Stress

Stress (v) - Stress is the body's reaction to a change that requires a physical, mental or emotional adjustment or response.

Synonyms: worry, bother, get to, hassle, harass, perturb

Antonym: relax

Cause: any situation or thought that makes you feel frustrated, angry, nervous, or anxious.

I am the type of person that stresses out easily. I hate it. I don't like it and I wish there was a way I can get rid of it permanently. I've taken natural supplements before, Exstress ,that helped me calm down. But sometimes I feel so wrong about just popping in a pill to make everything better. It is an instant relief and it makes me feel so relaxed and focus. Besides exercising, I do need to find a way to relax myself. Summer school started for me this week and I already feel I need a vacation. It's tough in the summer! The classes are 4 weeks long and they pack all that information in those short time. I'm currently taking a weight training class, U.S. History, & World Lit and it is a lot of reading! I'm still trying to figure out a schedule where I'm able to read for both classes without stressing out. I'm hoping to finish my basics by spring 2010, I'll have an Associate's degree in Social Work and then continue with my bachelor's in Psychology. I'm focused right now and want to do well. So I can't afford to slack off or procrastinate (my best friend).

Speaking of slacking off, I've been slacking off so bad in the nutrition and fitness department. Since I can't do my evening workouts right now, I have to do 'em in the mornings. Good thing I have weight training class at 8am 'cause I get to do my workouts then and use the evening time to study/spend time with the husband/do house chores. This past week was really bad for me. I only worked out twice and ate really bad in the evenings. I tend to do well with eating healthy during the day but the evenings I pigged out and ate unhealthy. I had fried food twice this week, low on veggies, had some fruits, and most of carbs were pretty good except for the battered fried stuff. I'm hoping next week will be better. I tend to eat a lot of bad stuff when I'm stressed out. Somehow when I stress, chemicals are sending my brain a message that I need fatty, greasy, unhealthy food to make me feel better. I need to not listen to that and make better choices. I also need to start on the plan I chose to do to train for the 1/2 marathon in November. It's a 12 week plan, 12 miles total of running/week mixed with crosstraining. I think it's a very healthy plan and good for my knees. I'll be getting some new (asics) running shoes soon and I can't wait to use 'em!

To conclude this post, I'm going to end this post with a scripture that has help me get through a rough day:

"Therefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own." Matthew 6:34