Anxiety, motherhood and fitness

1. This morning was a particularly difficult morning for me. This house can get so crazy with three boys. I figured I would share some of my experience with you- If your a household with multiple children, I'm sure you can relate. I'm not one of these mom's that is afraid for the world to see how things "really are" at the Scudder household. We are by no means a perfect family. I'm a mother who breaks down weekly- sometimes daily. It's hard. It's challenging and sometimes we as moms just hit our breaking point.
   
   After my third son was born I began to experience severe anxiety. I had no idea what it was at first but it was crippling. I couldn't breathe, my heart was constantly racing and I felt like I was having a heart attack. After finally getting the answers that I was desperately looking for- it was determined that I was suffering from anxiety. I tried everything under the sun to make it better. Every natural remedy you can think of. From flower drops to anti-anxiety medication- nothing worked. Shortly after, I began my journey in fitness and nutrition, which I just happened to trip over and low and behold, I began to see some relief. Not 100% better- I mean let's be honest here, as long as I have three young boys running around screaming, breaking things and pretending to be dinosaurs- I don't think anything will make the anxiety from that go away! But for now, I have found a way to ease the symptoms. By eating clean, cutting out the junk and exercising, my life has improved tremendously. It's amazing how processed foods can have such a negative impact on our bodies. I can't stress enough how much you will feel a difference in your body and it's performance once you cut out the unnatural foods in your daily diet. Throw it all out. Every box with a long laundry list of ingredients that you can't pronounce- get rid of it. It's making you and your family sick. You may not see it yet, but it is. If you suffer from any kind of anxiety at all- This is the journey for you. Start to engage in fitness and be mindful of the foods you are putting into your body. Just a little Thursday morning tip from the fitmomofthree ;)