I am participating in my second Whole Life Challenge and this time it’s really sticking with me. The Whole Life Challenge is where you give up eating any processed foods for 56 days and you get weekly challenges designed to better your well-being. So one week it might be meditation and the next it may be sleep. It’s all beneficial to your health even if you fail, and in the process you get to do an experiment on your body to find what works best for you.
Most kids my age do not really worry about how much Vitamin D and how many grams of fat they are consuming, but I find it fascinating to know how food affects my performance and my mental state. What I am learning during this challenge is that when I put only clean foods into my body I feel more confident. I feel confident enough to rip my shirt off during a workout and not give a crap what anyone thinks. I feel pride in knowing that what I am putting into my body will be entirely beneficial to my goal of the going to the Olympics.
It’s a crazy thing, but when you eat clean whole foods your mind clears up too! Not only can it be a confidence booster and a natural performance enhancer, but it can help you achieve clear skin and a clear mind. Now that this has been proven to me through personal experience I will never be able to go back to the way I used to eat. I can stop lying to myself and saying that I eat “good enough.” I encourage anyone and everyone to give the Whole Life Challenge a try. It really is an eye opener and a game changer, especially for athletes.
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