I've always been skinny since I was a kid and I never dieted or restricted myself from any type of food. There was no concept of good vs. bad food, I enjoyed it all. Later on, as an adult, when my health wasn't doing too well, I researched and learned about nutrition and food and tried to apply it to my lifestyle. I thought I had a healthy, balanced diet. I did not have major emotional issues with food, up until recently - when I went through a very stressful period in my life. Then, I noticed that I was using food to suppress my emotions - I ate when I wasn't hungry, and I no longer enjoyed the taste of it like before - I was literally just "stuffing" it all down, stuffing the food down, stuffing the emotions down.
My first programme with Mindvalley was the Longevity Blueprint. My health was at rock bottom then, and I was desperate for a solution. I thought that exercise, supplements and "super foods" were the key to restoring my health and well being. While I was in the Longevity Blueprint programme, many of the tribe members there raved about Wildfit. It got me curious and I watched the Masterclass with Eric and Vishen. Everything they talked about made sense to me and I signed up pretty much immediately. I was hoping to regain my health and energy, release some extra weight, and to learn how to achieve that. I also hoped for a change that was permanent.
Exercise and supplements are not the answer to becoming healthy! I was blown away by how much my food and nutrition affected my whole being, and at such a profound level, not just physically, but also mentally and emotionally. Before Wildfit, I had convinced myself that laziness and lack of motivation were ingrained character traits in me - I had tried to change time and time again but always reverted to the same habits - I gave up and thought that that was me, that's how I am, no point struggling with it, just accept it. Towards the end of the 90 days, when my energy levels increased and my mind was sharp and clear (goodbye, brain fog!) I realised that it was my nutrition and health that was holding me back, not laziness and lack of motivation. Without any conscious effort, my habits (not related to food at all!) changed - I no longer hit the snooze button in the morning, or binge watch Netflix - it all happened very naturally, without willpower. I realised that the way we, the human race, are eating today, is fundamentally dysfunctional, and is killing us in more ways than one. We desperately need a food revolution.
