***I would like to say that I am choosing to be as natural as possible in my living. What you want to do, if anything, is certainly up to you! I always say, "Do what works for you!".***
Deciding to live a natural lifestyle isn't really that hard, but it takes work and effort. Unless you are wealthy and can pay to have everything done for you. :)
The first thing I did was commit to losing weight. In doing that I had to cut a lot of unhealthy ingredients from my diet. That was pretty easy for me. Even though I am overweight, I still always ate pretty healthy. It was the snacking that got me. I CAN cook, but didn't LIKE to cook. The only way I knew how to regulate what I put in my body was to start learning to love cooking again. So taking over my diet was my initial step. Years ago I did a vegetarian diet. It didn't last because I was anemic and was not committed to taking supplements to regulate it correctly. Now I am back on my journey to vegetarianism and it is pretty much a breeze. I hardly eat meat anyway. My obstacle is going to be eliminate dairy. Oh dairy, how I love you, but you gotta go! I can't wait to start sharing recipes!
The second thing I did was change how I cared for my hair and body. Getting relaxers had to be eliminated. If you don't know what a relaxer is click here. You can also Google to find a lot of info about the harmful side effects if a relaxer is not done correctly. I want to put it out there that I DO NOT have an problems with chemical processes or anyone that chooses to get them. I just figured I didn't need them anymore. I never had them done regularly in the first place. Plus I was interested to see what my natural, God-given hair looked like. On 1/2/12, big chopped (BCed) my hair and it is the best thing I have done in a while. I am so in love with my hair now and I feel more like myself. It has been a learning experience trying to figure out what products work on my hair. In the process of doing that I started making my own products from natural ingredients. Now I make my own hair, face and body products. Everything I use isn't all 100% natural or handmade yet, but I am getting there. I am still a product junkie (PJ) and enjoy trying new things.
My next step is going to be making sure the household cleaning items I use are natural. When I was doing my vegetarian diet years ago I would BUY cleaners that are "green". Now I would like to start making my own. I am sure it is possible and can't wait to see how that goes.
I have a son and he is 5. I am sure you will get to know him more later. He is diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder, PPD-NOS. One of his issues is food. He has oral sensitivity issues and will not tolerate certain textures. Getting him on my same diet will be difficult and I have decided to not stress him or myself by forcing it on him. I am just grateful he is eating solids because about 2 or 3 years ago that was not the case.
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