I recognize my wins today, no matter how great or how small.
It is a darn good thing this is self discovery week. Based on how I felt today, I really needed to pay attention rather than try to push through it and pray for a better tomorrow. That is what I would normally do, but not this time.
Here’s what happened today. I thought I felt pretty good throughout the day. Looking back, if I’m being honest with myself, I didn’t feel as great as I might have thought. I didn’t have any real meals. When I was hungry, I’d have what I could realistically call a snack. Clif bar. Green juice. You get it. I was constantly looking for another snack.
I guess you wouldn’t be surprised to hear that I drank quite a bit of caffeine and yet, by 3pm, I was famished and could hardly keep my eyes open. I ran to the kitchen for more snacks and after eating half a box of cereal, fell asleep. I was a MESS. Clearly my body was trying to tell me something. Old me would chalk it up to a long, stressful day. The mindful version of myself realizes that I didn’t properly nourish myself today and my body was trying to tell me something. I hear you!
I have created a plan tomorrow to make sure this doesn’t happen again. I’ll be eating full meals. Here’s the thing about me. I try to be so perfect that I end up depriving myself. I am so worried about the things that I eat that I’m semi-paralyzed with fear of what is healthy and what is not. This almost always leads to bingeing when I’m so hungry I just need something in my body. I’m working on this every day.
With that being said, I did have some wins today. I had some good accomplishments at work and went on a nice run this morning. I would even consider the downfall of my nutrition a win. It allowed me to learn.
I also tried something new today that I LOVED. Beetology’s cold-pressed beet juice beet + berry. So much YUM. Buy it! There are several different flavors to choose from. Beet + berry is the first one I’ve tried but I’m certainly a fan.
What’s better than berries? Berries and Beets of course. This fabulous twist on a basic berry juice layers in the berrilious flavors of Strawberries, Raspberries and Bilberries. Yes Bilberries…like blueberries but even juicer.
Also, Harney and Sons Love Life green tea.
Delicious, refreshing tea with a charitable twist. Named for GMHC’s slogan and logo, our Love Life tea is a refreshing blend of Japanese Bancha green tea with fresh flavors of strawberry, coconut, rich vanilla, and puffed rice for a light, fruity brew. 50% of the sales from this tea benefits GMHC, an organization devoted to fighting for an end to the AIDS epidemic and uplifting the lives of those affected.
“Delicious, Organic, Cold-Pressed Beet Juice .” Beetology | Delicious, Organic, Cold-Pressed Beet Juice, http://www.beetology.com/.
“Fine Teas by Master Tea Blenders | Harney & Sons.” Harney & Sons Fine Teas, http://www.harney.com/.
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