Essay about This I Believe

Essay about This I Believe Essay about This I Believe The Secret Of My Reflection Throughout my childhood I was very insecure about my appearance.Only recently have I been able to look at myself in a positive way. In the middle of my sophomore year my family went on the paleo diet. Also known as the â€Å"caveman† diet. You aren't supposed to eat any processed foods or meat , including sugar and flour. This was a real struggle for me. When I was young eating was my favorite activity. I wasn’t the skinniest child, I snacked whenever I had an urge to eat, which was mostly all the time. It was very unhealthy , as I grew older I learned more about the way foods are processed and ways to eat healthier. It wasn't until I started this diet that I realized how much eating healthy impacted my body. During this diet I would question myself. To eat the cookie or not? To taste the sweetness of processed sugar for the first time in 5 months? In the back of my head was a voice telling me that if I cheated and ate something I shouldn’t no one would know e xcept me. It was these thoughts that made this diet such a challenge. Food was always the way to go for me. When I was upset I ate, when I was angry I ate, even when I was happy I ate. My dad definitely helped me see the importance of not over eating. He believed that if I worked towards a goal I could reach it. It wasn’t all about losing weight. The diets my family do are meant to bring us together. To make us stronger. I might have focused more on my weight then the real purpose of the diet