We must start with ourselves

I do not know why I do it but every once in a while I suffer from self sabotage. I will go for about 1½ weeks – eating right, now I am even exercising. Than wham I eat a double cheese burger meal.

I had to go out of my way to get it too so that is not good.

I am eating Vegan because my body does not process animal products very well. I will get blotted and feel very bad physically for a few days after eating this. It is seriously not good.

I do not beat myself up for the mistake – I k...

Ok so maybe that does not sound to bad, moving is always a good thing right? Well yes. The truly bad part of this is that once I notice my steps are not where I think they should be I immediately start badgering myself, putting myself down because I am not ...

I see it all the time – people walking, running or riding their bikes listening to IPODs or talking on the phone. This is no big deal right - it keep you from getting bored while exercising.

Well you may not be not bored but you are also not aware of your surroundings. Maybe it is because I am a woman and the mother of a teenage daughter but I am becoming more aware of the risks we take especially when we exercise. It seems that the basic rules of safety and common sense go out the window...

Let me start out by saying that I do not agree with all of these rules. I am switching my eating plan to totally vegan – so I have chosen not to eat any animal products. This was done for reasons other than weight/fat loss. I know and understand that this is not the choice made by everyone will make the same choice so the section about meat was left in the original article.

By Jeannette Moninger

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