I have never really ate great. I tend to be a bit of a grazer and a snacker. I never considered what was in the food I was eating or where it came from. I thought, "Hey, I am slender, so I must be doing something right." WRONG! There is so much more to consider!!
"Like what," you ask.
For instance, my constant fatigue. I am always tired. I get about 8 hours of sleep and I am still exhausted. I take a nap and I am still exhausted. I never really feel like I am caught up on my sleep or that I have energy.
I am also irritable, just ask my husband. It's like having PMS all the time! Awful, right? It is. My patience is usual short (not good for this teacher) and I tend to be a taaaaddd bit snappy, which I usually attributed this to my lack of energy.
I crave candy, like, ALL THE TIME. My friends and family know that I have a problem, actually they think it's funny. They gift me with candy, ALL THE TIME. And I kid you not, I will eat every single last bit of candy in that box. My favorite, anything sour but I don't discriminate. At school, I asked my students' parents to donate any left over candy from Halloween...for the kids of course. I may or may not dip into it every once in a while. OKAY FINE! Everyday! I eat candy from it every single day. It really is a sickness. So why is this a problem? Well, it's because I eat candy even when I don't really want it. I am addicted.
Hi my name is Jacqueline and I'm a sugarholic. Mmmmmmmm, sugar. Sorry, I got distracted by thinking about my over sized box of Nerds my mother-in-law got me or the huge back of Sour Patch kids that Santa put in my stocking.
Moving on. I suffer from headaches. Not like migraines or anything, but dull headaches. Annoying headaches. Headaches that put me in a bad mood. *See above mention of PMS*
Okay, this one might be TMI, but here goes nothing, My pee...first, I hardly ever do it and when I do, it is really, really yellow. I am not drinking nearly enough water. I knew that though. When I run, yes, I am a runner, I would barely sweat. Don't get me wrong, I would sweat, but not very much for someone who just ran 4 miles.
I suffer from depression. I have learned to control it without medication, but there are definitely days where I don't feel like getting out of bed or things. My doctor told me that I have a Vitamin D deficiency. I have been on medication, but I don't necessarily feel like it helps.
So all those things combined, it was enough for me to look at myself and really think about what I am putting into my body. I have tried to come up with excuses to NOT do it though.
"We are just to busy."
"Hubby doesn't want to do it."
"It's too expensive to eat healthy."
I'm done with excuses now though. I am determined to improve my health and feel better. Hence where the clean eating comes in. I still have a lot more research to do, as well as planning but I hope that you follow me on this journey to better health in 2016.
