Changing Your Mind

For my first post, perhaps something a bit philosophical, but I will start with a concrete example to get us started.

With my first pregnancy, things went beautifully routine, with a precious baby boy being born to us in 2008. What I did not expect were those last few pounds to "hang on" for quite some time afterward! In 2011, I transitioned to a stay-at-home mom, and this change (chasing after a toddler 16 hours a day) coupled with finding out we were pregnant, hit me from all sides, leaving me emotionally and physically drained.

Whether you are carrying a developing child or caring for small children, only certain people can truly understand the tremendous physical and mental stamina that is required for the job. In America, we tend to not put too much emphasis on this, showing happy mothers on television that can seem to handle it all.

Though all of us need help during these years (and we will definitely discuss these topics later) one thing that we have complete control over is THE FOOD WE PUT IN OUR MOUTHS. I am currently 14 weeks pregnant and have been AMAZED at the difference this change has made. I suffered with morning sickness like many of you out there, and did not make the best nutritional choices. However, as soon as the sickness started to subside a couple of weeks ago, I made the conscious decision to only eat foods that were natural, wholesome and "clean". What do I mean by eating clean? Click on www.eatcleandiet.com for more information on the approach I use.

In the midst of the chaos of our everyday lives of caring for ourselves and our children, we cannot let our nutrition get lost in the chaos. We simply CANNOT let this happen. The title of this post is "changing your mind" and I ask you to change yours. Change your mind for once and for all that you will make healthy food choices, both for you, the baby possibly growing inside of you and those in your family. The details will come in later posts, but I ask you today " will you change your mind?"