Time for some major life changes!

I find it fascinating how life takes you in a direction that you never thought it would, and in doing so I've been doing a lot of thinking about my life lately and it's mostly been about my health. I have battled with my weight for about 10 or more years now and sadly I am considered obese and I have tried every "fad diet" out there, by the way none have worked.....at least for me. It all started about 15/16 years ago when my stomach was hurting pretty bad & I didn't know why so I went to the doctor and found out that I am lactose intolerant at the time it sucked because that meant I had to give up what I loved {DAIRY!} However I didn't give it ALL up in fact I gave up regular milk & cheesecake and I just dealt with the pain, that is until just a month ago when I decided that I really need to take better care of myself. So I finally gave up dairy all together it's been tough but I have started to feel better. I have also for about 3 months been contemplating being a vegetarian which I'm still on the fence about that one. But for now I have decided to only eat meat once a day (preferably at dinner.) I have had many people try to talk me out of certain health choices but at the end of the day it's my life, my body, my decision. I have never tried to get anyone to join me in my health choices and I never will. I am grateful for those who have supported me and continue to support me. I'm not gonna name names they know who they are. So if anyone has any pointers I'm all ears, I'm gonna need a ton of support if I'm gonna make it through these changes. I know it takes more than food changes honestly it's "life changing." Well thanks for reading and allowing me into your life!

A little tidbit I don't really share about myself very often.

Most if not everyone that reads my blog probably doesn't know that I was diagnosed with depression around 2002 or 2003. I know SHOCKER! So because of that I always try to stay positive for my own mental health it's not always for others in fact most of the time it's for me to feel sane and normal. I am usually fine but, every once in a while I have an "episode" where I feel like I'm not myself. Now why am I telling you this? Because I have been going through a lot of trials these past few months and everything just came crashing down on me today and I just had a MAJOR MELTDOWN! Now I have to say that I have probably the most AWESOME mom in the entire world because every time I start to "lose control" of who I am she is always there to boost me back up! I just want to thank her for always being there for me and for helping me stay sane! She really is my best friend and I don't know what I would do without her! So if you see a post on Facebook that may not seem very positive just know that it might be because I'm just feeling a little off that day. I also want to say that if you have someone close to you who suffers from depression just know that a simple hug can go a long way. Thanks