Fruits and Vegetables: Good

Student Health Services

The other day when I went for lunch in the Webb Center, I saw several different posters for programs being held by Student Health Services. Everyone always complains about the amount of money that is tacked on to their tuition for student health fees. Student Health Services are their for our convenience for when we get ill or need medical attention at a quick notice. Student Health Services offer several different programs on healthy eating, weight gain and loss, sexual health, gambling on campus, classes on smoking, and other classes on drug and alcohol prevention. Im going to put the link up for the Student Health Services website, so in case anyone wants to go over there are check it out. They offer a lot of helpful and beneficial programs.

http://studentaffairs.odu.edu/healthservices/HealthEd/

Are you eating healthy?

Like I said before, I work at a grocery store on the military base and we have one of the largest produce sections of any of the stores in the area. I compared our produce section with one at Food Lion and their selection just doesn't compare to variety and quality that the commissary offers. Since we are located on a military base, we have people from all over the world that come into our store to shop. So, our produce department has to be fully equipped with all types of fruits and vegetables from around the world to accomodate everyone. Im going to take a couple of pictures of the produce department to visualize the massive amounts of different kinds of fruits and vegetables to offer.

Healthy eating is essential to keeping your mind and body healthy and fuctioning correctly. As consumers, we don't eat enough fruits or vegetables. Im including this in my blog, to inform people that healthy eating is very important. Just because you exercise everyday and think that you take care of yourself, but dont eat any fruits or vegetables you are doing just as much damage to your body. We all love burgers, fries, pizza and junk food, but making sure that place fruits and vegetables in our diet is essential!

Do you exercise?

I work at a military grocery store and I asked a few of my co-workers if they exercise or take care of their health? The answers that I got from them were very puzzling and somewhat sad. First, I dont exercise on a daily basis, but my job keeps me pretty physical fit. I asked this one woman, she has to be about 37 or 38, and she informed me that she does not work out. She tries to eat healthy, because she is almost two months pregnant. She still smokes cigarettes but that is a very hard habit to quit (I would know). I asked another one of my employees if they worked out, and he told me that he works out everyday. I asked him if that was a hard to keep track of all that, but he is an active duty Navy officer. He told me that he loves to work out, makes him feel good after he works out. The downside of that, he told me that he eats whatever he wants. Claims that, if he works out everyday then why shouldnt he be able to eat what he wants, I laughed! I even asked myself the same questions, and I already knew what the answer was! I am lazy as hell and I do not work out. I own a set of weights but rarely ever pick them up to work out. I try to make sure that I have some vegetables and fruits in my diet, but other than that my eating habits are pretty bad.

Everyone likes to look their best in the summer time. With it quickly approaching everyone is in the mood to get healthy and fit for the warm weather that is coming our way. Just this past weekend it was about 75 degrees when it should have been about 35 degrees. This crazy ass weather is probably why half of the student body at ODU is sick and missing several days of class. People pulled out their shorts, tank tops and sandals for the nice days we had this weekend. I understand that it was a beautiful outside, but it is still technically considered winter. In a few days its going to be cold again and everyone is going to be sick. Those who pulled out their summer clothes are usually the ones that get sick first, and then pass it on to everyone else. Spring and summer are coming so its no need to rush it, the warm days are coming very soon. As quick as the year is going by, it will be here in no time soon!

The Damn Men's Room.....

The other day while I was working I saw one of the most disgusting things. I was making trip to the mens room and while I was doing my business and I saw one of the barbers that works next door leave the facilities without washing his hands. This isnt the first time that I have seen him not wash his hands. That is very unsanitary and can spread a lot of germs. I know people think that because it theirs they dont have to wash their hands, that is absolutely false. Everytime I have to use the bathroom in public I make sure to use a paper towel to exit the facilities, because so many people use the bathroom without washing their hands. People....grow the hell up and wash your damn hands!

Abs: Got to Have Them

Everyone wants to have a flat stomach for the summer time, but abs are probably the hardest things to accomplish. Working off the excess fat around your stomach is the hard part! I found a blog about abs and how to try and achieve a flat stomach. Check it out I thought it was kind of interesting.http://www.fitnesstipsforlife.com/