So the past 12+ months things have been really shitty around here. With our situation, I have felt trapped and stuck in the rut. But being the person who tries so hard to find the silver lining I have turned it all around. And I am finding the New Me.
Since I was very young I have always had weight issues. I was never taught how to eat healthily or what good fats were. Never was taught about eating for the body, and to help the body heal naturally. I was never gluten-free, sugar-free, or even heard of Keto.
Was never shown how to love my body for what it is and for what it can do.
Now I am totally hooked into Keto. Eating from 12noon to 8.00pm Totally into healing my liver, my kidneys, and pancreas. And it’s working {I have a friend who has seen me struggling for over a year with my health, so need to ask her if she has noticed a difference since going keto}.
Finding Myself
From a teenager, I have always had issues with my body. Never loved it – never appreciate it, never looked after it, never put in the effort to love it.
Always been up and down with weight – from a size 10 to a size 16-18. Now I am not about the size, or the scales, or the way I look. Its all about the inner health and feeling stronger, less bloated, a sense of feeling happier within to shine on the outside.
NEW WAY OF LIVING AND EATING
I am about feeling good, listening to what my body needs to feel good, listening to what I need to eat – from parsley to mint, to baby spinach to rocket, to even pumpkin soup {yes I know pumpkin is not keto but when I feel like I need a certain food I will listen to my body}.
All gluten is gone – no more gluten-free flour, no more bread, no more potatoes or sweet potatoes. No heavier starchy meals. No more dairy products at all – cream and milk are gone.
All good fats – avocado, cooking with lard, eating lots and LOTS of greens. Waking up with a ginger and green tea that David makes in my teapot and either a black coffee or a coffee with coconut milk.
My Hair Has Always Been So Beautiful
But there has been one thing that I have always loved, have always looked after and have always taken care of – my hair. I have always loved my hair, it used to even been really blond when I was younger.
** NO FAT SHAMING ALLOWED HERE – I love my body for what it is, for what its about to become and for how well I am becoming.
And its been through a lot of different styles – short and long – curly and lots of different colours.
With my lack of being healthy, I have noticed my hair is now suffering. It used to be really thick and I used to have to get it layered to take the weight out of it. It would be far too heavy and easily give me headaches if I didn’t get the layers put in.
Now it’s no longer heavy. No longer full – I can feel the difference, it’s lost its thickness and that made me wake up!
I have started using a hair mask once a week – a natural one. Made with banana, avocado coconut oil, and coconut milk. Leaving it in my hair for as long as possible. Then wash it out at night – but without shampoo.
Leaving it overnight with as much of the oil in it as possible. Then the next night washing it out with a natural shampoo that is not full of nasty chemicals.
Accepting Grey Hair
Time will tell if that will help restore my gorgeous hair. I won’t colour it anymore – I am learning to accept the greys – it’s the New Me. Being more confident in my own skin, owning my grey hair is saying “YEP, accept who I am – all of me or go away as I am finding myself and loving myself with all of my scars and flaws”
Finding myself stronger, leaner, surer of who I am and what I want. SO the past 12+months have been a huge wake-up call – accepting that my marriage is changing and moving forward to a different way of being. No longer accepting the way it was, but NOT letting it become boring/stagnant/destructive/destroyed.
My Story – What Is Your Story?
Not accepting that the way we are expected to live from the standards placed on us by society as being the only way to be happy. Exploring the possibilities of what the universe has in store for the future. Letting go of broken dreams, but creating better and newer dreams.
It’s funny how you almost lose something to have a wake-up call. How you are thrown into a situation where you ask what the fu*k happened and how did it come to this.
I am not doing Keto for anyone but for myself. I am loving the way my body is changing and feels so much healthier on the inside. The weight loss is the BONUS side benefits – seeing my body getting leaner and trimmer. And stronger – I feel invincible. Taking days to look after myself – making sure my cup is full before giving to anyone else.
Using a face mask and a hair mask when I need the downtime.
Learning to say no.
Learning to love my body.
Learning to have alone time.
Learning to listen to what my body needs.
Learning to be kinder to myself and stop beating myself up.
Learning to love every single stretch mark on my body – they are my battle scars from carrying five beautiful babies.
Learning to heal within naturally so that my body looks and feels at ease.
Learning to ask for what I want, instead of going with everyone’s else plans and ideas.
Learning about the New Me. And I really do like the changes my life is going through. I really do like the ideas of what possibilities are in store for our life. And how since finding the Wireless Creative Course and finding “My Brand” I feel like anything is possible in this world.
I can’t explain it but I can feel something really good coming into our life – it feels exciting, and I cant wait to see where New Life on the Road is heading – its becoming clearer that I have our brand worked out…..
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Healing Naturally
Finding The New Me!
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Cheers
Lisa
New Life on the Road.
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