Finally Got My Groove Back!!!

I feel GREAT!!!!

I haven't felt this good in several months. Back in November of 2008, I started having panic attacks out of the blue. Scared me to death!!!!! My husband had to take me to the emergency room two times in one night because we thought that I was having a heart attack.

So..... many trial of medications later..... and 10 pounds heavier.... I have read numerous articles and done TONS of research on panic attacks because I am not one that likes to take medications.

What I have found out over the last 3 months that I think I was suffering from Aspartame Toxicity. It just came to me one night as I was surfing nutrition/fitness information and another figure competitor was also talking about starting to have panic attacks out of the blue!!!

At the time, I was trying to get totally off of soda, and I was drinking lots of Crystal Light in a day. At work, I was drinking at least 6 of the 16.9 oz bottles of H2O with Crystal Light in it. Of evenings, I was drinking at least a 2 liter bottle of Crystal Light. I was thinking to myself that I was getting in my necessary H2O for the day and that I was not drinking any soda. Well....... I didn't think about all the aspartame I was consuming!!!!!

If you research Aspartame Toxicity, the number one thing that it causes is PANIC ATTACKS!!! Also anxiety, dizziness, tremors, slurring of speech, insomnia, increased heart rate, tachycardia, cough, chest pains, increased blood pressure, itching, nausea, diarrhea......... ALL of which I had. So...... last week, I totally stopped the Crystal Light and February 17th, I stopped the anti-depressant that made me gain 10 pounds since Feb. 6th. I feel like a TOTALLY different person!!!!

My energy level has come back!!! I was to the point that I would come home from work and want to get on the couch or go to bed because I physically could not go anymore!!! I have made up my mind that I can beat this!!! I am a very healthy person and have always been active my entire life!!

Well, I was off today, so I got up this am and ate meal 1 and then did a circuit training WO. I cleaned house a little bit and then me and my husband and my 12 yo daughter went to TJ Maxx to check out the WO clothes. Got a couple pairs of pants and my husband got two pairs of shorts. This evening my son and his friend was working out, and so I grabbed my Ipod and jammed to 3 miles on the treadmill.

I feel great!!!!!

Will keep writing daily to keep me motivated and accountable!!

Hugs~~

Kellie