I have been wondering how to balance my social life, work commitments, and fun adventures amongst a long-held desire to be healthy and active. When living alone, I find that I often struggle to eat "well" at home in that my portions tend to be biggie-sized and I waste food by letting it go bad in my fridge. Let me make that last point more clear- the cheese, bread, and ice cream never go bad, the broccoli and lettuce do!

It is expensive to buy healthy foods for one when living in a large city, such as Tokyo, and equally hard to come home from work and not dive into something unhealthy. So, when one gets into the habit of going out to eat with friends instead of staying home and "being good" it is hard to back track and even harder to undo what those unhealthy routines have done to your body. What perpetuates the cycle is that it is more fun to have a fun dinner with friends than a solo dinner with my internet-streamed episode of Project Runway or House.

Anyone else experience this? Suggestions? Feedback? Support!