Isn't it funny how when we're too weak to change bad habits, nature sometimes will do it for us? Take me for example. I had two habits I wanted to get rid of- my daily doses of caffeine ala coffee and Diet Dr. Pepper and making quick stops for junk food when I felt hungry. Enter Nature...
A few weeks ago, I got my blood results back from my yearly physical and found that my cholesterol had soared high above the normal. It had never a problem before, but now it was bad enough that I would have to take medicine for it if I couldn't get it down. A few days later, I became violently sick. I'm still not sure what set everything off, but no matter what I ate, my stomach burned and I felt queasy. I dropped seven pounds and eventually things got so bad that I couldn't sleep at night. Miserable and tired, I decided to fight back.
First to go was the coffee. Next, the sodas. I whittled back my diet until all I ate was the bland "BRAT" diet I had resorted to when my kids would come down with stomach bugs- bananas, rice, applesauce, toast. I also drank tons of water.
Within a few days I began to feel better. Slowly, I began to add foods back into my diet, making sure that they were low in fat, whole-grained, and healthy. I started carrying almonds in my purse so that if I got hungry while I was out, I could pass up the fast food food places.
Two weeks have now passed and I feel better. My stomach's on the mend, I'm eating healthier, exercising more, and saving money and time on not stopping for "quick fix" junk food. Although I never want to be as sick again as I was a few weeks ago, I'm glad that in the end, being sick made me into a healthier person.
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