About

I really believe in having a whole health view on life. I strive to be wholly healthy through diet, exercise as well as my mental health. I think when you’re lacking in one of these areas of health you’re really not living a truly healthy life. Sometimes life gets stressful and crazy, but at the end of the day when I know that I put good food into my body and did something active that day I feel so much better. Also, sometimes life is joyous and celebratory and I eat every bit of food I see. And that’s okay too, because I enjoyed every moment of it.

Life is about more than good and bad foods. I try not to ban any kind of food from my diet, but I do eat  mostly vegetarian. I try to eat organic when I can and will always choose whole grain bread over white when I have an option. I really feel that anything in moderation can be included in our diets. Life is way too short to not eat the food we enjoy.

I haven’t always had the best relationship with food though. Growing up I was never really taught how to make my own food choices. My parents decided when and what I was going to eat. I was never taught to listen to hunger cues, or how to prepare and eat a balanced meal. Needless to say, when I went to university I was in trouble. If food was in front of me, I would eat and eat until I felt sick. I didn’t want the food anymore, but it was there. I’ve read that people who eat everything in front of them do so from an evolutionary standpoint because at some point in time our ancestors weren’t always sure when they would be able to eat again so eating everything in sight is a way of making sure we have food. Interesting concept.

Recently I have become very interested in what I put into my body and how it effects me. I’m still learning and am nowhere near mastering the art of it, but I’m coming along. I try to make as many of my meals as possible a good mix of complex carbs, healthy fats and lean protein. Ideally I would like to be eating 5 to 6 mini meals a day as I love to eat and become full easily, but also hungry again quickly. I am finding this difficult to do without eating way too many calories in a day, but I’m working on it. I recently decided to give up artificial sweeteners as I only want to eat real foods in my diet. I try to eat one dark green and orange vegetable every day and to include fruits and vegetables in every meal. I am trying to drink more water and less caffeine. I love food, but eat my favourites a little too often. I really want to branch out and discover all the amazing foods out there that I have yet to experience.

Growing up I was very unathletic, but was just active enough that I was able to enjoy the foods I loved and my weight was never an issue. Once I hit university exercise quickly was dropped from the priority list. In the past year and a half I have become quite active and can hardly go a day without being active in some way, whether it’s a major gym session or just a nice walk. One of my goals to be fit in a well rounded way. I want to be flexible, strong and have great cardiovascular endurance. Running is my passion, but I have problem knees. I am doing physiotherapy and hope to  be running in my first half marathon this year!

I hope this blog will be a great way for me to document my journey to being as healthy as I possibly can.