Forgiveness

I decided to take a little break from physical health for this post and touch on the necessity of a healthy mind. Beginning this journey has really brought forth the different mindsets that I've had before this. The, 'oh, I have to eat this' or 'I can only eat this much' thought process. And if I screwed up, I was extremely hard on myself. So hard on myself that I wasn't able to get back on the horse and I lost faith that I could accomplish my goals.

But in order to be successful in changing my life, I have to learn to forgive myself. No one is perfect, least of all me. Deciding to use Saturdays as a day that I let go a little of my stringent new eating habits, has helped out a lot. And allowing myself to let loose a little bit if I have a party to attend takes the edge off. Maybe stringent isn't the right word, more like, letting myself have something that I don't have to care about it being clean, too much.

But I do have slip ups, wether it be a chicken wing or a small bag of sunchips, being able to forgive myself has relieved a lot of stress. I used to stress out about the food I was eating constantly. That isn't a healthy way for me, or anyone, to behave with food. Being conscious of what I eat and obsessed are two very different behaviors that I'm continually learning about. Slipping up is ok, as long as I get back on the horse.

I have to say that since changing my mind set and really hunkering down to stick to clean eating, my mind set is completely different. I'm comfortable with what I'm eating and not obsessed with the calorie count. Which is something that a lot of people focus on. The article that I posted by Sophia Herbst spoke the truth, eating that little is going to put you into starvation mode and you won't lose any weight, at least not the healthy way. All those 'miracle' diet programs like Slimfast or Medifast ect ect are terrible for your health. When your body goes into starvation mode your hair thins, your nails break, and you take hangery to a whole new meaning. 

It's a big step to take on this new thought process. I took a good, look and hard look at myself and what I wanted and it wasn't to keep gaining weight and have a head full of fog. Or to stress myself out constantly. I want to be happy and healthy and the second step is forgiving my small infractions with food. And forgiving myself for small mistakes that everyone makes on a daily basis. I can't control everything but I can allow myself to be the imperfectly perfect human being that am while making small improvements

Cheers to being healthy and happy everyone!