Day 50

It's day 50 of my 90 Day Body By Vi Challenge!!! That in itself is a celebration! I have indeed come a long way but I still have a long way to go. Now more than ever the world is changing, thousands upon thousands are starting the 90 day challenge each month. In fact, just in August alone there were more than 65,000 people, myself included. The scary thing is that if we don't make changes today, it will have a direct affect on the lives of our children and our children's children. I am emotional about this, it truly tears at my heart strings. I'm not going to lie... I am embarrassed to admit that I am not the greatest cook in the world, and so I rely on pre-packaged convenience foods to feed my family, with the exception of fruits and vegetables. Now, that I am starting to educate myself on nutrition, I realize that the majority of the food we have been consuming are full of chemicals. Chemicals that may later lead to cancer. Those time savers are time stealers!! Anything that saves you time now, but shortens your life span later, is not worth it. Hardly a convenience at all.

I caught a few minutes of Dr. Phil the other day, which was about overweight children. A little boy, at the age of 4 weighed 115 pounds. That's what I weigh as a 27 year old adult. His mom was reaching out for help, stating that his diet is so restricted as to what he can eat, so it can't be the food, it must be a medical condition. They followed his routine for a couple of days, and noticed he was eating adult size portions 6 times a day. His snacks were frequent, and meal sized. Dr. Phil also noticed that the fridge and pantry were pad locked, because this little boy would help himself. It was what he said next that really made me think... 'If you only had healthy food choices in your home, you wouldn't need to lock it up. If he went and ate a bunch of celery, you wouldn't say 'oh my, he's high on celery'.

I'm ready to re-evalute the food that comes into my home.