Things are better...

I'm feeling better than I did a few hours ago. A few hours ago, I worked on my homework for an hour straight and got absoloutely nowhere. I felt like an idiot. Finally, I just sat there and burst into tears.

Then I said something very strange. "Screw this, I'm gonna go powerwalk to the Strom and lift some weights."

Actually, it's not so strange. For those who don't know, I'm on a diet. It's mainly for health reasons. I don't really have a problem with body image, but my main concern is my BMI, which has skyrocketed in the past six months. I'm at risk for heart disease...and hypertension already runs in my family. I decided I better do something about it. But it's totally cool. See, I'm on a low-sodium diet, so I'm not missing out on much, except...well, salt. And I make sure to watch my calories too. I actually don't miss salt all that much, and I don't miss the sodas I used to drink all the time. I was telling my sister proudly how pale my pee had gotten, and she was just like, "Yeah, okay, Liza..." XD

I do miss cheese, though. Yeah...I had to get rid of a lot of the cheese. And potato chips... And Chicken Finger Wednesday's out of the question. And chocolate. Cause that's just death in a foil wrapper. I will cheat just a little for Valentine's, though...I'll have a candy bar to celebrate the occasion.

I also finally have a fitness plan that challenges me but doesn't leave me exhausted and in pain. It's no problem sticking to it. It involves powerwalking and strength training with weights, thus my rediscovered love for the Strom.

I promise to post my progress on here too. My first weigh-in's tomorrow, so I'll be sure to tell you how I did.

But my day. It got better. Cause getting some air and some exercise really helped lift my spirits. And then on the way back, I ran into Amy, the girl I sit next too in Economics (aka the class from hell with the homework from the cesspool of hell). She had been talking to some of her classmates, and she offered to help me with my homework. I jumped at the chance, and with a change of scenery and some explanations, everything made perfect sense. So I'm almost done, and now all that's left to do is study for my Japanese test tomorrow. I sent up several heartfelt thankyous to heaven for this one. It's times like these that I can really tell God's looking out for me.