FriYAY Thoughts
- Ellen DiNicola
- Aug 12, 2016
- 4 min read
Happy Friday my dears! This week seemed to DRAG…no? I have always thought it was interesting how days + weeks seem different to each person. Depending on what we have going on in our lives, time can seem to move so slooow or fly by! Regardless of how it feels, we should make sure we are enjoying + taking every moment in. Wishing time away is one of the worst habits we can make (I am guilty of doing this way more than I should). Sometimes it might be because we are excited to reach a goal or experience an event, but how I wish I could re-live my childhood to early 20’s again sometimes! I feel like my parents when I say that, but it is so true! At my work, we have an intern who is 19-years-old. We have all told him to cherish his college years + to not wish them away like he does from time to time. He doesn’t understand it at all (we’ve all been there), but I wish I had listened to anyone who told me that when I was his age. Such is life!
Anyway, just some random thoughts I have been thinking about, but time for an update! I have been doing well with my clean-eating challenge. Last week I lost a healthy 2 lbs + stuck to eating clean (with the exception of a couple of minor ingredients that were in a meal I had out to eat). Regardless, I did break the clean eating, but picked right back up + didn’t let that deter me. One thing I did notice, however, is how my body reacted to the toxins I had put in! It is crazy how even a little difference in your diet can make. Because I have been clean-eating for a good amount of time at this point, I find myself leaning towards healthier options, checking labels + getting the best ingredients possible more often. Because of this hiccup, I don’t want to feel gross after eating something that isn’t “clean,” + find myself asking “is it really worth it?” more often. It isn’t worth it, why would you want to feel like crap? I sure don’t. This doesn’t mean we shouldn’t treat ourselves every now + then. If we didn’t, we would lose our minds. It is finding a healthy balance, maintaining a healthy lifestyle + making better choices so that we feel good on the inside + out!
Since I got back from some time off in July + a crazy wedding schedule, I have been going hard-core at the gym. Starting Monday, my workout schedule is going to change + I am committing myself to attend boot camps early in the morning before work. In my previous workout schedule, I had 2 early morning workouts (one Personal Training session at 6 AM on Wednesdays + one Boot Camp session at 6:30 AM on Fridays). Now, I will be sticking to the following schedule:
For most of my life, I have had the oddest sleeping habits. I am the epitome of a night owl. I will get up at the last absolute second I can in the morning (around 7:45 AM), rush to get ready, head to work + become exhausted mid-afternoon. Once I am home, I am so tired that I will nap in between getting home + the gym (if I have time) or afterwards. By 9:00/10:00 PM, I get a burst of energy and find myself awake until 1:00/2:00 AM at times, go to bed + do the same thing again the next day. I tell myself every single day – okay go to bed early tonight, you can’t keep doing this to yourself! Then I find myself in the same position the following night. It’s not that I can’t get to sleep, I just find myself being the most productive during later hours – whether it is catching up on videos online, planning out my meals, researching stuff online, laundry, cleaning, etc. I have been this way since I can remember – everybody knows it, + it is odd considering I have always had to get up at “normal” hours – I’ve never worked odd shifts consistently. I can run on very few hours of sleep, but when I do get to sleep, I could sleep FOREVER + never wake up in the middle of the night for anything. I need to force myself to shut the electronics down, turn the lights off + start creating better sleeping habits. I am thinking + hoping that this new workout schedule will allow me to do so. I will have more time to get things done after work so I won’t be scrambling to do them at obscene hours + I will be tired from my workout in the early morning. Does anyone else struggle with this? I can’t be the only one!
Hope you enjoyed this update. Start creating a schedule that works consistently with your goals! Work your way towards big changes that may seem impossible at first (no matter what they may be), but I know it will be worth it in the end.
XO Elle
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