Choices

In today's world, we have choices. A lot of choices. You want a drink? There is water, milk (skim, 2%, whole), juice (apple, orange, cranberry,etc) or soda (regular, diet, pepsi, coke). Are you a mac or a pc? You want to go to college? You can go public, private, liberal arts, science, whoever will take you, etc... There are so many options we face, its hard to decide sometimes. The world has gotten so cluttered with stuff, it can be difficult to know what is right for you. If you are lucky, you can figure out what you need before you get lost in the shuffle. Companies and advertisers seem to attack those of us who aren't sure what they are doing yet, and hope to attract them with catchy slogans or incentives. It is great to live in a world with so much to offer, but we have to make sure we aren't just following the crowd, or doing the popular thing just because it's the popular thing.

Campus food, Diets, and trying to combine the two...

I ballroom dance, and part of my dancing means I have to be in shape. I'm not exactly the healthiest person in the world, and I never have been, but I started dancing almost 2 years ago now, and I decided that I would like to take that much mroe seriously than just a hobby. I would one day like to become a professional. Now, with all this in mind, I have to exercise regularly and also eat well. The exercise part is not so difficult, there is almost always a gym open and I also practice 3-4 days a week. I could always exercise more, but it's also hard to find the extra time between classes and dance practice. But, like I said, the exercise part isn't an issue for me - it's mostly the eating healthy part I have trouble with...
We've ALL heard or experienced the "freshman 15"... That is something I am desperately trying to stay away from. I don't have a fast metabolism and therefore, I have to stick to a fairly strict diet of what and when I can eat. However, this tends to be difficult when everywhere I turn I'm being tempted to eat pizza, or burgers, or icecream, or a number of different foods that are high in calories and fat content. I know there are healthy options - which is excellent! because if there weren't these options, I wouldn't be able to eat on campus, and I live on campus...
I guess all I'm trying to say, is I wish there wasn't sooo much temptation to eat these things. I have really learned to appreciate a home-cooked meal! I just wish there was something healthy for me to eat on campus besides a salad, because lets face it - salads get boring and they're not so nice in the ice cold weather...