You don't think that the food is really all that different in the dining centers than at home, but you realize this is not at all true once you're actually home eating the different food choices. When I had first came to college I had thought that the food was so great and there was so many options. Well the options slowly dwindled and it turned from SO many options to none, at least none that I wasn't sick of. Having the entire week off for Thanksgiving I was finally able to have some real home cooked meals again. You don't realize how much you miss them until you're eating the same meals over and over. The meals were Quesadillas, Pizza, French fries, Ice cream, and attempted salads every now and then. And they changed to, Apples, Raspberries, Strawberries, Chicken, Steak, and many more home cooked meals. Including the Thanksgiving feast. The change is very drastic when compared to each other. I eat much more healthy when i'm at home because I don't have the choice of all the unhealthy meals. I think another reason why I enjoy meals so much more at home is because I am able to be with my family again. It's a big change from seeing them everyday to once every couple of months. I love eating lunch and dinner with my friends everyday but it's nice to go home and have a quiet dinner catching up with my family. Because my family is the most important part of a dinner for me, i think that has a large affect on how I perceive the different meals between Iowa State and home.
Monday, November 29, 2010
Food at home versus Food at Iowa State
You don't think that the food is really all that different in the dining centers than at home, but you realize this is not at all true once you're actually home eating the different food choices. When I had first came to college I had thought that the food was so great and there was so many options. Well the options slowly dwindled and it turned from SO many options to none, at least none that I wasn't sick of. Having the entire week off for Thanksgiving I was finally able to have some real home cooked meals again. You don't realize how much you miss them until you're eating the same meals over and over. The meals were Quesadillas, Pizza, French fries, Ice cream, and attempted salads every now and then. And they changed to, Apples, Raspberries, Strawberries, Chicken, Steak, and many more home cooked meals. Including the Thanksgiving feast. The change is very drastic when compared to each other. I eat much more healthy when i'm at home because I don't have the choice of all the unhealthy meals. I think another reason why I enjoy meals so much more at home is because I am able to be with my family again. It's a big change from seeing them everyday to once every couple of months. I love eating lunch and dinner with my friends everyday but it's nice to go home and have a quiet dinner catching up with my family. Because my family is the most important part of a dinner for me, i think that has a large affect on how I perceive the different meals between Iowa State and home.
Monday, November 8, 2010
Work out Classes at ISU
I wanted to make myself work out more often and I knew the only way I would do it if there was some one telling me to go work out. So i looked into the classes that you can go to at the Lied Recreation Center. I actually found that they had a wide variety of classes things like yoga, abs, and dance classes. I have found myself trying to make more of an effort to go to these classes because I feel like I could actually benefit from them. When I went to a class called "Extreme Abs", I found myself working harder than I probably would have if I worked out on my own. I also have found it more motivating to go work out after. Since I'm already at the gym, I can just stay for an extra 30 minutes and get some cardio in. Thank goodness for those classes as my new motivation for working out!
Thursday, November 4, 2010
Other than Student Dining Food
The first thing that you begin to get sick of in college is the dining food. Even though there are different choices of food doesn't make the selection much better. You eventually get sick of eating the same 5-7 meals over and over after the first couple of months. You begin to venture out of the dining center and look into restaurants around. I have found a lot of restaurants that I have found as a nice break every once in a while. There are a lot of the normal fast food restaurants that you see in most towns. The problem with this though is that most people that are attending college currently can't afford to get fast food all the time. That's when I run into my problem with getting very sick of eating at the dining centers.
Working out
When I came to college I had the idea in my head that I would have a strict workout schedule. I thought that I would find a time at least 3 or 4 times a week where I would work out specifically at that time. I had purposely picked a dorm close to the Lied Recreation Center so that I would have the motivation to go to the gym. I have now found that since I've been here that is not the case. I have barely gone to the gym at all since I've been at Iowa State. I find this so interesting that I was so concerned about it before I came and now it has yet to happen. I have gone to the gym a total of three times which slightly disappoints me but this could be because I had such high expectations before I came. I have yet to find the time to work out, which sounds very pathetic, but whenever I finally get a break from homework I feel the need to relax for a bit. I am going to try and improve my fitness level because I know i should make it more of a priority.
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