Body Talk - I better listen!

So i had been doing some reading on Body Talk... which for lack of a better explanation is really using a body talk practitioner who listens to your body and then helps your body listen to itself. Almost like an interpreter. It was VERY interesting!! During the session I felt alot of interesting sensations. First I felt what I would describe as butterflies in the top part of my stomach, and then butterflies in the lower part of my stomach. And then I felt some waves of electricity - for lack of a better word. First they ran from my left shoulder to my toes - but only on my left side. And then nothing for a few moments. And after that, the same electricity sensation on the right side of my body. Nothing painful or uncomfortable, but definitely something! In the first few days after, I will admit I really didn't feel anything different, good or bad. Now its been about a week, and I am feeling good. Feeling really happy, content, and generally just relaxed. Even though there have been some stressful times through work - above and beyond my normal stress...(for reasons I can't talk about on here), I felt secure in that stress, and certainly didnt turn to food to cope. For me this is HUGE!! And while I did have a few items of food that maybe werent the best quality, I didnt overeat. And for me that is success. Is this from the Body Talk session? or just maybe I am learning more about myself... who knows. But I have booked a second session, and am looking forward to it!! Will for sure keep you posted!! Here is a link to learn more about Body Talk. My goal for now - to be better today than yesterday. Tomorrow I will be better than today.

Hi Body - nice to meet you!

Have you ever asked yourself- "how well do I actually know my body?" I mean - I know how it looks... how tall I am, the size i wear, my eye colour, etc. But do I really know how my body works, how everything is connected, what makes the different systems work together etc. Not really. For example, tonight I have a big of a headache. Not really bad, about a 4 out of 10. But it is there. Any other day, I would just ignore it, and take Advil, or something. But - I had a moment today where I thought - WHY do I have a headache. What is going on with my body that has resulted in this headache? Great question - sadly one I don't have the answer to! But that got me thinking.... how well do I really know what my body is telling me? I don't think I have been listening to those subtle signs that maybe things aren't as normal as I would like to think of. I truly feel that God created our bodies to work perfectly, and somewhere along the way, because of things we eat, and do to our bodies, that they just don't function as smoothly as they should. So our job is to take the best care of our bodies, so that our body can take care of us. How do we do this? We listen. We need to listen to those little signs that maybe things just aren't quite right. That little ache here, or that pain there. Or some extra gas after meals, headaches etc. We do this with our vehicles - when we here a tick, or a noise we get it checked out to figure out the cause. But yet we don't do that with ourselves. With my headache I am quick to just push it to the side and view it as 'normal' when really my body is telling me SOMETHING!! I can almost imagine it yelling "LISTEN TO ME ALREADY!" Apparently I'm a little slow on this one.... considering I am 34 years old and just figuring this out. But I will.... its my new goal and focus. Because until I completely understand my body, I will never be fully healthy!

Day 1... of this blog

SO instead of journalling in a book, I thought i would do it this way instead. Whats the difference? Honestly - I hate writing. Like the actual physical act of holding a pen and writing things down LOL. But typing comes easy to me, as I do it so much at work. So my journey that has inspired me to blog is not so much a journey of weight loss, or fitness. But rather my journey to understand my 'whys'. Some of my 'whys' are: 1. Why is it I view food as a reward (or sometimes punishment?) Meaning - if I feel that things have been going good, or its a special occasion, etc I use food as a reward. Treats are always food related. As for punishment, well if things aren't going great, I would often turn to food to cope, or I would keep eating til I feel sick... Make sense?? Not at all! 2. Why is my relationship with food so distorted that I cant just see it for what it is - fuel for my body?!? I have alot of questions, and don't really know where to start. But I had a really great phone call with Paula Galli, she is a psychologist with a focus on eating disorders (website: http://paulagalli.com/ ) . Now I'm not saying that I have a diagnosed eating disorder (ED), but my eating is distorted... and any reading that I have done is that EDs are not just anorexia or bulimia... but that there are many facets of EDs. Again - I am not self diagnosing LOL - just something that makes me go hmmm So my goal with this blog is to write (type?) what I am learning, both the good and the bad. Because in order to improve, I need to learn from the bad. The hard to talk about stuff... the stuff that makes me slightly embarrassed about who I am and what I have done. But I also know that it is important to work on this - so I can learn the be happy in my body, and learn to love myself, and treat my body with the respect it deserves. And one of the best ways to do that is to feed it food that will nourish it, and support it and make it as healthy and functional as it can be! Because my goal at the end of all of this is to have a body I trust. Whether its for moving furniture, or just for supporting my family during rough times, or supporting myself through tough times. Stress, anxiety, work, the busyness of life.... the list can go on and on! But I need to know that I am mentally strong enough to deal with it - without using food to help! Im off to have a fabulous, inspiring day!!