However, a big boundary can be crossed when we don't find balance between freedoms and discipline. For example, I love the freedom my body gives me be able to do incredible things. Things like running half marathons, climbing mountains, and any physical adventure that comes my way. However, that freedom doesn't come without discipline. Discipline to train, fuel my body well, and the mental capacity to undertake challenges.
When I first moved out of my house that I shared with my husband, food was a big freedom to regain. I found that for some people, the way they choose to fuel their bodies is equally as ingrained and a part of them as their religion. Enter problems in a marriage when those two ways are different... I kind of took that freedom to an extreme, and over the course of the past few months have packed on a little divorce weight. Well, time has come to regain harmony between the freedom to eat what I want and the joy I take in pushing my body to new limits physically.
That brings up another interesting thing - grocery shopping for one. The adjustment to go from only buying whole foods, organic when possible, and no more than 4 ingredients in pre-packaged meals for two to then go to buying whatever the heck I feel like is intimidating, liberating, and a whole mess of emotions I never thought I would be experiencing. Here's what I bought this morning:
The food seemed to look fresher when I told it to smile...
So, here I go, back to attempt to find balance between freedom of being able to eat whatever I want, freedom to be able to have my body ready to scale any mountain that comes my way (both physical and emotional) and the discipline to find the harmony in the two... Here's to happy eating and training!
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