Making Healthy
Lifestyle Choices:
This past week, I decided to start eating healthy. I went on
a 3 to 6 month binge in which I ate pretty much anything I saw. I don’t know
how it started, but I just didn’t care about calories, or sugar or carbs. I was
just eating for the taste. Of course other vices increased as well. I started
to drink alcohol excessively, and I would even smoke a cigar when the mood
would hit me. I didn’t realize how much I was destroying my body. I was not
sleeping well at all. I usually sleep in 2-3 hour spurts do to my 1-year-old
daughter who loves to wake up exactly 20 minutes after I lay down to go to
sleep. (Daddy loves you Laila! J)
Everything came to a screeching halt on last Saturday, when
I caught a stomach bug and my whole body was freezing from the chills. I could
not feel my hands, I was extremely cold from the inside out! I was sweating but I didn’t have a fever. It
was the worst feeling ever! It was actually so bad, that I told my wife I
didn’t think I would make it till the morning alive! (Yikes!)
The next morning I miraculously felt better! I was still
sluggish, however the non-feverish chill was gone! My stomach wasn’t hurting
and I felt well enough to go to church. I decided to make some drastic changes
to my diet and lifestyle! Here is my plan of action:
- · Restart my yoga practice
- · No Carbs, No Meat (Fish and Shrimp only)
- · Daily Prayer and meditation
- · Start the “Master Cleanse” Diet
(Before the Wakeup) (After the Wakeup Call)
As of today, I went to my first yoga class in about 6
months. It felt amazing! I almost cried while on the mat. I was so thankful to
be back in that space of peace and serenity. My diet has been going well, I
plan to start my “master cleanse” in the morning. Prayer and Meditation has also helped me stay
focused and become more productive. Overall, I think what happened to me was a
wakeup call. My body reached a point where I could not take it anymore. I was
either going to make a change or die. I chose to live. I choose to live life to
the fullest everyday! J
#Namaste.
By: L. Ontario Griffin
