Summer is dying for me. It’s final breaths will be spent gathering school supplies and spending time with my brother, who will soon leave for some school in Boston.

But this time is also one of renewal and restart, especially concerning my food/health goals. It was too difficult to try to finagle new menus and schedules out of the chaos of my parent’s home; I thought it would be much better to try to initiate these lifestyle changes at a time when the rest of my life will be changing, too.

This time is here, and yet I’m feeling a little nervous about it, especially that first week. I will be there on August 15, but I won’t actually start classes until  August 21. I won’t really have any obligations during this time, so I can easily see myself slipping into summer habits, such as sleeping in, eating junk food, and being all-around lazy. But if I do get up early on those days, what will be the point? Get up at 6 when I don’t have anything but gym planned seems a little weird.

Anyone have any ideas how to go about this?

Oh, and soon, I will be posting a menu plan. I’ll try to do this every week, and input would be very helpful.