We will change jobs, friends or even the city we live in before we think about changing our food practice

Food was the last lever I pulled — and it changed everything.

In my last post I talked about the moment when everything started to break down…

As I was on my journey confronting my shadow self (i.e. my ego), I was searching for answers and food was the last place I looked to change - we will change jobs, friends or even the city we live in before we think about changing our food practice! I realized for many years I had overlooked my eating practice – letting my ego make decisions for me “I can run this off and go back to eating whatever you want”. This time it was different. Years of compounding had caught up, and my body was no longer responding the way it once did. Weight was not coming off as easy, I was tired and moody all the time, and I was internalizing my frustration – I was using the wrong kind of food as my safety blanket. The thing I love most - exercising: basketball, weightlifting, sprinting - I could no longer do at a high level.  

For most of my life I viewed food as comfort, entertainment, and community — but never as a tool.

When we use the right tools, the body responds. Attention sharpens, energy improves, and strength begins to return. But when we fuel ourselves with the wrong tools, the opposite happens: we feel sluggish, motivation fades, and even simple decisions begin to require more effort.

As you read this, my story may not be that different from yours, athlete, non-athlete, teacher, business owner, husband, wife – it doesn’t really matter. We face the same challenge when it comes to what we choose to eat each day. Here is the piece that resonated with me and I believe will resonate as well: when we commit to changing the food we put into our bodies, we begin resetting the feedback loop between the body and the mind. The body responds, the mind becomes clearer, and over time the two begin working together instead of against each other.

Start simple. Consistent improvements compound over time. Because the moment you choose your health, you begin reclaiming your power.

-- Coach GC