Life today is easier, so society says. But is life really easier? At times I wonder why law school is so darn tough-then I remember, because it’s law school. Lol! Never once did I think it would be so darn tough. As a parent, husband, and full time employee I have learned that law school is vicious, and much more demanding than the latter. It’s a jealous demon that wants to keep you all to itself.

Ok, maybe I’m exaggerating, but it is one jealous endeavor that requires all of your free time. Now imagine doing that while working full time and having a family? Who does that? Me! That’s right. Like life wasn’t tough enough, I decided that I was going to become a lawyer-because that has always been my goal.

Well, getting back to my point, life is busy and tough, and who really has time to go to law school? 21st century students do that’s who. I’m no millennial that’s for sure. I’m sort of caught in this weird paradox that I call, “the generation x time zone.” Let me explain what I mean.

I come from a time where technology was booming, yet it wasn’t so much. I’m a 90s kid. Pagers and flip phones were as hi-tech as we got. Laptops were massively heavy, and the Internet-well that was a bunch of dialup mess. ?

So then comes the smartphone-era, and that’s where things got real. All of a sudden, I was emailing documents from my phone, downloading documents, faxing documents, creating PowerPoint presentations (as the smartphones progressed), and checking my social media apps on my phone. It was awesome!

How does this tie into the title of this post? I’ll tell you how. It is a perfect example of how us generation x folks thought we could keep up and add another heap of responsibility onto our already full plates.

We decided we could go back to school at night, and take on graduate careers, because some of us had to stop at undergrad and become professionals-because of life, children, and finances-and let’s face it-to pay off our student loans. I was not a full ride scholarship kind of gen x  kid either, so like many I needed to tap into student loan assistance.

So here I am now, 35 years old and finishing my first year of law school, and feeling completely burned out. I was sold. Sold into the smartphone millennial state-of-mind, but I’m no millennial, and multitasking is not that easy for me. Ok, I know I’m not in my golden years, but I’m pushing 36 this year, and I’m not 25 like your average law school student.

Maybe law school wasn’t meant to be multi-tasked, but it’s happening, and us generation x’rs are hanging in there, because we have no choice. Life goes on and time has no remorse. So to all my generation x’rs keep on trucking, and hang in there. Time is all we have and we can do it. After all, we’re 90s kids! ??

So I read that five minute walks throughout the day are healthy for me–I’ll take it. I’ve been incorporating five minute walks around my office throughout the day, and it feels great–at least four a day–link to my source provided below. Ok, so the article talks about five minute runs, but I’m taking baby steps folks. ?

For someone that used to work at a gym (years ago–I was 19–ahh nostalgia lol), I know the importance of exercise. But fighting obesity is no joke. It’s tough. We can’t quit food, like other addictions, but we can learn to manage it.

Bariatric surgery will also be an option in the future, but I must first lose weight. Why share this? Because we exist. Obesity is a reality and a national epidemic. We’re professionals, we are parents, friends, and so on, but we’re human too–and struggle with food. I have ups and downs, but I’ve decided that I can master this monster.

If I could handle full time work and school, I could take this new challenge in life. I know the success rate of Bariatrics and have seen many family members’ healths improve for the better. I am not shy, there’s no hiding my size, so this is not a sympathy post.
I’m approaching 36, and I’m learning that it’s about lifestyle changes, and being relentless. I have goals, and a long healthy life is one of them. I want to enjoy all of my future grandkids.

THIS IS A SHOUTOUT POST TO ALL MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY FIGHTING OBESITY. REMEMBER YALL, WE AREN’T GOING TO BE YOUNG FORVER, SO LETS DO THIS FOR OUR HEALTH’S! ?

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