Hi Friends!
What an absolute roller coaster of a ride we have been on here with the world the way it has been for the last few years. So much controversy so much division and a lot of unknowns.
One thing that is known is the power you have as an individual over what you say, what you think and what you do.
I am guilty, I am so guilty. A little over a year ago I was pumped, I had my food dialed in for me and my family, I had my workouts on point. I was SO pumped! Something happened, the reality of the world that was different from what I expected it to be slapped me in the face. POW! Face Punch! Food became a chore for me, exercise was not fun and I needed to find pleasure and joy again.
So, I did what I hadn’t done in over 9 years and that was eat whatever the hell I wanted to. The chains were released, it felt amazing. I felt normal again. I wasn’t the person that was like, what’s the carbs in that? Does it have dairy? Gluten? Meat?
I am an original Keto dieter, I began it in 2012 before it was cool or a fad diet. It worked and it worked well. People talked down to the idea of burning from fat, and some people wanted a piece of the hype and created their own spin on what was healthy. Some peoples science was correct, some peoples science was skewed to meet their pocket book. But I was the weirdo in the groups of friends because I was following something that was extremely radical from what they knew about.
I enjoyed the satiation that I got while eating a ketogenic diet, I’m not one that lives to eat, I eat to live. I had a drive to take charge over my life, my mind, my body.
It’s hard to fit that mold of always being “on” or “perfect”, for me when something becomes dreaded I push my heels down into the ground, I guess I’m stubborn that way. I don’t like to treat myself like a science experiment in the way that things need to be perfectly measured out, its okay short term, but after a few months it’s like, LET ME LIVE already.
I find for me that my driving force is creativity and through creativity I share my passions and it gives me joy.
I was Vegan also for quite a few years because it was different, it was fresh, it brought out my creative side and once again I was able to share that and it gave me joy, until it became a chore.
I think we all need to give ourselves a break on being okay with being human, humans make mistakes, they learn from them, they evolve, they grow, and they make more mistakes to grow and evolve. Its okay to just BE sometimes.
So after allowing myself to be, to be normal, to eat out, to not have any diet definition I gained weight, I knew I was going to but I didn’t care. I enjoyed being normal and just being. But after too many months of that, after knowing what I know as a Nutritional Therapist enough was enough.
What changed?
I did, I learned more about how to just BE during my period of weight gain and it was liberating mentally. But the two can be brought together.
You can BE and care too.
So, here we are today.
What have I decided to do? Vegan? Paleo? Keto? Low Fat?
I have decided to do Healthy Keto. What in the world does that even mean? That means, incorporating a abundant amount of vegetables. In the past I was over focused on protein and fat that I overlooked the importance of the volume of vegetables as well as fruits. Yes, I said fruits.
I learned with Vegan and Whole Foods Plant Based that the fiber amount and a healthy digestive system is essential to detoxification as well as proper gut health. The gut is everything. The mind gut connection is everything.
I think when it comes to lifestyle and diet the first place to start is where you are mentally. You don’t want to set yourself up for failure, so its best to really honestly ask yourself where you are mentally. Are you happy with your life and yourself right now? What are you unhappy with? Do you want to change it? Are you in that period of your life? Or are you in the sulking phase, the victim phase, the whining phase? You either are in a victim or victor mindset. So which one is it? Figure that out first before you set yourself up for failure, or success.
In the coming up posts I am going to share with females some great supplements to incorporate throughout the month for mental balance. It took me quite sometime to understand the different phases of the cycles that correlate with hormones that can be supplemented on and proper foods during that time as well. It will be a girls only post. I look forward to sharing it with you.
So, where do you find creativity? I actually find it with finding great recipes or making great recipes that taste fucking unbelievable and make me feel like a million bucks. What was that movie? Stellas got her groove back? Yup, I got my mojo back and I am thrilled to begin sharing it with all of you again.
Until next time….
Stay Mindful, stay Purposeful stay Thankful and be Joyful!
