Heading home for a change

So, my very first semester of medical school is over. It was rough getting used to things, but by the end, I felt as though I had a grasp of how to "do" medical school. Or at least, I had stopped crying on a weekly basis. I'd call this an accomplishment. Another accomplishment was my grades. At MSU CHM, they grade you on a pass/fail system. You need a 75% to pass, but they consider "mastery" to be above 85%. Well, I am happy to report that I mastered all of my classes. I figured this out last night and am thrilled. I thought I had simply passed Anatomy (with an 84%), but I miscalculated. So, woo hoo! However, despite learning how to "do" medical school, I kind of stopped doing the health thing.


Right after Thanksgiving break, I came down with a wicked head cold and threw out my back. The cold is gone, my back is still bothering me, and I feel as though I deserve a break, damn it. I've been so busy with the semester ending, passing my finals, and trying to feel better. So now that I have time to veg, I've been vegging like the world's greatest veggers.


Buuuut, it's time to change that. I'm heading home tomorrow, where I have nothing to do. I will have all the time in the world to think about routines, eating, and what's important to me. I deserve to be healthier. And I feel better when I'm eating right and going to the gym. On top of that, I need to do this for my sister, too. She is really looking to me to help her while I'm at home and I want to show her how to do this right. Additionally, one of my very best friends told me that she's at her highest weight ever and we want to spend some quality time in the gym getting healthy. So, as usual, it's time to start again.


I'm going to hit the gym tomorrow morning before I shower and pack up to head home. Then tomorrow afternoon, I'm dragging my sister and/or my friend to buy our winter gym passes and I will hit the gym a second time. And I will be posting pictures of my food again. But in the mean time, enjoy some pictures of my friend Matt's graduation this past weekend. He just got his degree in chemistry and I'm so, so proud of him!

Matt and his mother

Matt with his cap that he decorated 

We both have chemistry degrees!