I Am Becoming Someone I NEVER Thought I Would Become

What the heck is this world coming to?! Ahhh!!!

Ok so get this...I have become a gym rat over the past 2 months! Who would have thought? I used to cringe at the thought of going to the gym. But now I itch to go every day. Heck I was sick today and I still wanted to go to the gym! If I don't go it drives me nuts and I miss it. Yep, you heard that right, I miss it! I look forward to going everyday. It is so weird to think that I actually enjoy going to the gym! Also I have become very conscious of what I eat...which is like a complete 180 of how I was even back in December. I used to basically live off fast food and eating out with friends. Since January I have eaten at a fast food place once (only because of traveling) and I even managed to eat "healthy" even then. I also only go out to eat with friends maybe once a week..sometimes once every couple weeks. Such an improvement!! You have no idea how happy and proud of myself I am!! I have also managed to lose 17 pounds since January! I feel great and hope to keep it up!! I love this new and improved me! 

Anyone have any tips on things that have helped you to be healthy and stay active? I am always looking for new items and tips that will help me stay on track!

**I have been working on starting another blog to track my daily ups and downs with getting healthy and fit....I hope to get it up and running sometime this week! I hope y'all will choose to follow and give me tips and motivation!**

XOXO,

Proud of Myself!!

I just need to say how proud I am of myself so far this year! This is the best I have felt in a LONG time. The reason why I am so proud is because I have stuck to my resolutions "to a tee"!

My resolutions for 2010....
1. Manage my money well.
2. Change my eating habits, eat healthier and cook more.
3. Stay on top of my school work, don't slack off this last semester.
4. Go to church regularly.
5. Have a positive attitude everyday and don't get upset so easily.

How I have stuck to my resolutions...

Managing my money: I have tracked all my purchases to see where I spend my money and become more aware of when and how much I spend. I also keep and organize all my receipts and try to stay within a budget. It has worked out great so far...I haven't been as stressed about money.

This budget book has been SO helpful!

You can find it here...along with other great tools!

Changing my eating habits: I track every little thing I eat, it has made me much more aware of what I am eating and deters me from eating when I am not hungry. I also have quit eating out as much...I try to only eat out 1 or 2 times a week and cook a lot more. Planning my meals ahead has definitely helped in deterring me from driving thru somewhere or going out to eat! Also I reward myself with a trip to YogaBerry on Saturday if I have eaten well and stuck to it! In just a week of tracking and eating better I have lost 7.5 pounds! Talk about motivation! Soon I will be starting a workout routine...I hope to join the gym in the next week or so. I feel so great...I think it will be easy to stick to what I am doing. The true test will be my birthday weekend, which is coming up!

Staying focused on school: I am trying to avoid getting the "senioritis." So I have made it a goal to motivate myself to not miss any class and study and stay on top of my assignments! So far so good....I got an A on my first exam, so it has rewarded me for my hard work! Only 2.5 months left...I can do it!!

Go to church regularly: Since I have been in college I have never really been regular with going to church. But my roomie and I have decided to go every Sunday together...so far we have only missed a couple times, due to going home or whatever. But I feel like it has been a great way to end the weekend and start off the week. So glad we have stuck to it!

And finally... Have a positive attitude everyday!: I'm not saying that I didn't have a positive attitude everyday, but I would let one "bad" thing ruin my day...I would get upset over things easily. Now I have learned to brush things off and not worry so much! It has had a tremendous impact on how I feel all the time...I love it! I am much more relaxed and feel great! I definitely plan on keeping this up!

I know that was long, but it felt good to write it all out and share! Maybe it will even inspire someone to work on improving something about their life!

More fun and interesting posts to come later this week...promise! :)

XOXO