Last blog!!

Um so I just got strep throat last Thursday & it's been a bit of a discouraging setback from thinking I was on the up and up from mono but I should recover pretty quickly as I'm taking penicillin. I took 5 days off of exercise to try and get better and I started running again today. Overall, I think I got better as fast as I could this semester and can't wait to continue to try and take care of myself and exercise. I want to feel good and healthy going into my wedding (which is 81 days away :) and if I keep things up hopefully I'll be on the right track. I'm going to miss everyone, this was an amazing class!

Progress Report

Over the past 3 weeks I've exercised 5 days each week for 20-50 minutes each time. I've been loving it because I'm mixing things up by hiking and biking in addition to running. I've also continued to feel better health wise and want to take extra care as finals and paper/presentations start to get extra sleep and REST* 

Articles that support REST*

Below are links to some interesting articles that explain the health benefits of REST*:

Benefits of Sleep

Benefits of Hydration

Benefits of Eating Fruits & Vegetables

And lastly a recent clinical study shows that Ester-C^® increases Vitamin C levels in your body for up to 24 hours compare to traditional vitamin C. I started taking Ester-C about a month ago and I think it's what helped me get of the mono hump. Click here to see the article and here for the brand's website.

Progress Report

Yay, I've been feeling better and exercising 5 days a week for the past 2 weeks! I've been running, walking the dog, hiking and hopefully will start to bike/swim more.

My inspirational roommate

My roommate, Kate Henderson, has been a very good role model in how she takes care of herself. She eats almost vegan and takes care of herself well by going to bed early. Consistently seeing her soy products in the fridge remind me that I don't need to always be stocked with ground beef and chicken to please my fiance. You see the struggle I have :) Anyways, she has taught me a lot about substituting healthier ingredients in everyday meals and being more disciplined about going to bed at a descent time and for this she is an inspiration.

REST* & Exercise Update:

REST* has been going well, the only thing I've been slacking on is my fruit and veggie intake cause I ran out of money for the month for food and didn't have a good stock of f/v for the month. Also, I've been exercising again! I've been running, hiking or walking at least 4x week for anywhere between 20 min-1 hr. And lastly, my mono/anemia  seem to be getting better! I started taking iron supplements and Ester-C (the most absorbable form of vitamin C) about 1 month ago and I think they've really helped. 

Someone who has been supportive

As I attempted to REST* more and live a healthier lifestyle my fiance has been super supportive by even changing his lifestyle habits so that it would make it easier for me to meet my goals. He's from the South and when we first meet he loved his fried, fatty, processed and simple carbs. He literally never used to eat fruit and only a few vegetables! Steak and potatoes kinda guy. Now he's been eating fish, fruits, vegetables and even wheat instead of white bread, haha Anyways, he's also tried to help me go to bed earlier by him also going to bed earlier so we can't hang out late. Lastly, we just decided that we're gonna run the LA Marathon together in May as a goal to get us exercising more. We're both two college athletes gone lazy so we're gonna try and get unlazy together again. He's also helped me learn to enjoy exercise/athletics more for the sheer act of doing it rather than just the benefits. He has encouraged me to not only to be healthy but has also made me a better person. Yes, this blog is entirely to sappy but to top it off you can check out our wedding website http://www.mywedding.com/thadandlaura

Update 3/10/09

I've been exercising more yay and feeling better, kicking that mono! Can't write anymore cause I'm studying for our midterm tomorrow.