In the Beginning

So this is all very new to me, but I have decided to embark on a journey... A blogging journey about what it really means to be healthy, eat well, pass on processed food, and see if it can be done without killing me financially. I could say 'This all started when I was a little girl. At some point in my childhood, I didn't feel good enough, pretty enough, thin enough, blah, blah, blah, so I dieted, exercised, blah, blah, blah." Who Cares!!! I am certain the majority of people, and women especially have the same story. The fact is, I am a responsible mature adult, and it really doesn't matter how I felt when I was a kid!

In actuality, the thought of 'getting real' with food started about three and a half years ago when I was making my morning coffee. My husband, Tony, who happens to love greasy fatty burgers, fries, and milkshakes, made a comment to me about how "terrible" it was that I was pouring powder creamer in my coffee. "How is THIS unhealthy?" I asked, "It has 10 calories per serving and is FAT-FREE!" He followed up with the very dry response, "You're basically drinking plastic." Thus began the conversation of partially hydrogenated oil and how harmful it is to our bodies. You might ask... Did I stop using the powder creamers? Heck no! I loved that stuff. But the wheels in my head started to turn.

Three and a half years later, only because recently, I have had some time to think about it, I have decided it must come to an end.