I must admit it out loud. I have been acting and eating totally unhealthfully the past few weeks. As finals approach, the stress of group projects, exams and essays have been bearing down on me. I have been feeling so overwhelmed! Like usual, this means that I struggle to eat well, exercise, and take care of myself at these times.
Sometimes I feel like this:
How can I practice what I preach during Finals Week?
This question has plagued me for some time. Semester after sweet semester, I can keep healthy and take care of myself. I can get my check-ups and screenings. I can exercise daily and not feel exhausted. I can eat well and take time to meditate and be still. Finals arrive however, and procrastination catches up with me, or my groups' procrastination does, and I feel like doing only 4 things. EAT. STUDY. WORK. SLEEP. **Repeat until finals are over. I add work because I really enjoy my jobs and find that working during finals week is actually relaxing because I know I won't be broke over the break :)
But I am done with it!! And Seriously, I mean it! I am done with eating bad food all day to get a quick energy boost. I am done with not sleeping enough and going to bed stressed out. I am done with feeling gross! I am done with being unhealthy during exams!
For the next 10 days, I am taking my life back from finals. The worst part of all this may just be that I am a Public Health major at BYU. I know that what I am doing is bad. I know what I should be doing differently. Now this is when push comes to shove. If you are anything like me then you need a program. I can't just lolly-gag around and think about doing what I need to. I have to make a plan to do what I should, or it might get pushed aside and make its was down on my priority list until it is off of it all together.
NO MORE!
I will be blogging everyday about things that I plan to do for the next day to stay healthy during the next 10 days. In 10 days Finals will be over and I will be packing for England :) 10 days! 10 Days! Also, everyday I will report back about how I am doing. Am I doing what I planned? Am I eating healthfully? Am I exercising? Am I taking time for myself.
There will be 2 parts to this FANTASTIC FINALS FITNESS PROGRAM
1) Mind/Body Love: this part involves a challenge for me to take some time to relax. This may include a meditation/relaxation exercise, journaling about a certain topic, practicing positive self-talk, or doing service.
2) Exercise/Diet/Sleep: this part of course will be focussed on preparing healthy meals for the next day, eating those healthy meals and snacks, and making sure that I exercise daily. This could mean that I do yoga in the morning and evening, could be that I do a zumba workout or weights. This section also includes drinking enough water and getting enough sleep. My goal is to get to bed at 11pm latest and be up at 7:30am latest every day. This also means that I personally will be taking my vitamins and oils (omega 3 and 6 capsules) as well.
***You can of course adapt this to meet your own needs, whether you are struggling through finals week, or everyday life.
But here I go on my journey to take back my life and my SELF from Finals Week. And yes I believe that as I take care of my mind and my body, both will function better and result in better scores and a more satisfied me.
Tell me what you think!
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