What I have learned is that EVERYTHING I thought I knew about diet was wrong. It’s not too much of a stretch to say that I had been lied to my entire life about proper nutrition, what was good and what was bad for me, and how to lose weight (spoiler alert, it has little to do with calories in/calories out and cardio exercise and much more about how much and when to eat.)
Since I started writing about this experience nearly two years ago, I have received a lot of feedback about my attitude. I have shown the ability to put a positive spin on just about any situation that we have encountered regardless of how serious and scary it might be. These drifting thoughts were new for me. I was not sure that I was ready to add my own attitude to the list of things I was dealing with.
Have you ever had one of those moments where you realize you’ve done something completely selfish and had no idea? One of those moments that make you stop and say, “Shit – I messed up.”? That happened to me a few days ago. I was working a long outdoor event. The...