Changes in life keep life exciting, and that is exactly the emotion I have been feeling lately...EXCITED!! These past few weeks have been very exciting on all different levels. For starters, I am working on accomplishing some big things, that truly mean a lot to me; starting my own health and wellness business.
The past few years I have been working at different aspects of this dream of mine, coming true. The hard work is paying off, little by little. It is very awesome to see.
I have attained a clientele of mainly friends and family (for now), whom I have been working with, to help them achieve different goals. Some of my clients have goals of weight loss, some needed assistants in building strength after an injury, some just need new techniques, some want to be toned, and some have goals that combine a little of everything I mentioned. I also took on assisting in a gym class for home schooled kids, which after a few weeks, I will be leading.
I am thoroughly enjoying every second of training my clients. I share the joy with them, as they accomplish their goals. It is so rewarding!!
In addition to helping others, I am reading and studying (as much as I can), about different recipes, diets, workout techniques, and nutrition information. I find it very interesting and feel like I can't get enough information about it all.
As for me, I have goals and changes I have put into place for myself. For one, I have learned some new things about hypoglycemia (which I discovered I had when I was about 12 yrs. old). For those of you who don't exactly know what hypoglycemia entails, an article I found by Mary Somon best describes it as:
With that being said, I needed to examine my own diet, and make some challenging changes. As I have mentioned, it has been over a year since I've eaten red meat. I have basically been eating a vegetarian diet for the past year, but on a very seldom occasion, I will eat fish or chicken. With this new diet I have put in place for myself, I must eliminate all carbohydrates that are not fruits or vegetables. Meaning that is simply all I eat, or I can add more chicken and fish in my diet to keep things a little less boring. The things I will miss are: granola bars, cereal, alcohol, and my coffee with flavored creamers added--- must be eliminated. For good.
The good news is, I should feel better than ever, and it should help me both physically and mentally. It's a no brainer, this is what must be done. I also found a new gluten free beer I really like. It's called 'Angry Orchard,' it tastes like apple cider.
Last but not least, I am excited to be able to go visit the west coast! I will be spreading the word about my business, and spending time with family!
Somon, Mary. "Do You Have Undiagnosed Hypoglycemia?" Weblog post. About.com Thyroid Disease. N.p., 28 Apr. 2004. Web. 26 Mar. 2013.
The past few years I have been working at different aspects of this dream of mine, coming true. The hard work is paying off, little by little. It is very awesome to see.
I have attained a clientele of mainly friends and family (for now), whom I have been working with, to help them achieve different goals. Some of my clients have goals of weight loss, some needed assistants in building strength after an injury, some just need new techniques, some want to be toned, and some have goals that combine a little of everything I mentioned. I also took on assisting in a gym class for home schooled kids, which after a few weeks, I will be leading.
I am thoroughly enjoying every second of training my clients. I share the joy with them, as they accomplish their goals. It is so rewarding!!
In addition to helping others, I am reading and studying (as much as I can), about different recipes, diets, workout techniques, and nutrition information. I find it very interesting and feel like I can't get enough information about it all.
As for me, I have goals and changes I have put into place for myself. For one, I have learned some new things about hypoglycemia (which I discovered I had when I was about 12 yrs. old). For those of you who don't exactly know what hypoglycemia entails, an article I found by Mary Somon best describes it as:
"Hypoglycemia occurs when the body does not metabolize blood glucose properly. Abnormal metabolism can be caused by a variety of factors such as:
Probably the biggest contributor to hypoglycemia is the consumption of excess refined sugar, white flour and other refined carbohydrates. Our bodies were not designed genetically or physiologically equipped to metabolize the mass amount of refined food, which is stripped of any nutritional value, found in the typical diet of this day and age. This creates a continuous strain and abuse on your bodies' organs, such as the pancreas, the liver, the adrenals and other endocrine glands. The continuous ingestion of empty refined foods leads to malfunctioning of the glandular and metabolic systems."
- Excess refined sugar and white flour in your diet,
- Pancreatic or adrenal under activity or over activity
- Excessive use of alcohol, tobacco, and coffee or other products with caffeine
- Overeating of refined carbohydrates
- Allergies
- Severe emotional stress that doesn't go away
With that being said, I needed to examine my own diet, and make some challenging changes. As I have mentioned, it has been over a year since I've eaten red meat. I have basically been eating a vegetarian diet for the past year, but on a very seldom occasion, I will eat fish or chicken. With this new diet I have put in place for myself, I must eliminate all carbohydrates that are not fruits or vegetables. Meaning that is simply all I eat, or I can add more chicken and fish in my diet to keep things a little less boring. The things I will miss are: granola bars, cereal, alcohol, and my coffee with flavored creamers added--- must be eliminated. For good.
The good news is, I should feel better than ever, and it should help me both physically and mentally. It's a no brainer, this is what must be done. I also found a new gluten free beer I really like. It's called 'Angry Orchard,' it tastes like apple cider.
Last but not least, I am excited to be able to go visit the west coast! I will be spreading the word about my business, and spending time with family!
Citation
Somon, Mary. "Do You Have Undiagnosed Hypoglycemia?" Weblog post. About.com Thyroid Disease. N.p., 28 Apr. 2004. Web. 26 Mar. 2013.
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