Well day two is going VERY well, but I thought I would take a few minutes to tell you all how my health has appeared over the past 5-7 years bringing you to today. This way you will have a better picture of me, and any future results I get.
I have always been a fitness wannabe. I bought all the books, diets, lifestyle eating, and exercise and wellness information available. I was a very athletic child and youth but then everything just changed. I got married soon started a family even quit work and became a stay at home mom! After my mom had a mild heart attack about 6 years ago, we attended a Healthy Heart program to learn to eat healthier. Well, I have spent too many years into my books to believe for one minute that eating THAT was going to help either of us on the whole. Yes some of the points are good; many I felt just didn't make good common sense. Such as recommending chemical filled LOW FAT cookies! The stuff in them will kill you! (not just my opinion) What I did learn through class testing was that MY CHOLESTEROL READING WAS HIGHER THAN MY MOMS!!! So to the books I went. But eating right seemed to be so darn expensive I just couldn't maintain. I discover RAW living (Rawsome as some of us like to call it) and it makes so much sense to me. It fits with my spiritual begin yet again LIFE makes it easy to fall off the lifestyle change. Keeping the food fresh, not eating all that I expected. I have to get better mentally and physically ready for this change.
Today I am out of shape, weak, and flabby. I have a shortness of breath, no stamina, no tolerance or heat, have bad breath and body odor and have developed a snoring problem to top it all off! My hearing is going bad and my teeth are a mess. That reminds me; at the age of 13 a dentist told me I would be lucky to have teeth at age 21. Well he was wrong! I am now 41 and I am losing the battle with my 4 lower teeth and have lost 3 (2 more lose) of my molars. Was well into my 30 before I lost my first due to rot. Tarter is packing to the four infected teeth it is just horrible. (No I have not seen the dentist in many years, not to my best but for many reason it seemed the right choice.) I recently discover the gift of a lifetime TOOTH SOAP. Infections that I have been dealing with for YEARS now has vanished, my teeth feel stronger, less sensitive than I can ever remember. I can bit down with so much power I never knew. It would appear that I have been allergic to glycerin or fluoride that are major ingredients in MOST EVERY toothpaste. Forget the new stuff with all the artificial sugars that stuff made my glands swell with one use! I was using all natural stuff for years now, but it still had fluoride and glycerin. So my thought is that I am allergic to one of them. With that if I had know or had my dentist of 13 suggested (I didn’t have periodontal disease) I WAS ALLERGIC! My teeth could all well be still in my mouth and strong and healthy to boot! Anyway I will not worry about it any more, neither exist in TOOTH SOAP and my teeth are cleaner, fresher, stronger, and healthier than ever. OK, off my soapbox and back to my current health.
With all that my family has not visited a Dr in 8 years, the common cold is not common here! We basically have very strong immune systems. We stay away from many chemical and reduce the ones we are not aware of as we progress on this journey. My 7 year old is so strong and healthy, yet I know that on the inside we all need some improvements. Food is the root of all disease and I know that is contributing to my aging skin, brown spots, winkles, graying hair, eczema, dry scalp & skin body odors am many other aliments. So for now the goal is to get myself healthier then my family! Making small do-able changes will make it happen easily for all.
Even thought Rawsome lifestyle mentally works for me I still struggle with the real world. So what I decided to do was gain my health first. So I am doing the 30-day Challenge. When my weight is manageable and my addictions (Coke, arsenic chicken among other things) are under control I will take the next step. Right now I will make sure I eat a LUNCH that I desire an a little fruit if I feel the need to snack. The shakes & cookies are so delicious that I look forward to each one. I will begin my yoga practice starting next week one week into the diet. I have my supplements ready but want to be able to describe how I am feeling and progressing first without them. I’m thinking maybe 2-3 weeks. I am sure that with them the whole diet would be even easier.
I have more planned for you all soon, stay tuned to the journal, comment if you desire and good luck. Hope this helps shed some light on my mental and physical health to date.
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