I think that the idea that we have such power in the moment is something that is easily overlooked or forgotten. I know that it can be all too easy to write off a day when you make a poor choice with one meal or one snack.
Because last week saw both the International Day of Self Love, as well as Valentine's Day, I have been thinking about how we can love ourselves more, and about all of the ways that you can fill yourself up with love and goodness. Choosing to nourish yourself right is certainly one of them.
Through eating well, we are able to give our bodies the love and respect that they deserve. They are so amazing after all! We have the choice and the power to do good to our bodies every single day, through how we sleep, how we take care of ourselves, how much we choose to move, how we think, and how we eat.
Think of your body as a fuel tank that you are constantly filling up with positive energy, nutritious food, happiness, health, and love. At the same time, your fuel is being used up and can be depleted by stress, negative energy, poor nutrition, and inactivity. The result, if we are not careful, is an unhealthy body, with a low immune system, and greater risk of lifestyle diseases. You need to keep topping up the tank with goodness to help your body operate at its best!
I like to focus on what we can choose to include rather than putting the emphasis on what we lose out on, thinking about being on a diet, of lack, or deficit. By choosing foods with an abundance of nutrients and making sure to include lots of vegetables, healthy fats such as nuts, seeds, and avocados, complex carbohydrates like sweet potato, brown rice, and quinoa, and additional super foods, we are able to nourish and show love to our bodies.
Being more mindful of what we eat, and how we choose to feel when we eat, is something that can also really help. Saying grace before a meal is a tradition that would likely not be seen in many modern homes today. However, there is a lot that we can take from this tradition, to create a sense of gratitude for the food that we have, and for the opportunity to nourish and love ourselves through the meals that we create.
I have been practising more mindful eating this year, choosing to take a moment to feel gratitude for the abundance of food we have available to us, and the choice that we have at each meal to be able to add energy and life and health to our bodies. It has really helped me to slow down and to feel really good about the things I choose to eat, and so I invite you to try it too....
Before you begin a meal, take a moment to feel gratitude for what it is you are about to eat. Take in the sight and the smell of your food, and think about how lucky we are to be able to choose what we eat every day, and to have such an abundance of health giving food available to us. Think to yourself, "I am grateful for this food that I am about to eat, and I am grateful for the opportunity to nourish myself and to practice self love in this way". Just by thinking this, and stopping for a moment, we can begin to break the pattern of stressed out eating, help our food to digest more easily, and give our well-being a little boost too.
If you have made a poor choice with one meal, choose to feel grateful at the next meal, to be able have the opportunity to choose to eat something nourishing and nutritious, and feel how your mindset can shift. Don't beat yourself up if you made a poor choice, focus on making a positive choice for the next time, and feel the power of the moment, and how you can fill up your fuel tank at each meal.
In this week's optimallyou vlog I will be continuing with the theme of nourish, and will be talking about Diet Danger Zones, and what you can do to help avoid them. Make sure you check it out on Wednesday when it is released.
Have a fantastic week!
With Gratitude,
Niyc xx
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