Saturday, October 18, 2009

Hello,

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I’m a serious creature of habit. I have favorite meals and foods, and I tend to eat them over and over. Oh, I like my variety, too, but during busy weeks, it’s just very easy to have the same breakfasts and lunches, especially. Well, that’s probably not that unusual, but I’m realizing that our bodies like and need more variety.

I fell into a habit of eating a Vitalicious chocolate muffin (www.vitalicious.com or I get mine at Whole Foods) as part of my breakfast every morning because I love the chewiness and chocolate, and that particular muffin gives me good fiber and nutrition for only 100 calories.

I mentioned earlier that I had been on a 2+ month plateau. Well, I’m beginning to realize that it may have been partially lengthened by my not varying my meals enough. It appears that just changing what I eat for breakfast for a couple days this week has made a big difference. Oh, I’m still getting protein to support my brain in the mornings, and I like fruit for breakfast, but I’m just using different foods.

The nice part is that it creates more interest and invites me to be more present to choices and opportunities. It doesn’t have to take a lot of time to mix things up, and I’m also rethinking my “rules” of what can be breakfast foods.

Habits are one of the power tools for supporting our healthy lifestyle and other successes. We just want to remember to notice what habits we’re creating and then still bring in variety so that the habits remain supportive. I have about 5 favorite breakfasts, but I had gotten stuck on basically two variations. Now I’m adding to my list of breakfasts so that my body and I can enjoy more variety.

Take a minute or two today to look at your routines around eating. Can you find a single food that you could trade out for something different and healthier? Give it a try and notice how it feels to treat yourself thoughtfully in this small way.

Warmly,

Barbara