Refreshed

Last year was a year that wasn’t really all good to me. But of course, I have learned a lot. You can’t really have everything but you can always take one day at a time. Last year was like “one minute you’re happy and the next minute you’re sad.” Health was really my main concern last year. I was admitted twice in the hospital due to asthma and the other one was because of stress. I even had several visits with my doctors. I was struggling with a series of palpitations, nervousness, insomnia, heavy breathing, anxiety, and nausea and vomiting for almost two months – November until December. Well, primarily because I was living a very unhealthy lifestyle. I ate too much and consumed too much fat, cholesterol, sodium and sugar. Not to mention, I was fat! I was even diagnosed with mild hyperthyroidism.

But that was all last year. I started my 2011 right. My doctor told me that she won’t put me on treatment. She wants me to overcome it myself by starting to live a healthy lifestyle. So I decided to modify my lifestyle and start living healthy. I started to watch my diet and the best of all, I started to jog. I got a new job too which is really fun because I had to write all about bikes – from mountain bikes to street bikes, you name it!

It’s been more than a month since I started to jog and since I started to live a healthy lifestyle. I lost 20 pounds and I feel great. My palpitations never came back. The nervousness, insomnia, heavy breathing, anxiety and nausea and vomiting were all gone. I eat the right kind of foods; the healthy ones. Now, I can truly say that my life is getting better. I am REFRESHED! I feel beautiful inside and out and I am happier being single and I just happen to enjoy and appreciate what I have – my family and friends. I know this will continue for a long time because now I know how to weigh things in terms of clarity and my future. I feel lighter with my body; I feel like I can wear anything I want without hiding myself under a sweater. It’s just amazing how God turned everything for the best. And I am truly – truly thankful with a joyful heart and a peaceful mind. I know my soul isn’t totally cleansed yet but I am getting there. Truly in a war, prayer is your best weapon.