What are you eating?

When i found out I had fibroid, I went on a reading rampage. As a researcher, I took pleasure in finding out all I can about fibroid and reading many different blogs. One of the many things that interest me was diet- what am I eating? I remembered i came to Jamaica in 2005 for undergraduate studies with my flat tummy, no more of my mom pot food. What changed? My diet changed tremendously. This is in no way stating a cause for uterus problems but simply a factor that may contribute to it. Learn from my experience.

As a student cooking is not at the top of your list, at least not in between classes. Weekends might be the only time you cook  up yourself something. Another thing is around exam time you find yourself eating a lot of junk because you get hungry quickly all in the night. I fill myself up with a lot of Jamaican patti and coco bread, KFC, ice cream, caffeine, sodas, FRENCH FRIES etc etc. Some persons might not be students, but WATCH WHAT YOU ARE EATING FOR A MOMENT. Drinking alcohol regular, smoking, hate vegetables, not a big fan of water but Pepsi and coco cola and other sodas is it...am I talking to you? You eat out. How much of these food are organic? These days some of the the chicken contain  so much hormones. I often wonder how the young girls in today's generation mature so fast. I asked myself could it be what we eat? Pork and red meat sweet, but again you will read that they all contribute to our issues. It is not for me to say STOP eating this or that, but I will advise that you eat whatever in moderation and if you are desperate for health then eventually you will cut it all out.

It wasn't easy for me. Today I get through drinking 8 glasses of water and might keep it up for 3 days, but then I am back to my old self, no water for sometime days but I pack up on sodas. I started by giving up the things that I felt were easier...namely some snacks, caffiene, beef. I was able to give those up totally without feeling much of a desire for them. Then I minimize the sodas, slowly replace it with juice and then with cranberry water and then water. I love any vegetables from as far as I can remember so it was easy eating those, but the CHICKEN...woosh. Not an easy one. I started to cut down on the amount of pieces on my plate and how often I had it in a week. Then I moved towards just the gravy, which is where I am at now. I can tell you though from the beginning of this year I have been meat free and soya products free, I only have fish...I drink almond milk, soda free, caffeine free and many more. I am not where I want to be but I am well on my way to a healthier life style. The exercise is off and on but i intend to maintain it.

At the end of reading this, you should know these things. What you eat is extremely important, but changing your diet is not easy. It is a battle between what taste good and what is good. You would need to strengthen your minds by reflecting on your situation and your goal and your dreams. You will also need to seek comfort and encouragement in reading other persons blog, knowing that they are trying as hard to. What work for me also is thinking of famous singers and models whose main goal for working out and eat right is their job. They are NOT SICK, have NO HEALTH ISSUES. Yet they stick with it. Yes they have professionals to assist but at the end of the day, they themselves must WILL it. The professionals just aid. Have a blessed day.