I decided to put this blog together for many different reasons; health issues and the lack of books that are realistic to my life. There are many books out there that have been written on diet, health and what to do to get healthy. But if your like me, I have read several of those books and these books are good, but they lack one thing, realistic information for the average person. Some of the diets that are listed in those books contain foods that the average person will not eat nor do they have access to or they are too time consuming to make, or very expensive. They also talk about diets, I don't believe in diets I believe in lifestyle changes. As everyone knows diets do not work and as soon as you stop following the diet you gain the weight back that you have just worked so hard to lose. One of the other reasons I decided to put this blog together is because I want to share what I have learned over the years in changing my lifestyle habits due mainly to health issues. It usually takes a health issue for people to make that lifestyle change, but what I hope to do is convince people to make that change before it is too late and the damage is done. I thankfully didn't have a life threatening illness that convinced me to make the change, I had issues with Heartburn, sometimes so bad that I thought I was having a heart attack, I lost 20 pounds in a month and had virtually stopped eating because it was just too painful, I had to sleep sitting up. I finally broke down and went to the doctor and had several tests run to find out that I had Gastroesophageal Reflux and a small Hiatal hernia, after being put on medication and changing my food choices I soon recovered and have been able to return to some of the foods that I so love. I am like most people and that I love food, I love to eat so I have had to make some small changes in my life. I have learned that you can still have some of the things that you like but just make them a little healthier and they still taste just great. Several years ago I was diagnosed with Hashimoto's Disease and Hypothyroidism, this has created some challenges for me and has helped push me to research lifestyle changes as well as become more versed in the world of fitness. When you have a thyroid problem you tend to gain weight and it makes it extremely hard to lose any weight. The Hashimoto's Disease causes joint pain, and fatigue as well as many other issues. I decided to make some drastic changes in my life, I wanted to be healthier and I wanted to be able to retire and enjoy my retirement (yes, I know I am only 40 so I have a ways to go before I retire) however, I don't want to worry about using up all the money that I had saved for retirement to pay medical bills. I also wanted to continue to do the things that I love doing, such as hiking, biking, I wanted to make sure that I could still do this when I retire. I have watched so many people over the years get heavier and unhealthy and not being able to enjoy their retirement they way that they had hoped. I decided to learn more about exercise and how to do it right, so I took a personal training class and received my certification as a Personal Trainer, I have also been reading anything and everything about nutrition, what is good, what is bad, portion control, etc. I in turn have become more healthier and feel so much better, I feel better about myself and I love educating people about how to be healthy. One of my goals is to help you get healthy and enjoy your life, make you feel better about yourself. I am hoping that all of the research that I have done will have taken the work out it for you and makes it much easier for you to want to make yourself and your family healthier. I have make health my passion in life, my passion to help everyone be as healthy as they can be, it does take some effort to start but once you start making some slight changes it then becomes a habit and you know once you develop a habit it is hard to break a habit. Once you develop your habit you will see that you feel better and when you slack off you will notice it and want to get back at it. I hope you all will enjoy and find by blog helpful!
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