A Journey to Health

The last weekend in February, 2010, I spent a Friday night at Dr. Jude’s Chocolate Moose Bed and Breakfast. Every month at the end of the month, Jude hosts a raw and living foods workshop. I have been researching raw foods (i.e. veggies! not meat!) for some time as a possible solution to my weight problem. Yes, I have a weight problem. Not that I am not gorgeous. LOL. But I do need to lose a good 75 pounds…and dare I dream…but to lose 100 pounds would be a fantastic feat. So anyway, I planned on spending the weekend with Jude, learning some raw food prep techniques in person, and starting my weight loss journey. Flash forward two weeks later, and Jude and I decided I would be her Voice of Experience! I have been Jude’s web developer for a few years now. So, we decided to create this blog in which I would go through her wellness treatments and learn how to lose my weight and make better choices for myself. I am so psyched about this opportunity! And I don’t mind sharing my story with any of you who happen to stumble upon this page.

My name is Mitone and I am unhealthy and overweight. There I said it. I am a single mom to a beautiful four year old daughter. And I want her to love her veggies and not spend her life sneaking through fast food drive thrus like me. I want her to live without high blood pressure like I do. I don’t want her to suffer a cerebral aneurism like I did at the age of 36. Yes, almost died, but that is a story for another day. Bottom line, when I had my aneurism, I weighed 285 pounds and was in an unhappy marriage. I lost 15 pounds in the hospital. I was there for a few weeks recouperating from brain surgery. And shortly after the aneurism, my ex asked me for a divorce, so I lost another 20 pounds when I moved back home with mom. I was walking every day and eating a vegetarian diet. Then I started dating again. And I got back off track. So…that’s where we are now, dear reader! I am single…I am free to make healthy decisions. And that is just what I am doing.

And I pray that Dr. Jude has some wellness services that will help me accomplish my goals! I had a blast at the raw food class. It was a great jump start. I will be posting some photos here shortly. Yesterday was my first day on my program…I experienced an aqua chi foot soak..I’ll be back shortly to let you know about that. For now, I wish you peace and wellness. Thanks for stopping by!