Body Check In

I feel good. It is nice for a change. My eating habits have drastically changed since last semester and I think this change is responsible for change in my physical and mental health. Most of the time last year I was not able to give 100% because my eating habits were so bad. I regularly wouldn't eat most of the day and use sugar and caffeine to keep me going. This diet had me on a roller coaster of emotional and physical ups and downs. Since I have gone vegan I feel so much more balanced, body and mind. I do have challenges some days. If I take to many classes and don't eat enough I feel it immediately. My body is not resisting. I think it is so thankful to finally be treated right it is celebrating. It seems so obvious, but dance is so much better when I feel good. I feel like I am much more in tune to my body and it's needs and because of this I am becoming a better dancer. When I don't feel 100% in class I can now look back on the day and think about what I am putting into my body. Was it balanced? What do I need more/less of? I also noticed I have much more energy without caffeine. Now that I am not preoccupied with my weight and trying starve myself I am able to relax in class, and not be so preoccupied about my body. I am free to focus on my dance.