Fast food!!

Fast food is a huge impact in most people lives; it’s cheap, tasty and ready within five minutes. There’s no reason to get off and order when you could just be lazy and go through the drive thru. As for me, fast food has always played a huge role in my daily eating habits as a child. Growing up my siblings and I enjoyed eating greasy food. It wasn’t a treat for us it was more like a choice. I always remember asking my mom “hey mom, can we get McDonald’s?” And of course the answer would always be yes. Even though my mom would make homemade food our decision would be to eat out. We would always hit all the fast food spots such as; Topper’s, McDonalds and Taco Bell etc. Our favorite place to go was Carls Jr. this place is so satisfying because the food is incredibly delicious. My favorite dish to get from there was the nine piece chicken stars, large fries and with my favorite soda coke. As a kid, I loved dipping my chicken stars into my sweeten sour sauce. At that age, I never felt disgusted when it came to fast food. The food was more like a happy moment for any child. When you are young, you don’t really care of what you eat because you do not think of the consequences of eating junk food.

Currently, fast food has been a bad habit for me. I constantly eat outside then I do at my house. This habit made it difficult for me to eat healthy because the world is surrounded by junk food; which is shown on TV commercials, billboards and the media. I tried my hardest to cut back on eating unhealthy food by exchanging it to a low-fat yogurt or fruit. Relying on junk food is what I usually end up doing, its way easier to get and cheap.Ignorning the fast food can be a challenge for me because I grew up eating that. I can say that I do eat out occasionally or should I say all the time. Every weekend, I tend to eat out or find an excuse to eat fast-food. An example of this is when I say “oh it’s okay to eat that, it’s just for today” when reality I know I’m going to eat it again. I take advantage of my eating habits, for I have a fast metabolism. It’s an embarrassment to know that I eat greasy food but I am willing to change that because I know if I continue to eat badly, in the future I will end up with health problems. I want to set a good example for my future kids because I know if I keep eating the way I am then they’re are going to eat the same as I do. Sometimes I wonder if my mother wouldn’t have let us eat fast-food then maybe I wouldn’t crave junk food as I do now in my life.

                                              

Past,Present & Future

Hello everyone, my name is Alexandra Gonzalez but my family and friends call me by my middle name known as Tonya. I was born and raised in the beautiful city of Oxnard, with four siblings and both of my wonderful parents. I have two sisters and two brothers, I’m the baby in the family even though my brother is my twin; he still thinks he’s older than me by one minute. My childhood was amazing, sometimes I wish I could go back in time and re-live the past. My daily routines as a kid was to run around with all my friends, play baseball and wait for the ice-cream man truck to come. As I reach my early teens, I attended Channel Island high school which didn’t turn out too good. My first two years at CI wasn’t the brightest decision I’ve made. I wanted to hang out with the bad kids so that I could be cool. My grades were dropping to the point where it was making my GPA look bad. I didn’t realize until my junior year that I was going down the wrong path. Therefore, I started to get good grades, hang with the good crowed and focus on graduating and succeeding.

Currently, this is my first year at Oxnard College as a full time student, still debating whether I should major in Psychology or Criminology. Both of these subjects interest me; I might just do a double major once I transfer. As of next week, I will be attending a prison with my uncle so I could understand how a prison system works and learn about the prisoner’s background. This will give me a chance to figure out if I want to continue my education in Criminology. I realize that high school is totally different from college; it’s more of being independent with your classes and homework. Even though I try my hardest, I overly beat myself over by not trying hard enough. In my spare time; I love listening to music, hanging out with friends and my sister. My heart is taken by my love buggy; his name is Chubs, the cutest and sweetest pit-bull dog. One of my favorite things to do is to go to the Spa’s while relaxing with my sisters and taking vacations.

 

I have dreams for my future, my first goal is to finish within two years at Oxnard College and transfer CSU Northridge or CSU Channel Island. I want to be as successful like my two older sisters and receive my bachelors and master degree in the field that I love. Within the success, I want to become an independent woman and not have to rely on someone. As I begin my journey of accomplishment I hope to have a family and a beautiful house to come home too. And lastly, I would like to travel to countries that I haven’t been to.