Most people, certainly most reading this, want to have good lifestyle habits so that they will enjoy life with optimal health. These blogs offer my analyses about eating and exercise to achieve this goal. But knowledge is not enough. It’s easy to skip exercise and tempting to indulge in unhealthy food and drink.
As I reflect on my own behavior and observe others it’s clear that poor choices multiply as the day moves into evening. For me, a major cause is fatigue: I find it easy to exercise and eat only healthy foods when I’m not tired and my observations and reading confirm this is true for many others as well.
This is not an easy issue since social time is often evenings when we can be with family and friends who may not have our lifestyle knowledge and goals. My strategies-
Exercise early in the day.
Eat a substantial breakfast and lunch which consist entirely of whole plant foods and whole grains.
Eat dinner at home as much as possible since you have control of the food supply. The corollary is don’t have unhealthy food in your refrigerator or cupboards.
Take a late afternoon nap if very tired.
I would love to hear from others about their experiences and strategies for coping with “good habit fatigue.”
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Ahhh…maintaining good habits – a real challenge almost as difficult as it is to establish good habits to be with. I have only one method that has helped me. I seriously think about my children and my granddaughter who will be born any day now and concentrate on how much I want to be around to enjoy life with them. I concentrate until I actually have some tears and that gets me to at least do the following three things – eat more healthfully, not to drink, and exercise.
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Congratulations on the upcoming family addition. May she be healthy and a joy to her family and the world as you have been.
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Hi Jack,
I enjoy these and agree 100% with all of these observations – although I had never put them all together. A few for us focus on quality of sleep: eating early, if possible; refrain from liquids a few hours prior to retiring to avoid waking up; stretching before bed (and in morning), sleeping with fresh air from the window and sharing 3 gratitudes from the day with each other before falling asleep (sharing Intentions in the morning). I’m a napper, but my Hungarian grandmother always sat on a chair with her apron and working gloves on for a “cat nap” of 10-15 minutes daily and my sister does the same.
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Hungarian grandmothers are surely very wise. She probably didn’t spend too many of her hours on a computer either.
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