An answer to "What should I eat"

http://www.forbes.com/2009/07/07/healthiest-foods-nutrition-lifestyle-health-healthiest-foods.html?partner=relatedstoriesbox
Above is a link to the healthiest foods, this is in response to so many of clients who ask me, " what should I eat". Surprisingly, or maybe not to some of you, meat and tea are both mentioned. I thought the above article was a good overview, and worth a look.

I could get used to this self care stuff!

So it's week 2 of my transformation and I feel fine! Better than fine actually, GREAT! Who knew this whole self care stuff could really make me happier? For those of you new to my blog, or those who don't know me that well, here is a quick review of my life. Born the middle child to my parents who were married at 20 and had their first child 3 years later, my mom was the traditional stay-at-home mom, your basic martyr. Dad went to the office all day and spent some time with us on the weekends in between yard work, painting, etc.  I always felt that I would be single, men-who needs them- and I was never interested in having children either. But, I met my soul mate while I was in the 10th grade and we have been together ever since. Married at 24 and had my 1st child 2 years later. Somehow, I ended up in the same role as my mom. Fast forward-3 kids later and I had been home for 7 years and was starting to go a little nuts. I decided to start my own business- I thought it would be something that I would do for myself, it turns out starting your own business isn't really that nourishing, it's a lot of hard work. Because of the type of person I am, read, not patient, I worked like mad to get the business up and running and when I look back I feel pretty proud at how far I have come in the last 9 months, but with all that work on the business- I spent almost no time doing self care. Of course when I was home raising my kids, self care was pretty non-existent as well. Finally, since it's been about 8 years of putting my self on the back burner, I decided it was time to balance my life. I also preach this "balance" to my clients so it was time for me to walk the talk.

Funny how once I made the decision to start taking care of my self things just fell in place. I met a wonderful woman (the sister of one of my sister's best friends) who has horses. I have wanted to take riding lessons since I was a kid. She offered to give me lessons, and even though I offered to pay her she refused to be paid. I have had about 5 or 6 lessons so far and I am having a blast! I also met up with an old friend who is a personal trainer, and he has really been the one to help me "see the light". With his expert guidance, I did a write and burn session about my resistance to exercise (I would be seen as selfish, bad mom, etc) and then he showed me an awesome routine that I can do at home with no equipment. 

Getting back to the original point of my blog, I thought I would feel exhausted and sore and selfish from working out, it turns out I am really beginning to love it because I feel strong and powerful and proud for finally doing something for my self. The fact that I feel more balanced is making me feel happier and feeling happier makes me a better mom. And maybe I am a slow learner, but I realize that even though I am spending time on self care, I get the same amount done for my business because I am more efficient with the time. It's all finally coming together for me- balance with my eating, family, house, business and SELF. It's taken me awhile to get it, but at least I finally did!