Well after yesterday's great day I should have expected today would be rough! I woke up with a serious headache, but didn't have time to do anything about it because I had a meeting to run to. After the meeting I had to show my apartment to a few people and then run to class. By 3:15 my head was POUNDING. I can't remember the last time I had a headache like this. I ended up going and buying a diet pepsi in hopes that the caffeine would help me out a bit. And it did :)
After class I had a group meeting -- which I hated. I HATE GROUP WORK! I have never once had a good group work experience and always prefer working solo. No one ever comes prepared and I end up doing all of the work myself, but still have to sit there and listen to people's opinions/comments that are usually wrong! Like don't sit here and offer a comment about a book you didn't read -- you'll save us both time! Okay that was a little bit of a vent but seriously, I hate group work. It took 3 hours to make this very simply power point that would have taken me 15 minutes to do on my own. Grrrr!
Anyway, because the group meeting ran longer than expected I had to grab dinner (which always annoys me when I have food in the fridge) then eat it while standing up at work. Great way to enjoy a dinner! I got a mini burrito from Boloco (whole wheat tortilla, black beans, brown rice, salsa, cheese and a little sour cream) and a banana. It was a good dinner but I wish I hadn't had to scarf it down.
Also, even though it's still very cold in Boston my body seems to sense it's April 6th and my allergies were out of control today! My eyes are killing me (plus I've developed a cute little sty) and my nose was beyond itchy all day.
Last but not least, I wasn't able to make it to the gym today which sucks. It's probably for the best because I am insanely sore from knockout yesterday! My calves, triceps and EVERYTHING in between are killing me. I am actually happy about this because it means I finally whooped my butt a little bit out of the comfort zone I've been in for a while.
On one good note, I made my very first overnight oats in a jar tonight! It was just an attempt because I had some milk on hand for once and we'll see how it turns out tomorrow! I'm off to watch some Top Chef and hopefully will wake up with a smile for a new day!
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Happy Tuesday
Heeey there. Today has been a really great day with eating/exercise! I started the day with a Kashi Dark Chocolate Coconut bar (sooo good) and a banana. For lunch, a plate full of colors:
A strange combination: One of the juiciest/best smelling apples I've ever had, string beans, a piece of oat toast with hummus, 2 pickles, and 2 hard boiled eggs with most of the yoke scooped out. I like the yolk in hard boiled eggs, but have found that I like it better when there's just a little bit inside. This was definitely a random, but healthy and filling lunch!
I had class until 3:30 then came home and had a handful of pistachios, plus the other 2 hard boiled eggs I made. I just couldn't let them sit in the fridge!
I took a short nap (why can't college students stay awake throughout the day???) and then headed to a class at my gym that hasn't seen me for a loooong time: KNOCK OUT! This class is awesome and so hard! It's an hour of cardioboxing/boot-camp/actual boxing. My quads and arms are already killing me and I was pouring sweat by the time I left. It was so much fun though and it felt great to be back in that environment. There is definitely something unique about tough fitness classes!
And for the main event...as soon as I got out of the gym I placed an order at my favorite sushi restaurant to FINALLY fulfill my craving!! I pronounce to you, vegetable and udon noodle soup!!
This soup seriously hit the spot. It was exactly what I wanted and I'm so happy I just gave in and got it. Plus I have leftovers for tomorrow! On the side I had some cantaloupe and blackberries on one of the adorable little plates my sister bought me for Christmas.
Now it's time to get some work done! Hasta manana.
A strange combination: One of the juiciest/best smelling apples I've ever had, string beans, a piece of oat toast with hummus, 2 pickles, and 2 hard boiled eggs with most of the yoke scooped out. I like the yolk in hard boiled eggs, but have found that I like it better when there's just a little bit inside. This was definitely a random, but healthy and filling lunch!
I had class until 3:30 then came home and had a handful of pistachios, plus the other 2 hard boiled eggs I made. I just couldn't let them sit in the fridge!
I took a short nap (why can't college students stay awake throughout the day???) and then headed to a class at my gym that hasn't seen me for a loooong time: KNOCK OUT! This class is awesome and so hard! It's an hour of cardioboxing/boot-camp/actual boxing. My quads and arms are already killing me and I was pouring sweat by the time I left. It was so much fun though and it felt great to be back in that environment. There is definitely something unique about tough fitness classes!
And for the main event...as soon as I got out of the gym I placed an order at my favorite sushi restaurant to FINALLY fulfill my craving!! I pronounce to you, vegetable and udon noodle soup!!
This soup seriously hit the spot. It was exactly what I wanted and I'm so happy I just gave in and got it. Plus I have leftovers for tomorrow! On the side I had some cantaloupe and blackberries on one of the adorable little plates my sister bought me for Christmas.Now it's time to get some work done! Hasta manana.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Dinner Fail
Here are a few things I learned today:
- I do not like broccoli
- I can no longer buy giant bags of Whole Foods popcorn (my most recent bag lasted about 48 hours)
- I rarely enjoy my home cooked Asian-style meals
- Serious cravings can really only be satisfied by the real thing
Today could have been a pretty decent day of food. I woke up pretty early because I had an exam at 1:30. I wasn't hungry when I woke up and by the time I heard my stomach growling it was 12:30! Woops -- skipped breakfast. For lunch I had a similar sandwich as the one featured yesterday: turkey, avocado, hummus, tomatoes and lettuce on oat bread and a side of cantaloupe. The smell of melon is making me CRAZY!! I feel like it's summer. Luckily I have the constant freezing rain of Boston to remind me it is not, in fact, summer.
I had a peach chobani greek yogurt as a snack, and then started on dinner. I have been craving that udon noodle soup for weeks now, but am reluctant to pay $10 for it. I know I just should since I want it so bad...now I know better! I thought creating an Asian-style dinner would satisfy the craving so I threw some shrimp, calamari, frozen veggies (broccoli, peas, and edamame) into a wok with some sesame teriyaki sauce, thin rice vermicelli noodles, and chia seeds.
Even though I felt like it was all cooking for a while, the calamari was a bit undercooked and the texture just made me nauseous. Nothing like gagging through every bite of your dinner! I also realized I just do not like broccoli. Frozen, fresh, cooked, raw. Whatever. I'm done trying! I ended up just eating the noodles, peas, and edamame then chucking the rest. I hate to be wasteful but this was just not appetizing. This my friends, was a dinner fail. Oh well, they can't all be winners.
On a good note, I fianlly got myself back into the gym tonight! I really needed to show myself that I don't need to a. take a group fitness class or b. have a scheduled workout in order to get exercise in. I can't remember the last time I just went to the gym with no plan and did some cardio...probably not since December. Tonight I spent 30 glorious minutes sweating it out on the eliptical, 15 minutes on the stairclimber, and 20 minutes on the stationary bike. It felt really good to be sweating and feeling my heart pound again! Best of all, my feet don't hurt at all. I ended up switching back to my old sneakers to see if it helped. I'll keep monitoring this over the next few weeks. Hopefully I'll be able to keep this up! I'm off to do some homework...good night!
- I do not like broccoli
- I can no longer buy giant bags of Whole Foods popcorn (my most recent bag lasted about 48 hours)
- I rarely enjoy my home cooked Asian-style meals
- Serious cravings can really only be satisfied by the real thing
Today could have been a pretty decent day of food. I woke up pretty early because I had an exam at 1:30. I wasn't hungry when I woke up and by the time I heard my stomach growling it was 12:30! Woops -- skipped breakfast. For lunch I had a similar sandwich as the one featured yesterday: turkey, avocado, hummus, tomatoes and lettuce on oat bread and a side of cantaloupe. The smell of melon is making me CRAZY!! I feel like it's summer. Luckily I have the constant freezing rain of Boston to remind me it is not, in fact, summer.
I had a peach chobani greek yogurt as a snack, and then started on dinner. I have been craving that udon noodle soup for weeks now, but am reluctant to pay $10 for it. I know I just should since I want it so bad...now I know better! I thought creating an Asian-style dinner would satisfy the craving so I threw some shrimp, calamari, frozen veggies (broccoli, peas, and edamame) into a wok with some sesame teriyaki sauce, thin rice vermicelli noodles, and chia seeds.
Even though I felt like it was all cooking for a while, the calamari was a bit undercooked and the texture just made me nauseous. Nothing like gagging through every bite of your dinner! I also realized I just do not like broccoli. Frozen, fresh, cooked, raw. Whatever. I'm done trying! I ended up just eating the noodles, peas, and edamame then chucking the rest. I hate to be wasteful but this was just not appetizing. This my friends, was a dinner fail. Oh well, they can't all be winners.On a good note, I fianlly got myself back into the gym tonight! I really needed to show myself that I don't need to a. take a group fitness class or b. have a scheduled workout in order to get exercise in. I can't remember the last time I just went to the gym with no plan and did some cardio...probably not since December. Tonight I spent 30 glorious minutes sweating it out on the eliptical, 15 minutes on the stairclimber, and 20 minutes on the stationary bike. It felt really good to be sweating and feeling my heart pound again! Best of all, my feet don't hurt at all. I ended up switching back to my old sneakers to see if it helped. I'll keep monitoring this over the next few weeks. Hopefully I'll be able to keep this up! I'm off to do some homework...good night!
Sunday, April 3, 2011
Sundays are No-Fundays
If there is one thing I'm excited about with graduation, it's getting Sundays off. My internships have definitely made me appreciate the weekend off that comes with being part of the working world (I realize not everyone has the weekend off...) and I'm definitely looking forward to it! I have a huge exam tomorrow so the whole day has been spent studying, and I'll probably be in the library for another 12 hours. Fun!
So March really came and went huh? That's fine by me...now we are one step closer to spring and summer! Although it doesn't really seem that way around here. We basically had a blizzard the other night with a mixture of rain, snow, sleet, and hail. It's just wonderful to wake up on April 1st to a blanket of snow on the ground. Riiight.
Speaking of April 1st, I didn't witness one prank this year! I usually try to come up with something but I skipped it this year. The best (and worst) April Fool's joke I ever played was on my roommate 3 years ago. I love her to death but the girl is gullible! And I know she isn't the type of person who looks forward to April Fool's day so she was the perfect target. This was back when I was dating Jonas and he was going to a different college about 8 hours away from Boston. When my roommate woke up that day I told her that I'd really been thinking a lot about it and decided I was transferring to Jonas' school. I told her all the (made-up) details and she started crying!! I felt really bad when she started crying so it only lasted about a minute...but she believed me 100%.
Now onto some food. I was at Whole Foods last week and saw this greek style orzo pasta salad that looked amazing. I try not to buy whole foods premade food because it's just too expensive, and I realized this was definitely something I could make on my own so I bought the ingredients and did some improvising. I ended up spending about $7 on this (I had a few ingredients at home already) and used it for 4 meals!
My Greek pasta salad contained: orzo, chopped olives, cucumber, red onion and spinach, a few roasted red peppers, feta cheese and was coated in Whole Foods pesto from the antipasta bar. If I had a blender this could have been even cheaper because I could have made my own pesto instead of buying it already made. This was sooo good! I definitely preferred it room temperature instead of cold so I usually let it sit out for a bit when I knew I was going to be eating it.
Yesterday I went out to lunch at a new place I found on yelp called the Corner Tavern. I always pass by there on my runs so I figured I'd check it out. The place had awesome reviews and I can see why. I ordered the sandwich below (turkey and brie on raisin bread) with pasta salad for $8! I don't usually eat turkey, brie or raisin bread so I kind of surprised myself with ordering this. But it was delicious! And it turned out I had met the bartender like 2 years ago and we are friends on facebook. Ha!
Today for lunch I made this great sandwich: toasted oat bread with peppered turkey from WF, avocado, tomatoes and pickles. I wasn't sure the pickle-avocado thing was going to work, but it did! Maybe I just love pickles too much? On the side were some blackberries and carrots with spinach and artichoke hummus. Yum.
I also had this new Papaya Mango tea snapple that I got for free the other day. It seriously tasted exactly like a pina colada!
And here is a random lunch from I think Friday: tuna salad with chopped pickles (more like pickle salad with some tuna), some wheat thins, a banana and carrots.
Alright I gueeesss I'll go back to studying now. Boo.
So March really came and went huh? That's fine by me...now we are one step closer to spring and summer! Although it doesn't really seem that way around here. We basically had a blizzard the other night with a mixture of rain, snow, sleet, and hail. It's just wonderful to wake up on April 1st to a blanket of snow on the ground. Riiight.
Speaking of April 1st, I didn't witness one prank this year! I usually try to come up with something but I skipped it this year. The best (and worst) April Fool's joke I ever played was on my roommate 3 years ago. I love her to death but the girl is gullible! And I know she isn't the type of person who looks forward to April Fool's day so she was the perfect target. This was back when I was dating Jonas and he was going to a different college about 8 hours away from Boston. When my roommate woke up that day I told her that I'd really been thinking a lot about it and decided I was transferring to Jonas' school. I told her all the (made-up) details and she started crying!! I felt really bad when she started crying so it only lasted about a minute...but she believed me 100%.
Now onto some food. I was at Whole Foods last week and saw this greek style orzo pasta salad that looked amazing. I try not to buy whole foods premade food because it's just too expensive, and I realized this was definitely something I could make on my own so I bought the ingredients and did some improvising. I ended up spending about $7 on this (I had a few ingredients at home already) and used it for 4 meals!
My Greek pasta salad contained: orzo, chopped olives, cucumber, red onion and spinach, a few roasted red peppers, feta cheese and was coated in Whole Foods pesto from the antipasta bar. If I had a blender this could have been even cheaper because I could have made my own pesto instead of buying it already made. This was sooo good! I definitely preferred it room temperature instead of cold so I usually let it sit out for a bit when I knew I was going to be eating it.
Yesterday I went out to lunch at a new place I found on yelp called the Corner Tavern. I always pass by there on my runs so I figured I'd check it out. The place had awesome reviews and I can see why. I ordered the sandwich below (turkey and brie on raisin bread) with pasta salad for $8! I don't usually eat turkey, brie or raisin bread so I kind of surprised myself with ordering this. But it was delicious! And it turned out I had met the bartender like 2 years ago and we are friends on facebook. Ha!
Today for lunch I made this great sandwich: toasted oat bread with peppered turkey from WF, avocado, tomatoes and pickles. I wasn't sure the pickle-avocado thing was going to work, but it did! Maybe I just love pickles too much? On the side were some blackberries and carrots with spinach and artichoke hummus. Yum.
I also had this new Papaya Mango tea snapple that I got for free the other day. It seriously tasted exactly like a pina colada!
And here is a random lunch from I think Friday: tuna salad with chopped pickles (more like pickle salad with some tuna), some wheat thins, a banana and carrots.
Alright I gueeesss I'll go back to studying now. Boo.
Thursday, March 31, 2011
A Pain in the Foot
I'm in serious trouble.
First things first, my eating is just out of control. I've been eating more white carbs than I have in probably the last year and it's ALL I've been craving. It's no good. I checked the scale this morning and luckily it hasn't budged, but I know for a fact that won't last long. Why do I go through these cycles where I just can't seem to get control of myself??
I need to add in a little reality check for myself here...no matter how "out of control" I think I'm being, I have to remember that it's always in context. Things feel out of control in comparison to how I've been eating the past few months. Eating 2 mini reeses and binging on pistachios is not even close to the crap I was eating a year or two ago. I have come FAR, and no matter how much I think I've "fallen off the wagon" I need to keep perspective.
So I'm hopeful. I will get back on track when the time is right. If I need a little jump of the scale to scare me back into it then so be it. I'm in no rush!
Secondly, I'm getting nervous about this mysterious foot pain I'm having. I bought new sneakers about a month and a half ago, and they've been working perfectly. The day after my half marathon though, I was having some serious foot pain. The only way I could think to describe it was that it felt like my arches had collapsed (this sounds a little dramatic, but that's how it felt)! I figured it would just go away and it did -- until I ran again. I went for a very short (and pretty unsuccessful) run on Sunday and pretty immediately felt the same type of foot pain. I had to cut the run short because of it, and because I was being pretty lazy. I stayed off my feet until today -- you heard me, I didn't work out at all Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. I decided to go for another run today and was happy that I didn't experience any foot pain. The run still wasn't so great and I was only able to eek out 4 miles. My legs just felt heavy, plain and simply. I really felt like I was dragging and was surprised at how much I was really struggling.
As soon as I took off my shoes I was hit with the foot pain again, this time on the top and bottom of my feet. The same arch pain was there plus the top of my feet felt like they were bruised. I had to go to work and stand the whole time but my feet were killing me! They're still feeling pretty sore as I write this now. I don't know what's going on and it's making me really nervous. I don't know if I should take more of a break from running and do some other things, or if it's something serious that I need to go to the doctor for. Maybe it's just my shoes? I don't think so though because I'd imagine that it would have hurt me during my half marathon training. I think I'm going to do some googling and then possibly make an appointment with a sports doctor. In the meantime I'll try to stick to fitness classes and maybe switch back to my old sneaks. Wish me luck!!
First things first, my eating is just out of control. I've been eating more white carbs than I have in probably the last year and it's ALL I've been craving. It's no good. I checked the scale this morning and luckily it hasn't budged, but I know for a fact that won't last long. Why do I go through these cycles where I just can't seem to get control of myself??
I need to add in a little reality check for myself here...no matter how "out of control" I think I'm being, I have to remember that it's always in context. Things feel out of control in comparison to how I've been eating the past few months. Eating 2 mini reeses and binging on pistachios is not even close to the crap I was eating a year or two ago. I have come FAR, and no matter how much I think I've "fallen off the wagon" I need to keep perspective.
So I'm hopeful. I will get back on track when the time is right. If I need a little jump of the scale to scare me back into it then so be it. I'm in no rush!
Secondly, I'm getting nervous about this mysterious foot pain I'm having. I bought new sneakers about a month and a half ago, and they've been working perfectly. The day after my half marathon though, I was having some serious foot pain. The only way I could think to describe it was that it felt like my arches had collapsed (this sounds a little dramatic, but that's how it felt)! I figured it would just go away and it did -- until I ran again. I went for a very short (and pretty unsuccessful) run on Sunday and pretty immediately felt the same type of foot pain. I had to cut the run short because of it, and because I was being pretty lazy. I stayed off my feet until today -- you heard me, I didn't work out at all Monday, Tuesday, or Wednesday. I decided to go for another run today and was happy that I didn't experience any foot pain. The run still wasn't so great and I was only able to eek out 4 miles. My legs just felt heavy, plain and simply. I really felt like I was dragging and was surprised at how much I was really struggling.
As soon as I took off my shoes I was hit with the foot pain again, this time on the top and bottom of my feet. The same arch pain was there plus the top of my feet felt like they were bruised. I had to go to work and stand the whole time but my feet were killing me! They're still feeling pretty sore as I write this now. I don't know what's going on and it's making me really nervous. I don't know if I should take more of a break from running and do some other things, or if it's something serious that I need to go to the doctor for. Maybe it's just my shoes? I don't think so though because I'd imagine that it would have hurt me during my half marathon training. I think I'm going to do some googling and then possibly make an appointment with a sports doctor. In the meantime I'll try to stick to fitness classes and maybe switch back to my old sneaks. Wish me luck!!
Monday, March 28, 2011
Procrastination Problems
Wellllp it's 11:20 and I haven't even started the massive amounts of homework I have to do. What is wrong with me!? Okay this will be the last thing I do and then my computer is going to be SHUT.
I was supposed to go to the gym this morning before class but just didn't go :( This lack of exercise motivation is kiiiillin' me! I really wanted to sign up for a 5 mile race this Sunday but the place is far away and the thought of 3 public transportation transfers and over an hour of traveling just doesn't sound too appealing.
Instead of going to the gym I got some work done then made this yummy lunch:
Tuna salad (1/2 can of tuna with a little mayo and lots of chopped pickles), in a whole wheat wrap with lettuce and tomato. It's wrapped in tin foil to keep it all together! Not too great for photos but ya do what ya gotta do. On the side were some veryy juicy blackberries, the rest of my tomato, and a handful of pistachios. 
I also tried this Hint strawberry-kiwi unsweetened essence water that I got for free at the Yelp event over the weekend. The water was good, but no matter how many times I try drinks like this I just always prefer to be drinking regular water. These drinks always smell SOOOO good, and then once I take a sip I'm let down that the taste doesn't reflect it. Oh well...it's still always nice to try new things -- especially when they're free!!
Speaking of the Yelp event, tomorrow night I'm supposed to go see a movie from the Boston Underground Film Festival. We received a free ticket at the event and Tuesday was the best night I could go. Now that I've looked at my schedule I don't think I'm going to be able to make it anymore which is really too bad. I was looking forward to it but work's gotta come first. We'll see if I can make it!
Okay it is time to stop procrastinating. Bye!
I was supposed to go to the gym this morning before class but just didn't go :( This lack of exercise motivation is kiiiillin' me! I really wanted to sign up for a 5 mile race this Sunday but the place is far away and the thought of 3 public transportation transfers and over an hour of traveling just doesn't sound too appealing.
Instead of going to the gym I got some work done then made this yummy lunch:
Tuna salad (1/2 can of tuna with a little mayo and lots of chopped pickles), in a whole wheat wrap with lettuce and tomato. It's wrapped in tin foil to keep it all together! Not too great for photos but ya do what ya gotta do. On the side were some veryy juicy blackberries, the rest of my tomato, and a handful of pistachios. 
I also tried this Hint strawberry-kiwi unsweetened essence water that I got for free at the Yelp event over the weekend. The water was good, but no matter how many times I try drinks like this I just always prefer to be drinking regular water. These drinks always smell SOOOO good, and then once I take a sip I'm let down that the taste doesn't reflect it. Oh well...it's still always nice to try new things -- especially when they're free!!Speaking of the Yelp event, tomorrow night I'm supposed to go see a movie from the Boston Underground Film Festival. We received a free ticket at the event and Tuesday was the best night I could go. Now that I've looked at my schedule I don't think I'm going to be able to make it anymore which is really too bad. I was looking forward to it but work's gotta come first. We'll see if I can make it!
Okay it is time to stop procrastinating. Bye!
Sunday, March 27, 2011
We All Live in a Yellow Submarine
Breakfast this morning was pretty delicious...and yellow.
2 egg omelette with cheese, a banana, a few orange pieces and some orange juice. I woke up seriously craving some fruit!
After a relaxing night in I had a great sleep last night. I woke up feeling revived and ready for the day. I did some job searching last night but it was getting too stressful so I switched over to some documentary watching. I've been dying to watch Food Inc. for a while and when I saw it was free on netflix I hopped right on it!
This was SUCH a great documentary. During my last internship I had interviewed a few food and nutrition experts so most of the information featured wasn't new to me. My internship was actually a huge part in making me change my eating lifestyle. Learning about the politics/corruption behind the food we eat really made me think. I started actually looking at the ingredients in the food I was eating, buying as much organic food as I could afford, and attempting to eat/buy local when I could. I'm currently writing a report on obesity prevention and how it disproportionately affects low-income people and minorities so this movie definitely gave me some exciting new info to work with!
Sometimes I wonder if the entire population was forced to sit and watch a movie like this if people would even care. In evaluating my future career path, I find myself really drawn to food advocacy and other focuses in public health. But I'm discouraged by a lot of what I see around me. Even some people I know who can afford to eat organic and/or local food AND slightly understand the consequences of over-processed, high in sugar, genetically modified food still continue to buy it. Hopefully I'll be able to find a position that caters to this passion -- I'm finally realizing that in all of my studies, experiences, and internships this is what I care about most: providing ALL people with nutritious food that will keep them healthy and energized. We'll see what I can find...
In other news I had my first post half marathon run today. I only ran about 4 miles and even walked a bit because it was so windy. It wasn't a great run, but I'm happy I finally laced up my sneakers and did something! Now I'm off to study for the rest of the day :(
Happy birthday to my amazing, inspiring, and wonderful sister Liz!!!! I love you and hope you win big in Atlantic City!!
2 egg omelette with cheese, a banana, a few orange pieces and some orange juice. I woke up seriously craving some fruit!After a relaxing night in I had a great sleep last night. I woke up feeling revived and ready for the day. I did some job searching last night but it was getting too stressful so I switched over to some documentary watching. I've been dying to watch Food Inc. for a while and when I saw it was free on netflix I hopped right on it!
This was SUCH a great documentary. During my last internship I had interviewed a few food and nutrition experts so most of the information featured wasn't new to me. My internship was actually a huge part in making me change my eating lifestyle. Learning about the politics/corruption behind the food we eat really made me think. I started actually looking at the ingredients in the food I was eating, buying as much organic food as I could afford, and attempting to eat/buy local when I could. I'm currently writing a report on obesity prevention and how it disproportionately affects low-income people and minorities so this movie definitely gave me some exciting new info to work with!
Sometimes I wonder if the entire population was forced to sit and watch a movie like this if people would even care. In evaluating my future career path, I find myself really drawn to food advocacy and other focuses in public health. But I'm discouraged by a lot of what I see around me. Even some people I know who can afford to eat organic and/or local food AND slightly understand the consequences of over-processed, high in sugar, genetically modified food still continue to buy it. Hopefully I'll be able to find a position that caters to this passion -- I'm finally realizing that in all of my studies, experiences, and internships this is what I care about most: providing ALL people with nutritious food that will keep them healthy and energized. We'll see what I can find...
In other news I had my first post half marathon run today. I only ran about 4 miles and even walked a bit because it was so windy. It wasn't a great run, but I'm happy I finally laced up my sneakers and did something! Now I'm off to study for the rest of the day :(
Happy birthday to my amazing, inspiring, and wonderful sister Liz!!!! I love you and hope you win big in Atlantic City!!
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