It has been a LONG TIME

It is hard to believe that 6 months ago I ran that marathon.  Right now I am in the worst shape that I have been in since my commitment toward health that started in 2009. I have gained between 8 and 10 pounds in the last 6 months and have moved from a size 6 to 8/10.  I can see the weight in my face, arms, legs, stomach... just everywhere. Maybe even more importantly I can see it in my energy level.  My gravitation toward laziness and lethargy.  I remember in 2009 this was the exact reason I decided to lose weight.

So what happen?  Life happen.  School became extremely stressful at the expense of my health.  Working in the healthcare setting, its ironic to see, but nurses break rooms are filled with fresh donuts to help cope with the stressful lifestyle.  And yes I feel victim to the donuts.  Then the lack of exercised kicked in.  Who in their right mind would run after a 13+ hour shift.  Not this chicka. Before I knew it I was way out of shape.

I only have a few weeks left before this lifestyle starts again.  I need to get on the right track, before I am thrown into all these temptations again.  Its not like I haven't been trying for the last six weeks since school ended.  Oh, I have.  But I haven't been doing things right.  I have been looking for a quick fix and thought "juicing" or fasting except for fruit and veggie juice was the answer.  While juicing has its place, in the first week of "juicing" I lost 6 lbs and gained a blood clot due to all the vitamin K.

I decided to rename this blog Balanced Health as it is my new goal and focus.  I am no longer interested or focused on the extreme physical condition.  While I do want to look great, I think focusing on that stops my ability to attain it by practicing extremes in exercise and diet that can not be maintained for much length of time.

So I start today in a new direction and hope to keep this blog updated as this unfolds.