Lifestyle changes

It wasn't until I looked at these photos the other day, until I realised how much I have changed. I don't mean so much physically but mentally. The one thing I swear by is never go on a diet... Change your lifestyle. I can't get my head around the way I used to eat. How did I feel good and not just gross and sluggish all the time.

It is obviously a lot easier said than done and I can understand how people start and stop all the time. I go through it, even now I find myself slipping back to old habits. 

The first photo is in 2012 when I decided to calorie count and just see how it would work. The second photo is about 6 months later. Calorie counting did take over my life, I'm not going to lie. A tad unhealthy being that obsessed with everything I ate. I still ate a good amount of food and it was all healthy but I OBSESSED over it. Maybe 2-3 months before my wedding in 2013 I decided to stop calorie counting. I new how much of food I should eat and what sort of food I should eat. I did put on about 2kgs but this was my healthy comfortable weight. Having to obsess to maintain a certain weight is not what I wanted to do. If I know I'm eating right and can maintain that, I'm happy.

July 2014 I fell pregnant ❤ It honesty was so hard seeing my body change after all the work I had put in. I still eat really well... not 100% the same as before but it was nowhere near as bad as pre-2012. After giving birth I was happy with the condition of my body. It was harder to loose those few extra kgs but I got back on track. And here I am now. Happy! Love food, I healthy relationship with food and love working out. 

The point I am trying to get across is, I am proud of these photos and love the journey I have gone on with nutrition. It has taught me to love food and just know what I am putting in my body and how it effects me. Because of my "life style" change, I was able to maintain my healthy body, even though my pregnancy. No more dieting for me!!

Xx.