Eating Healthy Isn't Always the Only Answer

Feeling great & healthy really changes the way you look at life, the way you live & the dreams you pursue! 

Here's a bit of back story on my journey to fitness, health & weight loss: 
I have always struggled with my weight growing up. I can list several of the countless horrible things people have said to me, called me or said about my & my weight! Each one stung & scarred my self esteem & my confidence as well as my self worth. Until recently! 

I know I am still "overweight" & want to get in better shape. But for once it's for different reasons. Although some of my reasons are still selfish & perhaps vain (such as wanting to look great in family photos), many of my reasons are health related & more importantly for the sake of my daughter!
I'm doing this for my daughter♥ I want to be someone she can look up to with a positive body image & be a mama who lives an active & healthy lifestyle!  I want to give her a better example of positive body image & better self love than I have had all my life. I'm finally tired of this battle, finally tired of feeling so horrible about myself! 
Yes, I'm sure when people say things about me they will still hurt, I'm still human. But...I refuse to allow those comments to define me, or determine my self worth. Its easy for people to make comments when they don't have the same struggles. Even if their struggles are similar, everyone is on a different journey & path. Everyone is fighting a different battle. After trying so hard to eat healthy and not losing weight my perspective has changed. Its two fold....I take full responsibility of my weight & therefore people's hurtful comments don't mean much because I am in control of what I eat, if I work out...how I live my life. That being said the other side is that I have tried eating healthy & it does not necessarily guarantee you will be skinny...since I do not eat fried foods because health wise I cant (long story).... I know that I'm not just lacking in self control, sitting around eating countless Big Macs & fries...my irrational fear of people looking at me & thinking "Oh...well if you stop eating all those Twinkies & french fries you wouldn't be fat" is invalid! Firstly,  I cant even eat Twinkies I'm gluten/wheat intolerant & I cant eat fried foods..no gallbladder=fried foods make me super sick! 

Secondly, no one else knows the battle I'm facing or what I am doing to work towards  my health therefore....what ever people say critically does not matter! Either they are horrible people I probably don't want to be friends with anyways (they probably hate rainbows & puppies too ;)) or they simply don't understand my personal story & are still people I don't want to hang around with! I choose to surround myself with people who will bring positivity to my life, are encouraging & supportive. Negative, critical people I have no time for, other than to pray for them & hope my life serves as an example for whatever they're going through.   If people are rude & judgmental...oh well, that's THEIR problem...& happy to say NO LONGER MINE! :) 

Here's how I tired losing weight by simply "eating healthy" & how AdvoCare has made the difference! 
After so much frustration I am so blessed to have found such a great vehicle for change, health & fitness! While 7lbs in 30 days may not seem like a lot to you...its a mini miracle for me :)
Everyone can tell you..."Just eat healthy you'll lose weight!" Its not always the case.....
I've been Gluten Free for almost 7yrs & for almost a year I've been "clean eating", my grocery list is fruit, veggies & lean meat, basically the only packaged food I eat is quinoa & brown rice, I don't add sugar to anything, I don't eat french fries or anything else fried/greasy, I don't drink soda & I don't drink alcohol...and yet the scale wouldn't budge...but rather started going up! How much more could I cut out of my diet?
My friend who turned her health around & lost weight (& kept it off 2 yrs later) introduced me to Advocare. I'm pretty skeptical of a lot of stuff out there on the market, but after some research & my friend's personal testimony (she is the sweetest, most humble person I've met)... I tried it & love what it is doing for my body! My body is getting the nutrition it must have been lacking, I have smooth all day energy & finally getting back into shape! The best part is being able to come alongside others in their health & fitness journey & see the changes in their lives! So 7lbs in 30 days & being part of lives being changed for better...I'll take it!