My Start

Everyone likes to start off with why they decided on starting a blog... I wanted to start one because there are ideas that I have, that I feel can help you some. I'm not a very skilled writer, even though I do enjoy getting my thoughts out on paper. I wrote sporadically in a journal for many years, but that was just about the growing pains of my life. Here, I want to bring something specific to the table. I want to introduce my thoughts, theories, opinions and ideas about my passions and interests.
One of my passions started when I was extremely young, as I would sit on my parent's bed flipping through one of my mom's medical books. I loved that book and found health conditions to be extremely fascinating. It was a pretty big book, and at the time, I was mostly interested in the pictures of the skin rashes, the goiters, or the eye diseases. Pretty gross stuff, but for some reason I loved it.
As I grew up, food became intriguing and I took an interest in a healthy diet for myself. I wasn't always a healthy eater... oh no, I used to frequent fast food restaurants like it was cool, and usually my mid-day snacks consisted of Starburst, Skittles, Reese's PB cups, sodas, chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, pepperoni pizzas, cake mix (just the mix), and toast-butter-honey sandwiches.
It wasn't until my Junior year of high school that I finally decided to start cleaning up my diet. I switched from the typical chicken-finger basket and curly fries, to a salad, water and granola bar. Still wasn't the most structured diet, but it certainly was a step in the right direction. I just knew that if I wanted to start feeling better, I needed to start eating better. I remember going to a girlfriend's house with a bag of Taco Bell in my car, chomping down on a bean and cheese burrito, when I finally came to my senses and asked myself, "What am I doing eating this thing?" At that moment, I rolled down my window and I messed with Texas.
I had to make a decision... it was either keep eating the way I was eating and deny the fact that it really did matter what I ate, or change and toss not only the burrito, but my lazy eating habits.
I began buying health magazines like, Shape and Self and started teaching myself. I became a dry sponge soaking up every drop of information that I could get my eyes on. I began to help my friends with their eating habits, and drew up small meal plans for them. I even got a part-time job at GNC in the summer to learn even more. After that, I obtained my Bachelor's Degree in Nutrition and Foods from Texas State University in San Marcos.
I developed an interest, then a love, and then a true passion for health. This was the foundation that started me on the right path to helping others with their quest for a healthier life.