Freedom to Release

A couple of months ago, when I changed my lifestyle for the good, I had not idea what all positive changes would come about from just focusing on being healthier. I am drinking pure, clean water and eating a plant based diet and it has made a big difference not only in my health and scales, but there are other great things happening.

I shared on a post last week about my dentist appointment and how there was much less plaque (almost 2 years since my last cleaning) then I used to have when I went to the dentist every 6 months.

Another wonderful thing has happened. I am now feeling more freedom to release that which I do not need. As I brought my winter things out - I tried everything on and I got rid of a majority of it. I kept only a reasonable amount of things to last me till they are too baggy to wear. In years past - I would have boxed up things that I did not need at the moment and keep them - just in case.

I guess I have done that with many things - kept them just in case I need them some day- Kind of like a pack rat. You know the minute you get rid of something you will probably need it. It seems that my mind is working so much clearer now and I am realizing that the changes that I have made are for a life time. I enjoy what I am eating now more than I have in years. And I am NOT exaggerating at all. Water is so refreshing and you can just feel how much good it is doing you. All the changes that I have made have been so beneficial to my body and my health that I have no intention of going back to my old way of doing things.

So that leads me to another wonderful positive. Every other time that I have worked towards losing weight - I would always get to a point of knowing that I was about to fall off of the wagon. And even though I could feel it coming on, there would be nothing that I could do about it. So since I am not dieting per say now, then I am so much more confident that this will be something that will take me to the weight that GOD intended for me to be. Notice I said God - that is because the world has so many charts and expectations of what a person should weigh - well I highly disagree with that. I was watching a Dr Oz show last week and they were talking about dangerous diets and a lady on there said "Skinny does NOT mean healthy" - and that is so true. So I may never be what a chart says I should weigh but I trust God to know what the best weight for me is and will accept it.

So for my title of this post - Freedom to Release - well I have shared how I have felt freedom to get rid of clothes that are too big- well that is one area. But I am also feeling more freedom to let go of other things that I do not use or need. It is a slow process but it is so freeing to be able to let go of thing that are just taking up space in my home and in my life. :o)