How I Got Here
When I talk about my interests in this health and wellness space, people find out that I like to work out and eat pretty clean and healthy. They’ll either have an inquisitive response wanting to learn more, or they almost immediately begin to spit out their opinions that can be summarized as how they see me and think I have nothing to worry about in regards to my health and that of all the things I’m worried about I should feel silly for being so dedicated to fitness or the detoxes I do and blah blah, etc.
And I get it ya know.. I’m young, thin, and if you didn’t think I was healthy enough, you’d think I needed to eat more (something I pretty much loathe hearing at this point).
Side note: we really should stop commenting on people’s bodies before we know their story. You never know how comfortable or uncomfortable somebody is feeling underneath their own skin. A forever reminder to never judge a book by its cover.
Anywho, some of what’s led me into where I am in my personal wellness journey include overcoming anxiety, motherhood and being a single parent, and restoring my digestive tract. The latter is something I’ve been struggling with ever since I was in high school. I didn’t become “regular” until after I gave birth and changed up my diet. Once I found a good probiotic that worked well for me and decided to be more cautious about what was going into my body, with some movement and exercise I am far more “regular” than I can ever remember being.
Being that this was a time after I had given birth, I think it’s pretty needless to say that I obviously wanted my child to see me eating my fruits and veggies more than he saw me eating ice cream and cheez-its. This was a challenge for a while, however, because like I said before, I had to find my way into being a single parent and sometimes all I wanted was ice cream and pizza for dinner (and in that order because I like to have my sweets first when I’m not feeling my best). I’m speaking about a time that sparked up an anxiety within me that I had never known before. I just needed some serious repairing during this time, ya’know.. Everything was just so out of wack. To the point that I don’t want have to relive anything similar to it. So now I make sure that I stick to the routines and methods I created from all of that to ensure I stay ahead and on top of things in these areas so that I don’t revert into what was going on then.
Realistically speaking, where I am now in this journey took some getting used to. In turn, by finding what I needed in those processes through my workouts and food intake, it’s been evident that it’s been beneficial to not only my mental and physical states, but my emotional and spiritual states as well. My head and my skin are clearer. I feel happiness and contentment throughout the majority of my days (like I feel like bad days are few and far in between if at all). I’m more grateful for my life overall and everything just feels and looks lighter honestly. I’m more aware of things. And so, I just love what it does for me and how I feel because of it. I view the processes (past, present, and future) just like fine wine, everything seems like it just gets better with time the more I dedicate to this journey.
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