It's no secret that the economy decided to take a vacation and leave the rest of us on survivor island. And while the economy is enjoying stimulus baths and pore-cleansing rituals, how is anyone suppose to keep track of staying healthy when making ends meet is the only thing in focus?
I wanted to start 2009 off on the right foot, like most hopeful New Years Eve fans, but the economy put me in a slump. I started worrying about everything; was I going to be able to pay my bills this month?, can I buy groceries?, will I over-draft if I put gas in my car?, and most of all - graduation (I will be a GMU college graduate in May 2009!) - I was worried about finding a job amidst all the unemployment.
All of this worrying got me no where but unhealthy and with the flu - causing me to miss work.
This was a wake up call - so to all of you out there in your bed with 102.5 fevers, say screw the economy and start making things better. Get healthy.
1. Stop putting off visiting your doctor. Check-ups will prevent sickness and missed days of work!
2. Stop substituting "expensive" healthy food with the dollar menu across the street. Kim Hohol, Dietician of CIGNA Medical group, offers some good alternatives to this trend (see: http://newsroom.cigna.com/images/56/HealthyEatingTipsAndRecipes.pdf).
3. EXERCISE! Gym membership or not (see: http://www.shape.com/workouts/) - you can find things to lift and places to run. I was one of those, "I'll start tomorrow" girls, but after a week of consistency it became a habit. It's now my favorite time to clear my head and think. Not to mention - I'm liking my legs and abs :)
These 3 things got me off to a great start and although I'm still not sipping on cucumber water, like the economy, I'm feeling better about myself and confident in a positive future - Good economy or bad.
Monday, February 23, 2009
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