Lurker Lookin' In

[hoofers]

'Allo, 'allo!

I have been a blog and article reader here for about two and a half years. NF is where I found the Paleo diet when I was struggling with GF not being the answer for both food allergies and weight loss. I pulled off about 30#s in 2012! Yahoo! That weight-loss did more for my riding (horse-back) than all the saddle time I had spent previously.

While I had previously hated cooking, converting regular recipes to Paleo became quite the adventure in my kitchen. I've had a lot of fun, and for some reason, friends keep volunteering for food-tasting. It's kinda crazy! Cooking went from being a chore, and eating something that you do to stay alive (even though I LOVE food), to one of the ways I was able to handle stress last year juggling so much.

I am a small business owner, massage for horses, people and dogs; and a full-time Biology student with two years left in my undergrad. Life is a little chaotic at times (read, every day). My goal after I get done with my Bachelors in Bio is medical school. I should be done somewhere between 46-50, depending on the route I end up going. Oh, I forgot to mention, I am a nontraditional student, I went back to college at 34 when I figured out what I wanted to be when I grew up. Growing up is still optional....

I am not a gamer. This may be site blasphemy, but I do not understand the point of video games, and the figures running around the screen make me a bit nauseous. Lol I am a pretty intense reader of sci-fi, fantasy and suspenseful murder mysteries. Love movies and Doctor Who. I am not much of a tv watcher unless its Doctor Who on NetFlix, I don't see the point, but a good book will suck me under faster than someone can read the author's name to me. A previously mentioned, I ride when I can, which isn't often in my schedule, but it's wonderful when I manage it.

Right now, being back in classes, I have been stress-eating like crazy and my will-power when it comes to avoiding comfort foods (potato chips) has pretty much vanished. I last saw it heading off on another adventure in someone else's head. I took body measurements about six weeks ago and rechecked them over the weekend. I haven't lost a millimeter... I have managed to gain a quarter of an inch in one thigh, which I suspected given my pants seemed more snug.

I want to try and get some exercise in, I just don't know how to fit it in. I don't have an hour here and there. I have five minutes or ten while I am taking breaks between subjects or in the middle of a subject that is stressing my brain cells ability to fire in complete synaptic form and they start stuttering, or just hide under the bed. If I get any less sleep, I am going to end up sick, so getting up earlier isn't in the cards.

I live out in the country on twenty acres and going for walks around the property has been the plan, with some core work and jumping on the trampoline. What I don't know is if doing five minutes here and there is worth it. It seems like everything I read is twenty minutes minimum at a time or it's a waste of time, and I will be honest, the thought of trying to budget 20-30 minutes working out and take that long of a break in my homework and study schedule is anxiety-inducing.

I have a form of high functioning autism called Nonverbal Learning Disorder, it's on par with Asperger's Syndrome. While I don't test for ADD, I have a lot of the traits; and there are a few other things going on in my head. When I am active and eat well, it's a lot easier to move through my day. When I don't get enough exercise or I eat poorly, I am usually pretty jittery, have insomnia, anxiety issues and brain fog. Not terribly helpful on the adventure of life! But when I can get my autistic obsessive tendencies to work for me, it's pretty awesome. Those are how I manage to maintain my GPA and run a business on top of it all.

I know there are other crazy-busy people on here and I am hopeful that y'all will have some ideas on how to try and fit more stuff in on limited time.

[Krunchy]

Welcome! I'm under the impression that five minutes of exercise is better than no exercise Yesterday I only did cardio for like 10 minutes (quick warmup then ran around my inclined cul-de-sac circle 10 times). It got my heart rate up, and the endorphins going. If you only have a couple minutes try jumping jacks, or Fitness Blenders 5 minute HIIT workout (on youtube). You sound very busy, props to you for wanting to fit in fitness as well!