Ror's Random Thoughts

Eating healthy is always difficult when you're on the go. But, if you take the time to meal prep once or twice or a week, maintaining a healthy diet can be much more manageable. In this post, I'll give examples of what I bring to work and school, the majority of them being healthy. For when I'm in a rush, I have meals that were made up in a big pot, portioned out, and stuck in the freezer. These are an absolute  lifesaver, and consist of things like chili, different types of soup, and even meatloaf. One day, when you have a few hours to spare, get your ingredients, make a huge pot or pan, and then portion them out and freeze them. From just a few hours of work, you can have about 30 meals of chili to put in the freezer. Granted, I do have an extra giant freezer in my basement which really comes in handy here. This method could be tricky with limited freezer space. But, if you've got the space, frozen meals are fantastic for days when you're pressed for time. You c...

The first 21 years of my life, I was basically a sloth. Whenever I could, I would sleep until the afternoon, get up to eat something (that was usually unhealthy, like pizza) for "breakfast," and then go back to bed to take a nap. I was constantly lazy, moody and unmotivated. Towards the end of my undergrad, I decided that something had to be done. I couldn't wake up for class (not even my 11 AM ones), I couldn't get through a simple assignment without a nap, and I was barely scraping by in school. At the time, I didn't really believe the idea that exercising and eating healthily would actually make you feel better. My thoughts were more like: I love pizza, so eating pizza will make me feel better! Or: eating a bunch of leaves will never fill me up, but a big bowl of pasta will! In terms of exercise, I never understood how physically exerting yourself could give someone MORE energy...wouldn't that just make you more tired? However, I thought that a slight lif...