Having a new puppy has thrown a slight wrench into my plans to write every day for 108 days. So this has become an interesting new experiment of how to have awareness of my commitments, work towards them the best I can, while also addressing what truly needs my attention which is this two month old puppy who can't take care of himself. I am grateful for this moment right now to create space and time to write while my puppy sleeps on my lap. In becoming a puppy mommy and watching him just eat, poop, and sleep it has reminded me of going back to basics of what it means to take care of our body.
I find so often in the health coaching world that so many coaches, including myself, feel the need to know more and more to support our clients. Some of the most powerful reminders though can be just to eat real food. There are so many options out there of what to eat and how to eat. Vegetarian, vegan, paleo, keto, gluten free, dairy free, it can all get a little confusing. The one common theme though in all approaches to nourishment is eat less processed foods, cook more, consume foods that came from the earth, that you could pull from a tree, or pick out of the ground.
If you start to feel confused about what to eat and notice yourself reaching for more and more pre-packaged and processed foods, a great question you can start asking yourself before choosing any kind of nourishment is how did this food get made? If you can imagine the farmers who had to grow that food, picking that food out of the ground, and then traveling it's way to your grocery story or farmer's market then go for it! If then you have to imagine that food being mushed, ground, added colorings and preservatives to and then being placed in a can or a box then you can perhaps move on to a food that you can imagine growing and picking that food yourself.
Taste buds have a life cycle of about two weeks and so every time we choose different foods to nourish our body with, foods that are less processed without too much salt or sugar for added flavor, we can begin to pick up on the subtle flavors in things like vegetables and fruits. With time, our desire for specific foods can change as we provide our body with more whole natural foods. Give your body time to adjust to choosing different nourishment and it can be even be a fun experiment to notice and observe how your bodily reactions begin to change.
I find so often in the health coaching world that so many coaches, including myself, feel the need to know more and more to support our clients. Some of the most powerful reminders though can be just to eat real food. There are so many options out there of what to eat and how to eat. Vegetarian, vegan, paleo, keto, gluten free, dairy free, it can all get a little confusing. The one common theme though in all approaches to nourishment is eat less processed foods, cook more, consume foods that came from the earth, that you could pull from a tree, or pick out of the ground.
If you start to feel confused about what to eat and notice yourself reaching for more and more pre-packaged and processed foods, a great question you can start asking yourself before choosing any kind of nourishment is how did this food get made? If you can imagine the farmers who had to grow that food, picking that food out of the ground, and then traveling it's way to your grocery story or farmer's market then go for it! If then you have to imagine that food being mushed, ground, added colorings and preservatives to and then being placed in a can or a box then you can perhaps move on to a food that you can imagine growing and picking that food yourself.
Taste buds have a life cycle of about two weeks and so every time we choose different foods to nourish our body with, foods that are less processed without too much salt or sugar for added flavor, we can begin to pick up on the subtle flavors in things like vegetables and fruits. With time, our desire for specific foods can change as we provide our body with more whole natural foods. Give your body time to adjust to choosing different nourishment and it can be even be a fun experiment to notice and observe how your bodily reactions begin to change.
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