Health is not always valued until sickness comes....

This could not be more true in my case, except it wasn't sickness in the traditional sense of the word.

Here is my Raw Truth

I remember it quite clearly, June 2016, I went to my Doctor to get my blood results. The week prior I had seen her as I had been feeling a little off, lethargic, sluggish and wanted to know that it wasn't anything to worry about.

She had been at me about my weight for a while (3 years or so) and brought it up again, mentioning it could just be my diet, my weight, my lack of exercising etc. I didn't really care, I just wanted to know I didn't have a terminal illness.

So the results were in, and she looked at them, and then at me and asked "Do you have a history of High Cholesterol in your family?" My mum's side is riddled with it unfortunately, so my answer, naturally was "Yes".

The concern I saw on her face was so sincere, so genuine that I started to worry.

She told me that my Cholesterol levels were so high that if I didn't 1. start taking medication and 2. change my lifestyle I was on a sure fire path to a heart attack by the age of 35, I am 31 so this was shocking to me, imminent, dangerous.

She re-iterated that it was a "when" and not an "if".

I cried, she consoled, and I walked out thinking Enough. Enough excuses, enough bad decisions and enough not caring.

From that moment onward, I quit smoking cold turkey, I researched how I should be eating and adapted that into my life and a few months later I plucked up the courage to join a gym.

I have now spent nearly 13 months evolving my approach, my understanding and my respect for my fitness many times over and I now, truly care.

I care enough about me, and my family to keep going, to keep trying, to say no to bad decisions and to keep pushing the goal post out so that I am always striving for my best.

I am a warrior.

For my health, for my family and for my future.

Dawn xoxo

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