A note on Day Zero Project on the goal: Practice mindful eating

PROGRESS UPDATE

A goal of Jess on their The Next Five Years list with a status of In Progress.

My trusty laminator and I are going to create a stable menu where I can pull my weekly meal plans from. This isn't to replace trying new things, or to stop me from finding cool new recipes online, but rather a reliable fall back when I don't have the time, energy, or general spoons to come up with something. Lately when I don't know what to do for dinner, we've reverted back to "hot dogs, burgers, pizza, takeout, ramen, etc." What I really need is a mix-and-match selection of lean protein, grain, and veggie that I can pair together with minimal effort on those night when I just... can't think.

I need to set myself up for success. This might sound sillytoother people, but I that it's something I need and something I'll benefit from, so it's worth it.

Posted 4 years ago

Related Notes:

So...my cholesterol is through the roof, I'm prediabetic... I'm not in a good place. But calorie counting and strict dieting wrecked havoc on my mental health and devolved into, while not an eating disorder, some incredibly disorder feelings and behavior around food for quite a while. So instead, I want to practice mindful eating. Choosing un/minimally processed foods, drinking lots of water eating slowly and giving in my full attention, and listening to my body instead of shoveling food in my face mindlessly in front of the TV every night and eating low-nutrition food just for conveniences sake. (less) (less) (less)

4 years ago