Carol asked us to answer this question yesterday. My first response was the following - I want to be gone with the headaches that usually keep me house bound on the beautiful days of the summer. I want to play outside with Sophie and work on my gardens without getting winded after 10 minutes. Like the others I want a new summer wardrobe or at least cute tops! When I go to the local wading pool I don't want to feel self concious. I also want to sit in and by Shannon's pool and celebrate with my friends.
I realize that though I want each of these things there is one more thing that just didn't make it onto the list - I want to be pregnant with our second child.
Now we have been asked to answer the following questions - What are you willing to do to make your dreams come true? What are you willing to sacrifice to make all of this happen for you?
Now that I have a toddler I realize even more today, how important it is to develop healthy eating habits. When I was 5 or 6, my mom made fried eggs for me for breakfast because in a family of five it is easier to make one kind than different kinds for everyone. She sat my plate down in front of me and put ketchup on it thinking that would encourage me to eat it. Well, it is just recently that I have actually started eating fried eggs or sunnyside up. The yolk on its own always grossed me out. A fight at the table ensued where I was forced to take a few bites. After that I immediately went into the washroom and threw it back up. My mother has actually admitted that she wondered if I had a life of bulimia in front of me. Well that certainly hasn't been the case because I certainly do love food - mostly that which is extremely bad for me (can anyone say BIG MAC)! Well that needs to change - NOW!
What am I willing to do to make my dreams come true? What am I will to sacrifice to make this happen for me?
Goal #1 - BE ACTIVE! I will continue to go to the gym to workout two to three times a week - whether that be treadmill, weights or hitting a class. Since returning last fall to the gym, I realize how much better I feel, how much more energy I have and how much better I sleep when I do. I will encourage Sophie to be active with me, whether that is running around the backyard, weeding the garden, going to the pool for a swim or just dancing in the livingroom.
Goal #2 - WATCH WHAT I EAT AND WHEN! This Detox has been good for me because I woke me out of the food stuper I have been in since giving birth. Once we have completed the full session with the Liver Detox, I will continue to tweak and create a food lifestyle that is best for me and my body. As getting rid of my headaches is my number one thing, I will continue to track when they hit. I have noticed a return to the pattern that they are tied to my cycle, which they mainly were before I got pregnant. If that is the case I need to determine what my body is lacking nutrionally and add it back in to my diet.
With these two pieces in place I will no doubt be able to fulfill the rest of my original list. As for being pregnant, again both of these goals will hopefully help that happen. If not though, Goal #3 - not to get stressed about it. What is meant to be will be.
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