And I believe that the best buy in public health today must be a combination of regular physical exercise and a healthy diet. ~Julie Bishop

I have decided to restart some type of physical fitness routine. Tomorrow morning. I’m dreading it, but somewhat excited at the same time. I have lost 30 pounds since the middle of August, but more due to not eating as much (like mindless snacking and snacking on less healthy food choices), and keeping busy as to avoid the boredom-induce food binge. However, less caloric intake is obviously not the sole fix for weight loss, as we all know. And while I probably burn a decent number of calories each day, at this time, it’s that I am consuming less than what I probably should to function at my optimum. So. Given some recent life stress, that this will help me to also refocus my energy and stay on track. Work and grad school are keeping me busy, so adding some sort of work-out routine Thursday-Sundays will add to it, but will help keep me going.

This new leaf will also coincide with the fact that I am going for a masters in Public Health – and one of the ideals that this field preaches is physical fitness and healthy eating. I might as well talk the talk and walk the walk, huh?

I am thoroughly excited about school and all the opportunities that are available both during my tenure and once I have graduated. Perhaps my dream of living abroad in some hard-to-pronounce country helping with their health system and programs will actually come to fruition. Then again, perhaps it won’t….but I am already closer each day to it becoming a possibility. Someone recently told me that they thought I wouldn’t do anything with this degree once I earn it – and to that I cannot disagree more. Despite that being a somewhat hurtful comment, it also is plain untrue. This is what I am passionate about. I still have the ideals of saving the world that I did fifteen years ago.  Maybe more so. And yeah, I am one person. But it only takes one.   Life is changing and transitioning rapidly, and while part is a sadly a chapter coming to a close, there are is a new chapter that already had begun to open. Today was a little rough for a while due to all of this, but I had some people who were there for me and willing to listen and let me cry. And for the support of friends and family, I am always grateful.

So it’s getting on towards 11pm, and tomorrow is going to be an early morning of kicking my own ass running….so I bid you farewell and goodnight.