Catching the “Health Train”

 

We watch it speed by…
Fit people on TV, infomercials about various home-fitness devices,
foods labeled “low fat” and “organic.”
Yet, somehow, we allow it to pass us without jumping on.
It’s what I like to call the “Health Train.”

If I had one wish, just one, that could come true in an instant and make my life notably better, it would be to be fit and healthy.
I sigh at myself in the mirror….grumble as I eat yet another garbage meal…fight back tears of disgust as I try on a pair of jeans that has more than one digit in the size.
I hate being unhealthy! I hate it just as much as I would hate having to walk from Seattle to Boston! So why, then, has it taken me so long to jump on the train?
This question puzzles me more than any other.
I used to be fit when I was younger. I went on regular hikes, ate good foods, even took boxing classes. For some reason my 20′s erased all signs of that lifestyle.

Now, I’m secure about my faith, my values, my parenting, my contributions to society, my music, my goals and dreams….
(all things I was distraught over in my 20′s)
but I’m an utter flake when it comes to my health!
I made a decision a couple of days ago to go for broke and attempt to ride the rails.
I pulled out one of my Natural Health magazines (which I’ve been subscribing to for years), and read an article about a 3-day detox. It’s meant to rid the body of all toxins acquired by poor health choices.
I bought a quart of carrot juice, brewed up white & green tea, and made a vegetable soup full of leafy greens and garlic. Yum! 

I’m feeling better already and it hasn’t even been 48 hours.
It’s amazing what can happen when we pay attention to our primal need for what is truly best for us.

I want to wake up ready to face the day, happy with how I look and feel.
For now, I’ve caught the train…
Next stop, perseverance.

B~n~R

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