It was January 2011 when I weighed a whopping 245 pounds that I decided to take my health into my own hands. I started a quest to obtain "optimal health" I was motivated by a desire to discontinue using medications to treat my on-going health conditions. After months of reading and studying material about natural treatments for Diabetes, Hypertension, Depression, High Cholesterol and Coronary Artery Disease I decided the route I would travel would be to change my diet.
I become a 100% Raw Foodist and after August 2011 I was down to 207 pounds. My Blood Pressure, Cholesterol and Glucose level were all in the healthy range. I was no longer Insulin dependent and I was not experiencing Depression. Things were going good, I was well on my way to achieving optimal health. However eating only raw fruits and vegetables for me became boring and I slowly gravitated to becoming a Vegan. December 2011 I was down to 199 pounds. However, something else started to take place. The Depression was back and with a vengeance. I started to fall back into my old behaviors of binge eating. The cravings for bread, sweets and soda. And, I began eating more and more cooked food and less raw food. I even started eating fried fish, and fast food again. I gained 6 of the 45 pounds back. My blood pressure and glucose levels are slightly higher and I feel like crap.
I asked myself how can I let all the work I have accomplished just die? How can I return to being grotesquely over weight, depressed, insulin dependent and miserable?
Time to regain focus on my original objective. Get back on the band wagon. I am examining the last few months to determine where I failed. MOTIVATION somehow I lost the motivation. People and places I've been around or at have not been ideal for me. So here I go trying to get back on the band wagon (back on the road to optimal health).
Today I am started the
7-Day Green Smoothie Kick Start Guide by Tracy Russell. I also decided that I have to write about my journey everyday in order to maintain accountability. And, I have to return to encouraging others to seek optimal health for themselves.
So, I invite everyone who share my desire to become healthier to join me. I will post a different Green Smoothie from Tracy Russell's website
http://www.incrediblesmoothies.com
Day One:
2 cups red grapes
1 large pear, cored
1 cup blueberries (fresh or
frozen)
1 vine tomato (Optional, but try it!)
2 cups of baby
spinach (or other leafy green)
1 carrot
1/2 cup of filtered water if
needed
I will post the recipe for each day and I challenge any and everyone to join me and share with other readers of this blog how it went for you.
Read more about my journey to optimal health at
newleadonlife.blogspot.com
For more information about Green Smoothies I highly encourage you to visit
http://www.incrediblesmoothies.com/ and
http://www.rawfamily.com/recipes
