Gym | Day Two

I didn't sleep until 2 am last night, but a few of my other friends and I agreed to go to the gym this morning and meet at 8 am, so I woke up at 7 am and rushed to eat breakfast, hoping to digest before I started exercising.

Finally I got there, and man it was cold outside. About -8 degrees Celsius, Winter surely is coming! Anyways, got there and started off with stretching, but my whole body was sore from yesterday! So, I did what I could and then jumped onto the elliptical! Ran/exercised on the elliptical for a good 20 minutes before heading up to the weight room and worked on our shoulders and back, the shoulders one was a killer! Definitely was able to feel that hurting afterwards, we then headed back downstairs to bike but the seats were really weird and our butts hurt so bad afterwards! They kept sliding forward and we'd have to slide back, and it was really difficult because we set the level of difficulty pretty high.

When we finally finished, we all had trouble going down the stairs because our legs hurt so much. My hips, shoulders and arms hurt the most, but no pain no gain! It's a good thing, it's my day off from the gym tomorrow! Back at it again on Friday morning!

Healthy Eating 101

I'm definitely no professional when it comes to healthy eating but this week, I decided to cut down on my junk food and processed foods and have realized that my skin is actually getting better and I'm feeling a lot healthier than usual these days. No, I still have yet to attend the gym, but I'll get there eventually (trying for next week sometime). Anyways, I cut down on my usual junk food purchases and opted for dried apricots. I did purchase a bag of those Cadbury Crunchie Clusters though, after hearing so many people raving about them, they are quite tasty but a bit pricy.

Anyways, I'm not saying that I'm the healthiest person in the world but I certainly am trying. I purchased mostly fruits and vegetables this week and although it is a lot of more time consuming to cook and cut up, it definitely has its benefits. My hair's shinier and my skin's clearing up from the break outs I got a few weeks ago.

When studying it's not difficult to open a bag of chips and stop eating away but it does have it's bad results with more acne break outs, probably getting more because you're studying and it's a stressful time. So why not wash some fruits and eat those instead? Celery or carrot sticks aren't bad ideas either! All you would need is to cut them up unless you've got a bag of baby carrots, and get a bottle of ranch dressing! It can be either used as dip or salad dressing (win-win, right?) Or just get dried fruits! Dried cranberries are good for bladder infections while dried apricots are good for high blood pressure. You can definitely eat these even if you don't have these problems but just a little tip on how they can help!

I know that as university students, we're all on budget and that grocery shopping is a necessity (unless you're on a meal plan, then lucky you) but, buying fruits and vegetables adds up and then you start wondering if it's worth it. And, it definitely is, eating healthy is really important and it adds to your energy and doing better in school.

Definitely try mixing up your salads and adding stuff to it that you wouldn't usually do. Like for me, my salads consist if iceberg lettuce, almond slices and cut up bacon and Asian Sesame vinaigrette. It's simple but filling. It also consists of almonds which lower chances of heart attacks, help build strong bones, nourish the nervous system and provides good brain function.

This is possibly the most random post ever, oh well. I tried!
Until next time! Stay healthy!