Well, first of all; cravings are absolutely ridiculous!
Currently, the things I am craving are whole wheat ritz crackers and sweets{because they are here, in the house beckoning me to eat them}.  For a while I was snacking on dark chocolate chips {that were delicious} and, I must point out, I didn’t feel guilty at all! Now that I’m home for winter break, I feel like I’m snacking more than I would if I was back at school, usually to the point of feeling uncomfortably full {my status currently}
Now, I love snacking, I think it’s great, but ONLY when what I am snacking on is nourishing my body.

My snacking can lead to cravings if what I’m snacking on is processed junk food.  Sugar, salt, and fat is addictive and once your body gets some it wants more and More and MORE.  And because I, personally, have an addictive personality, I let my cravings get the best of me and I usually give in to the excess amount of salt/sugar/fat that I don’t really need.
So I decided to try a little something; I am challenging myself RIGHT NOW to not give in to junk food cravings for four weeks. Starting this very second {Dec 17^th} to 28 days later {Jan 17^th}.-lolz @ that movie.

I heard that it takes 21 days to form a habit. But, because I’m an extremist, why not just one more week…?
So, I am declaring now that I, TFV, will only snack on fruits and veggies for 28 days because I care about myself- and I am genuinely curious if I can.

whew. so, like the title suggests, I also wanted to touch on what I currently do for workouts. Well, I am an avid POPster thanks to Cassey Ho of Blogilates.  If you don’t know who she is or what she does you should figure it out because it is amazing! Her POPhiits are KILL-ER and make you feel SOOO good afterwards.

More on this later, now I have to go be productive on Reddit.

Peace.

I thought maybe I’d post a bit about myself before I start getting into all the other things I wanna talk about. Why not, right? I usually like reading about people…

So, like I mentioned in the first post, I’ve done blogs before, but they never stuck. I think this one will; it contains the things that I am the most passionate about; veganism, health, and fitness.

I’ve struggled with Eating Disorders, Depression, Anxiety, etc. etc. etc..and found veganism through trial and error in high school. For all the wrong reasons.  At first, it was a means to lose weight; if I stopped eating meat and dairy, I would be thin. Needless to say, it didn’t last long. And before I knew it, I was scarfing down some ice cream, silently cursing myself till I got to the bottom.

But then, after I had begun to recover {more on that in another post, probably}, I did research on slaughter houses and animal cruelty and I decided to become a vegetarian.  Eventually, after about a year, I decided to make the jump to becoming vegan and it was the best decision of my life. Because this time, I did it for all the right reasons.

As for my fitness journey: I work out to keep my mind in shape, first and foremost. It keeps me sane and helps with my depression and anxiety {SO much better than any anti-depressant}.  Next, I exercise to keep my body fit.  Being overall healthy is extremely important to me, not losing weight. Sometimes I need to explain that to myself. I think the Eating Disorders will always be with me, as will the self-ridicule, but it’s getting better {way better}, and I honestly owe it to becoming vegan. Hands-down.  If I hadn’t done that, I would have never started this fitness journey and I wouldn’t be at the point I am today.

So I guess that’s it for now, I think I’ll do another little bio some other time when it’s not so late and  my eyes won’t be forcing themselves shut…
Good night :}