Journal 1
Yesterday, I decided the niyama I will be practicing for the next two weeks is saucha. I chose this because I know I need to eat healthier, but I also don’t want to diet because once the diet is over, I’m back to the same old bad habits. I’m hoping this general cleanse will get me on the right path to healthy eating not just for these two weeks but for the rest of my life. Also, after going on Kairos, I know that I should try to refrain from judgements and keep pure thoughts, because mean and negative thoughts are normally wrong and don’t get me anywhere. Since I’m only on day two, I can’t really say I’ve gotten anywhere. I think I need to set some guidelines for myself so this can be more structured and easy to follow.
4/24
Journal 2
Weekends are typically hard for me when it comes to eating healthy. I think as I’ve gotten older, eating has become more of a social thing. So on weekends, normally my friends and I choose to go out to dinner, or get ice cream, and so on. When I went out to dinner yesterday night, I tried picking something healthy out on the menu. The …show more content…
Wednesday and Thursday I was feeling really well. The increased water intake has actually given me energy! I noticed on Wednesday that my weekly workout class was a lot easier to get through, and it really is a difficult class. However, by the time I was in Alabama, I kind of failed to follow the guidelines I had set. On Friday morning, I had a tour and visit from 8-3:45 ahead of me, so I got some coffee. Luckily, I loved the Alabama campus so much that it almost mentally cleansed me. I see a light at the end of the tunnel we call high school! Being out of town, however, caused me to eat every meal out and I honestly let myself eat whatever I wanted. I had worked up such a big appetite both days that I didn’t even worry about what I put in my body. Hopefully being back home I can turn it back