As you might imagine, my January calendar fills up quickly.
So many of us have this deep set “all or nothing” mentality with health. If I can’t keep up with daily workouts, and homemade dinners, then I might as well not try🤷🏻♀️. As soon as that first holiday party hits, followed by a day of cereal and biscuits, we declare that healthy eating is unachievable this month, and give up🙅🏻♀️
⚡️Most of us have such a narrow, black and white definition of nutrition, that we decide holiday eating is “unhealthy,” and rather than missing out on joy, we might as well embrace it⚡️If we can’t stay ON with our health, then we might as well go all out and be OFF.
And we all know where that leads.You feel like crap and you desperately crave a reset come January. In fact, you have likely already planned on that reset, so you don’t even bother trying in December. 😕Sound familiar?
I’m here to remind you that health is 💥NOT a game of PERFECTION. In fact, who can even define perfection when there are a million opinions about what is healthy? And, there is NO ON-OFF switch.
What if, instead of blowing it out in December, and planning to detox in January, you simply give 5 minutes of thought to what 2-3 things you can keep doing RIGHT NOW that will help you feel your best this season?
💥Is it scheduling a weekly grocery store pickup so that you have fresh food around?
💥Is it planning incredibly simple meals rather than assuming you’ll want to cook?
💥Is it committing to 2 workouts a week? Or making sure you take a daily walk with your family?
💥Is it giving yourself a few minutes to breathe before entering a gathering so that you don’t use food to meet your emotions? (PS, there's nothing wrong if you do, but that food might not bring you what you’re looking for!)
💥Is it scanning the spread before making a plate to think through what combination of foods will leave you feeling satisfied, satiated, and functioning at your best?
💥Or, is it reminding yourself to make a plate, do your best to enjoy the food, and then move on!