AMVeggieTales
12-23-2005, 10:10 AM
Hello all, just popping in to introduce myself! My name is Anne, I am a homeschooling mom from Texas. I discovered this site while looking for health and nutrition information, and had a huge "A Ha" moment! :D
I have had declining health for a few years. You know, the kind where you feel awful but there is "nothing wrong" with you (according to the doctors).
I have very sore and aching joints -- especially my hands -- I swear I can hardly turn doorknobs, and forget opening jars! My eyes hurt a lot, headaches, plus extreme, WAY extreme -- fatigue, that kind of thing. The doctors just say, "you're a mom, and moms get tired". Well, sure -- but this is different, it's more like I feel like an unhealthy 85 year old than the 34 year old I really am.
I am convinced it has everything to do with the food I eat. I am completely addicted to junk food, mostly fried and fatty foods like McDonalds and such. The funny thing is, the thought of these foods now kinda make me sick, but then I crave them mightily and eat them anyway!
Sure, I could lose some weight -- but primarily I want to be healthy and filled with energy and a "zest" for life. I want to be a more active person and wife and mother!
And of course, I really want a healthier way of eating for my kids, too -- but that's another story for another place on the forum. :rolleyes:
I have been reading these boards for a couple of weeks now, am ordering Alissa's book, and will probably jump in to the other areas of the forum with lots of questions!
Looking forward to a new, healthy life! Here's to health and joy for all of us in 2006!
Best,
Anne
I have had declining health for a few years. You know, the kind where you feel awful but there is "nothing wrong" with you (according to the doctors).
I have very sore and aching joints -- especially my hands -- I swear I can hardly turn doorknobs, and forget opening jars! My eyes hurt a lot, headaches, plus extreme, WAY extreme -- fatigue, that kind of thing. The doctors just say, "you're a mom, and moms get tired". Well, sure -- but this is different, it's more like I feel like an unhealthy 85 year old than the 34 year old I really am.
I am convinced it has everything to do with the food I eat. I am completely addicted to junk food, mostly fried and fatty foods like McDonalds and such. The funny thing is, the thought of these foods now kinda make me sick, but then I crave them mightily and eat them anyway!
Sure, I could lose some weight -- but primarily I want to be healthy and filled with energy and a "zest" for life. I want to be a more active person and wife and mother!
And of course, I really want a healthier way of eating for my kids, too -- but that's another story for another place on the forum. :rolleyes:
I have been reading these boards for a couple of weeks now, am ordering Alissa's book, and will probably jump in to the other areas of the forum with lots of questions!
Looking forward to a new, healthy life! Here's to health and joy for all of us in 2006!
Best,
Anne