hippies and whatever

YESTERDAY I DID MY FIRST YOGA CLASS.

And let me just tell you 2 things:

1. I loved it!
2. OMG I AM SORE.

All athletes everywhere should do it. I feel like people think "what it's just like stretching for a hour pssh easy whatever bai" but NO. Wrong. It's like 1/4 stretching, relaxing, and breathing and 3/4 OMG WE'VE BEEN HOLDING OUR LEGS NEXT TO OUR HEAD FOR LIKE 30 MINUTES I CAN'T BALANCE ANYMORE i fell down.

Seriously. There were people that could freaking BALANCE on their HANDS with their knees like on their elbows????? WHAT? Also you kinda do a wallsit for like 15 minutes straight. Also the instructor will come over and say "soften" and then push you further into the "pose" (read: incredibly twisted position where your glute is DYING) and then you die.

In my opinion and experience, it's like relaxing really hard strength training. I don't really get it/can't explain it probably - but I felt relaxed at the same time my body was shaking. That whole breathing thing can really make you push yourself further. And I have a lot of tension in a lot of places, that I don't have time to stretch, so it looks like yoga 2x a week would be optimal for strength and flexibilty, right? And also it will make my shoulders hate themselves right before skiing today. Greatttt. hahahaha.

Well anyway I liked it a lot, I will continue doing it, and so I can only expect myself to turn into even more of a hippy than I already am. Hippy/mallgoth here I come yay.

xoxo, hshb,
candy
 

HERE WE GO

SO.

Sorry about the huge hiatus, blog name changes, all that good stuff. I'm back this time FOR GOOD.

2014 is going to be MY year. Here's the resolutions list:

1. Keep this blog up-to-date and running (at LEAST 1 post/week)
2. Get back to my pre-high-school weight
3. Get a car :)
4. Go someplace new
5. Have an awesome birthday
6. Be healthier!!!!!

As you can see, #1 is a huge priority. Last semester was just so tough that I couldn't do it all - blogging and school and social life and the limited exercise I scheduled in - but I think it's honestly really good for me, even if my friends bring up some of my entries like erryday.

In short, theheartstrong is back! YAY <3

hshb,
candy

#VEGAN

Yes, it is true.

I am now a vegan. Like, as in, I made this decision yesterday while eating chicken, and starting this morning I am vegan.

Why? Honestly, a lot of reasons. One is that I've gained back every single pound I lost this summer in one week in Europe. Possibly due to pounds of butter, duck, cheese, and alcohol.

But there are others. I used to have a somewhat restricted diet, and I think it's better for you by far. I felt better when I didn't eat meat, and I had less acne. I think I also maintained a lower weight without all this yo-yo-ing, dieting then gaining then losing then gaining. When you have serious food rules in place, you have a much better time of avoiding "bad" foods.

And also....I really like animals. And I would like them to be humanely treated. AND I KNOW THAT'S A STUPID HIPPIE THING TO SAY. I know, I'm a crunchy hippie. But I'm not going to be preachy, I'm just saying for my own pysche, I don't want to eat something that I don't know how it was treated. And I already think about chemicals on my veggies...so yeah. It's a piece of mind choice, for my own sake, I think. And also Aang does it. So, yeah.

Anyway, I'm chronically my journey into vegan-hood. In numbers. As in, I have like 2 pimples on my face now. Maybe 3. I don't know. We'll see how that changes. #science

ALSO I may be doing a juice cleanse. Or getting a juicer. WEEEEEEE
hshb,
candy
 

Yeah I'm back from Vacation

And I learned a whole lot. Basically that there's a lot of legal alcohol in Europe. Which would explain my last post. Kind of. I don't know anymore.

I also learned I am not a good flyer. I already knew this, but basically I can't take connecting flights. I need direct, or I'll have a panic attack.

I learned EasyJet (Europe's cheap-ass flight line) SUCKS MAJOR. More on this later, but this is NOT the Europe twin of JetBlue. JetBlue is the best thing in the world, this shit just SUCKS OMG.

I made a new friend, D, who I'll be quoting on Thursday most likely.

I learned that I don't like London all that much (sorry London).

I learned that I like ale much better than beer, which kinda sucks cause you can't really get ale in America I think, but I don't really know anymore.

I learned that NO MATTER HOW MUCH YOU TRY TO LOSE WEIGHT BEFORE A TRIP, IT DOESN'T MATTER BECAUSE FRANCE WILL FORCE YOU TO GAIN IT ALL BACK AND MORE. I'm serious. Constant drink + cheese + bread = FATTY CANDICE.

So back to the juice cleanses before school. And the sims. I need to effing chill out for a few days and stare at a wall.

peace, hshb,
candy

#depressed



Too sad to show my face.

You guys, I've gained like 3.4 pounds over the weekend.

WHAT THE HELL. Like I know I had fun and threw my diet out the window, but this is not ok...just imagine how much weight I'll gain when I go to France for a week+!!!


So, I'm incredibly depressed over this, and I can't think of any cool shit to blog about today yet. Maybe things will pick up later when I go over to T's house.

Wish me luck on my diet today. ):