I miss my homegirls right now. I just got two great emails from two different friends and it reminded me how much I love spending time with them and just chatting until the sun comes up :-( I definitely have to make a better effort to stay in touch and visit my friends now (NYC ladies) and when school ends (UNC peeps).
Having a summer break and being in different places definitely feels different than in undergrad. I remember going away from my friends then and diving into my internships, but I don't remember it feeling like this. Maybe I'm just being overly emotional today, but I do miss them.
Anywho, that's all for now. Miss you my people!
June 24, 2010
June 22, 2010
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June 21, 2010
Nutrition Adventure
I've embarked on a new adventure. One where I try to treat my body as it should be treated in relation to health and fitness. Enter my nutritionist. A wonderful woman...patient, caring, knowledgeable, understanding, and most of all interested in helping me live healthier. She listens to my crazy ramblings about eating hand-fulls of candy in the afternoon and counting cleaning as an exercise and gently reminds me of the implications of the actions. Adore her patience and persistence.
But alas, this is not quite the cakewalk that I would hope for. Turns out self control is a challenge, and also understanding portions, not only of food but of sub-components of that food (read: fat, protein, carbs, fiber, etc). All challenges for a woman who loves me some carbs (55% of my diet was carbs per my food journal, not bad but should be more around 40-45%). The best thing about my nutritionist though is that she is not asking me to count carbs or specifically count these food components. She's trying to teach me a way of intuitively eating healthy by first understanding the portion sizes, then sub-component portion sizes and picking foods that fit into my daily requirements for those. It takes practice that's for sure.
What have I learned thus far:
1) I now know what a serving size looks like (smaller than you would think)
2) I am constantly taunted by the jar of candy in my bosses office (its almost as though I can hear it laughing at me when I walk past)
3) I have to prioritize true exercise in my daily routine for at least 45 minutes
4) Eating healthy really does taste pretty good (I had a turkey sub on whole wheat for lunch with tons of veggies that I wouldn't normally eat and no dressing and it was delish!)
5) Pre-packing my own snacks helps me more easily practice healthier eating habits
6) Understanding my food helps me understand that what society sometimes calls bad is not necessarily that bad for me if eaten correctly (correctly=appropriate portion size)
Overall, I'm enjoying learning what it means to eat more healthfully. I would encourage anyone who's insurance will cover it to go to a nutritionist. It is amazingly helpful in understanding food in a way no one really ever teaches us.
But alas, this is not quite the cakewalk that I would hope for. Turns out self control is a challenge, and also understanding portions, not only of food but of sub-components of that food (read: fat, protein, carbs, fiber, etc). All challenges for a woman who loves me some carbs (55% of my diet was carbs per my food journal, not bad but should be more around 40-45%). The best thing about my nutritionist though is that she is not asking me to count carbs or specifically count these food components. She's trying to teach me a way of intuitively eating healthy by first understanding the portion sizes, then sub-component portion sizes and picking foods that fit into my daily requirements for those. It takes practice that's for sure.
What have I learned thus far:
1) I now know what a serving size looks like (smaller than you would think)
2) I am constantly taunted by the jar of candy in my bosses office (its almost as though I can hear it laughing at me when I walk past)
3) I have to prioritize true exercise in my daily routine for at least 45 minutes
4) Eating healthy really does taste pretty good (I had a turkey sub on whole wheat for lunch with tons of veggies that I wouldn't normally eat and no dressing and it was delish!)
5) Pre-packing my own snacks helps me more easily practice healthier eating habits
6) Understanding my food helps me understand that what society sometimes calls bad is not necessarily that bad for me if eaten correctly (correctly=appropriate portion size)
Overall, I'm enjoying learning what it means to eat more healthfully. I would encourage anyone who's insurance will cover it to go to a nutritionist. It is amazingly helpful in understanding food in a way no one really ever teaches us.
June 11, 2010
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