Today was supposed to be my extremely productive, studious day. Being a premed student and studying in a neuroanatomy class takes up so much of my time that finding time to workout is seriously difficult. There are days when I want to just quit everything, and go back to eating those delicious white cheddar Pirate's Booty cheese puffs. Those used to be my go-to snack for finals week. The major issues that students face is time management. At least for me, it's one of my most difficult tasks every single day. I plan to wake up at a certain time, and I end up waking an hour or two later. I plan to study 2 chapters a day of neuroanatomy, but finish 1 chapter on good days, and half of a chapter on bad days. I promise other neuroanatomy students that I would show up for study group sessions, but never make it because I woke up too late, and couldn't get there on time. It really made me realize that maybe I'm making unrealistic goals for myself. I can't be in two places at the same time. I either got to study at home without any study buddies, or invest in studying together with other study buddies. It's hard because there's always a part of me that wants to prove to others that I could do everything, and keep my word when I promise. But I learned it's good to make mistakes to learn from, and we're not perfect human beings. Everybody makes mistakes, and that's how we learn and grow from them. Life is all about trial and error in order to find what works best for our daily lives. That trial and error time just happens to be now for me.

I mentioned before that I was working out late at night, and not getting as much sleep as I wanted. I made it a goal to workout every morning by waking up earlier, until I realized daylight savings time hit. This is really embarrassing for me to share, but all of the clocks in my apartment didn't need any adjustment when daylight savings time hit because they've been untouched 6 months ago. Yes, my dad and I are that lazy. We never adjust our clocks because we know that it'll go back to that time eventually. Another thing we don't have are wall calendars. I really think that my resolution for this year should be to purchase an awesome wall calendar, and actually use it. Maybe then I will know how to manage my time better, or never forget appointments. My goal is definitely to be more organized this year.

As far as workouts go, I managed to do blogilates and my 21 day fix workout today! The only problem is I have 3 powerpoint projects to finish for neuroanatomy that I want to finish by today, or should I say by this morning. I didn't workout as late as I normally do, but I still don't have time for sleep. Sleep is very important, and I need to figure out a better schedule to get my sleep in. So here's my workout summary:

Workout -
30 min of Total Body Cardio
49 min of Blogilates (today was focused on the abs and thighs)

Diet -
Breakfast: Chocolate Shakeology with 8 oz of water and 1 banana
Snack 1: None
Lunch: Brown rice with turkey bacon & strawberries
Snack 2: 12 Almonds
Dinner: Brown rice with chicken breast with red bell peppers and broccoli stir fry

How I felt -
As you can see, I had a mess up with my diet today. I wanted to half a full on meal for breakfast, but when I opened my rice cooker, I had no rice.... I was starving, so I ended up just making myself my shakeology. My shakeology was originally supposed to be my snack, and the brown rice with turkey bacon and strawberries was supposed to be my breakfast. It takes my rice cooker very long to make brown rice. So I literally had to wash my uncooked brown rice, place it in the rice cooker, and allow it to cook. And while it was cooking, I had to go to a nearby restaurant that served brown rice and ask for curry chicken with brown rice, but keep the rice separate. I just wanted the brown rice, so I let my dad have the curry sauce and chicken. I finally have my brown rice, so I use that instead to eat with my turkey bacon. It was such a long day, and I'm just glad that I ended up eating healthy instead of opting for an unhealthy dish. As far as working out goes, it is very difficult to get myself to workout after I get back from school. I'm always tired from studying both physically and psychologically due to all the responsibilities I have in studying hard. I really think working out in the morning will give me that boost of energy to study harder. I don't think I'll be able to do that starting tomorrow due to my 8 AM neuroanatomy class, but maybe I'll try on Wednesday. I realized that when you workout after a long day, you're body just feels exhausted in general. It's harder to do the moves required. I'd expect it to be easier after a good sleep. We'll see how I do in the next couple of days.

I hope your day was better than mine, and for all the hard-working students out there, just know that slow improvements in your time management will benefit you so much. If I can study and also workout every single day, you can too! Preparing your healthy meals in advance is key, and it helps to go through the week without any struggles. This is something I need to work on. What are some of your reasons for not working out? I know for me, it's definitely time. But if we keep at it, I know we can stay strong and consistent. Let's rock this month! :)