Summertime: Steak and Shake

It has been way too long. I miss writing but this past three weeks has just been way to crazy too sit down and write. I need to be better about this! Well, its official; ITS SUMMER! ... oh and I am a senior in college! Its so surreal to think that by this time next year I will be off in the world somewhere, no more Statesboro. I came out with a 3.76 GPA for the semester, I was very happy to see that! (:

After finals I headed home to Atlanta for a few days. As you all know, I will be doing SOAR for the entire summer, so this was one of my few chances to hang with my family. Although it was just a few days, it was much needed. I convinced my parents to go to Kennesaw Mountain for a few hours... I think they really enjoyed it. This is such a good way to plan a day for free. Pack a lunch and get moving on the mountain! You can enjoy nature, soak up some rays, and get that heart pumping!

Sunday I spent Mothers Day with none other than my mom (: We had a complete girls day, full of shopping and getting mani/pedis :) It was definitely an awesome way to end a nice break! I woke, ran a few errands, and headed back to the boro on Monday. I had some work to get done before I could start this May Training for SOAR. Our SOAR family celebrated my partner, Keonnies, birthday the night before! ..and it was a good start to the week... by wednesday morning at 10 am, I was ready to go. Our training is 2.5 weeks from 10am to 10pm. Needless to say, I am nothing short of exhausted. BUT, I would not trade this time with my team for anything. After May Training, we start our freshman sessions! I AM SO EXCITED :)

So our training is slowly coming to an end, as this week marks the last 3 days of 12 hour days. Also, added to the list, I began one of two summer classes. Environmental Sociology... and I am loving it! Yeah... it is definitely added stress to finish up all my work, but I am enjoying this class a lot more than I expected. Today, I took some time to finish up a couple modules, that way I can get ahead and not be AS stressed :)


I want to write about something today that really gets at me. In the past few weeks, Statesboro has had the new edition of Steak and Shake. Now I cant completely knock it, because back in the day, I was quite the fan of this place. But, I want to share with everyone about the foods. That away, you can be more aware :) It amazes me the amount of people that are constantly in line... I read tweets like : "I may go to steak and shake when it looks like Jesus isn't signing autographs inside." ... needless to say, its packed, packed with people consuming more than their daily.


Steak and Shake has been so kind as to provide the nutrition facts of their food. So please, let me highlight some things that are shocking to me.





One of the most popular: The frisco melt. With 750 calories (about half of your daily calories), 480 from FAT, 17 grams of saturated fat and 1160 mg of sodium (your daily limit is 1600-2000mg)


Wait, cant forget about our french fries... SCARY. That is calories for the first column, calories from fat, total fat, saturated fat,.... and the very last number is sodium.



Then for the most popular selection... the milkshakes. This is one choice at Steak and Shake and don't let the "dark chocolate" health claim fool you...



OKay people! This is your chance to make good decisions... I know its cheap and its quick... but don't compromise your health for all that nonsense! Its okay to occasionally indulge, but don't make this an everyday thing! I am off to watch My Big Fat American Gypsy Wedding... guilty pleasure if I don't say so myself. Its memorial day tomorrow!


Have a great week everyone!