A Decision To Try

Alright, I have sort of been putting this post off for well, a long while now. I wasn't sure what exactly to write or where exactly to start but day after day in the working world I see it time and time again. The unhealthy eating, the pool amount of coffee consumed, the frozen meal lunches, the going out to eat, etc.

Here is the deal. I believe I was blessed with the life I have been given including a well functioning body to live that life in. However, that being said, it is completely my responsibility to take care of it. I was placed on this Earth for a specific reason and though I do not know what that exactly is yet, I don't want anything to keep me from doing that. Meaning, I need to properly nourish my body and do the best I can to take care of what I have been given.

Lets start right now by saying, I have never been overweight BUT in college, my bad eating habits started to catch up to me. I would workout but I was a daily McDonalds diet coke drinker, potato chip lover, and dorm diner. Meaning, my pants were getting a weeeeee bit tight. BUT bigger then that, I wasn't sleeping, I was exhausted all day, the circles under my eyes were as dark as night. I even was asked on numerous occasions, even by a police officer, if someone had punched me in the face and I had black eyes.

This leads me to where a whole new journey started. January 2012, my sister and brother-in-law came over for football Sunday (a regular family feasting event in this house) but this time they came with their own snacks in hand: celery, carrots, etc. I straight up told them they were out of their minds. Who does that healthy diet crap anyways???? Well every time I came home, I somehow ended up with some lovely Spark packets in my bag upon my return. After a while, I was so entirely drained, my energy was at rock bottom and figured I may as well give it a try. Well, needless to say I started drinking it daily. My daily diet coke runs became far less and even few and far in between. That my friends was success #1.

Success #2 is a bit different then most peoples health journeys. College was extremely hard for me, and exams were even worse. With 50% failure rates and test averages being in the 40% range, who in their right mind wouldn't be nervous walking into those exams??? I am talking sweaty hands, turning stomach, and tears rolling down my face when I realized I couldn't fully answer a single question on the test. Well my sister started throwing around the idea of trying one of her other lovely health products: clear mood or oasis. Being desperate, I agreed. I will just tell you I went from a D and C test average to Bs and even As!!!!!!!

Stay tuned for the rest of my story/success later this week.........

"Every accomplishment starts with the decision to try"