He who has overcome his fears will truly be free.

- Aristotle

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let me get real with y’all right quick.

today I’ve eaten:

• cottage cheese with yogurt
• a banana
• half a sleeve of saltines
• a Hershey’s bar
• a vegetable wrap
• a small Caesar salad
• vanilla soft serve with rainbow sprinkles
• a Caribbean salad with grilled shrimp
• a brownie sundae

that isn’t pretty. and it’s basically been like this for the past few days. for probably two weeks before this I was eating ice cream or something unhealthy regularly, as opposed to the once or twice a week that I was doing before. but at least I was working out during that time so I didn’t feel as bad, whereas this week I haven’t been able to work out at all. yes, I’m frustrated. yes, I’m angry. yes, I’m also stressed beyond belief. I have to get through one more final and then it’s out of here, back home to the gym and my work and the beach. I’m trying not to freak over my inevitable awful grades this semester, the weight I’ve been gaining from stress eating, and my future as a whole because it’s not worth my mental health. I’m hoping everything will turn around when I go home for the summer.

just thought I’d tell you all what’s really going down, because a lot of the fitblr community doesn’t acknowledge the setbacks and the failures but I think it’s important for people to know and relate. if you’re struggling, realize that it’s only temporary. the longer you stay down the longer it will take to get back up.

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