Cake. Cookies. Candy. Ice Cream. Now that I’ve got the attention of most junk food lovers, let’s talk.
If you know me, you know I wasn’t always the smallest. I mean come on, I went to college. After graduating, I moved to Florida to work at the one, the only, Walt Disney World. If you’ve been, you know about the food. OH MY GOSH. THE FOOD. So yeah, I gained a lot of weight. After 10 months, I moved to Tennessee with my mom. It didn’t take long for my mind to catch up to the realization that my body was tired, unhealthy, and larger than it had ever been.
July of 2017, I began a meal plan of strictly clean foods, complex carbs, vegetables, and lots of protein. I also began a workout regimen of cardio and lifting. I was strict. I was the most disciplined I had ever been and it felt good. I neglected a lot of things in my personal life to uphold this “fit” new lifestyle. I skipped meals with friends and family, I scheduled life around my gym time, and I skipped out on desserts I really wanted.
It was hard work, but in a matter of 9 months I had lost a total of 50 pounds. I felt nothing but pure joy and I never once regretted the sacrifices I had made for this transformation.
Until I got sick, that is.
I ate all the green, healthy things. I skipped on the sugar. I ate every thing sodium free. Never cooked in oils. Never skipped the gym. Parked at the end of parking lots. Took the stairs. Took my meds. Whatever a “healthy” person should do, I did it.
I still got sick. So you’re saying these things can happen to the healthiest people? Yep. Cancer? Yep. Autoimmune diseases? Yep. High cholesterol? Yep. Diabetes? YES.
Perfectly healthy people CAN GET SICK. I did. I was the healthiest I had ever been and I STILL GOT SICK. It’s not fair and we don’t see it coming.
Now I’m not saying don’t take care of your body. I’m not saying don’t take extra measures to be healthy. I’m not saying don’t eat good foods and I’m not saying don’t work out. But what I am saying is sometimes things happen to us -things that are often out of our control.
So eat the damn cake.
Eat the damn cookies, candy, and ice cream.
…Not so secret life of Alex
The Not-So-Secret Life of Alex 