A Journey to Fit & Fast

I've had an interesting revelation throughout the last few days (granted, I've been sick and had a lot of time to think), but I digress. My body, when well nourished, does not crave crap. When it is optimally nourished, fed appropriately, loved and given attention, does not crave the taste of foods that are less than ideal for it's performance. For example: I made a pizza and chocolate chip cookies for my family yesterday (because they like it as an occasional treat, and why not?). Not only did I not eat any of any of it, I literally sat there thinking "It does not even sound good, and even if it did, is it worth going through the detox phase of this journey?" What an amazing thing to realize and be living! My body continues to reward me for me being kind to it. What do I mean by that? I am putting whole, awesome, nutrient rich food into it. I am helping to to be alkaline, and I'm losing pounds and inches and all the while feeling amazing. Even being sick at...

A few weeks ago, I made a decision. I decided to part ways with Weight Watchers, and investigate a total body health and nutrition program called Yoli.  I felt like I was not thriving in my Weight Watchers journey, and all because of me. I needed some more structure. I set an appointment to meet with an acquaintance at the time, who I knew was a Yoli consultant. As soon as I heard about it, I knew it was 100% me. The seller? Having your body be in a neutral state, without inflammation. Having your body in this state decreases drastically illness, and creates an environment that things like illness and cancer cannot thrive in. Not to mention having it in its ideal state helps the weight and inches fall off! So, here I am a week later enjoying all the benefits. After a 4 day detox from sugar (remembering that feeling makes me not crave sugar but instead appreciate the natural sugars in life), I feel like a million  dollars. I have no more pain in my hip (though I have a labr...