From Earth to table!

    I want to be able to grow my food. I literally want to live a, "From Earth to table" life where I nurture from seedlings and then you know, devour it. I want to build a raised garden bed! Because I feel like now that I am on this health journey, I want to be more involved with where my food comes from and how it grows! I appreciate that food (some not all!) was put on this Earth to fuel me and give me the nutrients I need to live a healthy and happy life. Over the last 9 months food has gone from indulgence and gluttony to a way to keep me alive, fuel my body in positive ways and to make my tummy and heart happy! I am truly eating to survive now as opposed to surviving to eat. 

I keep making time for art! and it's all food related! #Foodie!

 

 

    This doesn’t mean that I don’t still have my cheat days! Because what is life without some guilt-free indulgence? For example, on my birthday I am going to Hop Lot Brewing Co. For dinner and then for dessert I was promised The Cheesecake factory! Yummo! 

 

    I am perfectly okay with having days like that because I know the next day, I’ll probably feel like garbage and want to get right back on my healthy living bandwagon! It doesn’t help that I no longer have a gallbladder so I process fats A LOT differently! It makes me sick to eat high in fat items, so it helps keep me in line! Plus that, the way I feel when I am eating healthy and living an active lifestyle, is enough to keep my head on straight! 

 

    That’s something that I like to stress to people, there is absolutely NO bandaid for your health. Weight loss isn’t an overnight thing and there are absolutely NO cheat codes. There are TOOLS to help you, but you have to be willing to change, work hard and stay focused if you actually want to change, lose weight or just be a healthier version of yourself! 

 

    I have said it 100 times and I’ll say it another 100 probably, MINDSET is EVERYTHING! Get yourself in the right mindset and you will absolutely without a doubt, reach your goals! 

 

    Don’t be afraid of failure, don’t be scared of hard work and don’t worry about what others think! <--- I checked all of those boxes 9 months ago... I was terrified of failure, hard work scared the shit out of me, because success wasn’t guaranteed and I cared deeply about how others viewed me.

 

    Although I care how others see me to an extent, I don’t care nearly as much as I used to! Because I am confident in myself, I care about myself and I know that no matter what, I’ll find a way to overcome whatever is thrown my way. 

 

    I am booking my adventure tonight! And not looking back! I am so ready for experiences, adventure and looking ahead again! I am so tired of saying, “When this is all over and we can start living again...” I want to start living right NOW. I’ve wasted my entire live hold up and stuck living in the sadness and anger of my past experiences! I want to be here in the NOW and live bold and courageously for the rest of my life. 

 

To do list:


* Spend time with the people who matter!

* Make time for myself!

* Live my life to the fullest!

* Don’t hold back for anyone or anything! 

* Be BOLD and COURAGEOUS every. single. day! 

* Live in the NOW! 

 

    That’s my mini list for now! I am sure it’ll grow later on but for now, I’m happy with it! 

 


 

XOXO 

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