms and one more leg machine. By the end of the workout, my legs were shaking. It was a full-on earthquake going on with my legs at this point. I looked at my friends and I said “I’m not coming back.” Columbus State does has an amazing rec center, but I do mean it. I don't think I will be going back.
Finally, I decided I would be more responsible with my money, but it's no secret that I'm a shopaholic. Whenever I get some money, I feel like I need to spend it. With that being said, I've tried my hardest to spend little to no money. I thought this would be an easy one since I didn’t have a car anymore. I wouldn’t be able to go anywhere. It was going well until about last week. When I opened my computer and went to the bookmarked pages, I saw all the online shopping sites that I had bookmarked. I was strong for the most part. I didn’t buy anything unnecessary. I bought things I thought I needed, but I did fill up my cart with a bunch of stuff on about four different websites. I can’t just not shop.
I am halfway through January, and I have come to the realization that this is not the year I will complete all my resolutions. But I am a positive person, so I tell myself I will try again next year.
