physical discipline helps studies

so throughout the semester, i've been determined to lose weight because my 1L year, i lived a very unhealthy lifestyle. I ate mcdonald's all the time due to lack of time, ate out and overate a lot due to stress, and my only exercise was the walk from my car in the school parking lot to my classroom.THerefore, this year I was driven...focused, to lose weight.

The beginning was not easy because my body was not used to working out; it had to readjust. And then I thought the middle period would get easier, but it actually got even HARDER than the beginning because I had to fight internally, and push myself even more to to keep-up the workout routine. As i was struggling physically, I kept wanting to quit because at certain points, it was too difficult to continue. But that's when I had to mentally force myself to keep going despite the pain. I set my eye on the goal. I focused on it. I ran towards it until I reached that goal.

So now, after going through the physical endurance in the beginning of the semester, I realize it is very applicable to the end of my semester. Before this semester, I never really understood it when people said physical discipline can help your mental discipline because all I got from my exercises was fatigue. But now, as I'm studying for my finals like a maniac, i realized how helpful my workouts were throughout the semester. Because while you're studying, you go through the same hurdles. You continually want to give up due to the overwhelming mountain of information you have to memorize and apply. You don't think you're going to make it. You second guess yourself many times. But that's when you realize, similarly to your exercises, you have to focus on the goal, and just continue to run towards it.. even if it might hurt and seem impossible.

Then in the end, after you cross the finish line, the accomplishment will taste so sweet.