Eat Healthy and Enjoy

When the going gets tough... sometimes it gets really tough..      To get a good picture of my story, I’m going to start at the beginning… the very beginning of when pain consumed a big part of my life. I was trying out for my high school volleyball team in 2007. Our coach had us start off with a nice long warm up run. I was doing great, a little slow, but I was keeping up. Nearing the end of my run, I heard a nice loud pop in my hip and all I remember is waking up on the ground in front of my high school. I had some friends around me and the school nurse. My mom was there to pick me up and after a few scans and doctors, it was determined that I had torn the growth plate in my hip and that it would heal; but it would still take a while.      Pain was still pretty sensitive in my hip after a few months. I was seen by many specialists including sports medicine and osteopaths. Many different things were tried and tested, but pain was still a part of my day. I ...

Eating  healthy, in today’s plethora of available food, is very difficult..      It takes more than just a mindfulness and change in thinking. It takes discipline and constant motivation. For me, motivation that stemmed from pain, was a huge motivator. I had tried so hard for so long to get myself out of pain; to have now found a solution that was working.. I didn’t want to lose that. I love the new lifestyle of living that I have and the physical ability that my body has, that to jeopardize that would not be worth it. It is not an easy feat. I am having to constantly choose good food to put in my mouth. But the more I choose good food, the easier it becomes. Where to start      I began by immediately cutting out sugar. I’m not just talking the Oreos in your pantry or the chocolate chip cookies you have every once in a while. I’m meaning all amounts of honey, maple sugar, refined and processed sugar. Most fruits contain a lot of sugar in them, I cut ou...