Guilty No More!

Wow, it is already approaching the end of March 2015.   I haven't written in this blog for about five months!   Where has the time Gone?

I had mentioned in my previous posts about how I struggled all my life to maintain a healthy weight.  I felt like a yo-yo.  I would get close to my target weight (within 15 pounds), then go back to about 40 pounds above target.  Back and forth since I was a child.   I would feel guilty after a holiday like Christmas, I would feel guilty after a vacation.  I would feel guilty if I missed a workout at the Gym!   I ran marathons, I tried lemon aid cleanses, I went gluten free, wheat free.. You get the picture.   If I had one little slip up I knew I would be on the way back up the yo-yo.  I never had control over the yo-yo, it had control over me!

I tried to accept that there was no alternative to the yo-yo, I would never have control.  I thought I needed to spend all my spare time in the gym to compensate for a poor nutritional choice.  I knew I needed to stop feeling guilty for indulging once in a while.  I should have prayed about it, but it was such a mental block that I didn't even realize it was there until the guilt was gone!

15 months ago a friend blessed me any my family by sharing a simple superfood nutritional system and I jumped in with both feet.  I figured I had nothing to lose.  As I have mentioned in this blog, I was blown away by the results:   In a few days and weeks I easily lost the weight and achieved my lifetime goal of optimal weight.  However, I didn't realize I would also sleep better and have more energy!  To my amazement, I continued to feel better and better.  A major anxiety issue I was dealing went way (thank you Ionix supreme), and ultimately the guilt was gone!

No more guilt about making the occasional bad food choice, or even a few days of over indulgence.  I can enjoy Pizza.  I can enjoy going out to a restaurant and ordering a burger once in a while.  If I notice the yo-yo starting to move up, I do a cleanse day or two.

I maintained my optimal weight (155-158) for a year, and decided to change my goal.  Since November 2014, I have been more serious about using an Energy and Performance system to build lean muscle, and have entered a fitness competition!  I am purposefully gaining weight for the first time in my life.  It is still a bit of a mental struggle for me when I see the numbers on the scale go up, but I know I have the ultimate nutrition plan, and a solid muscle building workout thanks to a good friend.    The contest ends Mid may, so I will post a picture when it is complete.   At this point I have gained 15 pounds and I am able to lift much heaver weights than 4 months ago!

I love being in control of the yoyo.