I have a major issue with body image. I always have. And while I've never technically been anorexic for an extended period of time, I've thought about it and experimented with it on many an occasion.
Luckily I'm intelligent and lucid enough to realize that anorexia or any type of eating disorder isn't a solution, healthy eating is, so I go on health kicks a few times a year. Presently I'm in one such health kick, but I'm hoping to make it a habit instead of an occasional thing, so I'm posting about it in hopes that my promise on the Internet will make me keep my promise in real life. Maybe it'll work this time.
So it's back to healthy eating. No fried food, no pizza, no cakes or doughnuts, very little soda. More fruit and vegetables and whole grains. Back to the basics. With the constant attempt to stay between 1000 and 1200 calories a day, plus exercise.
Let's make this happen.
xo F
It's actually important that I follow my health regimen this time, because I'm entering "the real world" and training to make a career out of performing. In this cutthroat a business I have to be at peak physical condition to stand a chance. So double the motivation, right?
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Quick kid quips, so harsh and cynical
This is a quick post just to update the world on the past week or so of my life. I'm at college. What? Yes, college. Classes don't start until Monday but I moved in last Thursday in order to go to an honors camp. I dislike the outdoors so that was an experience but it ended up being fun thanks to our utterly ridiculous group. For example, in the "spirit competition," we didn't compete with your usual "GO [insert name of college here]" cheers. Rather our cheers included:
Snicker, snickers. Belly lickers. You wear knickers, you are stupid.
Bum, bum, here we come. Where you from? Sugar loaf town. What's your trade? LEMONADE.
Christmas, christmas, we mean business. We're gonna beat you, yes we are.
And ended with a lovely rendition of "Do you know the muffin man?" sung at the top of our lungs while galloping around a fire.
It was quite an event.
Beyond that, I returned to campus on Sunday and have been participating in generally useless activities with the freshman for the past two days, as well as increasingly freaking out over classes starting Monday.
And that's what you've missed in The Life of Fiona!
What has everyone been up to?
xo F
Also, ten points to anyone who can name the song the title lyrics are from!
Snicker, snickers. Belly lickers. You wear knickers, you are stupid.
Bum, bum, here we come. Where you from? Sugar loaf town. What's your trade? LEMONADE.
Christmas, christmas, we mean business. We're gonna beat you, yes we are.
And ended with a lovely rendition of "Do you know the muffin man?" sung at the top of our lungs while galloping around a fire.
It was quite an event.
Beyond that, I returned to campus on Sunday and have been participating in generally useless activities with the freshman for the past two days, as well as increasingly freaking out over classes starting Monday.
And that's what you've missed in The Life of Fiona!
What has everyone been up to?
xo F
Also, ten points to anyone who can name the song the title lyrics are from!
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Disease. It's No Big Deal.
One lesser known fact about me. I am sick.
Not just sick in the head, but chronic illness sick.
When I was 13 I was hospitalized and diagnosed with Crohn's disease. If you're a nerdfighter, you probably know that Hank Green has ulcerative colitis. Well my illness is very similar to his. Basically, Crohn's is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in which my intestines are inflamed (duh) with lesions that cause me pain when I digest food, if not properly treated. Crohn's also has other problems attached, like not getting half of the nutrients I would eat, my immune system not functioning properly and a higher risk of things like cancer and cataracts. On top of Crohn's, I also suffer from anemia and chronic migraines with aura (they kind of imitate mini strokes).
Looking at me now, you wouldn't know I have all these problems, and people are always surprised to find out about them. And while it's not a big deal to me, times like today just make me laugh at my life.
Today I went to the adult GI (gastroenterology) clinic for the first time. I've been going to the pediatric clinic for five years, so it was a change. This of course meant I had to fill out a ton of paperwork and answer a bunch of questions for the nurses. For one I had to go through my list of medications and she was just so confused by the fact that I've been on 10+ types. Then my new doctor suggested I have a colonoscopy over winter break just to check that my current meds have me in remission. So as another nurse was filling out the prescription for that, he started to tell me, "Now this is probably your first colonoscopy, so..." Yeah, I had to stop him because I've already had 3 colonoscopies and an endoscopy. I just found it so funny how surprised these nurses and doctors were that someone my age had all this experience with Crohn's. I guess they aren't used to that!
I also found myself oddly proud of how sick I've been in the past, which shows that I really am sick in the head too.
xoxo F
Not just sick in the head, but chronic illness sick.
When I was 13 I was hospitalized and diagnosed with Crohn's disease. If you're a nerdfighter, you probably know that Hank Green has ulcerative colitis. Well my illness is very similar to his. Basically, Crohn's is a type of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in which my intestines are inflamed (duh) with lesions that cause me pain when I digest food, if not properly treated. Crohn's also has other problems attached, like not getting half of the nutrients I would eat, my immune system not functioning properly and a higher risk of things like cancer and cataracts. On top of Crohn's, I also suffer from anemia and chronic migraines with aura (they kind of imitate mini strokes).
Looking at me now, you wouldn't know I have all these problems, and people are always surprised to find out about them. And while it's not a big deal to me, times like today just make me laugh at my life.
Today I went to the adult GI (gastroenterology) clinic for the first time. I've been going to the pediatric clinic for five years, so it was a change. This of course meant I had to fill out a ton of paperwork and answer a bunch of questions for the nurses. For one I had to go through my list of medications and she was just so confused by the fact that I've been on 10+ types. Then my new doctor suggested I have a colonoscopy over winter break just to check that my current meds have me in remission. So as another nurse was filling out the prescription for that, he started to tell me, "Now this is probably your first colonoscopy, so..." Yeah, I had to stop him because I've already had 3 colonoscopies and an endoscopy. I just found it so funny how surprised these nurses and doctors were that someone my age had all this experience with Crohn's. I guess they aren't used to that!
I also found myself oddly proud of how sick I've been in the past, which shows that I really am sick in the head too.
xoxo F
Tuesday, August 2, 2011
Artists and Nerds: The Dynamic Duo
Well, it looks as if I'm participating in VEDA this year. I assume the people who read this blog know what that is but if perchance you do not, I won't leave you out of the loop. VEDA stands for Vlog Every Day in August (or April, but it's sadly not Spring at the moment). Essentially I make a video a day for a month, along with several wonderful Final Battle friends (previously mentioned in the LeakyCon post). Yet randomly making a video about my day would provide little to no entertainment for the world, so I am theming my videos about How To Be An Artist. HTBAA is a poster by SARK that outlines some guidelines on how one might unleash their creativity and call themselves an artist. We'll see if those guidelines work by the end of the month!
That said, I'm kind of accompanying my vlogs with blogs about the guidelines on my other blog: http://lostartofsecretkeeping.blogspot.com/
If you'd like to see any of those posts/the photos that usually occur alongside the videos, I encourage you to follow.
In other news, I saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 for the second time last week. The movie was lovely but not the same with Muggles. Not even nerdy Muggles =(
Speaking of nerdy, I would like to point out that nerdiness tends to be genetic, as is proven by the below photo. The shirt I am wearing, which features a nerdtastic pick-up line, belonged to my father when he was a science major in college.
And that is all I have to report for the moment. Except for the fact that I go to college in just over two weeks o.O
That said, I'm kind of accompanying my vlogs with blogs about the guidelines on my other blog: http://lostartofsecretkeeping.blogspot.com/
If you'd like to see any of those posts/the photos that usually occur alongside the videos, I encourage you to follow.
In other news, I saw Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Part 2 for the second time last week. The movie was lovely but not the same with Muggles. Not even nerdy Muggles =(
Speaking of nerdy, I would like to point out that nerdiness tends to be genetic, as is proven by the below photo. The shirt I am wearing, which features a nerdtastic pick-up line, belonged to my father when he was a science major in college.
And that is all I have to report for the moment. Except for the fact that I go to college in just over two weeks o.O
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