If its raining on campus, it must be a Tuesday!

If its raining on campus, chances are its going to either be a Tuesday or Wednesday. Why would I even mention this? Well the past two years that Ive attended college where I am now, Tuesdays and Wednesdays tend to be the rainiest. Its quite comical and funny to the outsiders who don't attend college at my university but its a tried and true fact. This morning, I woke up at my usual time of 6:45 to head over to the dining hall since it is a bit of a trek. How my room is positioned, the windows in my room over look the soon to be new dining hall but as of right now, its still under construction. So I ended up being weather challenged this morning and walked outside into a rain and wind storm. Luckily I was wearing  hooded jacket, so I didn't get too wet. The way back to my dorm wasn't too different, it was still raining. When I headed over to the gym, I had an umbrella. By lunch time, I was prepared, I had my hooded jacket, umbrella and rain boots. I have a bit of down time until dinner and then its straight to class from 5:30-8pm. In the mean time, I've gotten all my homework and studying out of the way, that way come Thursday when I go home, I only have to worry about Biology and the exam on Monday.

Breakfast: 1 med banana and 1 cup of reduced fat cottage cheese with sriracha sauce.



Lunch: 1 cup of minestrone soup, with 1 cup carrots, and 1/4 cup cucumbers.

Have a great day! If its raining where you are, stay dry!

Busy busy busy

The best way that I can describe the past two weeks have been busy, busy and busy. The fall semester is still getting under way and Im still adjusting to dorm life once again. I love being home, sleeping in my own bed, eating home cooked meals, drinking great coffee and not having to share a room with anyone. Recently, I started dating a guy so obviously, there's the feelings of missing him. I do get to see him every Saturday and since Thursday is the big 2-1 for me, he's picking me up and I'll be home for four days. Also, the dorm Im currently living in, is still under construction. They are building a Dunkin, a sub shop and a quickie mart type store. Need less to say, the construction has been nonstop through the early mornings and even into 1am in the morning!

Ive also had my first full week of classes. Accounting which is required for my major is going to be the most challenging course of the semester. Its a lot of reading and the professor is kind of boring and needless to say, its a 7am class Monday and Thursday! Thank goodness for Venti coffee! Bio is one of my favorite classes, and I like the professor, theater and speech are both fun classes and both professors don't believe in grades so thats always a plus and my nutrition class so far isn't too shabby. We have a few quizzes throughout the semester and the big project is to take a recipe and deconstruct it, then recreate it in a new and unique way! Talk about a fun yet challenging course!

Since the gym is directly next to my building, Ive had no excuse not to work out and that's just what I have been doing! Everyday, I make sure I get my run or spin workout in plus I lift weights 3 times a week. I use to workout solely to lose weight but not anymore. I workout to relieve stress, stay tone and build up my muscle tone and arms.

The food on campus is typical for a college campus. It has its good and bad points but I mainly stick with fruit, vegetables, egg/egg whites, the soups aren't too bad, beans and cottage cheese. On the days where I have to wake up for accounting or on the weekend, I'll have a piece of fruit, a fiber one bar or a cup of cereal with almond milk. My goal still is to increase my calories a bit so Im not weak and tired all the time. I know being a nutrition major, how to eat healthy but struggling for years with certain issues has caused me once again to restrict my calories a bit too much. Im at a weight where Im comfortable but I know with the amount Ive been eating and how often I exercise, chances are, my weight is slowly decreasing again. Im trying to avoid that, so to get out of this rut, Ive been added 100 or so calories until Im at a healthier intake of calories. I can't just fill up on veggies and egg
whites all the time.

Have a great week!

New Year, New Me

Ah school! How many students dread the early morning classes, commute to school and the oh so exciting quizzes, exams and finals. Im starting my junior year of college and Im actually excited. Yesterday was the first day of classes and I had theater/ acting and speech. Both professors seemed really chill and both classes although require speaking in front of a group of my peers, definitely seem like they're going to be a lot of fun although hardish work. Today, I had my first 7am class! Required for a nutrition major is accounting which most likely will be the class that requires the most studying since Ive never taken an accounting course. This afternoon/evening, I had biology which Im really looking forward to. I always liked bio and the professor is great so far plus one of the assignments which is 25% of the overall grade is to go to either the Bodies Exhibit in NYC or the Natural museum, both really interest me and I know picking which museum to go to, might be the hardest part of the class. lol

Tomorrow, is Friday and the weekend! Luckily, how my schedule worked out with 17 credits, allows me to have Fridays off. Bio is 4 credits and one of my nutrition classes is also 4 credits.

Food wise, its the typical college dining experience. Lastly, its consisted of a piece of fruit for breakfast, egg whites, and loads of veggies at lunch and dinner. Gym wise, Ive gotten back to jogging for 45 min to an hour a day and lifting weights.

SO far, so good! Lets get this school year started out right!