It's time to get deep people!

This was one of the hardest most painful weekends of my life.  I lost my grandfather on Friday and words can not explain the pain of the loss of a loved one.  If you have lost someone dear to you, you know what I mean.

I learned something HUGE on Friday and my hope is that you will read this and do something about it.

My grandpa has been living with my mom for over a year, he has been very sick the last few months and though it seemed so hard to see him that way and though his health caused so much heart ache for the family, I had the opportunity to see my grandpa everyday and to tell him how much I loved him (he normally resides in Venezuela).

For the most part, when I saw him I told him I loved him, but man oh man do I have feelings of REGRET.  So many times I was too tired or too busy to sit with him and chat with him or give him a big squeeze.  Actually the day before he passed I saw him lying down with his eyes closed and something told me to go give him a kiss but I was so tired and rushed that I didn't!  

Oh my goodness the feeling of REGRET!  Maybe if I would have given him a hug and kiss that day I wouldn't feel so badly!  All I know is I will never let a day go by without telling those dear to me that I love them.  And I never want to be too busy or tired for those I love! 

My family is all here from Venezuela and we have spend the last 4 days at home being together and telling stories, etc.  No one felt like cooking and of course there was tons of junk in the house, especially because all my cousins where here (ages 13-18, and all boys)........so you can imagine.

What do you do when you are feeling so bad?  Do you eat your emotions away?

That is what most people do!

But I think that you feel so badly already that poor nutrition or lack of nutrients would make you feel worse.

So though I have to be completely honest in that on that Friday I barely put a piece of food in my mouth, the rest of the days I did pretty good.  Thanks to tons of left overs in my fridge and making the best options possible, I made it through the toughest days of my life with a pretty darn good diet.  I have to say that this didn't make me feel better, my heart still aches, but I definitely didn't feel worse.  

I did my best to take all my supplements and keep my body hydrated.

I know so many people that screw up their diets so bad when they feel bummed, and truly it isn't a good enough reason to do it.  You can not allow yourself to eat out of emotions.

When you are feeling bummed, before you put something "bad" in your mouth, take a few seconds and think about it.  Actually have a conversation with yourself.  Will this food make me feel better or will I feel worse after I eat it?  Will the nutrients in this food fuel my body and build me up?  Don't just react!

Stay tuned later on this weekend for Day 2 of my new Fat Loss & Muscle Building Workout!