The last few years have been a fun adventure! I have experienced many different things and have learned a lot about life. One major accomplishment that was long overdue, is that I finally got my Bachelors Science Degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Health Promotion. Getting this degree was a very stressful rollercoaster of a ride, but I finally graduated in May of 2016. Much of the reason why I have not worked on this blog was because I put 100% of my focus into school and work...and Music Festivals... Haha! In August of 2014 I transferred colleges, and I was told I had 2 years left. When I started at my new school (GO LEO's!) I decided it was time to live the college experience I had always wanted, but never experienced. So, after many years of keeping my diet tight and clean and my body on the go non-stop, I let loose...with everything!
During my time at the University of La Verne, I went back to a party lifestyle I had once put behind me and I also let my diet start to slip as well. I remained active, and very focused in school and even made the Dean's List! Although I kept my exercise levels super high, my nutrition was no longer a priority and over my 2 years at this new school, I gained a lot of weight back. I cannot say that it was completely horrible, and even on some level necessary. For 20 years of my life my diet was unrestricted and I was addicted to eating unhealthy foods, and then for 4 years I went completely opposite and ate only healthy foods. The mental stress of constantly worrying about my diet was emotionally draining, so I felt a little less tension on my diet was warranted. Well what I learned was, you do not feel weight coming back on the same way you do when you are losing it. Before I knew it, I was 3 sizes larger with a new degree emphasized in health and fitness. This didn't add up to me.
I cannot lie, my time at ULV was amazing and I don't regret any part of it. I got an Amazing education, made new friends, and got to have the college experience I always wanted. It was almost as if I gained my freshmen 15 in my super junior and super senior years of my college career! Haha, well maybe that was not the most ideal highlight during this time, but I a firm believer that everything happens for a reason and there was a lot learned from that situation. I learned that sometimes to find out who you are as a person, you have to lose yourself for a short time to find the path you are meant to follow. Even though I lost focus on my diet, I began to find myself as a person.
School was just one of my experiences during this mini hiatus of the 5 blog post I did years ago! I also found a new hobby that took up much of my time and so much more of my money. I was introduced to Music Festivals and Raves, something I never carried interest in before. Friends of mine who had been recruiting me to go for years, finally got me to go to one of these events, and my life slowly but surely changed for the better. I had never before experienced an intense energy like the energy that is at these musical events. The music was top notch amazing, and the so were the people who attended them. Everyone at these events has an understanding of being the realist form of you there is and to let that person out completely. They also have an explainable amount of positivity and kindness that was truly breath taking and contagious. This was my kind of crowd and matching the energy they brought with the music was so awesome. I made a lot of new friends and reconnected with old ones through going to these events, and they all helped bring out the person who was deep down inside waiting to come out. After I graduated, I started to make a much better and conscious effort to take what I have learned in and out of school and pertain it to a more balanced lifestyle that is healthy and active. The experiences I gained from school and the new groups of people I surrounded myself all led me back to this idea and vision I once created, which is Munchies with Mello.
When I started this blog all those years ago, I always had a vision and dream of seeing this turn into a YouTube series, and maybe even one day something bigger. Now that I am graduated, and in a more comfortable place with myself as a person, my focus is ready to see this idea through! A month ago, on 4/20/2017 I posted my first Munchies with Mello video on YouTube. With the help from a close friend, I was able to finally make this vision come to life and I am so excited to keep making more! In conjunction with my YouTube Channel series I will also be posting more blogs on here. I also have an Instagram you can follow @Munchies_with_Mello and on Twitter
These future blogs I am going to post will be about a variety of different topics. Because this is after all, MUNCHIES with Mello, I will post about things like: WEED and the Food I eat/cook. I might also post about just my daily activities, workouts, or even just random thoughts on my head. I have a plethora of thoughts going on in my head at all times and some of them I would definitely like to share with you! Now that I have given you the longest version of very little that has happened in the last few years of my life, I invite to stay tuned in for more posts which will hopefully be much more concise, and also to Subscribe to my YouTube Channel series Munchies with Mello and watch my first video posted (Link is Below!). Be ready for the second one which will be up next week! Thank you for taking the time to catch up with me! I hope to bring you guys a few laughs and few good ideas for healthy and fun recipes, and some inspiration to be active and workout!
Smoke Up and Eat Fresh!
-Mello :)
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