I am currently in Denver for a few months working. This place is absolutely gorgeous. There are beautiful parks everywhere and it seems like a wonderful place for a person to become fit. At any point of the day (or whenever I am not working) I can go out for a run. The scenery is is exceptional especially when looking at the mountains. I did not bring my car here simply because I chose to use the bus system during my stay. I love having to walk to the bus stops in order to go different places because my car has made me extremely lazy, especially since I graduated from college. If I want groceries, I have to walk to the store and coming from the store I have a load of heavy groceries which help me burn extra calories.
Back home, everyone around me eats unhealthy and it has been a great experience to come here and escape the negative influences. In college, a few months ago, I was one of the few out of many of my friends with a car. Anytime and every time I would attempt to eat healthily for a long period of time, friends would call and ask for a ride to McDonald's, Wendy's, Checkers, or any fast food restaurant around. I would try to explain to them that I was trying to cleanse myself from fast food, but I would ultimately feel guilty and give into the foods that began to surround me again. That is partly the reason I love it here in Denver. No car, no problems. Even if I were to choose to eat fast food here, which I have done twice, I have to walk my big behind there first and then have to walk back especially since the nearest fast food restaurant that is open is about a mile away from me.
When going to work, I bring 2 bottles of water, lunch, and a snack or two. It doesn't bother me if the person next to me has a pizza and I have a salad because I already brought my lunch and I don't care to spend money on food when I already have some. I am very proud of the changes that I have made in DEnver, it is a breath of fresh air. Its the change that I needed to give myself that push.
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