Last week it was all about the comic relief, this week its all about the underlying feel good message. Yes that’s right, I’ve been that socialised by American movie ideals that I have decided to put in a feel good hidden meaning blog to follow up all that comic relief…Seth Rogen eat your heart out! However instead of just getting it off some website that gives us the top 10 motivational tips, this is all coming from me, customised to suit the Web Media students, who are all in a similar boats, riding the same wave!
This has all sparked form my first point of rather being asleep that in class. However the more I think about it the more all of these tips apply to every point I made. So this is my advice on how get up, stay awake, get over the hump, live through the boring hazy lectures and get that work done. Now I’m not a genie I can’t make this all happen, you have to do it!
First things first: drink some coffee! Or better DON’T! The thing about coffee is that although it may give you that initial boost, but you are more likely to crash and feel worse than you did before…same with energy drinks and chocolate unfortunately. It triggers your sugar releases and sends you flying then BAM straight back down. So it will get you up but won’t help in the staying awake department. Swap that coffee for an apple, it will give the same energy kick that coffee does, but without the nasty crash. This quote, from an American university website helps back up that argument “According to the MythBusters Web site, a healthy alternative to drinking coffee is eating a full apple every morning. The caffeine in the coffee will wear off quickly compared to the lasting effects of the natural sugars and positive aspects of eating an apple.” Another thing to try is Green tea, yes it has caffeine but its not riddled with chemicals and works better with your body as it contains antioxidants! This is exactly what your body will need on those painful Friday mornings after a big night out!
On from that note, eat some bloody breakfast!!!…Tui Benau I’m looking at you! Sorry to be so firm, but how can you really expect to stay awake is classes with nothing in your system to keep you going?! Grab yourself something Low GI, even if it’s just a small bit of wholegrain muesli and some fruit, your energy levels will be higher and you’ll be able to STAY AWAKE! In case you’re not sure what I mean by Low GI, click the link to a website that will tell you everything you need to know about Low GI without me saturating this blog. To prove this fact to myself I did an experiment. I normally eat breakfast every morning, so I changed my ways and stopped eating breakfast for a few days, even on day one I felt awful, buy 10 O’clock I felt like I was going to fall asleep, I couldn’t concentrate and was craving boost foods like chocolate and coffee. When it finally got to lunch time, I just pigged out on foods that weren’t going to do me any favours. I though that after a few days my body would get used to it…NOPE! By the forth day, I could barely get out of bed without coffee as the not eating breaky threw my whole body’s eating habits out of whack. I gave up after that! 
Now if the flip side of that point for you is you’re worried about putting on weight and skipping a meal sounds like a good way to avoid it…WRONG! Skipping a meal actually puts your body into starvation mode and makes you store fat! The more frequently you eat the faster your body learns to metabolise! Also as I did, you’re more likely to pig out on bad foods later if you skip meals. With that in mind do a bit of exercise. Eating first thing in the morning will not only give you the energy to stay awake in class, and the energy to do some exercise. As the push play ads keep telling us, even just 30minutes a day will do it. This will increase your energy levels, making it easier to stay awake in class, get out of bed in the mornings and speed up your metabolism too! Seriously, most classes start at 9, it doesn’t take much to get up and go for a walk. If you check out the website, it details a whole range of fun and exciting ways to stay active.
Try getting outside, the sun produces Vitamin D with not only helps you grow (for all you short arses out there) but also makes you happy and reduces your stress levels! On that same note, make sure you are getting enough sleep! I’m an insomniac myself so I understand the pressure to sleep sometimes can be tremendous, but sleeping produces melatonin and serotonin which are chemicals in the brain that make you happy and help intelligence levels!
So, if you take my advice, you’ll be feeling a lot more energised and ready to take on the normal Wintec day. Not only that, but you’ll look and feel healthier and happier in your normal day to day life, not just at Wintec.
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