So here is a little of my back story... I had been a "fat kid" all of my life. In high school I really packed on the weight and hit an all time high. I did not feeling good about myself, and was not making the best choices regarding my life in general. Shortly after graduation I became sick of the fact that I could only buy clothes from certain stores, and did not feel comfortable in my own skin. I joined a gym, and started becoming more conscious of the things I ate.. I begin pursuing a degree in nutrition and food science through Wayne State. There has always been a part of me that wanted to help others from the life experiences I have had. Although I ended up with a degree in Social Work, the course work I took in Nutrition has really stuck with me. Personal transformation, and weight loss was not something that happened overnight. It isn't easy to keep weight off or keep the balance of health in prospective. I have obsessed, and have been too thin, trying to get to that "perfect" size. My current focus is not to be "thin,"or "perfect" it's to be healthy and feed my body real food and a varied diet, to stay active and build strength. I was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis 10 years ago. I have seen so many people with this disease become completely debilitated, and that has been a huge motivator for me. I lost my father about a year ago to this disease, and have seen first hand the toll it can take on your body, and your loved ones. Everytime I have a new weird symptom, the reality of what could happen is very real. I have never been the type of person, to lay down in my circumstances, of give up my fight. I also don't want to be naive to the fact that just because I am completely healthy and able bodied today, does not mean I could not get sick later on. But until that happends, I am going to keep living, and taking care of my body as much as I can. Recently I have been researching the impacts of nutrition on MS, and stumbled across Dr.Terry Wahls, and the research she has done. She is an amazing example of how nutrition can impact MS, and its symptoms. If you have not heard of her, look her up. She has reversed her MS symptoms by radically changing her diet. There are countless diseases that are caused by improper nutrition, and can be treated or even cured with implementing good nutrition. When I look back to times when, "I was sick." One of the big factors was eating junk food, and not moving. I am 26 years old, I do not want to set that standard for my life and feel like crap all the time! I am not putting this out there for people to praise me in anyway, I would love to teach you what I have learned and am a true believer that we have experiences in order to come alongside others and teach them. I am not perfect, and I don't have all the answers, but I can share with you what Ive learned! You are worth it, and can do it. It has been a long journey for me, with ups and downs. I continue to learn and grown everyday. You cant get to a goal, and say , okay I achieved that, now Im going to go back and do all the terrible things I used to, and remain healthy. (This is something I have to continue to remind myself of, and its hard!!) One thing that always comes to mind when I am feeling discouraged because I have regressed is that I am worth it. That I need to forget whatever made me give up, stop making excuses for myself, and to just pick up and start moving in the right direction again. Regardless of what area of my life that may be. This tag line, or being worth it, and not giving up on myself, is sewn throughout my life, in many different ways. (I won't elaborate here, but we can chat about it if you'd like). It all centers back like a perfect chain of events to the fact that, Jesus died for me, and he died for you because we are all worth. Our life, and each day is a gift, how are you going to use that gift? What choices are you going to make?
"I tell you what when I see chocolate chip cookies I can’t just eat one. I’ve got to eat a dozen. I don’t have any self control. Well, come on! You’re just talking yourself right into the pit! You do have self control, and you need to start looking at those cookies and saying, “If I want you I’ll eat you, and if I don’t I won’t!” Come on! Talk to that plateful of food! I am born again and baptized in the Holy Ghost! I have the power of the universe on the inside of me, and if I do not want to eat you I will not eat you! I mean how do you expect to defeat the devil if you can’t even defeat a chocolate chip cookie!?!?”-Joyce Meyer
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