UC Journey

  Ever since I started feeling completely healthy again, I found that I struggle with something completely different now. I have been struggling with making myself rest and taking days to relax. Now that my body doesn't force me to rest often, I have been pushing harder lately. My thoughts were, "Now that I'm feeling well and healthy again, I have no excuse to be lazy!"  So, I have been working, practicing my music, cleaning, cooking, and exercising all day every day. I feel guilty about taking a day or taking some time to rest now that I feel well. I shouldn't be lazy if there's things that need to be done, right? After a few weeks of not taking a day to rest, I finally hit a wall on Sunday earlier this week and came crashing back down. I took the evening to rest and take care of myself and felt better. I definitely don't need as much rest as I used to, to bounce back. It is strange though having to be conscious of taking breaks and time to rest after so ...

  Recently, I finally got a good exercise routine going to help with my cholesterol and overall well-being. Every morning, I do three different workouts and record how I'm doing so I can see my progress. I do push-ups, crunches, and squats. Starting out, I did sit-ups but quickly realized that I could not quite do them properly. So, I switched to crunches, and this has been much easier in the sense that it is noticeably working my core better than the sit-ups.  Day 1 (about 3 weeks ago) I could do 5 push-ups, 10 sit-ups, and 20 squats. Today I did 10 push-ups, 25 crunches, and 30 squats. The most squats I have been able to so is 40, but it depends on the day. Some days I can do more than others. But, although this is by no means impressive, it is a big improvement for me, and I can feel myself finally getting stronger. I can still only do girl push-ups with my knees on the ground, but it feels good to see some improvement. In addition to this workout routine, I also try to tak...