Coles Bites

New Year, New You

colesbites — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:45:32 +0000

A new year has emerged which means new years resolutions. I finished my third semester at college and I can say I didn’t do too bad. Defiantly a lot better than last year. I ended up with three As and 2 Bs. My new years resolution is to get better grades, focus on my school work more, continue to work out and get into the best shape of my life and of course continue to blog. I’m trying to come up with better ideas formy blog andhow to appeal and attract to more people.

The past few weeks have been tough for me but I’ve been able to keep up with exercise and Im trying to eat three healthy meals. Its easy for me to fill up on coffee and not eat which isn’t the smartest thing to do. Instead of having coffee first thing in the morning, Ive been making and drinking smoothies. Lunch has been boca burgers and veggies with the giant cup of coffee and dinner seems to vary from day to day. Boring, I know. Its very easy while Im home to get into a rut but Im working on getting out of that. Instead of focusing on counting calories, Im putting that energy toward my online winter class which Im doing very well in and reading books. I picked up One for the Money and so far I love it.

Have a happy healthy new year!

colesbites — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:58:17 +0000

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Don’t let stress get the best of you.

colesbites — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 02:49:34 +0000

Everyone gets stressed out for whatever reason it may be. Im stressed about the five finals I have between Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday. Wednesday I get to go home which Im very excited about. Im a perfectionist and Im not going to lie, things in my eyes have to seem perfect. It has also caused me in the past to develop unhealthy coping skills. Im trying to de-stress the best way I know how and thats been to talk things out, practice yoga, read, listen to music and exercise. There are still times where restricting gets me thru stressful times of finals, but that only hurts my concentration and thinking.

Im still struggling with those three meals, since my last post, Ive skipped dinner three times and skipped breakfast twice. Im usually really good with eating breakfast but sometimes I feel myself fighting those demons. That’s the time where I turn to my religion and go to mass. Ive also shocked myself by going to mass four times this month and I will be going a fifth time on Sunday. When I was younger I hated sitting in church for 45 minutes to an hour but now its like yoga, its a time to clear your mind and look forward in life.

Im also currently seeing someone and he’s really great. He knows about my situation mainly because I drank a little too much “juice” one night and told him my secrets. Ooops. Typical 20 something year old right there. He’s actually a year younger than me and he’s studying to be an orthodontist which, hey big bucks right there. lol Other than that we actually have a lot of common interests and he’s always looking out for me and making sure I eat.

As for break, Im actually taking an online health class which Im excited about and in January my niece is going to be with us two days out of the week. She’s come a long way since June and now she’s eating solids. The other day she had butternut squash. A girl after my own heart. I can’t wait to cook for her and make her smoothies.

Thursday Im seeing my best friend Danielle who is looking into transferring to Montclair in the fall which hopefully means that I will be dorming with her. I haven’t seen her since the Tuesday before Thanksgiving and I miss chatting with her and boy do we have a good time when we’re together. We have been friends since we were 5 years old and keeping her as a close friend is very important for me.

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Tagged: coping skills, health class, practice yoga, stressful times

The challenges of exam time

colesbites — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:10:49 +0000

Stress is upon all college students this time a year. The end of the semester is upon us as well as the dreaded finals. This is the time when there aren’t enough hours in the day for life in general. The library has been pretty packed so far and the on campus cafe is jammed pack with students and staff.

Ive been so busy lately with projects, exams, readings for classes, quizzes and hanging out with friends thus my absence from blogging. Im going home this weekend mainly to help my dad put up Christmas decorations which he will pay me for my help but also because I need to get my contacts. On the gym front, Ive been pretty regular getting to the gym everyday. Today Im planning on an afternoon sweat sesh. Hopefully Ive dropped a few pounds but my main goal for working out is to tone up and get in excellent shape.

Ive been trying to eat three healthy meals a day but I know stress causes me to skip meals and skimp on what I should eat. I would go back to eating every three to four hours but I get enough criticism as it is in my life. Plus I have a ton of other personal issues Ive been dealing with. One dealing with my “issue” coming back and those thoughts which I thought were long gone? Oh “she’s” back and stronger than ever! I really just can’t wait for winter break when I can be on my own schedule and get back on track with life and such.

Tagged: college, exams, working out

Back starting tomorrow!

colesbites — Sat, 15 Oct 2011 02:36:36 +0000

The fact that school is in full swing has left me zero time to blog. Well that’s about to change. I’m making it appoint to blog 2-3 times a week. I seriously love it and I’ve been missing it.

Bye bye teen years

colesbites — Tue, 20 Sep 2011 02:53:53 +0000

Im turning 20 tomorrow…I’m not ready to be in the 20something category. I want my teen years back! I’m excited to start this new decade out with a bang though.

Aside from that, I had a decent day. I have two nutrition classes and went to Zumba this evening. It was packed! I’m sure it was because it was the first class of the school year or every floor in all the buildings were having floor Zumba night but it was insane. Great class though. One girl asked me if I was in the Zumba sorority because I was one of the first people allow in the class. No sorry, I just had a good CA who got my roommate and I in the class early so we weren’t shut out. Have a great start to the week!

Last weekend as a teenager

colesbites — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 02:22:42 +0000

I’ve been a terrible blogger and haven’t posted in a while. I promise as I move into my 20s. Oh gosh Im no longer going to be a teen. I will post more and become a better blogger. As for the weekend, I’ve managed to hit the gym everyday and tonight, my roommate and I went to Zumba. I thought it was Zumba, but ended up being Zumba tone. I didn’t mind since I got an added bonus of strength training. My floor is having a Zumba night tomorrow, so I’ll be showing my face again.

As for eats, the weekend on campus the food tends to be very boring to say the least. And since I bought the Living Social deal from Whole Foods, I bought a few things so I have something to eat on the weekend especially in the morning since I like to workout early on the weekend. Lunch was basically a salad with egg whites and the same thing for dinner. I was really jonesing for some soup but I’ll just have it tomorrow for lunch and dinner.

Have a great start to the week!

colesbites — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 22:47:35 +0000

The first weekend at college has been eventful and not to mention the amount of walking I’ve been doing. It’s great exercise and talking the stairs seems like second nature in my books these days. I had to go to target with my roommate to pick up a bathmat, toilet paper, and other necessities. I even bought a cool new water bottle since the purple I’ve been using is a pain to drink out of when I’m working out. Usually the water ends up on me rather than in my mouth. Afterwards, we went to dinner which is annoying on the weekends since the dining hall closes at 6:30. I mean that’s fine and all but most people would rather a bit later closing time and an earlier opening.

Dinner was simple. Carrots, cucumbers and some soup. Oh and of course coffee. I mean who would I be if I didn’t drink that stuff. Sometimes I don’t know how I would ever function without it.

Back to school

colesbites — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 17:17:50 +0000

On Tuesday I moved into my new dorm. And the dorm is brand-new, spacious, air conditioned and really nice. A big improvement over last year’s freshman dorm. I’ve had three days of class in which I had Italian, Anthropology, nutrition and bio. I’m really excited for Italian and Nutrition Life cycles this semester since I want to be able to speak Italian well and the life cycles class is going to be important in what I want to do when I’m older, work with Infants and pre/post natal care.

As for working out, I’ve started the year off with a bang and have gone every day since I arrived at school. Say Wahh! And eating wise, I’ve been sticking mostly to salads and soups and breakfast has been either cottage cheese and fruit with a hint of granola or egg white omelets with veggies and fruit. Hopefully I can get to where I need to be weight wise and tone up a bit.

Have a great weekend!

September is here

colesbites — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 10:28:03 +0000

Summer is the season of warm weather, time spent down the shore, the time when school’s out. Before we know it, summer is over and fall is among us. While I enjoy the summer and being able to stay up late and run without being bundled up, my favorite season is fall. Yes my birthday is considered in the summer season but I consider it to be fall since the weather is beginning to become cool in the early morning and late evening. School also resumes but this year Im actually excited for school. I have a new roommate, thank goodness but Im also in the brand new dorms on campus. Im excited to begin this year off on the right foot. I need to regain my focus and get back into the swing of things both academically and get myself in the best shape of my life.

To start September off right, I’m going to the gym this afternoon to get in some cardio and weight lifting and Im getting back to eating every 3-4 hours. My plan is just to tone up and maybe lose a few pounds. Hopefully, this is the start to something new.