In my
experience hitting a weight loss plateau is not always about poor diet choices
and lack of physical activity. The definition of plateau is a state of little
or no change following a period of activity or progress. I found that about a year into my wellness
journey I hit a weight loss plateau. I was exercising the same amount, eating
my organic fruits and vegetables, getting my healthy plant based fats and
proteins from nuts, seeds, avocados and eating antibiotic free/free range meats
and high quality omega eggs. There was no logical reason for my temporary plateau;
my routine had stayed the same. What was
it that had changed?
I took a
few days to try to figure out what it may be and I concluded that it had to be
something from within, some sort of emotional block. I thought about my past a
lot and read through my old diaries and I realized that there was a lot of
resentment, ill wishes, and hate for a past boyfriend that I had never let go
of. I had finally found the connection. I realized that in order to move
forward and continue on my wellness path that I would have to confront my past
and dig up old emotions.
I started small and made myself look at an old
picture of my ex-boyfriend and it wasn't pleasant but I kept going back and
trying to tolerate the image. I didn’t
do this every day but a few times a week until about two weeks into this
exercise I looked at the picture and it didn’t bother me as much. I did some
positive visualizations and just tried to let go of all these negative feelings
because they were still scarring me by never acknowledging them. It only took a
few weeks to go through this process and in the end I was able to allow
forgiveness in my heart and finally heal myself from the experience. It was so
strange to think that this forgotten relationship had been holding me back from
happiness. Emotional blocks can come from various past relationships with
different people from our past, different unfinished situations and experiences. I really learned that forgiveness is one of
the lessons I needed to learn to reach the next level of wellness and happiness.
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