May 7, 2012
Why can't I stop eating?
I love food. No. I don't love food. I'm addicted to food. There's a difference. Everyone says they love food. But for me, it's not the same. Food has literally taken over my life. I'm always awaiting my next meal because I'm always hungry. If I'm being honest with myself, I've gotten into some bad habits during college. It's not just an occasional indulgence. It's multiple indulgences during the day. I've never been skinny. Even when I was young I was always pudgy-looking. But now at the age of 21, it's not okay. I'd be lying if I said I was happy because the truth is, I'm not. I would love to know what it's like to walk into any store and not worry about if they will have your size. I would like to know what it's like to not get winded walking to class every day or dreading the smallest uphill climb. While I've had no serious health issues so far, I feel that I've been lucky. As my body keeps tilting up on the weight scale, I know how dangerous it can be for my health and how much damage I've already done. I signed up for Weight Watchers and already I've cheated multiple times. So how do you lose weight when you struggle with every part of weight loss? When you can't seem to eat healthy or stop eating too much, and don't ever feel like exercising? I don't know how to do it. I need that motivation that I can't find. Or the motivation is there one day and gone the next. I don't want to be a size 0. I just want to be healthy but for me, healthy means losing about 90 pounds. I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm fat and that's okay but I'm unhealthy and that's not okay. No more excuses. I will fail and fail again but I will never stop trying to do this.
April 8, 2012
Marshmallow Cravings
I've been craving something lately and it's probably one of the strangest foods to crave but I just can't stop wanting them. I'm talking about marshmallows. Now, this is perfect because it just so happens to be Easter and one of my all time favorite holiday candies are Peeps. It doesn't get much better than over-sugared marshmallow for me. It really doesn't matter. Bunny or chick. Blue or pink. Yellow or purple. A Peep is a Peep and they all go down just the same: deliciously. It's that minute out of your day when you can sit down, indulge, and not care that they really have no nutritional value for you whatsoever but you're going to eat them just the same. You'll probably pay for every Peep but there is something so wonderful about the mushy sticky goodness.
March 5, 2012
You're Not the Only One
Let's face it. We're all a little busy. I'm busy with school and the things I'm involved in. Your busy with your significant other and work. So let me just let you in on one of the main reasons why I think the world can be a tough place sometimes.
It's because people are too busy in their own lives to care about other people. Have you ever misplaced your credit card and hoped that everyone around you would stop, take a couple minutes out of their day and help you find it? Or your car breaks down and you're not sure what's wrong with it, but you wish someone would stop and pull over to the side of the road to help you fix the problem?
I've been in these situations where I want everyone around me to stop what they are doing and I always hope that magically they will feel the urgency of my problem as if it were there own. But that's never going to happen.
We are self-centered creatures and most likely, we're not going to help other people because we have our own problems to deal with. I guess what I'm trying to say here is, why do we think like that? When we have a problem, we wish other people would stop what they're doing and help us but when people need our help, we ignore them.
Doesn't that bother you?
It should.
I challenge you and myself to stop being so self-centered and to start helping other people out. Stop being so caught up in your own life that you ignore the others around you who might need your help. Yes, you have problems but you're not the only one. Take a few seconds out of your day to help someone who needs it. It can be someone you know or a stranger. Maybe they are struggling to carry something so you ask to help. Don't just ignore them. You'll feel like a better person if you pay attention to them and acknowledge the situation. Guaranteed.
It might be something small you do. But it could make the biggest impact on someone's life.
It's because people are too busy in their own lives to care about other people. Have you ever misplaced your credit card and hoped that everyone around you would stop, take a couple minutes out of their day and help you find it? Or your car breaks down and you're not sure what's wrong with it, but you wish someone would stop and pull over to the side of the road to help you fix the problem?
I've been in these situations where I want everyone around me to stop what they are doing and I always hope that magically they will feel the urgency of my problem as if it were there own. But that's never going to happen.
We are self-centered creatures and most likely, we're not going to help other people because we have our own problems to deal with. I guess what I'm trying to say here is, why do we think like that? When we have a problem, we wish other people would stop what they're doing and help us but when people need our help, we ignore them.
Doesn't that bother you?
It should.
I challenge you and myself to stop being so self-centered and to start helping other people out. Stop being so caught up in your own life that you ignore the others around you who might need your help. Yes, you have problems but you're not the only one. Take a few seconds out of your day to help someone who needs it. It can be someone you know or a stranger. Maybe they are struggling to carry something so you ask to help. Don't just ignore them. You'll feel like a better person if you pay attention to them and acknowledge the situation. Guaranteed.
It might be something small you do. But it could make the biggest impact on someone's life.
February 23, 2012
It Goes On
"In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on." I've recently come across this quote by Robert Frost and I'm just going to put this simply: it's awesome.
Yes. I'm one of those annoying people who loves to look up quotes and live my life by them, or so I would like to believe that's what I do. Sorry if this is a spoiler to anyone but quotes aren't going anywhere. They are all around us so if your not really a believer in them, you're just going to have to get over it.
I'm a huge believer in quotes but not just any quote, only the really good ones, the ones that apply to my life and speak to me about what I'm going through. This is the same for everybody. When we don't know where to turn or how to handle something we look towards quotes.
When I give people advice, (and believe me, I love giving people advice) I always search the ripples of my brain to dig up some quote that will somehow lead to this epiphany for them and maybe they'll say, "damn, you're really smart Leslie". That's really satisfying to me because it's like I'm on stage in front of thousands of people and I just got done performing my famous rendition of "My Heart Will Go On" and everyone is chanting my name.Yeah that would be pretty cool.
But I'm getting away from the point. Because that's the whole point of blogging right? To have a point.
Well, here's mine: I want to blog because it looks like fun and I've tried it before but I never really got into it. However, I think that it's worth it because it gives you some sort of release. It's like talking to your best friend about all your problems or just chatting for a few seconds to tell them about some revelation you had today. It's a way to get out there what you want to say. Maybe someone will read it. Maybe they won't but I don't really care because I'm going to do it anyway.
There is no set road or topic for this blog really. It's just life because I think that that is worth talking about. I'm not going to give you life lessons or anything because I can't tell you how to live your life. I don't think anyone can tell you how to live your life but I do think that Robert was right when he said that it goes on.
Yes. I'm one of those annoying people who loves to look up quotes and live my life by them, or so I would like to believe that's what I do. Sorry if this is a spoiler to anyone but quotes aren't going anywhere. They are all around us so if your not really a believer in them, you're just going to have to get over it.
I'm a huge believer in quotes but not just any quote, only the really good ones, the ones that apply to my life and speak to me about what I'm going through. This is the same for everybody. When we don't know where to turn or how to handle something we look towards quotes.
When I give people advice, (and believe me, I love giving people advice) I always search the ripples of my brain to dig up some quote that will somehow lead to this epiphany for them and maybe they'll say, "damn, you're really smart Leslie". That's really satisfying to me because it's like I'm on stage in front of thousands of people and I just got done performing my famous rendition of "My Heart Will Go On" and everyone is chanting my name.Yeah that would be pretty cool.
But I'm getting away from the point. Because that's the whole point of blogging right? To have a point.
Well, here's mine: I want to blog because it looks like fun and I've tried it before but I never really got into it. However, I think that it's worth it because it gives you some sort of release. It's like talking to your best friend about all your problems or just chatting for a few seconds to tell them about some revelation you had today. It's a way to get out there what you want to say. Maybe someone will read it. Maybe they won't but I don't really care because I'm going to do it anyway.
There is no set road or topic for this blog really. It's just life because I think that that is worth talking about. I'm not going to give you life lessons or anything because I can't tell you how to live your life. I don't think anyone can tell you how to live your life but I do think that Robert was right when he said that it goes on.
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