My name is Theresa, I am a health coach, which, if you are reading this, you probably know that. I am 55 and in Perimenopause. I have been a coach since 2013, and I do ok. I know what to eat, how to help my clients lose weight and stay healthy and keep them on track. My goal has always been to stay a healthy weight, so that I look good in what I want to wear, and to live a long, healthy life without illness and to help others do the same. And I can do that, based on the nutrition knowledge that I have. Because I know how to eat, and also how bounce back if I do gain a pound or 2, and I suppose I have been lucky knowing how to do that. I used to be a sugar junky, and in my 20’s. I sure did drink a lot of coca-cola, and diet coke. So compared to what I used to do, with what I know, I eat pretty healthy. But, I And just so you know, just because I did that, as most young people do, as it seems as though when we are young, our bodies can handle it, then cn to an extent, but that is actually just setting us up for difficulties down the line, if not causing problems at the moment. Currently, I probably drink too much wine, and I still do eat too much sugarsometimes. Although I am at a decent weight, I still have too much fat on my body. I need to eat less sugar, drink less wine and exercise more if I want to stay fit, looking good, and live the long life that I want, and live it in the healthy way I want, without dementia or cancer. So, I am going to start being much more conscious of everything I do, and using more of what I know and teach. People think that health coaches and those in nutrition eat perfectly, and are sometimes scared to be judged by them, but we are human too, and understand the downfals, and just how difficult it is to stay on track. The difference is, we just know what to do, how to guide, and know a few things that the average person doesn't. Like I said, I am in Perimenopause, so I will be choosing a way of eating that will be besfor a woman’s body during this stage of life. I will commit to drinking more water, as among other things it helps us to have less wrinkles. I will exercise more, consistently, and drink less wine. Despite, what I have said about being able to lose weight when I want, I have for a long time been realizing I need to start more weight training, because as we age, we do lose muscle mass. I have been thinking about it for quite a while, planning it in my head. But, just never finding the time, as I am sure is the same for many. But, I recently noticed more fat on my legs, and realizing that more fat, and more difficulty losing weight comes with perimenopause, if you don’t take control. So, I need to start doing something more about it. Doing more includes, more time at the gym, more water, and cutting out many xeno estrogens and toxins that mess with our estrogen, and cause fat, and are stored in fat, and create a viscious circle. And changing my mostly healthy diet to one that will help balance hormones, and manage detox pathways to get toxins out of my body. Toxins in the body are stored in fat, and that creates more fat, and on and on in a cycle that eventually makes losing that fat very dsoifficult. So, I am being conscious of what I am eating and basing it on a 21 day whole foods hormone detox, which I will be turning into a course in the coming months. Meanwhile, I documented this journey, which I chose to carry out from Nov 1-21. I figured that it made sense leading up to Thanksgiving, making it more doable. I chose not to report while I was doing it, just in case………lol. But for the most part, it turned out ok, so…….stay tuned. ……….
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