And so it begins..

It’s with a past weekend of feasting and a gut full of Easter candy that I finally get this bad boy going. Nothing like a (un)healthy amount of Reese’s Easter Eggs to jump start a blog on healthy living, and yet, here I am.

My name is Cassie and I am on a mission to live, eat and breathe a healthy lifestyle. The times, they are a changing and I with them. However, my mission isn’t new. You see, I’ve been trying diets all of my life, since the 6th grade to be exact. I remember my first one like it was yesterday. It was some grapefruit diet that caused you to drink grapefruit juice everyday and abandoned “white” foods. It was terrible. Have you ever tasted grapefruit juice? It’s disgusting. Since then, I probably tried a different diet every year, and each one more unsuccessful than the next. I’m what you would call a diet “sprinter.” I hit it hard the first few months and then I tire out and end up right back where I started. It’s cyclical. But I’m determined to be a cross-country dieter - stamina, patience and long distances.

By now you’re probably wondering, “why call it hellthy Cassie? Why use that extremely clever and witty play on words?”

Well my friends, healthy living isn’t easy. The beginnings of any hellthy movement are the hardest be it a week, a month, or several months. To me, you go through a certain personal “hell” on your journey to becoming a sound, health conscious individual. Over time, it gets easier and eventually just becomes part of how you live. But it isn’t without internal conflicts. My personal hell consists of constant ice cream cravings, lack of good running skills and a love of ketchup. But I get through it, one blueberry at a time.

So I write this to archive my journey through hell and hopefully come out a better person in the end. It’s my life, and I’m choosing to live it well - mind, body and soul.


*Eventually I’ll start putting recipes on here, so stay tuned for those!