I have struggled with my health and weight my entire life. Let me start by saying it never ever bothered me nor was I concerned with how I looked as far as feeling bad about my weight. I fed my desires (food) with what ever I wanted when ever I wanted for reasons that I will briefly explain. As a child I was raised in an abusive and felt deprived in many things, I was an emotional eater and it co
mforted me. When it started affecting my health was when I became concerned about it, I am not afraid to die and go home, however I don’t want to suffer while I am still in God’s Army and he needs me here. So about 4 years ago, I woke up in the middle of the night with the most incredulous headache. However, within 10 minutes it would go away, I would fall back asleep and it would happen again and again. So I went to the emergency room as I was seriously lacking sleep and was not able to function. I was there for 6 days. After 3 lumbar punctures, they decided I had a “pseudotumor cerebri” WHAT??? A fake tumor REALLY? That is a diagnosis?? But it was and I remained medicated for 4 years without it really helping much, only enough to get some sleep but not enough to take the headaches away. After the Arbonne clean eating and detox program, I was headache free during the 30 days. I slept better and felt cleaner on the inside and I lost 10 lbs despite it being Thanksgiving month. So when I started reintroducing what I thought were my favorite foods again, I noticed I started to feel the headaches and the sluggishness come back. It was the chemicals and MSG in the food. If I hadn’t participated in the Arbonne clean eating and detox challenge, I would not have caught all of these symptoms and would have continued on a medicated trek back and forth to the doctors, spending thousands of dollars. Ultimately, I still kept the weight off. This was so much more than losing a few pounds however, this was life altering for me! I am grateful and I have always believed that sharing my story will and does help others. As I grow to learn to stop eating emotionally and learn to eat clean as reward to myself, I find myself wanting to help others. So let’s begin this journey together.
