On gaining weight

So... I gain weight per milestone in life. In highschool I was 200. Entering college I was 215. After I lived on campus a year I was 230. And now, after I moved here, I am a lean 244.

So... here is the plan. I joined LA Fitness today. For the first time in my life I joined a pretty sick gym for a pretty good deal and it's my own membership... so I am kind of excited. The plan is to go directly after classes every day straight to the gym. This week will be Cardio and Weights on alternate days. Next week will be cardio and weights both the same days.

By the way, I have many goals this quarter, insha Allah. Even though I plan on getting straight A's, doing well in med school is on the bottom of my list. Getting fit is # 1 on my list - tied with memorizing Quran.

Lack of physical activity is only half the problem. The other half is my insane eating. So my solution is that I will only eat when I am hungry, and I will stop eating the moment the hunger goes away. That means if I feel hungry and I eat a sandwich, and after 2 bites the hunger is gone, then I will save the rest of the sandwich for later. Oh, and I will drink some more water insha Allah.

Here's my list of things to accomplish this quarter, in order of importance:
1. Memorize Quran
1. Get fit
2. Learn Arabic
2. Learn Urdu
3. Get straight A's

As a hobby I will insha Allah try reading more Islamic books. I'm also going to restart listening to lectures via CDs cuz now I'll be driving to the gym so I should get car time.

Well ladies, that's it for now. Keep in touch and keep commenting. Sorry I haven't written anything on school yet, it kind of didn't start. But tomorrow night maybe I can throw in a few things, iA.

Recapping Last Quarter Part 1

t geSo for all the people who asked and for those of you who forgot to ask, med school for me was tough. At least the first quarter was. I think the worst parts were not being able to sleep. Not because I didn't have time to, but rather sleep simply wouldn't come. And it would screw me over more and more. Let's say I plan to get 6 or 5 hours. So I go to bed around 12 (the whole time I am tired as hell). But when you don't fall asleep until 2:30 or 3, and you have to wake up at 5:30, then you either oversleep, in which case you lost study time or miss classes, or you wake up like a zombie. Either way you are screwed. I remember some times when I was ultra tired, I would lay down to sleep, but I could feel a huge pulse on my neck. The sound of my carotid pulse would deafen my world. I believe that is stress related, but I'm sure some one else (Umar Khokhar) can tell me if it is otherwise.

Nice Quotes

There is no such thing as stress. Just stressful thinking.
~ Munther Salem

You can fix stupid, but you can't fix lazy.
~ Bader Almoshelli

Medical School is a very jelous mistress.
~ AZCOM

Under Construction

Hey everyone, insha Allah you can stay up to date with my life with this blog. I am only sending this to very few people. Anyways, I'll start posting soon once the next quarter starts. Be sure to visit regularly!