Posts Tagged ‘eating’
Either-or… both
I hear a common thread among friends and colleagues related to wanting a focused connection with family or peers instead of explaining choices related to diet. Reasons mentioned have been that the people we care about won’t understand, it will take to much energy, and it will distract from the quality of connection. I deal with this…
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Intermittent abstinence
The first time I tasted a croissant from Ariscault in SF, I was mind blown. When I went back the next day, it was still amazing. When I went every day for a week at one point, it was really good. Too much of an incredible thing can desensitize us to the stimulus. Purposely inserting…
Read MoreStandards
Much of the life we experience is determined by the standards we accept. If the quality of our food, sleep, training, or communication is less than acceptable, and we accept it anyway, our quality of life is dimished. We establish many of our standards before we even come into adulthood. We set and forget them…
Read MoreBudgeting for health, not survival
We put a significant portion of our health care budget toward keeping people alive during their last two years. We put almost no money and energy toward teaching our culture how to cultivate and maintain their health throughout life in an effort to avoid such an enjoyable couple of final years. Imagine if budgets swung…
Read MoreAppropriately-timed gratification
One of the challenges when getting healthy is that it can feel like we are successful as soon as we buy the healthy cookbook. As soon as we buy the mindfulness training course. When we pay the gym membership fee. As we press play on the “101 Tips for a Healthier You” podcast. We get…
Read MoreIt’s not robot food.
Try this exercise with a loved one. Sit across from one another. Take one bite of dark chocolate. Don’t chew. Remember, it’s not robot food. Set a timer for 5 minutes. Notice the changing sensations of the flavors releasing, the softening of the chocolate, the gathering of moisture, and the breath. It’s just…
Read MoreInk in the pen.
Don’t wait until you’re hungry to go shopping. Your choices will be irrational and will often cost you more. Don’t choose what time you will wake up when you’re exhausted and about to go to bed. You may confuse what your priorities are. If you want to start trusting yourself and accomplishing higher levels of…
Read MoreGourmet
Gourmet used to mean something. Then it became a buzz word. Then it stopped working. When is the last time you pulled over because you saw a sign that said: GOURMET SANDWICHES HERE! Pasture-raised, natural, and fresh still mean something, but they mean very different things to different people. To the person who goes to…
Read MoreEat like someone is watching
After thought following Dance like someone is watching. The goal is to dance like no one is there, but the reverse is true for healthy eating. When making food choices, the goal is to eat like someone is watching even when you’re alone. Therefore, the logic reversed would be to eat with people who influence…
Read More35,000 decisions
The decision to be healthy is not just one decision. We make roughly 35,000 decisions per day and each of them is an opportunity to influence health for better or worse. There is variability is the number of decisions among people of course. For example, a child’s choice count is perhaps closer to 3,000. Regardless,…
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