Beating your own personal record feels far more significant than ever beating someone else’s
- just what I think

The “diet/fitness” articles that magazines such as Seventeen and Cosmopolitan feed to their readers. It makes me so angry! It is either inaccurate or very easily misinterpreted. Please stop trying to teach a subject in which you know very little about! 

/endrant

When I reached my 3 mile mark I found a shady tree to lay under and I wrote myself a note to remind myself to go running the next time I feel lost.

Running reminds me of who I am. It clears my head and organizes my thoughts. It helps me focus. It’s the best energy booster on the market (superior to any energy drink out there and gasp - even coffee!) and it gives me more happiness than chocolate or even ice cream ever will. Each time I run I am proving to myself: I am stronger than I think. Running gives me the greatest high and joy I have ever experienced. It makes me feel worthy. It teaches me self love. It helps me find peace within myself and the universe. Running destroys my weaknesses and accentuates my greatest strengths. It makes up for everything I have failed at before. It forces me believe in myself with everything I’ve got. Even when I have not won the race, I succeed. I am winning. I am forever learning and growing but I seem to have more of an understanding of who I am and who I want to be each time I run. I am a runner and nothing less than that. 

The next time I’m having a bad self esteem day or I’m not feeling like myself I’m going to pull my list out and remember to go running… before I become all irrational and stressed lol! 

Videos:

1. Apartment tour 

2. Food Staples / What food I stock my fridge/pantry with

3. Day in the life video

4. College advice video

5. Ab workout - my favorite routine!

6. Fitness/nutrition advice for beginners! How to get started, how to stick with it!

Photo Posts:

1. Homemade Salsa recipe (healthy)

2. The healthiest item on the menu when eating out at different restaurants (nutrition facts of the best option vs. the worst)

3. My fitness story post with before pictures!

4. Campus eating - the best options at any university…and the worst! 

5. College students - how to sneak a workout in on a tight schedule!