Self-Talk and Strategies for Work-Life Balance
I had planned to get to the Farmers’ Market on Tuesday or Thursday. Work changed my plans, and I ran out of groceries. I prioritized getting fresh greens on Saturday after working at an event, and I kept my balance during a time when I was starting to wobble.
My unhealthy shadowy self tried to coax my healthy self back into old patterns, but I exercised the right muscles to keep my health at the center and am back on track today.
Lose a Few Battles to Win the War: Navigating Life’s Busy times
Life gets crazy, and there are times when the battle to maintain a work-life balance feels impossible around my overall goal: Eat When Hungry.
For most of my life, I have thrown in the towel during times of work-life business. To be clear, I ate too many unhealthy foods in too high of quantities.
I have to stay out of these self-destructive patterns if I want to center health and wellness in my life and continue living at half my weight.
To that end, these are my real self-talk thoughts and strategies today, so that I do not have to start tomorrow when life opens up again.
Keep the big rocks. Let the small rocks go.
Food is the most important rock. Always.
No Salt. No Oil. No Sugar. Period.
Eat fresh leafy greens, beans, and oatmeal.
Eat fruits and whole grains over nuts.
Rebalance and fine-tune later.
I may lose a few battles right now because my balances will get off. As that happens, I will probably overeat.
But, this is the way I win the long-term war to Eat When Hungry, stringing together more successes than failures to transform shadows.
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