There is a general perception for people in the wellness industry that we live nun like lives with only something green passing our lips to nourish our bodies. Many ascribe to the fitness fad fact of the 90’s that only people who have abs have control of their lives and that we should look to them as our models of perfection. I can tell you, from years of experience, that that idea couldn’t be further from the truth!
Those in fitness are there for a reason; the life of managed meals and prescribed training times for maximum growth potential is usually attractive to those who do not have control over some aspect of their lives. While meal planning, taking food everywhere and prioritising sleep is actually quiet helpful as a parent, it is not particularly social not does it embody the flexibility that is required when life doesn’t go according to plan. As a wise man once said to me; “no plan survives contact.”
I am a Pilates teacher who believes life is for living and we should enjoy our life and find the extraordinary in the ordinary moments. If that means eating a delicious Banoffee or Tiramisu donut from my friends at www.mintcakery.com or a nourishing pie from their sister store Ashby, then so be it. Deprivation only breeds excessive desire and often by categorising food as “good or bad” or as a “treat”, we set ourselves up for an unhealthy relationship with food; food is fuel- we need it to survive and the fact that we can enjoy it as well as nourishing our bodies and souls, is a privilege we can be grateful for.
