Hey, Miz.

It's me, Maria.

The diet has begun. I really don't like the term diet, because every time I say it, people scowl at me and say stuff like, "You don't need to lose weight! You're already skinny!" It's irritating. Mostly because I think we all have ideals of what we would like to see our body as. And they're right. By most people, I am considered thin. But I want to be healthy (I can't emphasize this enough, guys). I want to eat stuff that gives me energy and vitamins and all that jazz. It's true that I've craved nothing but hot fries all weekend, but I think that is just an example of the problem.

I also have a little bit of a belly pudge. It happens. I would like to get a bit more muscle, and at least make that go down. So, no, I'm not overweight, but I think I could improve. Some people want curves, some want thigh gaps, I would would like strength and endurance. Worst case scenario? It doesn't work out, I hate it, and I go from there.

Okay, sorry. /rant over.

Moral of the story: Aim for your goals. You're beautiful.

So, I went grocery shopping last night with my roommate and some buddies of ours. I bought a few things with the a little help from some friends (*breaks out into The Beatle's song*). A sneak peek:

Lean chicken breast
Spinach
Broccoli
Tuna
Wheat Bread
Total cereal
2% Milk

These are a just a few of the things, but everything I bought was less than 50 bucks (that's my personal goal when I go shopping). For breakfast this morning, I had a measured out bowl of Total, a banana and a water bottle. To snack on, I measured out a few nuts to nibble on, and some more water. I think I'll make some rice and chicken tonight, maybe with some spinach.

So far, I think I'm doing pretty good. At least it's not White Castle, right? Also, I want to give...

Hey, Miz.

It's me, Maria.

So basically this coming up week, I'll be changing my life. Spiritually and physically. In this post today, I'm gonna be focusing more so on the physical aspect, simply because it seems like the easiest to explain at this point in time. I have this friend and he's lost a ton of weight, knows a TON about living healthy and changing your lifestyle. He's walking proof that it is possible. Now, I'm not here actually trying to lose a lot of weight. I've just realized that living off ramen and flamin' hot cheetos for the rest of my life will probably have some adverse effects in the long run. Like an extra limb or something.

Plus, if I feel better, I'll look better. I'm going to also be incorporating exercise in this new change as well. I don't really have much of a reason not to. My apartment has a gym and until we move out, I might as well go to it. I'll run a mile without stopping! Eventually...

So, today my friend is priming me up for a shopping trip to the grocery. He made me list 20 base ingredients, whether I think they're healthy or not, and we're going to come up with foods and recipes that I will be happy eating. Apparently ice cream, and oreos don't count (lame). So, I stuck to the basics. Cheese, bread, meat, fish, yadda, yadda.

I guess we'll see how this all goes. For things to be simplified, here's a short list of things I don't like:

Peppers
Onions
Carrots
Mushrooms

Seems easy? Too bad all those things seem to be in healthy stuff. The last obstacle is that I don't know how to cook anything that takes more than 4 minutes...