11/03/2022
This page and my role as a coach is about helping people in their health and fitness journey.
In order to do that fully and with my whole heart, I need to be completely transparent about my own journey.
I have Irritable Bowel Syndrome and arthritis in my knee and coccyx. Both of these conditions can be aided by including or excluding certain foods from my diet.
Two years ago (almost) I gave up alcohol before it could become a problem. Upon reflection it was one of the best decisions I’ve ever made. Now however, it seems that I have replaced alcohol with food. Sometimes I’m absolutely ‘on it’, however recently, most of the time I am not. When I’m ’on it’ I feel good, great even.
When I’m not, my digestive system is messed up. I’m heavier, bloated, uncomfortable, irritable and a host of other things that make me an unpleasant human sometimes. This is my situation right now and it feels out of control.
I can recognise it, but here’s a truth. A hard, difficult truth. Giving up alcohol was 100 times easier than controlling my diet and my nutritional intake. I could give up alcohol, not touch another drop again, and be fine. I can’t give up food completely, that’s not a reality. The problem is that I’m an all or nothing person. Finding balance is so difficult for me. I’m all in or I’m all out.
But I’m not ok with this situation.
I’m tired of being bloated with a messed up digestive system.
I’m tired of my knee hurting because I’m heavier.
Recognise and acknowledge the problem, then make changes to fix it.
If something is not working change it.
So here I go……. creating a plan …….. trying to implement strategies ……. aiming to make a positive change…..
