There are plenty of kids who grow up knowing exactly what they want to be when they get older. Perhaps a teacher, a lawyer or maybe a nurse. I was never one of those kids. Now that's not to say I didn't have dreams when I was little; I had always wanted to be an artist and when I graduated high school that dream wasn't entirely lost. At that point I wanted to be a photographer, but after taking some photography classes post-high school, I soon realized I'm not the type of person who can make a career out of a hobby. As soon as I do, it just isn't fun.
Fast forward a few years, I thought I wanted to go into nursing. I had become a licensed esthetician and wanted to take it one step further by getting my nursing degree in order to pursue the dermatology field. Then one day I was sitting in my Anatomy and Physiology 2 class while we were discussing nutrition and digestion. All of a sudden, it hit me. I didn't want to be a nurse. It just wasn't meant for me.
Afterwards, I did my research and eventually came across dietetics. How I never knew of it's existence beforehand, I still don't know. But I do know I have never been more excited to be in school because my heart is finally in it. I truly believe that the health problems we do or don't have, are strongly associated with the foods we eat and unfortunately not enough people take it seriously. I want to change that. I want to change the way people look at food. I want to help them learn to enjoy it the right way. I want to help kids grow up making healthy choices. Mostly, I want to make a difference.
So enough about me, what about you. What do you want to do?
The title says it all! And it is making training very difficult. I unfortunately ended up not going to Zumba last night, I just had too much homework to work on. I was bummed about it but I knew I had a good reason to miss. So today I did a four mile run with some weights and stretching afterwards. I think tomorrow I will do some yoga and Friday will be my long run. It's my weekend to work so I won't be getting in any major work outs. :(
My half is in about two and a half weeks so I'm getting down to crunch time! Anyone have any tips and tricks to keep myself motivated?? I think right now it's mostly mental. My body feels mostly capable, although today's run did feel a little odd. Any runners out there ever run your routes backwards? Try saying that five times fast! That's a mouth full. Anyways, I reversed my normal route and for majority of my run I just felt unbalanced or something. I'm not sure? It is much warmer today than it has been so maybe it's the weather. Or me just being so tired. Who knows, but I hope it passes. And soon!
Another short post for today. The homework just doesn't quit! But first I must shower and enjoy some of my left over homemade chicken fried rice. I must say, it turned out pretty well for just throwing a bunch of stuff together! We had left over quinoa, some grilled up chicken breasts and spinach and mushrooms that needed to be used. So yesterday I cooked up some eggs (like an omelette, but not folded), then sauteed the mushrooms and spinach, added the chicken, threw in the quinoa with some soy sauce and last but not least stirred in the egg. A protein packed lunch perfect for after a run!
Happy Wednesday!
