For anyone who has ever looked at another person and thought, I wish I could eat anything I wanted to without consequence, like THEY can!... You might find it strange, but I have come to a place where I appreciate the headaches, the bloating, the fatigue, the inflammation, the foggy head, the heartburn, the insomnia, the migraines, and yes...even the weight gain (no, seriously)! I couldnt say this a year ago. All these things used to be such a nuisance....things I wished I could live without....things I just chalked up to genetics, or getting old, or whatever other thing I could blame it on. Now dont get me wrong, I dont appreciate EXPERIENCING these things. What I appreciate is what it is these things are attempting to tell me. I appreciate that I have a body that warns me when something is wrong...like an alarm system...a reminder that there is something (internally or externally) that my body does not like. And I appreciate that Ive learned to listen better. This means I have a CHOICE. I can choose to do something different. Insanity, after all, is doing the same thing and expecting different results. Choice = freedom...and I have fallen in LOVE with this freedom (ugly consequences and all)! This doesnt mean that Ive got it all together, that I never eat something I probably shouldnt, or that I even fully comprehend the complex workings of my body, but I am SO much more aware than I was a year ago! I remember seeing the quote, Most people have no idea how good their body is designed to feel and not fully comprehending it. Theoretically, yes, but when you sit on the side of the fence where this is always how Ive felt, its a difficult thing to fully understand. Its not until you experience the other side (like being migraine-free!) that the concept even begins to take form. I grew up with cats. Lots of them. I also grew up with itchy eyes, a runny nose, and a daily habit of sneezing more times than I can count. It wasnt until I moved away from the home I grew up in - and away from the cats - that I realized the problem. I could breath. I could actually wear eye make-up without having it stream down my face 10 minutes later. I didnt have to carry tissue around with me everywhere I went. It wasnt until I experienced living without cats, that I learned how good I could feel. Prior to being exposed to the problem, I didnt even fathom that I had options. Food can also create the same issues for people. The rules are not always the same. People dont always react equally. The trick is to reveal the problem. Simple? Yes. Easy? No. For me, taking part in a 28-day nutrition challenge was the key. Eliminating a variety of things from my diet for a month, while simultaneously increasing nutrition and promoting digestion, exposed a variety of sensitivities while teaching me healthier alternatives to things I was eating. Its a process; an important one. Im still learning. Im still experimenting. Im still listening (sometimes, it seems, with a little wax in my ears). But I am living better...and for that, I am thankful for ALL the painful consequences that I used to so eagerly want to avoid. Now, I wouldnt have it any other way. Headaches and all. #healthyisthenewhappy #arbonneadvantage #cleaneatingchallenge #icandoanythingfor28days
Posted on: Fri, 09 Jan 2015 05:53:48 +0000
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