Daily Archives: February 22, 2017

Active Minds encourages people to speak out about mental health. Society unfortunately stigmatizes mental illness and education is the only way to change that. Active Minds chapters exist in schools like City Tech for the sole purpose of changing conversations about and preventing suicide or untreated mental disease. You must imagine how it would feel to have a disease and not be confident speaking about it publicly or privately. Bad situation.

Hello Everyone
The department is hoping to offer History 1103 in an online format for Summer 1 or possibly 2. If you might be interested in taking History 1103 online for either session please answer yes to the survey https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/XG2W56D , provide your name and student ID number. This is not a binding agreement, but just a way to get a sense of how many students might be interested. Please forward to all interested parties because the greater the number of interested students, the greater the chance of the course being offered. Thanks Prof. Stephanie Boyle

Last semester I started making smarter health choices. Soda was first out of my diet. It has been about 5 months soda free and I am much less sluggish. I also stopped taking the elevator at school. Health Psych being on the 10th floor really pushes my legs but I have noticed each week the stairs get easier.  I think the Livewell college will be the extra push I need to solidify a healthier lifestyle.

For my first session, I was able to go through each survey fully and receive back the stage I was in. For exercise, I am in pre-contemplation, which means I need to come up with a weekly workout routine from now on. Primarily, I would like to focus on strength training but no gyms in my area supply the free weights necessary to deadlift, squat or bench press. Therefore, I will be doing body weight exercises instead at home such as push ups, pull ups and work on my core strength. A workout routine is nothing without a good diet. Being that I am in the preparation stage for healthy eating I will be get rid of soda and juice in exchange for drinking more water, tea and coffee. Food will stay consistent and boil down to one carb, protein and fat per meal. This can consist of rice with beans alongside chicken breast or fish and a piece of avocado while cooking with coconut or olive oil for an added source of healthy fat.  Finally, for stress management, I am in the maintenance stage. For the most part, I have tried my best to be even keel when it comes to work, school and life in general. I try to only focus on the things I can control. I have also been eager to try out meditation and possibly yoga in the future to be more present in the moment, and increase my happiness and self-esteem.