I've been through many, okay most of the fad diets out there in my years. South Beach, Herbal Magic, Beyonce diet drink, Biggest Loser, Weight Watchers......you name it, I've tried it. They all lack one very important thing......overall wellness. I have found that the only thing that works for me is balance; balance in life, mind, body and nutrition.
3 years ago I began a program at a private training studio in Windsor called
Train With Jane. I was at an all time high in my weight and I felt uncomfortable in my own skin. I worked hard for over a year and lost 26 pounds. I kept it off for another year. The difference was planned workouts 5x per week, an easy nutrition plan to follow and YOGA!!! All this combined created wellness in my life. Unfortunately, I would soon find out that I was still missing something............
I found an incredible program called Creating Wellness at BeWell in Windsor. This program combines every aspect of overall wellness in your life. It looks at your mind, fitness and nutrition. I had my assessment on Monday. It was easy enough; I completed a long questionnaire of about 100 questions on everything you can imagine, then completed a short questionnaire about my goals. I met with Wellness Coach Tina, who completed my assessment. I had my weight and measurements done (not my favourite part, of course), then blood pressure and body composition. The amazing part came next, a stress test! Testing me on how my mind deals with and my body reacts to stress. How could this be missed in every other plan I have put together for myself?? I am a strong believer in stress being a major cause of illness in our lives and learning how you personally deal with stress and what to do to improve that is critical to a healthy life! If I wasn't a believer before the assessment, I sure am now! I simply cannot wait for my results to come in so I can meet with Tina to review them and set up my path to wellness!!!
.........then it happened. I couldn't control it. 1.5 years ago and I still struggle....
This is me.....creating wellness in my life.
Sharing my journey to wellness in hopes that I may help someone on the way. It has been a tumultuous 3 years and I have lost myself on the way....this is my story... a story of creating my true self. Someone once told me life isn’t about finding yourself but about creating yourself..... and that’s just what I plan to do!
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