Last week I began my quest for a healthier me, not because I need to loose much weight but because I want to be eating better food and feel healthier.

I thought I’d share my experience of this journey with you on and off over the next while to let you know how I am getting on and perhaps inspire some of you to also do something for yourself.

Firstly, this mission is all mine, nobody told me I should do it and I certainly haven’t felt pressured to do it. I must admit I only have an approximate goal, but it will have to do.

Week One

So, last Monday I set out on my first long walk since before last summer, now I do need to emphasis this is not because of laziness on my behalf, but due to a knee injury followed by a heel injury which pretty much took all year to heal. It took plenty of rest and plenty of loving healing, to get me back on track. My medical experience was less than positive and though I would absolutely advice anyone to have a medical assessment of an illness, I am just saying that my MRI scan deemed my knee perfectly ok and my nurse said it would be ok if I took painkillers, needless to say I wasn’t impressed. It does make me laugh now but not at the time and all I have to say is that I am very grateful for all the wonderful friends and family who supported me throughout and drove me everywhere. As a holistic practitioner I did healing on myself, and I had many others doing it to, but I did of course let conventional medicine have its say first.

Right, so due to being out of action for up to seven months, I think my brain told me that if you can’t walk you cannot be healthy, makes NO sense I know but there you go.

My Monday walk was great and I felt so energetic after it that I ran around the house organising and fixing like there was no tomorrow, a very positive start to a new life style. However, the week did not go completely without deviations and so during my first business meeting my sweet tooth took over. I remember thinking that if I restricted my intake to 5 pieces of chocolate it wouldn’t be too bad, or would it?

Tuesday, was a semi successful day, but when the children presenting me with cookies … I had 2. I was not proud of myself and prayed that I would have the strength to go at least ONE day without anything sweet. So with a fridge filled with greens of various kinds, plenty of fruits and some weight controlling brands I set up an eating diary on my fridge so that everything would be on display and nothing could be hidden. It must have done the trick because the following days my determination for not being pulled in by temptation was steady fast. The rest of the week I had a serious sweet withdrawal, with temptations everywhere, and I had to tell myself that this is what I want, and it really is.

I believe every day became easier after that and by Sunday, I had come to realise that I really do love salads of various kinds. They are so easy to make and you can make so many exiting variations and steamed vegetables can be really yummy!

I made it through my first week feeling positive and enthusiastic and though I forgot to weigh myself before I started I know my body has started to process the change and I feel happier in it already.

Can I stay on track? Of course I can!