It would appear that many people over eat and indulge in foods which they know will give them indigestion, make them put on weight, give them allergies all because they want to please someone else!  I have been guilty of this just as much as the next person in the past, but no more!

My weight soared when I got into a relationship with a good cook. He would make sumptuous, three course meals with lavish, calorie-rich desserts.  Saying no was not an option as the temptations were too great!  Even when we both tried to diet and lose weight, I could not get back to my original weight as I would be tempted to fall off the wagon whenever he did and I allowed that other person to rule my weight gain and ultimately make me so ill that I almost gave up the fight.

It was not until I realised that I was responsible for what happened to me,

I allowed it to happen,

and only I could do something about it,

that things started to change.  By adopting a raw vegan diet and rejecting all dairy, meat, fish, sugar, additives and processed foods, I managed to rid myself of all the debilitating illnesses that the doctors had very kindly told me were incurable and I would have to learn to live with. So either the doctors were deliberately lying to me to make sure they keep themselves in work, or they do not know their arse from a hole in the ground!

It was not an easy journey, my subconscious mind was programmed from birth to accept unhealthy food suggestions, to have such a relationship with food that it could rule my life, change my mood, keep me down and keep me sick. With the help of hypnosis and some supportive friends around the world, on the same journey, I am now healthy, full of energy and have dropped 4 dress sizes!

Yes you read that right! I dropped 4 dress sizes and now I love my body, I love my life and the opportunities that constantly unfold as I meet more people, help more people, bring my experiences to the world to inspire others to reject those ideas from people in their lives who they are allowing to keep them fat!

If you want to find out more about how to start your journey take a look at the 30 Day Wellness and Weight Loss course that could change your life!

In April this year I received a letter from Pembrokeshire Council telling me about a farm tenancy that had come up for grabs – I have been on their waiting list for over 2 years since I heard of a farm up for rent but the timing was not right and I didn’t have enough time then to put in an application.  This time I was in the know from the start and spent 2 weeks writing and re-writing my business plan and getting it scrutinised by a management accountant. I duly sent off my application complete with business plan etc and now I have to play the waiting game!

The next step in the selection process is shortlisting.  The Council have to go over all of the applications they have received and pick a shortlist of candidates who are then allowed to visit the farm for an open day.  Then the successful tenant will be chosen from those candidates who chose to remain in the running after the open day.

The closing date for applications was April 20th and I was told that shortlisted candidates should hear within 10 days, but no! I am still waiting and it is now May 14th. Today I rang to find out more and was told that they have not done the shortlist yet and it might be next week, maybe.  So, I am waiting very impatiently. Patience has always been something I have had to strive to achieve and never quite mastered it!

So, on the understanding that the Universe would not let me get this far only to let me down, I am beginning a blog about Living the Dream!

An image of some of the farm buildings taken by John Hayes

The Farm. A former dairy farm in Pembrokeshire, South Wales, UK.  Acres of land, outbuildings and a farmhouse. Fabulous  countryside, 8 miles from the beach and the Pembrokeshire Coastal National Park.

My Vision for the Farm. To offer a wide range of courses and weekend experiences in the form of raw food retreats, knitting and traditional crafts, residential dog obedience training, alternative therapies, gardening and permaculture along with high quality camping with tepis and log cabins available onsite.  The possibilities for events and workshops are endless!

So, I just have to keep a positive mind set and know that my vision is out there in the Universe just waiting to be fulfilled and in the meantime I can begin preparing myself for the next chapter in the story of Living the Dream!

Dictionary definition:  any of several psychological disorders (as anorexia nervosa or bulimia) characterized by serious disturbances of eating behaviour.

I would say it is the symptom of a much deeper problem.

We are all broken. No one knows how to bring up their children to achieve their highest potential, they only know how to copy their parents / carers and bring their children up the same way they were raised. You might tell yourself  ‘when I have kids I will never do that, say that, let them feel that’ but you go onto auto pilot when you are in the position of parent and hear yourself saying the same things you were told, repeating the age old limiting beliefs that have been passed down in your family for generations.

How many of you heard things like ‘life’s a bitch, then you die’, ‘money doesn’t grow on trees’, ‘people like us weren’t meant to be rich’ ‘the rich get richer and the poor get poorer’, ‘work hard, get a job, when you are 65 you can retire’ etc etc?

So you have limiting beliefs ingrained in your subconscious from day one!

You don’t know how to make your dreams for the future come true. Life just ‘happens’ to you. You feel (or get told) that all the bad stuff is your fault, you brought it on yourself. You feel helpless, have no control over your life.

The only thing you can control is how you feed your body!

We all have a relationship with food which goes back to our childhood. Families get together for birthdays, anniversaries, Christmas and they eat a huge feast, overeat in fact and over indulge in alcohol.

When you feel upset or depressed about something there is bound to be someone who will encourage you to ‘cheer yourself up’, ‘drown your sorrows’, ‘take your mind of it’ by eating sweet, fattening or greasy food or drinking too much alcohol, or both!

Food is used to comfort you, enhance your mood, socialise, show affection, and not just to feed and nourish your body. Is it any wonder then that we use food to control our own world?

We can over eat and become obese. We can starve ourselves and become anorexic. We can eat certain food groups and refuse others and become ill with blood disorders, kidney problems, headaches, candida, the list goes on.

We don’t, necessarily, know what we are doing on a conscious level but our subconscious has been trained from birth to know that food is powerful and it will direct you to use this powerful weapon to push away all the hurt, frustration, pain, suffering, rejection and also use it to celebrate the good things.

So the eating disorders that we suffer from and are diagnosed with, are just a symptom of the underlying problems that we really need to deal with on a subconscious level. Our subconscious mind rules our world and we should take more time to understand what is going on without our realising it so that we can live the amazing, abundant, joyful life that we were put here to enjoy!

More suggestions for study:

Anthony Robbins success coach

Dr Richard Bandler – NLP, Neuro Linguistic Programming

Women Who Love Too Much by Robin Norwood

Access Consciousness with Rikka Zimmerman

I was recently introduced to Morgana Rae and listened to a teleclass where she shared the most amazing insights into why money does not show up in people’s lives even though they are doing everything they are told and working day and night in their business.

Morgana guides people through the steps for changing your relationship with money, which she terms Financial Alchemy.

You find out how money shows up in your life and what it really means to you. Then you realise that even though you want it desperately, the subconscious picture you have of money means that you keep pushing it further away. Once you understand what is happening, Morgana can help you change the picture in your subconscious mind and make money appear, almost magically, in your life.

After listening to the teleclass, the very next day I found out that I had won £50 on the Premium Bonds and within 2 days a client payment showed up in my bank which was not expected for weeks! I have also had some amazing ideas for new products which my customers will love. Does it get any better than this?

You can find out more about Financial Alchemy and Morgana Rae and listen to some free calls at

www.abundanceandprosperity.com

Let me know how you get on!

This is the teachers resources site www.tes.co.uk/whole-school-teaching-resources/

This week we had a fab meeting with Francine from Chocs That Rock and found out all about her chocolate making kits and had a demo of chocolate making.  Kits can be found on the website www.chocsthatrock.com

and you can watch the videos on Facebook by clicking the links below….

Part one of Chocolate making with Chocs That Rock

Part two of Chocolate making with Chocs That Rock

The first is the story of Joe Cross who made a film of his journey across America while undertaking a 60 day juice fast. This cured his chronic ailments and enabled him to lose an incredible amount of weight to become fit and healthy

Watch Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead HERE

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The second video is a Channel 4 programme with Hugh Fearnley Whittingstall, experiencing 4 months of vegetarian eating, including some amazing Raw Vegan dishes from raw food expert Laura Coxeter

Watch River Cottage Veg HERE

In order to fit into that sexy little black dress for the office Christmas party and to overeat and drink to excess over the holidays, women are planning to skip meals and try crazy fad diets.

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The 30 Day Wellness and Weight Loss Programme guides you through a healthy way to eat which will allow your body to detox, gain health and lose weight. Each day for 30 days you will receive an email with articles, recipes and meal suggestions. Don’t be surprised if, after the 30 days, you have boundless energy and just can’t wait to get into the festive spirit!

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