I'm so excited! Welcome to day 1 of my new ongoing series: Your Whole Life. I will be posting regular tips and ideas to help you live a whole healthy lifestyle that makes real sense. My goal is to help you get past some of your barriers with easy to manage and digestible tips and insights. No preaching here- just simple doable ideas that you can fit into your busy life.
Let's start with #1-
This first tip has been a blessing for me. I am one of those people who gets excited and inspired by beautiful fruits when I'm at the market. I'll load up my basket and very proudly unpack them at home and stash them away. But then a terrible thing happens. I get hungry. I have no problem grabbing a banana or apple, but fruits that need washing or trimming have a tendency to stick around too long- and sometimes end up in my smoothie bin rather than being eaten fresh. Am I alone here?
The Barrier: "But I want to eat something NOW"
The reason for this occurrence for me is simple, it's a barrier I like to call, "But I want to eat something NOW". During the course of my day I sit at my desk for long stints at a time. It's usually not until I am dying of thirst or hunger that I get up and head down for a refreshment. Because I have been thinking and using my brain so hard I don't want to have to tackle another task in order to get my treat. My excited self yesterday when I bought the fruit had no problem taking the few minutes to cut up and wash the fruit- but my fatigued brain today says.... uh.. I'll have a few nuts instead...