Certain substances

A few things have happened recently, mostly in regards to friends but I thought I would share my own thoughts on various rather sore subjects.

First off... alcohol. I very rarely drink anymore. I am a bit of a fitness nut and alcohol has a negative effect on the body and brain. But you already knew that. My little nephew has just turned 18 and is constantly getting wrecked. He has a good time, its his choice. yet he moans when it makes him ill or he has a bad hangover... don't drink then problem solved. I used to drink a copious amount of alcohol, and mixing etc. Pretty much every day when I was younger. My first partner was older than me and used to take me to pubs underage. Yet I never got drunk and trust me we drank a lot.

my Father has a history of being a violent drunk so I'm not fond of being around drunk people anyway. It wasn't worth risking my health anymore so I stopped drinking so much, I keep it to occasions now. I just don't see the point in it anymore.

Next on my list is drugs. I despise them. Have never ever touched any (nope not even weed) and I never will. They are dangerous and useless. Failing to make you cool and more like an obsessive lunatic or complete twat half of the time. I will bear no company with anyone who partakes in any drug whatsoever. Before some smart arse says that medicines are drugs and so is caffeine... yep I know that, I am studying medicine. I am talking about illegal substances, hallucinogens.. ie LCD, ketamine, amphetamines, coke etc. Sadly they have been strongly connected with the goth and cybergoth scene which I do not agree with at all. There is just no need for it.

In the past I have left three partners for taking these substances, just can't stand them. But once again it's their choice I am merely expressing my distaste for such.

If you have to take drugs or drink a copious amount of alcohol to have a good time then clearly there is something laking in your life (in my opinion). I can't see the need or reason to take them (save for medicinal reasons). Its not 'big' or clever.

I am happy to hear other people's thoughts on this matter, as a medical student it is something that could be worth hearing.

Over to you!

A word on fitness

With the end of the Olympics and the start of the paralympics dawning I believe this is an appropriate time to talk about fitness.
I always have been rather sporty and I'm a bit of a fitness nut. At school I used to do PE three times a week out of choice, I got an a* at GCSE, on top of this I used to play for the school hockey team twice a week, then I used to go athletics training three times a week, not including competition days. I then used to go Badminton on a Friday morning and Use the Gym on a Thursday and Friday lunch time followed by cross country training. I have a lot of certificates and medals for various sports. Then after school I used to go and look after the horses which meant another 4/5 hours riding depending on how many of the 5 horses I owned at the time I would ride this would be everyday without fail including shows and competitions on Sundays. This was followed on a Tuesday evening and Saturday morning by Aikido and Archery training.

So Yea I was a bit of a sport nut, still am though it is mostly jogging, horse-riding and various forms of dance. I am a bit obsessed with keeping healthy and fit. I naturally have a washboard flat stomach yet a curvy hourglass shape so I try to keep this. Burlesque keeps me fit as I'm practising most days. On top of this the dance I do is Bellydance, salsa and ballroom. This isn't all, I am also a Zumba fanatic. Its so much fun and my instructor is really good.

Too many people I know say they want to lose weight and yet all they do is diet, you need to exercise if you want to lose weight as well as maintain a balanced, nutritional diet.

Actually I struggle half the time because my metabolism is very quick and I can accidentally lose weight if I'm not careful which is not what I want to do. Therefore I eat a lot to make up for it.

Balance is the key.