My history...I was a gymnast when I was young, then a cheerleader, then a professional cheerleader in the NFL, then a runner (for fun only Im so slow), now into Crossfit. I have always struggled with 5-25lbs my whole life and terrible skin. I have done fad diets before and finally over the last 5-7 years felt like I was doing everything right.
After watching 'Food Inc' and 'Super Size Me'' I cut out fast food all together and limited my beef intake. Then I made a switch to no dairy after hearing over and over that it was causing my life long acne:( (I Love Cheese!!!!) So I replaced it with occasional goat cheese. It made a big difference, but I still break out a little here and there (too much in my opinion).
Then I watched 'Knives over Forks' and 'Fat, Sick, and Nearly Dead'...those did not really register with me because I always thought "I like vegetables I eat them all the time, I dont need to juice and I dont eat 'bad' meats so what are they talking about. Im not fat, Im not tired, and Im not depressed. Moving on..." I am not a fan of taking out something completely from my diet, kinda stubborn that way.
Then more recently I watched 'Food Matters' and 'Hungry for Change'. Those two documentaries really sunk in and now I am on a mission to make some changes...This is going to be my diary of how I do it.
The point of this blog is to track progress and how I am feeling and all the challenges that come up. This first post is a "get to know me and why I am doing this" the next entry will be "where I am at". My weight, fat %, measurements, pics, and all my food and exercise I do right now.
Currently I work in a moderately active job, I dont have the stress of children (besides my husband, ;) ) and I have some financial flexibility to make good choices with food and exercise. So I really should not have any excuse...but we always seem to find one, huh?!
My reasons for doing this..
1.) Vanity (I want to look younger, fresher, better skin)
2.) Energy (I want to feel alive, alert, and deal better with stress)
3.) Fertility (I have unexplainable by western doctors 'infertility'...and while I have done all the western IVF procedures...I hate them and wont do them again, so this is a chance to see what might really be the root of the problem)
4.) Mild Depression (Since the IVF I have had more wild swings of up and downs...not manic or depression by clinical standards...I can still function, but not normal for sure!)
Now that you know way more about me then you wanted to...you can follow my adventure with my husband and maybe join us in this project. We welcome feedback, stories and struggles.
