Sometimes it amazes me that we can be told things hundreds of times over, but we will only truly *get* things in our own time.
For instance, I have been hearing ‘don’t treat your body as your enemy’ for a long time now, but only now am I really feeling like my body is something I need to love and cherish. Partly that is due to me considering my own mind to be the enemy in getting healthy, but it’s also partly because I needed that time to come to it of my own inner knowledge.
If there is only one other thing I feel I have truly learned at this point, it is that, in the end, we need to do what is right for us.
We cannot forever listen to the diet gurus, the meal plans, the dietitians and the naturopaths. At some time, it comes down to what works for our individual bodies, all of which differ in many amazing ways.
Like nearly everyone who has ever tried to lose weight, I have tried plenty of different things. Many silly things, many dangerous things and many completely safe things that just plain didn’t work. I’ve tried cleanses, pills, plans, replacements, etc. Some… well, some I regret ever putting my body through. While others had their time and place, and I am thankful for giving them a go.
With mostly raw eating, I feel like I have found what is right for me.
You may have recalled me saying the same thing with meal replacements. I don’t despite that. Earlier this year, meal replacements were exactly what I needed to start losing weight, to start taking control of my binging and to start taking control of my life in general. I occasionally have a meal replacement for breakfast still because I have a hard time eating breakfast.
And now I have moved on to what I need now, which is something that gives me peace and happiness.
If you’re struggling right now, feeling like nothing works for you, I encourage you to please keep going. You may not feel like it now, but you really are worth it. You are an amazing, unique individual and you will find what you need to maintain not only a health body but a healthy mind and soul as well.
That is so true! We can educate all we want, but people still have to make the connection themselves. I’m glad you found something that works for you, and I’m especially glad that it’s something this healthy and life-enhancing.
Amazing what happens when you feed the body what it needs… you actually re-establish a connection that you probably didn’t even know existed before.
Thank you, Hanlie.