Healthy Lifestyle

In the news and media today, you see a multitude of magazines and articles that have lists of thing sthat you can do to make yourself healthier, looking younger and being your best self. It can get overwhelming to most because a lot of those contradict each other. It's all about eliminating this or not eliminating that and adding this or doing one exercise and not the other. Even for me, I get confused at reading those articles. I know it's not a black and white area but rather a grey area.

What do I mean? Well there are some areas in life that can be right and wrong like the law or how to fix something but when it comes to our health, there isn't a one size fits all answer. Maybe one thing will work for someone but not for someone else. Maybe one person who eats grains can lose weight but for another person, it makes them gain weight. 

Being health (talking about physical health here) is not so cut and dry, you need to experiment what works and what doesn't work for you. It does take time to figure it out; sorry no quick fix here :) I know because I'm in the midst of figuring out what works and what doesn't work for me. I know for myself, if I remove certain types of food from my diet, I feel better and start to see changes taking place.

I am in the midst of a 21 day challenge of fitness and food. It's been interesting thus far. I call it the elimination diet because we have eliminated foods that most people have sensitivities to. When I first looked at the foods that we are able to eat, I didn't think it would be possible. However, I'm a week into this challenge and I have found that I have more options than I thought I had. I've discovered foods that I actually enjoy eating and can eat those foods in place of other foods that I'm used to eating. I have discovered that my cravings for foods that are on the "do not eat" list have gone down considerably and know that I'm able to survive without those foods in my diet.

It's a process that you can't go at it alone. You definitely need supporters and friends to encourage and guide you. For myself, two people that have been the source of encouragement are Trainer Travis and Trainer Jason; both of them are doing this challenge with the group as well. I know I can count on them for any concern or question I may have. Both ahve huge hearts to want to help people be a better version of themselves.

So while having a healthy lifestyle is hard and tricky at times, it is rewarding in the end because you know you are extending your lifespan and can do more than you thought you ever thought possible. It has given me a new found freedom and has spurred me to do other things that I didn't think I would see/do. Hope this serves as an encouragement to all of you.