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no smoking. no drinking. no fast food.
free range meat. running. hiking. backpacking. canoeing. swimming. lots of fruits. lots of vegetables. pack my own lunch.
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How to be healthy
It made me
extremely proud
 "i was the poster child for unhealthy. i changed my life by eating natural foods."
How I did it: i got motivated. i was 232 lbs at my heaviest. i was an overweight sluggish, unhealthy, sick, single mom. i was robbing my daughter of having a great healthy energetic happy mother. she was one of the main driving forces in me becoming healthy. i did it.I completely changed my life. All i did? was
start eating only natural foods. 3 years, and 100 lbs lighter, i am healthier than ive ever been in my life. At first it was very hard to do, i didnt know what to eat besides carrots and fruit. as time went on, i learned how to cook in an entirely new way. my food is delicious!! no one can believe its 100% natural. I completely cut dairy out of my diet. i am also not a big fan of any meats. most of my dishes are vegetarian. If i do make meat, it is baked or cooked in lemon or orange juice ( fresh of course). I avoid anything artificial. anything with preservatives, colorings, etc.. if its not fresh, i dont eat it.granted, i was very hardcore in the beginning, now, i allow myself the occasional treat.i didnt do this to lose weight, its just one of the benefits from it. i did this for my health. i was extremely unhealthy. i had such severe asthma i was in the hospital too many times to count, i went through rescue inhalers in 10-14 days, IF i could hold out that long. I was pre diabetic. I was getting scans for this and that. i was told i had signs of crohns disease. and then i started developing food allergies. enough was enough. i had to figure out what was causing all of these things, because i lived a what seemed to be healthy life. after eliminating all the possible culprits one by one, it all pointed to FOOD. fake processed crappy food. this is how i changed my life. this is how i finally became healthy.i am living proof. i swear by it. its hard work at first, but the most rewarding thing ive ever done for myself. i am changed.i now am no longer plagued by any of the previously mentioned health problems. none of them. anyone close to me is in shock at how much food has changed my life. i wish i had done it so long ago. i am 33 years old now. if i had known at 18, what i know now.. sigh.... but at least i learned at all, right? its never too late!good luck everyone! you can do it!! Lessons & tips: if it isnt natural, dont eat it. cook in lemon. use fresh herbs for seasonings! avoid salt. experiment with food! create recipes all of your own. if you want to eat something that doesnt fit in the "natural" category, EAT it.. but eat the real thing, with real fat. the no fat low fat fat free products are the ones loaded with additives! stay as natural as possible! Resources: research your foods. make sure youre eating whats good for you. make sure youre getting enough fiber and vitamins.. protein, nutrients. whfoods.com is a GREAT place for information on the nutritional values and benefits of certain foods!
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