Intro (Yeah..I'm actually doing this...)

I should have started working out a long time ago. I played soccer for about 9 years, practicing twice a week and playing games on the weekends. I was in good shape, but I never thought so until I wasn't anymore. I stopped playing in 8th grade but kept the same eating habits, which inevitably led to the extra lbs. The fact that I spent all my time out of school parked on the couch in the prone position watching T.V. most definitely did not help. Neither did the absence of a social life...

I eat a lot. I eat when I'm stressed, I eat when I'm bored, I eat when I'm sad, and usually when I watch T.V. This, obviously, is my downfall. I've also never really had much drive and rarely find anything to really motivate me. That makes it really hard to accomplish all the things I'd like to, including working out, eating right, and schoolwork. It's not like this is something I'm proud of. I never aspired to be a lazy bum. Things sort of changed winter quarter. I changed my major and dropped my art classes, leaving me with math. The extra time gave me time to focus on it and really put in the work, so I made a B. I was behind, and it wasn't easy to catch up, but with hard work and Josh's help, I did okay. I guess that was the start. It felt good to make the grade I deserved, so I tried to keep that up for the rest of the school year.

Not including all the bike rides and walks to class, I worked out two or three times this past school year...usually at 5 a.m. after unnecessary all-nighters. At one point I lost 5-10 lbs just because I didn't have time to overeat while working on math. Unfortunately, I slowly gained the weight back and then some this summer when I had all the extra time on my hands after classes (By the way I made an A and a B during the first summer school session!!).

I recently went through some stuff that put things in perspective. It made me realize that I really needed to make some changes. I'm trying to work harder in my classes and get to the gym, go for a run, or do EA Sports Active twice a day at least 6 times a week. I'm trying to get more in control of myself in general, like controlling anger, letting things roll off my back, and eating habits. Hopefully exercise will replace eating as my outlet.

I have 2 or 3 things that are motivating me to finally do this, but it's mainly for myself.  I finally started to exercise regularly and will be posting my progress. 

SO.....sorry for the rambling. This will most likely be the only time it happens.