I battled with my weight most of my life and its still not where I want it to be. However now in my 40’s and I have never been this healthy in the true holistic sense as I am today.

Holistically you must look at the big picture. I am still classified as overweight on the scales and the medical charts, even my favourite jeans tell me something when they get too tight.

 Yet the kindness I now give my mind and my body from being mindful to feeding my gut with all the nutrients it needs is what equates to healthy!

Since a teenager, the weight started to creep on up. Finding new freedoms to eat all the deliciously naughty things I could not have at home. A bag of chips on the way home from school smothered in salt and vinegar. Crisps or chocolate with any remaining lunch money. Gradually this became a habit, an addiction and the battle began.

I grew up around a mixed family background of those who were very slim, to some a little overweight to the obese family members. On one side of the family, I was told it was just in our genetics. Yet on the other side I was told I should be carful before I got fat! Both sides didn’t really help in teaching me why or how weight mattered.

Life was confusing.

Indulgence in all things sweet was given ‘out of love’ at any family household visit. Sugar laden delicious cakes or pastries are often on offer at Greek homes, whether you are visiting for a cup of tea or for a dinner party. It was rude not to indulge, and I did not know how to resist.

Outwardly visible a body with rolls of excess fat is instantly seen as unhealthy. Yet a body slim, sleek, and smooth is seen as “healthy”.

There is truth in the fact that excess weight means a body is at risk of conditions such as cardiovascular diseases or type II diabetes. Fatty tissue could be suffocating organs or there could be a hormonal imbalance and the body is unable to release the stored fat.

But Slim physiques do not always equal healthy organs.

A body of little visceral fat to crowd the internal organs is good, yet if the body is not abundant in the necessary vitamins, minerals and macronutrients then the body will struggle to function in other ways.

Some common ones include:

• Mental ability
• Concentration
• Bone health
• Gut problems
• Pain
• Energy

The key point here is that "healthy" comes in many areas of balance in life. Not just what you eat or how you look. 

Do you have stubborn weight lingering since your teens?

Or are you slim and happy in your skin, yet your concentration levels are a miss?

 My How Healthy are you Really?  Is a free downloadable quiz that will give you scores and advice based on your individual answers.

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