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HEALING WITH NUTRITION The word "Wellness" didn't mean much to me until I felt like I was living a life where I split my time between the gym and the kitchen. I did that for about 6 years. Then I burnt out.....big time burnt out. 6 years, 7 fitness shows, countless hours in the gym, countless hours teaching and learning how to walk in 4 inch plastic heels in a bikini that went up my ass, fasted cardio, grocery store twice a week with a bill of over $200 every time, paying a...bout 3 different trainers to find my "style" of trainer. I remember being sick one time while I was prepping for a fitness show. Like, real sick. All I could eat was crackers. I reported in to my trainer that i was ill. "You can have some un-salted top crackers", she said. K cool. I ate the whole package. I reported in to her again. "YOU ATE THE WHOLE PACKAGE???" F, was my shot thrown? Did I screw myself? Why was I so sick when I was working out so much and eating so "healthy"?? Why was it so bad that I ate a sleeve of crackers? I was sick because I was in a MAJOR calorie deficit. I was sick because I was barely sleeping due to the fact that I worked a full time job and was to do 1.5 hrs of fasted cardio at 4am in order to get to work on time and then go straight back to the gym to do another 1.5 hrs of weight training directly after work. After weight training, I practiced my stage walk for another hour. It was BRUTAL! I was sick. That my friends, is not wellness. I fully understand and respect show athletes, don't get me wrong. But I just wanted to be WELL. I wanted to be able to say that I was the first generation in my family to not get a deadly disease. I wanted WELLNESS. So I quit Like, didn't touch a healthy piece of food or step foot in a gym for over 2 years...quit. Instead I did some research....and then more research.....followed by....some research. My advice to you? Be well. Find what well means to you. Hit me up if you want a little well in your life too

STOP STOPPING YOURSELF! I can honestly say that I've had some REALLY heavy doors slammed in my face in the past.... It hurts.....every. dam. time. But it turns out that every time I've had a door shut.....I've just turned around or walked a little further and low and behold, there was another door! WHAT?? So, I opened it. That's how doors work. Lost your job? Walk a little further and see what else you can find. Think outside the box! Girlfriend dumped you? What did you learn? No really I promise, there was a lesson there. Turn around, don't look back, open new door. Feel me? ...... #greenlifestyle #healthyhappylife #opendoorpolicy #mindmedicine #iamwellandgood #liveinspired #mindbodygram #mindbodyspirit #mindbodygreen #mindandbody #intuitiveliving #holisticwellness #holisticliving #holistichealth #healthmatters #cleanliving #naturalhealth #nourishyourself #selfloveclub #wellnessblog #wellnessjourney #wellpreneur #wellnessblogger #wellbeingworrior #organiclifestyle #nontoxicliving #mindfulliving