[vc_row inner_container=”true” padding_top=”0px” padding_bottom=”0px” border=”none”][vc_column][text_output]Forget a New Year’s resolution I seem to have to make a resolution every week these days.
I start my week off every Monday by eating a nutritious breakfast of a bowl of fruit or a smoothie. Tuesday it’ll be fruit and maybe 2 whole grain blueberry waffles (Already heading downhill; I’ve read Wheat Belly, I know better). But, by Wednesday, all bets are off; I’m eating a Poptart and drinking a glass of mango lemonade, and I hate that decision. It doesn’t make any sense, I’ve done the research, I have read the books, listened to the homeopathic and raw food nutritionists, etc. There isn’t much about ‘clean eating’ that I don’t already know.
A friend of mine used to always say that she had a problem turning knowledge into action. She could listen to every self-help, business, and financial advice audiobook available and still make poor choices in her life or give up on her new commitment just days into it. While talking to her one day I figured out that there is no secret to taking the things you have learned and applying them to your life. The only way for those things to have an effect, is to just do them. The secret of turning knowledge into action, is just action.
So, applying that same epiphany to my life , that means buying healthy foods and eating them… and that’s it! The transformation miracle is in the doing. A few years ago I was in the best shape of my adult life and I was eating healthy foods because I wanted to. Say what?! Yup, I CRAVED fruit, I ordered salad when I went out because it’s what I wanted. I am a recovering sugar fanatic, so trust me, it is possible. Now, however, I find myself back to craving the things that aren’t great for me, the things that make my body feel like crap after I eat them.
The sucky part about that is that the healthy food tastes awful because I’ve thrown my palette off, my taste buds have readjusted to the ‘bad’ stuff and my body craves the highly addictive comfort foods. I want to eat better; when I eat better I feel better, I look better, and I am happier and experience clearer thoughts. That is enough motivation for me; I am recommitting to my commitment. So, now, it’s just a matter of making the decision every single day meal to eat what feels good. Since I’ve done it before, I know that before long, the junk food will taste awful and the healthy food will be what I want. Whoop Whoop!
Healthy food tastes great as soon as you rid your body of the unhealthy food. I have no excuse or reason to fail. I am responsible for my life and I want to enjoy this life for as long as possible and in a healthy body.
Here’s to tomorrow’s breakfast![/text_output][/vc_column][/vc_row]