The Journey of learning a new healthy lifestyle has been a beautiful one for me.  There have been many breakthroughs of mental brick walls that have been keeping me from getting on the road to health for many years.  I finally am gaining an understanding of what a healthy perspective towards food looks like.  I'd like to share one walls I'm currently knocking down:

For years I honestly didn't know how people could turn down seconds when it came to dessert. I have friends and family who are able to do so and I've watched them carefully and observed that it wasn't a painful decision, or one that was done because of social pressure, it was just because they "weren't hungry", or they
"just ate".  I am just now understanding that they were able to say no to food because they knew how to listen to their body.  What a wonderful skill to acquire!; one that children are born with but often lose somewhere along the winding road of life. 

I am working hard to relearn this skill of listening to my body, and to help my children not lose this skill!  Learning to listen to my body requires desire to change, and a love of self. 

The desire to change is necessary if the skill has been lost because you can't learn something new if you're not ready to let go of old habits.

Yagottawanna :)

The love of self is a necessary key.  Think about it:  You're full and contemplating eating more, if you love the food more than you love yourself, you are going to choose food, despite the consequences of overeating. It requires a desire to take care of your body and not cause pain and discomfort to self to turn down the food. I guess this could work the other way around too if you struggle with allowing yourself to eat food when you're hungry (anorexia), but I've personally never had a problem with that : D

The guidelines that my personal trainer is teaching me are directions needed to get back on the right road toward healthy living.  Sometimes it's hard to follow because I've been off the beaten path for too long, but the closer I get, the easier it becomes because I can finally see the road I've been trying to reach. I understand why people choose to go on this road of healthy living and know it's worth it because the journey just keeps getting better!



"Everyday is a winding road,,,I get a little bit closer"