Transform your diet habits with a few simple adjustments!
Changing our patterns when it comes to diet habits can be daunting. With consistency, we might notice the rewards of healthier choices after just a couple of weeks, if not sooner. Making the habits automatic requires initiative, especially in the beginning, and willingness to face discomfort and inertia.
That’s why it’s a good idea to keep things generally simple and be open to experimenting when you are getting started. Books like “Eat, Move, Sleep” offer valuable insights and inspiration. Author Tim Rath suggests a number of new diet habits: you can try one for 30 days, and if a strategy resonates, stick with it. If it does not, move on to another one.
It’s crucial to create a plan that suits your specific constitution and circumstances. Seek professional advice to tailor dietary recommendations to your unique needs and preferences.
Here are a few healthy eating habit ideas, inspired by Michael Pollan.
Consider exploring these further and including them in your daily routine:
- Start your meal with gratitude for all it took to make it happen: the original source – plant or animal, the soil or the sea, the people who harvested the food and brought it to market; you and your efforts to procure the food; everything that went into preparing it…
- As you eat, savor as many bites as possible
- Pay attention to your body’s (not your mind’s) hunger and fullness cues
- Cook at home
- Choose whole foods
- Limit processed foods. If a food has more than 5 ingredients, it may not be a food at all. It may be a food-like substance (no nutrients)
- Eat more plants
- Stay hydrated
Check out our Show and Tell this week for a great resource that can help you cut down on decision making at the grocery store.
Remember to engage in self-observation of your diet habits without judgment!