Feeling Inspired.

After a few weeks going to the gym, I’m definitely starting to see results. Not only physically but mentally. I feel happier, healthier, more awake, and most importantly inspired.

Actually seeing the results of my hard work and dedication have inspired me to kick all of my unhealthy habits and to work harder at pretty much everything. I’ve definitely been studying harder and getting my work done sooner and I even finally have the motivation to go on a job hunt which I really need to do.

As far as unhealthy habits go I don’t really have that many. Like any college student I enjoy fun nights out, cups of coffee, and lots of sleep. However, I probably sleep and drink more coffee than the average person. My three cups of coffee a day minimum isn’t usual and can best be described as a crippling caffeine addiction. More than twelve hours without a cup and the caffeine headaches start and I’ll probably be the least friendly person you’ve ever met. I also enjoy ridiculous amounts of sleep, like 12-14 hours on the weekends and countless naps during the week. I know these are not the healthiest behaviors but I can’t seem to kick either one.

However, I’ve never been this motivated before. Thanks to going to the gym I want to give it a try. Working out has already helped me be a bit more awake, but a think I could take it even further. First I’m quitting coffee, I started today and all I can say is it has been a real struggle. But, I figured the coffee is probably causing the crashing in the middle of the day and trouble getting up in the morning so quitting coffee might just fix both problems. If that doesn’t fix the sleeping problem, I’m just cutting out naps completely. They never make me feel better, they only make me feel more tired so avoiding them as much as possible could also help.

I know it’s going to be hard seeing I’ve had both of these habits for years, but being successful at the gym is really motivating me in pretty much every way. I feel healthier because of it and it’s just making me look for ways to be even healthier. Although I still am not totally happy with going to the gym I’m starting to like it more and more. It’s really effecting me more than I thought it would and all for the better. I think overall the decision to start working out is really going to make me better in a lot of different ways.