Eat. Pray. Love.

Due to a burst of new followers, I wanted to give you all an update about me. 

Hello there new and old followers! My name’s Ariel, I’m recently 21 years old, and am in my junior year of college in the wonderful city of San Francisco. I started my healthy lifestyle journey about 6 months ago, but really kicked things into gear this summer. It took me a few months to realize that going to the gym for half hour a day was not enough and was certainly not an excuse for my poor diet. So through the fitblr community I learned a few things about what it takes to truly be healthy and I changed my whole life around. Through a healthy diet and consistent exercise, I have lost about 40 pounds and am continuing on each and every day.

Things you should know about me: I’ve been a figure skater for about 15 years. I used to compete up until my junior year of high school, but being a bigger girl, I was never able to get to the level I needed to compete on a higher scale. I loved the sport so much though that I really just skated for fun and enjoyed choreographing my own programs for competitions. I still skate from time to time, but with school and lack of finances, I find skating to be a rare thing these days. I still love it and will continue to skate whenever I get the chance. I grew up in San Diego, California. So I’m a socal transplant to norcal. I’ve been living up in the city for a couple years already though, so I feel quite adjusted to the northern california weather and life. And I love everything about this city. I enjoy cooking. With this health journey I have learned so much about myself, one of which is my love for cooking. My dad has been in the restaurant business for 30 years, and I definitely received my “chef’s intuition” from him. I love trying out new recipes I find from the fitblr community and often post original recipes. I’m a psychology major and child and youth studies minor. I’ve always loved children and discovered my fascination for psychology my senior year of high school. Through this health journey I have also realized how important nutrition is and how clueless I was up until I got into college. I think teaching nutrition to kids in some way is something I would like to do in the future. I also have an interest in marriage and family therapy, so I’m leaning towards pursuing that in grad school. I’m currently in the process of trying to figure out where exactly I want to go with my psych degree. I ran my first (unofficial) 5k over summer and plan to complete a 12k and a half marathon. I’ve been really inspired by a fellow named Ben Davis (feel free to check out his tumblr) and when I saw I had a chance to meet and run with him, I grabbed it. He hosts 5ks around the states and even has plans to partake/host a few half marathons as well next summer. His Do Life movement is really inspiring and I will always remember running my first 5k without stopping in the summer of 2011. I plan to complete the 2012 Bay To Breakers 12k in San Francisco in May and then a half marathon somewhere down the line. My mom is a runner and has helped to keep me running and motivated.

And the last, and most important, thing you should know about me is that I am always here for my friends and followers. If you ever need advice, words of encouragement, or tips on diet or exercise, don’t hesitate to ask. I have learned so much through this fitblr community and want to share my knowledge with as many people as I can. 

Hello there my faithful followers. The moment has arrived… I am finally unveiling the mask and introducing myself to you all. Hi, my name’s Ariel and it’s nice to meet you all.

Some of you may know me as sweetlydispositioned and had no idea this was my blog. Some of you may have been able to guess who I am. And some of you may have known who I was from the beginning because I gave you the link to this blog. Regardless, I want to officially introduce myself to you all. 

Why now? Why did I decide to become un-anonymous now and put myself out there for all the tumblr community to see? Because I’ve decided to face my fear. I could say the reason I wanted to stay anonymous was because I didn’t want real life friends or family finding this, or that I enjoyed being able to inspire and do my thing with no one knowing. But I realized it was because I was afraid. I was afraid of embarking on this endeavor and failing. I was afraid that if people knew I was attempting to revamp my lifestyle, and I didn’t succeed, then I would feel embarrassed and ashamed. I’m not letting the fear hold me back anymore though. Why? Because I am going to succeed. I’ve turned over a new leaf and things are going to go differently this time. I feel inspired, motivated, and ready to commit. I’m ready to change my life.

I realized that staying anonymous was hindering me. I want and need support from my friends, family, and the tumblr community. I have goals and I want to reach them and celebrate. I can’t be afraid of failure anymore. 

So hello. My name is Ariel, I am 20 years old and originally from San Diego, California. I go to school in San Francisco, California but spend my vacations in San Diego. I am entering my Junior year of college this upcoming fall and will be turning 21 in just 3 short months. My original goal was to be under the 200 pound mark by my 21st birthday (August 25th) and I am still working towards that goal. After that, I’ll see how my weight loss goes with a change of environment (going from home back to school) and create realistic goals. 

I have been a figure skater for the past 13 years, but I haven’t been able to skate much while in school. I stopped competing in my Junior year of high school and after an ankle injury, I stopped working on my jumps and skating as frequently. I have always had the dream of being a figure skating coach but all I can say is that I just don’t think it was in the cards for me (at least at this point in my life). I am currently majoring in Psychology and minoring in Child and Youth Studies. 

So, there you go. I feel good about finally unveiling myself and I just want to thank all of my faithful followers. I know most of you just follow this because I post inspiring quotes and pictures of fit celebrities, but maybe now that you know a little more about me you’ll feel more connected to my blog. I’m always open to being “fitblr buddies” with people, and if you need someone to check in every so often or give you words of encouragement, just ask. I’d love to get to know some of you better :)

Also, feel free to follow my personal or if you have an interest in figure skating, I also run fyfigureskating.