Clean Food for Thought

I am going to try really hard here to make this newest post read less like a diary entry and more like an informative post that will help us all, including me.

When we venture out to change something about ourselves, often times other things about us change without our notice. I set out to change the way I looked. I was not happy with pictures that I saw myself in. Throughout the course of my transformation, which is still a work in progress, so much more has changed besides my appearance. Aside from the physical changes that take place, both the ones we can see and the ones we can't, I am finding just how much we change emotionally, mentally, and spiritually.

I can say that I am a completely different person than I was on 12/31/2009. The things that I chose to do for fun are almost polar opposites of what I would choose to do for fun today. During this realization process, I am discovering that due to these changes, the relationships that I keep with others around me also change. While I feel so good about myself and the positive energy that is in my life, I can't help but mourn the some of the friendships that will undoubtedly fizzle and fade away as I continue on my path to become the person I want to be.

On the other hand, I am excited to strengthen relationships that might have been suffering before I started to put myself first. After all, I can share with them a better me, a better friend, now that I care about ME and MY happiness. I am also looking forward to making and meeting new friends that share similar beliefs and priorities.

Alexia.