Leannamvaugan in Grad school balancing act
leannamvaughan
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I am beginning this blog in the middle of my journey. I have lost around 20 lbs so far and have about 13 more to get to my ideal weight. That sounds awesome if it weren't for the somewhat sad fact that the first half of my success was completely due to a break up diet I went on for months.
When I worked my way out of a slump of a depression and actually started eating again, I knew I wanted to focus on being my best self. I focused on forming good habits like working out, getting outdoors, eating healthy and drinking some really good beer
after all, everything in moderation right?
Well, I am ready to start again! I have been able to maintain my weight for months with healthy habits, and now I want to start losing weight again in a healthy way to achieve my goal! The road block here is that I am in Grad school. Anyone else ever need a day planner that has more than 13 hours of time to plan? I jog more now to avoid my panic and anxiety than I ever did for purely exercise. I try really hard to make healthy meals that I can also stuff in my face in 5 minutes flat to keep up with life! (Ok, most days that is an exaggeration... Most days...)
My career goal is to be a counselor; as such I am very dedicated to the people I serve. A parallel goal, that runs hand in hand with physical health and wellness, is to be as accountable, supportive and loving of myself as I am to all the people in my life.
When I worked my way out of a slump of a depression and actually started eating again, I knew I wanted to focus on being my best self. I focused on forming good habits like working out, getting outdoors, eating healthy and drinking some really good beer
after all, everything in moderation right?Well, I am ready to start again! I have been able to maintain my weight for months with healthy habits, and now I want to start losing weight again in a healthy way to achieve my goal! The road block here is that I am in Grad school. Anyone else ever need a day planner that has more than 13 hours of time to plan? I jog more now to avoid my panic and anxiety than I ever did for purely exercise. I try really hard to make healthy meals that I can also stuff in my face in 5 minutes flat to keep up with life! (Ok, most days that is an exaggeration... Most days...)
My career goal is to be a counselor; as such I am very dedicated to the people I serve. A parallel goal, that runs hand in hand with physical health and wellness, is to be as accountable, supportive and loving of myself as I am to all the people in my life.
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Hey Leannamvaugan,
I am not in grad school but I am in college! lol For my career goal I want to be a High School teacher. I am glad you are back at it! I totally understand the 13 hour planner!!! And the quick meals. For me personally I have salads, protein shakes (for the few classes where my professors won't let me eat in class), fruit salads, Greek yogurt, and oatmeal. All which are my fast healthy in a hurry meals. I hope this helps and I wish you luck in your journey! 0 -
Greek yogurt and granola is one of my favorites! I try to go for the plain Greek yogurt to keep my sugar lower, but it def. doesn't taste as good lol. Salads are a pretty good go to for sure. I have been eating a lot of fruits and veggies dipped in peanut butter as a quick fix. Thanks for the suggestions! I haven't been able to get my protein up, so the shakes is a really great suggestion! Thanks for the read, and good luck with your semester!0
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My compromise
I tend to set up unrealistic goals for myself, like eating 1200 calories. I can do that for a few days, but then when I 'binge' and eat somewhere around 1500-1700 calories, I beat myself up so bad! My compromise is going to be 1400. This is the first time I am at a higher calorie count, and hopefully it's a more manageable number. I usually focus on my caloric intake and don't log all my workouts. Hopefully seeing success in not eating my cap calories, will give me more motivation than just seeing the deficit. It's interesting how little numbers and neon green and red can make a big difference in your mentality.
So far the last few days have been good. I have logged and eaten decently and gotten some workouts in. Usually I just do cardio, and I really want to look into good ways to add some strength training in too.0 -
That's a good idea to try a more sustainable calorie allowance. You're right about how those little colored numbers affect our mentality too. I do almost anything possible to make sure I don't have red numbers.
I'm not sure what you're looking for in strength training, but I recently started bodyweight training and love it. The free program I'm using is from startbodyweight.com.0 -
I am using an app called FitStar. There is a program on there that is free but the better ones cost some money. The app itself is great. They have workouts I can do anywhere and I have noticed that I am losing weight but I can also feel that I am gaining muscle. I would recommend checking it out. I also eat around 1400 -1500. It is just too hard to stick around 1200. Since I moved my calories up I have only gone over once. I think going over ever once and a while isn't terrible but its helpful to post about it on your wall so friends can help you get back to it! I hope this helps! 0
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