Becoming Healthy in Mind, Body and Soul!

 On this journey I want to be as real as I can so here’s a confession… I’m obsessed with my weight! Like seriously obsessed! It is always on my mind and consumes my thoughts. So much so that getting ready for an outing, catching a glimpse of myself in a mirror or getting on the scales can send me into a deep depression that I have to fight against. Every time I leave my house I am thinking about how I look. When I go to work, when I get groceries, when I walk my dogs, when I ride motorcycle…it is always there. Seeing pictures of myself are the worst! At times it can be crippling and creates such an insecurity. I’m good at faking it but it definitely gets the best of me. It affects all areas of my life, my relationships, my job, my confidence everything!  I don’t remember a time that this hasn’t been the case. It doesn’t matter my size, big or small and I have been both, it is always there, a demon that won’t go away. I weigh myself in the morning and a lot of time before I go ...

  Vegetables... Another great start in your weight loss journey, health journey, whatever journey you're on is to incorporate more vegetables in your diet.  Certain veggies have gotten a bad rep from time to time or from diet to diet but overall are so good for you! Vegetables offer an array of health benefits, are a good source of fibre, full of nutrients,  are low calorie for the most and low fat.  Diets high in vegetables are known to help reduce blood pressure, help control and reduce blood sugar spikes, help reduce the risk of cancer and help strengthen your immune system.  The list of health benefits is so long I could go on for pages!  The struggle is incorporating veggies into your diet.  A lot of people aren't fond of vegetables or they load them with unhealthy sauces and dips.  For instance we tend to have a salad for lunch with grilled chicken and then load it with ranch dressing or even worse, high sugared dressings like French or Cata...