Throughout my life I was on a rollercoaster of weight loss and weight gain. I did all the “fad” diets, took pills, starved myself – you name it, I did it. I’d lose 20 pounds and gain back 30, lose 15 and gain back 20. Not only was it damaging to my body and organs, it took a hit to my psyche. It was stressful and depressing to do all that hard work only to go beyond where I started.
It doesn’t have to be that way! I’ve lost and kept off 100 pounds. It wasn’t on any special diet program or simple pill. I did it by taking responsibility for my life, what I was doing with it, and who was in it. I made me a priority. I honored this vessel I call my body by making better food choices, moving it more, and giving it what it was really craving.
In my training for Holistic Health Counseling we were taught about Primary and Secondary foods. Primary foods being relationships, career, finances, exercise, hobbies, and more. Secondary foods are actually what you eat.
I didn’t know it at the time, but I made Primary Foods my priority. I let go of the stress I was putting on my mind and body. Stress causes cortisol levels to rise. Cortisol increases the fat around your belly area. I released and let go of relationships that weren’t mutually beneficial. I took care of me. And a really big part of that process was consciously releasing stress from my body. I meditated. I breathed more deeply. I envisioned the body I wanted for myself rather than focusing on what was wrong with it. I changed the way I thought about food. I chose to be happy.
If I ate cake, I enjoyed it. Your body will react to what you say to and about it. Enjoy your food!
In this video I share a little more about my story and my journey of losing 100 pounds, ending the yo yo dieting, and finally being at peace with my body and my life.
As with all my personal healing work and journey I’ve taken what I’ve learned educationally, professionally, and through life experience and bring that to my clients and help them empower themselves to living their best life yet!