22 Feb Is Chaos Careening You Into Cravings?
This. Kitchen. Would. Make. Me. Crazy.
Do you ever feel a little “off” when things are a disorganized mess? Papers piling up in your office. Clothes laying around? The kitchen, yikes, like this one? It can be… overwhelming. People don’t make the best decisions when they are overwhelmed.
If my kitchen looked like this it would easy to make a poor choice, to eat out, not clean, ignore, etc. A kitchen or house like t his would make me want to simply move out. 🙂
Appliances all over the counter you don’t use or other unnecessary clutter will push these overwhelm buttons. Getting organized isn’t only about cleaning it up, it’s also about tossing it altogether or at least, giving it to someone who will actually use it.
When you walk into a room and you feel like screaming, there’s a strong chance you could suddenly find your face in a bag of chips in your pantry. Stop doing that. If it’s not bought and in there — you can’t slip up!
I am not a neat freak. As I have gotten older, I have become a minimalist. It’s freedom to me. Organized-looking is what I go for. Calm rooms, clean uncluttered counters, papers picked up off the floor in my office, a clean bathroom. Sometimes it gets out of hand, I’ll admit, but when it piles up or gets too messy, my energy gets all ‘ziggy’ and I know it’s time to get cleaning, organizing or purging junk.
Think of your home as a reflection of your state of mind, body and spirit – the choices you make for your health and wellness will change when you unburden and clean up the messes.
Look around. Go through rooms. Is your home office a giant paper origami? Is your kitchen a hot mess? Is your closet a vortex of dread?
If they are, it will be more difficult to make positive, forward moving, healthy eating and other daily choices we all have to make.
Healthy eating isn’t about ‘dieting.’ It too is about clearing and cleaning. Look in that fridge. Open that pantry. Slide the trash right up and start the purge!
This – is not food. These things damage your cells, cause inflammation and ultimately produce ‘symptoms’ aka: name your disease here. If your body is already under ‘attack’ – then it’s time to learn some things to help it remember to trust YOU again. Your body already knows how to detox, clean it’s system and remain healthy to age well. Too many have forgotten or they are told the completely incorrect things that keeps them stuck.
Making positive, healthy choices starts with actually understanding HOW your body works and why what you are doing now isn’t working for you. It’s also changing what you eat, when you eat and how much you eat so you can lose excess fat and get the health you so desperately want back. You can you know.
These foods have nutrients in them which give life to your starving, struggling body:
Look at all that gorgeous COLOR!
You’ll start to make better shopping decisions as well. You’ll learn to use and see foods as healing, detoxing, nutrient rich friends! You don’t need to be a culinary wizard either. Keep it simple sweetie is my motto. Eating food is not an “event” – it’s simply nutrition and fuels for the body.
Start in your fridge, then freezer, then pantry. Toss out all the old, unhealthy stuff. (I’ll be happy to help you if you want!)
Fresh vegetables, fruits, lean meats, organic up your eggs – all of it. Prepare for the week ahead. Rinse. Repeat.
Your body deserves the very best from you. You can either play nice with it, or it WILL turn on you. It’s not made to eat fake, crappy food-like substances over and over again.
Food and habits are where you start. Again, your body knows how to be healthy. It’s up to you to learn how to do this and how your body actually works internally so you can release fat, heal damage, lower inflammation in the cells to have a better quality of life and age well. Time to stop chasing fires and learn how to use food for LIFE.
Learning about your cardiovascular system and how that works to your advantage along with proper effective efficient strength training are essential to understand and implement as you age.
My clients understand that they are investing in their health and learning how to age well. Obviously we release all the unhealthy fat and inches. The courses they invest in turns their whole internal health system around and they get stronger, leaner, more flexible, healthier, and age well. When you are ready – give me a call and let’s do this thing!
Big hugs and Blue Skies, Cindy 🙂
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